Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 6

Vocabulary

Partirò

par-ti-RÒ — I will leave; first-person future of partire

per

per — for, through, by; common preposition with many uses

quest'ultima

quest-UL-ti-ma — this last one; demonstrative adjective feminine singular

città

cit-TÀ — city, town; feminine noun, invariable in plural

tra

tra — between, among, in (time); common preposition

quindici

QUIN-di-ci — fifteen; cardinal number used in time expressions

giorni

GIOR-ni — days; masculine plural of giorno

o

o — or; disjunctive coordinating conjunction

tre

tre — three; basic cardinal number

settimane

set-ti-MA-ne — weeks; feminine plural of settimana

e

e — and; most common coordinating conjunction in Italian

la

la — the; feminine singular definite article

mia

MIA — my; feminine singular possessive adjective

intenzione

in-ten-TSIO-ne — intention, plan; feminine noun indicating a purpose

è

è — is; third-person singular present of essere

di

di — of, to, from; extremely versatile Italian preposition

noleggiare

no-leg-GIA-re — to rent, to hire (vehicles or vessels)

là

là — there; adverb indicating a distant place

una

U-na — a, an; feminine singular indefinite article

nave

NA-ve — ship, vessel; feminine noun for large watercraft

cosa

CO-sa — thing; feminine noun, also used as 'what'

che

che — that, which, who; versatile conjunction and pronoun

può

può — can, is able to; third-person singular of potere

essere

ES-se-re — to be; fundamental auxiliary and copular verb

facilmente

fa-cil-MEN-te — easily, without difficulty; common manner adverb

fatta

FAT-ta — done, made; feminine past participle of fare

pagando

pa-GAN-do — by paying; gerund of pagare indicating means

l'assicurazione

l'as-si-cu-ra-TSIO-ne — insurance; feminine noun covering risk or liability

il

il — the; masculine singular definite article

proprietario

pro-prie-TA-rio — owner, proprietor; masculine noun denoting ownership

ingaggiare

in-gag-GIA-re — to hire, to engage (workers or crew)

tanti

TAN-ti — so many, as many; masculine plural adjective of quantity

marinai

ma-ri-NAI — sailors, seamen; masculine plural of marinaio

quanti

QUAN-ti — as many as, how many; correlative masculine plural

ritengo

ri-TEN-go — I consider, I deem; first-person singular of ritenere

necessari

ne-ces-SA-ri — necessary, required; masculine plural adjective

coloro

co-LO-ro — those people, they; formal third-person plural pronoun

sono

SO-no — are, they are; third-person plural of essere

avvezzi

av-VEZ-zi — accustomed, used to; masculine plural adjective

alla

AL-la — to the; contraction of preposition a and article la

pesca

PE-sca — fishing; feminine noun referring to the activity

delle

DEL-le — of the; contraction of di and le

balene

ba-LE-ne — whales; feminine plural of balena

Non

non — not; standard Italian negation adverb

ho

ho — I have; first-person singular present of avere

salpare

sal-PA-re — to set sail, to weigh anchor; nautical verb

fino

FI-no — until, up to; preposition indicating a limit

al

al — to the; contraction of a and il

mese

ME-se — month; masculine noun for a calendar period

giugno

GIU-gno — June; sixth month of the year

quando

QUAN-do — when; temporal conjunction or adverb

farò

fa-RÒ — I will make, I will do; future of fare

ritorno

ri-TOR-no — return; masculine noun, used in fare ritorno

cara

CA-ra — dear, beloved; feminine adjective of affection

sorella

so-REL-la — sister; feminine noun for a female sibling

come

CO-me — how, as, like; versatile conjunction and adverb

posso

POS-so — I can, I am able; first-person singular of potere

rispondere

ri-SPON-de-re — to answer, to reply; common Italian verb

a

a — to, at; basic Italian preposition of place or purpose

questa

QUES-ta — this; feminine singular demonstrative adjective

domanda

do-MAN-da — question, request; feminine noun commonly used

Se

se — if; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothesis

avrò

av-RÒ — I will have; first-person singular future of avere

successo

suc-CES-so — success; masculine noun indicating achievement

molti

MOL-ti — many; masculine plural adjective of quantity

mesi

ME-si — months; masculine plural of mese

forse

FOR-se — perhaps, maybe; adverb expressing uncertainty

anni

AN-ni — years; masculine plural of anno

passeranno

pas-se-RAN-no — will pass; third-person plural future of passare

prima

PRI-ma — before; preposition or adverb indicating earlier time

tu

tu — you; informal second-person singular subject pronoun

ed

ed — and; variant of e used before vowels

io

IO — I; first-person singular subject pronoun

possiamo

pos-SIA-mo — we can; first-person plural present of potere

rivederci

ri-ve-DER-ci — to see each other again; reflexive infinitive

fallirò

fal-li-RÒ — I will fail; first-person singular future of fallire

mi

mi — me, myself; first-person singular object pronoun

rivedrai

ri-ve-DRAI — you will see again; second-person singular future

presto

PRES-to — soon, quickly; common adverb of time

mai

mai — never, ever; adverb used in negative contexts

più

più — more, no longer; adverb of degree or negation

Addio

ad-DIO — farewell, goodbye; formal or final parting expression

eccellente

ec-cel-LEN-te — excellent, outstanding; adjective expressing high quality

Il

il — the; masculine singular definite article

Cielo

CIE-lo — sky, Heaven; masculine noun with religious connotation

ti

ti — you, to you; second-person singular object pronoun

sopra

SO-pra — above, over, upon; preposition of place

le

le — the, her, them; feminine plural article or pronoun

sue

SU-e — his, her; feminine plural possessive adjective

benedizioni

be-ne-di-TSIO-ni — blessings; feminine plural of benedizione

salvi

SAL-vi — may save, keep safe; subjunctive of salvare

affinché

af-fin-CHÉ — so that, in order that; conjunction of purpose

possa

POS-sa — may be able; subjunctive of potere

testimoniare

te-sti-mo-NIA-re — to testify, to bear witness; formal verb

ancora

an-CO-ra — still, yet, again; versatile adverb of time

gratitudine

gra-ti-TU-di-ne — gratitude, thankfulness; feminine abstract noun

tutto

TUT-to — all, everything; masculine singular adjective or pronoun

tuo

TU-o — your; masculine singular possessive adjective

amore

a-MO-re — love; masculine noun for deep affection

tua

TU-a — your; feminine singular possessive adjective

gentilezza

gen-ti-LEZ-za — kindness, gentleness; feminine noun of good character

affezionato

af-fe-tsio-NA-to — affectionate, devoted; adjective used in letter closings

fratello

fra-TEL-lo — brother; masculine noun for a male sibling

Lettera

LET-te-ra — letter; feminine noun for written correspondence

Alla

AL-la — to the; contraction of a and la

Sig

si-GNO-ra — abbreviation for Signora, meaning Mrs. or Ms.

Inghilterra

In-ghil-TER-ra — England; proper noun, country in the UK

marzo

MAR-zo — March; third month of the year

Come

CO-me — how; adverb introducing an exclamation

lentamente

len-ta-MEN-te — slowly; adverb describing a slow pace

passa

PAS-sa — passes; third-person singular present of passare

tempo

TEM-po — time, weather; masculine noun with multiple meanings

qui

qui — here; adverb of place indicating current location

circondato

cir-con-DA-to — surrounded; past participle of circondare

dal

dal — from the; contraction of da and il

gelo

GE-lo — frost, ice, freeze; masculine noun for extreme cold

dalla

DAL-la — from the; contraction of da and la

neve

NE-ve — snow; feminine noun for frozen precipitation

Eppure

ep-PU-re — and yet, nevertheless; adversative conjunction

un

un — a, an; masculine singular indefinite article

secondo

se-CON-do — second; ordinal adjective indicating the second step

passo

PAS-so — step; masculine noun for a move forward

stato

STA-to — been, state; past participle of essere

compiuto

com-PIU-to — accomplished, completed; past participle of compiere

verso

VER-so — toward, towards; preposition of direction

impresa

im-PRE-sa — enterprise, undertaking; feminine noun for a venture

Ho

ho — I have; first-person singular present of avere

noleggiato

no-leg-GIA-to — rented, hired; past participle of noleggiare

vascello

va-SCEL-lo — vessel, ship; masculine noun for a sailing craft

impegnato

im-pe-GNA-to — engaged, committed; past participle of impegnare

raccogliere

rac-CO-glie-re — to gather, to collect; common Italian verb

i

i — the; masculine plural definite article

miei

MIE-i — my; masculine plural possessive adjective

già

già — already; adverb indicating something done before

ingaggiato

in-gag-GIA-to — hired, engaged; past participle of ingaggiare

sembrano

SEM-bra-no — they seem, they appear; third-person plural of sembrare

uomini

UO-mi-ni — men; masculine plural of uomo

sui

sui — on the; contraction of su and i

quali

QUA-li — which, whom; relative or interrogative pronoun plural

fare

FA-re — to do, to make; one of the most used Italian verbs

affidamento

af-fi-da-MEN-to — reliance, trust; fare affidamento means to rely on

certamente

cer-ta-MEN-te — certainly, surely; adverb expressing strong confidence

dotati

do-TA-ti — gifted, endowed with; masculine plural past participle

coraggio

co-RAG-gio — courage, bravery; masculine noun for boldness

intrepido

in-TRE-pi-do — intrepid, fearless; adjective describing brave character