Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 4
London is the capital of Paris, and Paris is the capital of Rome, and Rome—no, _that's_ all wrong, I'm certain!
London ist die Hauptstadt von Paris, und Paris ist die Hauptstadt von Rom, und Rom – nein, _das_ ist alles falsch, da bin ich sicher!
I must have been changed for Mabel!
Ich muss gegen Mabel ausgetauscht worden sein!
"How doth the little crocodile Improve his shining tail, And pour the waters of the Nile On every golden scale!
„Wie macht das kleine Krokodil seinen glänzenden Schwanz so schön, und gießt das Wasser vom Nil auf jede goldene Schuppe!
No, I've made up my mind about it; if I'm Mabel, I'll stay down here!
Nein, ich habe mich entschieden; wenn ich Mabel bin, bleibe ich hier unten!
It'll be no use their putting their heads down and saying 'Come up again, dear!'
Es wird nichts nützen, wenn sie ihre Köpfe herunterneigen und sagen: ‚Komm wieder herauf, Liebes!'
I shall only look up and say 'Who am I then? Tell me that first, and then, if I like being that person, I'll come up: if not, I'll stay down here till I'm somebody else'—but, oh dear!
Ich werde nur nach oben schauen und sagen: ‚Wer bin ich dann? Sagt mir das zuerst, und dann, wenn mir gefällt, diese Person zu sein, komme ich herauf: wenn nicht, bleibe ich hier unten, bis ich jemand anderes bin' – aber, ach du liebe Zeit!
Vocabulary
- ist
- Is; third-person singular of 'sein' (to be)
- die
- The; feminine/plural definite article in German
- Hauptstadt
- Capital city of a country or region
- von
- Of, from; common preposition indicating origin or possession
- und
- And; basic coordinating conjunction connecting words
- nein
- No; basic word expressing negation or refusal
- _das_
- That/the; neuter definite article, often used emphatically
- alles
- Everything, all; refers to the totality of things
- falsch
- Wrong, false, incorrect; describes an error or untruth
- da
- There, here, then; indicates place or logical consequence
- bin
- Am; first-person singular form of 'sein' (to be)
- ich
- I; first-person singular personal pronoun
- sicher
- Sure, certain, safe; expressing certainty or security
- Ich
- I; first-person singular personal pronoun
- muss
- Must; first-person singular of modal verb 'müssen'
- gegen
- Against, toward; preposition indicating opposition or direction
- ausgetauscht
- Exchanged, swapped; past participle of 'austauschen'
- worden
- Been; past participle used in passive voice constructions
- sein
- To be; infinitive of the fundamental auxiliary verb
- Wie
- How, as; interrogative or comparative word in German
- macht
- Makes, does; third-person singular of 'machen'
- das
- The, that; neuter definite article or demonstrative pronoun
- kleine
- Small, little; adjective describing something of small size
- Krokodil
- Crocodile; large reptile living in tropical waters
- seinen
- His, its; masculine accusative possessive pronoun
- glänzenden
- Gleaming, shining; adjective describing a sparkling surface
- Schwanz
- Tail; the rear appendage of an animal
- so
- So, thus; adverb indicating manner or degree
- schön
- Beautiful, lovely, nice; describing aesthetic pleasantness
- gießt
- Pours, waters; third-person singular of 'gießen'
- Wasser
- Water; the essential liquid substance for life
- vom
- From the; contraction of 'von dem'
- auf
- On, onto, upon; preposition indicating position or direction
- jede
- Every, each; adjective referring to each individual item
- goldene
- Golden; adjective describing something gold-colored or precious
- Schuppe
- Scale; a small flat plate on a fish or reptile
- Nein
- No; expressing refusal, denial, or disagreement
- habe
- Have; first-person singular of 'haben' (to have)
- mich
- Me, myself; first-person singular accusative pronoun
- entschieden
- Decided; past participle of 'entscheiden' (to decide)
- wenn
- If, when; subordinating conjunction for conditions or time
- bleibe
- Stay, remain; first-person singular of 'bleiben'
- hier
- Here; adverb indicating the current or nearby location
- unten
- Below, down, downstairs; adverb indicating lower position
- Es
- It; neuter third-person singular personal pronoun
- wird
- Will, becomes; third-person singular of 'werden'
- nichts
- Nothing; pronoun indicating the absence of anything
- nützen
- To be of use, benefit; to serve a useful purpose
- sie
- She, they, her; third-person pronoun (feminine or plural)
- ihre
- Their, her; possessive adjective for feminine or plural
- Köpfe
- Heads; plural of 'Kopf', the head of a person
- herunterneigen
- To lean down, bend downward; a reflexive downward motion
- sagen
- To say, tell; basic verb of verbal communication
- Komm
- Come; imperative singular form of 'kommen' (to come)
- wieder
- Again; adverb indicating repetition of an action
- herauf
- Up here, upward; directional adverb toward the speaker
- Liebes
- Dear one, darling; affectionate term of endearment
- werde
- Will; first-person singular future auxiliary of 'werden'
- nur
- Only, just; adverb limiting or restricting a statement
- nach
- To, after, toward; preposition of direction or sequence
- oben
- Above, up, upstairs; adverb indicating a higher position
- schauen
- To look, gaze; to direct one's eyes at something
- Wer
- Who; interrogative pronoun asking about a person
- dann
- Then, afterwards; adverb indicating sequence or consequence
- Sagt
- Says, tell; third-person singular imperative of 'sagen'
- mir
- Me, to me; first-person singular dative pronoun
- zuerst
- First, at first; adverb indicating the first action taken
- gefällt
- Pleases, likes; third-person singular of 'gefallen'
- diese
- This, these; demonstrative adjective pointing to nearby things
- Person
- Person; an individual human being
- zu
- To, too, at; versatile preposition or infinitive marker
- komme
- Come; first-person singular of 'kommen' (to come)
- nicht
- Not; basic negation adverb in German sentences
- bis
- Until, up to; preposition indicating a time or limit
- jemand
- Someone, somebody; indefinite pronoun referring to a person
- anderes
- Another, different, other; pronoun indicating something else
- aber
- But, however; coordinating conjunction showing contrast
- ach
- Oh, ah; exclamation expressing surprise, regret, or resignation
- du
- You; second-person singular informal personal pronoun
- liebe
- Dear, beloved; affectionate adjective expressing fondness
- Zeit
- Time; the ongoing progression of events and moments
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