Anne of Green Gables — Page 11

Vocabulary

É

Third person singular of 'ser'; means 'is'

tão

So, as; used to intensify adjectives or adverbs

raro

Rare, uncommon, infrequent

que

That, which, who; common conjunction or relative pronoun

se

Reflexive pronoun; himself, herself, itself, oneself

decida

Subjunctive of 'decidir'; to decide, to make up one's mind

por

For, by, through; preposition indicating reason or means

alguma

Some, any; feminine indefinite adjective or pronoun

coisa

Thing, object, matter

quando

When; conjunction or adverb of time

ele

He; third person singular masculine pronoun

o

Him, the; masculine definite article or direct object pronoun

faz

Does, makes; third person singular present of 'fazer'

sempre

Always, ever; adverb of frequency

sinto

I feel; first person singular present of 'sentir'

é

Is; third person singular present of 'ser'

meu

My, mine; first person singular masculine possessive

dever

Duty, obligation; also auxiliary verb meaning 'must'

ceder

To yield, to give in, to concede

E

And; basic coordinating conjunction

quanto

How much, as for; interrogative or relative quantifier

ao

To the; contraction of preposition 'a' and article 'o'

risco

Risk, danger, hazard

há

There is, there are; third person singular of 'haver'

riscos

Risks, dangers; plural of 'risco'

em

In, at, on; basic preposition of location or time

quase

Almost, nearly, practically

tudo

Everything, all; indefinite pronoun of totality

uma

A, an, one; feminine indefinite article

pessoa

Person, individual, human being

neste

In this; contraction of 'em' and demonstrative 'este'

mundo

World, earth, universe

Há

There is, there are; existential form of 'haver'

as

The; feminine plural definite article

pessoas

People, persons; plural of 'pessoa'

terem

To have; infinitive plural form of 'ter'

filhos

Children, sons; offspring of a person

próprios

Own, proper; belonging to oneself, masculine plural

for

Future subjunctive of 'ser/ir'; if or when one is/goes

isso

That, this; neutral demonstrative pronoun

eles

They; third person plural masculine pronoun

nem

Nor, not even; negative conjunction

saem

They leave, go out; third person plural of 'sair'

bem

Well, good; adverb of manner or adjective

além

Beyond, furthermore, besides

disso

Of that, besides that; contraction of 'de' and 'isso'

a

The; feminine singular definite article

Nova

New; feminine adjective, used in proper names

fica

Is located, stays; third person singular of 'ficar'

pertinho

Very close, very near; diminutive of 'perto'

da

Of the; contraction of preposition 'de' and article 'a'

Ilha

Island; piece of land surrounded by water

Não

No, not; basic negation word

como

As, like, how; conjunction or adverb of manner

estivéssemos

Imperfect subjunctive of 'estar'; as if we were

recebendo-o

Receiving him; present participle of 'receber' with pronoun

ou

Or; disjunctive coordinating conjunction

dos

Of the; contraction of 'de' and plural article 'os'

Estados

States; plural of 'estado', used in proper names

Unidos

United; plural past participle used in proper names

Ele

He; third person singular masculine subject pronoun

não

No, not; negation adverb

pode

Can, is able to; third person singular of 'poder'

ser

To be; infinitive of fundamental Portuguese verb

muito

Very, much, a lot; adverb or adjective of quantity

diferente

Different, distinct, unlike something else

de

Of, from; basic preposition of origin or possession

nós

We, us; first person plural pronoun

Bem

Well; adverb expressing manner or mild agreement

espero

I hope, I wait; first person singular of 'esperar'

corra

Present subjunctive of 'correr'; that it goes/turns out

disse

Said; third person singular preterite of 'dizer'

senhora

Lady, madam, Mrs.; respectful address for a woman

num

In a; contraction of preposition 'em' and article 'um'

tom

Tone, manner; quality of voice or expression

indicava

Indicated, showed; imperfect tense of 'indicar'

claramente

Clearly, plainly, obviously

suas

Her, their, your; feminine plural possessive pronoun

dolorosas

Painful, sorrowful; feminine plural adjective

dúvidas

Doubts, uncertainties; plural of 'dúvida'

Só

Only, just, alone; adverb of restriction or solitude

diga

Say, tell; present subjunctive or imperative of 'dizer'

avisei

I warned, I informed; first person preterite of 'avisar'

incendiar

To set fire to, to burn down

colocar

To place, to put, to set

no

In the; contraction of 'em' and masculine article 'o'

poço

Well; deep hole used for drawing water

ouvi

I heard; first person singular preterite of 'ouvir'

falar

To speak, to talk, to say

um

A, an, one; masculine singular indefinite article

caso

Case, instance, situation, event

lá

There, over there; adverb indicating distant location

Novo

New; masculine adjective, used in proper names

criança

Child, kid; young human being

orfanato

Orphanage; institution that houses orphaned children

fez

Did, made; third person singular preterite of 'fazer'

e

And; basic coordinating conjunction connecting elements

toda

All, whole, entire; feminine singular adjective

família

Family; group of related people living together

morreu

Died; third person singular preterite of 'morrer'

terríveis

Terrible, dreadful; plural adjective describing horror

agonias

Agonies, extreme suffering; plural of 'agonia'

naquele

In that; contraction of 'em' and demonstrative 'aquele'

era

Was; third person singular imperfect of 'ser'

menina

Girl, young female child

estamos

We are; first person plural present of 'estar'

recebendo

Receiving, welcoming; present participle of 'receber'

envenenar

To poison, to contaminate with venom

poços

Wells; plural of 'poço', deep holes for water

fosse

Were; imperfect subjunctive of 'ser' or 'ir'

habilidade

Ability, skill, talent, capability

puramente

Purely, solely, entirely without exception

feminina

Feminine, female; adjective describing womanly traits

houvesse

There were; imperfect subjunctive of 'haver'

nada

Nothing, anything; negative indefinite pronoun

temer

To fear, to dread, to be afraid of

menino

Boy, young male child

Jamais

Never, ever; strong negative adverb of time

sonharia

Would dream; conditional tense of 'sonhar'

pegar

To grab, to take, to pick up

para

For, to, in order to; preposition of purpose or direction

criar

To raise, to bring up, to rear a child

Fico

I am, I stay; first person singular present of 'ficar'

admirada

Amazed, astonished; feminine past participle of 'admirar'

com

With; basic preposition indicating accompaniment

fazer

To do, to make; fundamental Portuguese verb

Mas

But; adversative coordinating conjunction

_ela_

She; emphasized third person feminine singular pronoun

hesitaria

Would hesitate; conditional tense of 'hesitar'

adotar

To adopt; to legally take as one's own child

inteiro

Entire, whole, complete; masculine adjective

lhe

Him, her, to him, to her; indirect object pronoun

passasse

Would pass; imperfect subjunctive of 'passar'

pela

Through the, by the; contraction of 'por' and 'a'

cabeça

Head; upper part of the human body

A

The; feminine singular definite article

teria

Would have; conditional tense of 'ter'

gostado

Liked, enjoyed; past participle of 'gostar'

ficar

To stay, to remain, to be located

até

Until, up to, even; preposition or adverb of limit

chegar

To arrive, to reach, to get to

casa

House, home; place where one lives

seu

His, her, its, your; masculine singular possessive

órfão

Orphan; child whose parents have died

importado

Imported; past participle of 'importar', brought from elsewhere