Anna Karenina — Page 1
Stepan Arkadyevitch was a truthful man in his relations with himself.
Stepan Arkadjewitsch war ein aufrichtiger Mensch in seinen Beziehungen zu sich selbst.
He was incapable of deceiving himself and persuading himself that he repented of his conduct.
Er war nicht imstande, sich selbst zu täuschen und sich einzureden, dass er seine Handlungsweise bereue.
He could not at this date repent of the fact that he, a handsome, susceptible man of thirty-four, was not in love with his wife, the mother of five living and two dead children, and only a year younger than himself.
Er konnte jetzt unmöglich bereuen, dass er, ein gut aussehender, empfindsamer Mann von vierunddreißig Jahren, nicht mehr in seine Frau verliebt war, die Mutter von fünf lebenden und zwei verstorbenen Kindern, die nur ein Jahr jünger war als er.
All he repented of was that he had not succeeded better in hiding it from his wife.
Das Einzige, was er bereute, war, dass es ihm nicht besser gelungen war, es vor seiner Frau zu verbergen.
But he felt all the difficulty of his position and was sorry for his wife, his children, and himself.
Aber er spürte die ganze Schwierigkeit seiner Lage und tat ihm seine Frau, seine Kinder und er selbst leid.
Possibly he might have managed to conceal his sins better from his wife if he had anticipated that the knowledge of them would have had such an effect on her.
Möglicherweise hätte er seine Vergehen besser vor seiner Frau verbergen können, wenn er vorausgeahnt hätte, dass die Kenntnis davon eine solche Wirkung auf sie haben würde.
He had never clearly thought out the subject, but he had vaguely conceived that his wife must long ago have suspected him of being unfaithful to her, and shut her eyes to the fact.
Er hatte die Sache nie klar durchdacht, aber er hatte sich vage vorgestellt, dass seine Frau ihn längst der Untreue verdächtigt haben musste und die Augen davor verschlossen hatte.
He had even supposed that she, a worn-out woman no longer young or good-looking, and in no way remarkable or interesting, merely a good mother, ought from a sense of fairness to take an indulgent view.
Er hatte sogar angenommen, dass sie, eine abgekämpfte Frau, nicht mehr jung oder attraktiv, in keiner Weise bemerkenswert oder interessant, lediglich eine gute Mutter, aus einem Gefühl der Fairness heraus eine nachsichtige Haltung einnehmen sollte.
It had turned out quite the other way.
Es war ganz anders gekommen.
"Oh, it's awful! oh dear, oh dear! awful!" Stepan Arkadyevitch kept repeating to himself, and he could think of nothing to be done.
„Oh, es ist schrecklich! ach Gott, ach Gott! schrecklich!" wiederholte Stepan Arkadjewitsch immer wieder bei sich, und ihm fiel nichts ein, was zu tun wäre.
"And how well things were going up till now! how well we got on!
„Und wie gut lief bisher alles! wie gut wir miteinander auskamen!
Vocabulary
- war
- Past tense of 'sein'; was.
- ein
- Indefinite article meaning a or an.
- aufrichtiger
- Honest, sincere, straightforward in character or behavior.
- Mensch
- A human being or person.
- in
- Preposition meaning in or into.
- seinen
- Possessive pronoun his, used with masculine/neuter nouns.
- Beziehungen
- Relationships or connections between people or things.
- zu
- Preposition or particle meaning to or too.
- sich
- Reflexive pronoun meaning himself, herself, or itself.
- selbst
- Emphatic pronoun meaning himself, itself, or even.
- Er
- Third-person singular masculine pronoun meaning he.
- nicht
- Negation word meaning not.
- imstande
- Capable or able to do something.
- täuschen
- To deceive or mislead someone intentionally.
- und
- Conjunction meaning and.
- einzureden
- To talk someone into something or persuade.
- dass
- Subordinating conjunction meaning that.
- er
- Third-person singular masculine pronoun meaning he.
- seine
- Possessive pronoun his, agreeing with feminine or plural noun.
- Handlungsweise
- A way of acting or manner of conduct.
- bereue
- First-person singular present of bereuen; I regret.
- konnte
- Past tense of können; was able to or could.
- jetzt
- Adverb meaning now or at this moment.
- unmöglich
- Impossible or not able to happen.
- bereuen
- To regret or feel remorse for an action.
- gut
- Adjective meaning good or well.
- aussehender
- Looking or appearing a certain way; good-looking here.
- empfindsamer
- Sensitive or emotionally perceptive person.
- Mann
- A man or husband.
- von
- Preposition meaning of, from, or by.
- vierunddreißig
- The number thirty-four.
- Jahren
- Plural dative of Jahr; years.
- mehr
- Adverb or adjective meaning more.
- Frau
- A woman or wife.
- verliebt
- In love with someone; feeling romantic affection.
- die
- Definite article the, or relative pronoun who/which.
- Mutter
- A mother, female parent.
- fünf
- The number five.
- lebenden
- Living or alive, used as an adjective.
- zwei
- The number two.
- verstorbenen
- Deceased or dead, used as an adjective.
- Kindern
- Dative plural of Kind; children.
- nur
- Adverb meaning only or just.
- Jahr
- A year, unit of time.
- jünger
- Comparative of jung; younger.
- als
- Conjunction meaning than or as, used in comparisons.
- Das
- Definite article the for neuter nouns, or demonstrative that.
- Einzige
- The only one or sole thing.
- was
- Relative or interrogative pronoun meaning what or which.
- bereute
- Past tense of bereuen; regretted.
- es
- Neuter pronoun meaning it.
- ihm
- Dative form of er; him or to him.
- besser
- Comparative of gut; better.
- gelungen
- Past participle of gelingen; succeeded or managed.
- vor
- Preposition meaning before, in front of, or ago.
- verbergen
- To hide or conceal something from someone.
- Aber
- Conjunction meaning but or however.
- spürte
- Past tense of spüren; felt or sensed.
- ganze
- Adjective meaning whole or entire.
- Schwierigkeit
- A difficulty or challenge in a situation.
- Lage
- A situation, position, or circumstance.
- tat
- Past tense of tun; did.
- Kinder
- Children, plural of Kind.
- leid
- Used in 'leidtun' meaning to feel sorry for someone.
- Möglicherweise
- Adverb meaning possibly or perhaps.
- hätte
- Subjunctive past of haben; would have.
- Vergehen
- A transgression, offense, or minor wrongdoing.
- können
- Modal verb meaning to be able to or can.
- wenn
- Conjunction meaning if or when.
- vorausgeahnt
- Past participle of vorausahnen; anticipated or sensed beforehand.
- Kenntnis
- Knowledge or awareness of something.
- davon
- Pronominal adverb meaning of it, about it, or thereof.
- eine
- Indefinite article a or an for feminine nouns.
- solche
- Such a, of that kind or degree.
- Wirkung
- An effect, impact, or result of something.
- auf
- Preposition meaning on, onto, or upon.
- sie
- Pronoun meaning she, they, or her.
- haben
- To have; auxiliary verb used in perfect tenses.
- würde
- Conditional form of werden; would.
- hatte
- Past tense of haben; had.
- Sache
- A thing, matter, or affair.
- nie
- Adverb meaning never.
- klar
- Clear, obvious, or distinct.
- durchdacht
- Past participle of durchdenken; thoroughly thought through.
- aber
- Conjunction meaning but or however.
- vage
- Vague, unclear, or not precisely defined.
- vorgestellt
- Past participle of vorstellen; imagined or introduced.
- ihn
- Accusative form of er; him.
- längst
- Long ago or for a long time already.
- der
- Definite article the for masculine nouns or relative pronoun.
- Untreue
- Infidelity or disloyalty, especially in a relationship.
- verdächtigt
- Suspected or regarded with suspicion.
- musste
- Past tense of müssen; had to or must have.
- Augen
- Plural of Auge; eyes.
- davor
- Pronominal adverb meaning before it or in front of it.
- verschlossen
- Past participle of verschließen; closed, shut, or locked.
- sogar
- Adverb meaning even or in fact.
- angenommen
- Past participle of annehmen; assumed or accepted.
- abgekämpfte
- Exhausted from struggle, worn out from fighting.
- jung
- Adjective meaning young.
- oder
- Conjunction meaning or.
- attraktiv
- Attractive or appealing in appearance.
- keiner
- No, none, or not any, used pronominally.
- Weise
- A way, manner, or mode of doing something.
- bemerkenswert
- Remarkable, noteworthy, or worthy of attention.
- interessant
- Interesting, capturing attention or curiosity.
- lediglich
- Adverb meaning merely, only, or simply.
- gute
- Inflected form of gut; good.
- aus
- Preposition meaning out of, from, or made of.
- einem
- Dative form of ein; a or an.
- Gefühl
- A feeling, emotion, or sense of something.
- Fairness
- Fairness, justice, or impartial treatment.
- heraus
- Adverb meaning out or from within.
- nachsichtige
- Lenient, tolerant, or showing indulgence toward someone.
- Haltung
- An attitude, posture, or stance toward something.
- einnehmen
- To take in, adopt a position, or occupy a role.
- sollte
- Past tense or subjunctive of sollen; should or was supposed to.
- Es
- Neuter pronoun meaning it.
- ganz
- Adjective or adverb meaning quite, whole, or entirely.
- anders
- Adverb meaning differently or otherwise.
- gekommen
- Past participle of kommen; come or arrived.
- ist
- Third-person singular of sein; is.
- schrecklich
- Terrible, dreadful, or horrible.
- ach
- Exclamation expressing sorrow or exasperation; oh or alas.
- Gott
- God or a deity.
- wiederholte
- Past tense of wiederholen; repeated.
- immer
- Adverb meaning always or ever.
- wieder
- Adverb meaning again or once more.
- bei
- Preposition meaning at, by, or near.
- fiel
- Past tense of fallen; fell or came to mind.
- nichts
- Pronoun meaning nothing.
- tun
- To do or to perform an action.
- wäre
- Subjunctive form of sein; would be.
- Und
- Conjunction meaning and.
- wie
- Adverb or conjunction meaning how or as.
- lief
- Past tense of laufen; ran or went.
- bisher
- Adverb meaning until now or so far.
- alles
- Pronoun meaning everything or all.
- wir
- First-person plural pronoun meaning we.
- miteinander
- Adverb meaning with each other or together.
- auskamen
- Past tense of auskommen; got along or managed together.
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