Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel — Page 2

Vocabulary

Dieser

This (masculine nominative demonstrative pronoun)

wurde

Was, past tense of 'werden' (to become/be)

von

From, by, or of; common preposition

und

And; basic coordinating conjunction

dem

The; dative masculine/neuter definite article

Team

Team; a group working together

erstellt

Created, produced; past participle of erstellen

werden

To become or will; auxiliary and main verb

in

In, into; very common preposition

der

The; definite article feminine/genitive/dative

Regel

Rule, norm; in der Regel means usually

aus

From, out of; common preposition

mehreren

Several, multiple; indefinite numeral adjective

Ausgaben

Editions, issues; plural of Ausgabe

die

The; definite article feminine/plural

alle

All, every; indefinite pronoun/adjective

gemeinfrei

In the public domain; free for public use

den

The; definite article accusative plural/masculine

Vereinigten

United; adjective from vereinigen, to unite

Staaten

States; plural of Staat, country or state

sind

Are; third person plural of sein (to be)

sofern

As long as, provided that; conditional conjunction

kein

No, not a; negative indefinite article

Urheberrechtshinweis

Copyright notice; a legal copyright statement

enthalten

Contained, included; past participle of enthalten

ist

Is; third person singular of sein (to be)

Daher

Therefore, hence; causal adverb

halten

To hold, keep; common German verb

wir

We; first person plural personal pronoun

diese

These, this; demonstrative pronoun/adjective

Bücher

Books; plural of Buch

NICHT

Not; negation adverb, emphasized in uppercase

Übereinstimmung

Agreement, accordance; conformity between things

mit

With; very common preposition

einer

A, one; indefinite article dative feminine

bestimmten

Specific, particular; adjective from bestimmen

Druckausgabe

Printed edition; a physically printed book version

Wir

We; first person plural personal pronoun

versuchen

To try, attempt; common German verb

nun

Now, then; temporal adverb

unsere

Our; first person plural possessive adjective

ein

A, an, one; indefinite article or numeral

Jahr

Year; unit of time, twelve months

vor

Before, in front of; preposition of time/place

offiziellen

Official; adjective in inflected form

Erscheinungsdaten

Publication dates; plural of Erscheinungsdatum

zu

To, at, too; preposition or particle

veröffentlichen

To publish, release; to make publicly available

um

In order to, around; preposition or conjunction

Zeit

Time; general concept of duration or moment

für

For; accusative preposition

eine

A, an; indefinite article feminine nominative

bessere

Better; comparative adjective of gut (good)

Bearbeitung

Editing, processing; act of working on something

lassen

To let, allow, have done; versatile modal verb

Bitte

Please; polite request word

zögern

To hesitate; to be slow or reluctant to act

Sie

You (formal) or she/they; German pronoun

nicht

Not; basic negation adverb

uns

Us; first person plural accusative/dative pronoun

auch

Also, too; additive adverb

noch

Still, yet, even; common adverb

Jahre

Years; plural of Jahr

nach

After, to, according to; preposition

Veröffentlichungsdatum

Publication date; date a text was released publicly

Fehlermeldungen

Error messages; plural of Fehlermeldung

senden

To send, transmit; to dispatch a message

beachten

To note, pay attention to; to observe something

dass

That; subordinating conjunction

weder

Neither; used in weder...noch (neither...nor)

Liste

List; an enumeration of items

ihr

Her, their, your (plural); possessive pronoun

Inhalt

Content, contents; what something contains

bis

Until, up to; preposition of time or limit

Mitternacht

Midnight; twelve o'clock at night

des

Of the; genitive masculine/neuter definite article

letzten

Last, final; adjective in inflected form

Tages

Of the day; genitive of Tag (day)

Monats

Of the month; genitive of Monat (month)

solchen

Such; demonstrative adjective in inflected form

Ankündigung

Announcement; a formal or public notification

endgültig

Final, definitive; something that cannot be changed

Das

The; neuter nominative/accusative definite article

offizielle

Official; adjective describing something authoritative

aller

Of all; genitive plural of alle

angegebenen

Specified, indicated; adjective from angeben

Eine

A, an; indefinite article feminine nominative

vorläufige

Preliminary, provisional; temporary before finalization

Version

Version; a particular form or edition of something

kann

Can; third person singular of können (to be able)

häufig

Often, frequently; common adverb/adjective

zur

To the; contraction of zu + der

Anregung

Suggestion, stimulus; encouragement or inspiration

zum

To the; contraction of zu + dem

Kommentar

Comment, commentary; a remark or annotation

durch

Through, by; preposition indicating means or motion

diejenigen

Those (ones); demonstrative pronoun referring to people

veröffentlicht

Published; past participle of veröffentlichen

dies

This; neuter demonstrative pronoun

wünschen

To wish, desire; to want something

Die

The; feminine/plural definite article

meisten

Most; superlative of viel (many/much)

Menschen

People, humans; plural of Mensch

beginnen

To begin, start; common German verb

auf

On, onto, at; very common preposition

unseren

Our; first person plural possessive in dative

Seiten

Pages, sides; plural of Seite

unter

Under, below, among; preposition

Diejenigen

Those (ones); demonstrative pronoun for specific people

Ihnen

You (formal dative); indirect object formal pronoun

einen

A, an; indefinite article masculine accusative

herunterladen

To download; to transfer a file from internet

möchten

Would like to; polite form of mögen

können

Can, to be able to; modal verb

wie

How, as, like; interrogative or comparative word

folgt

Follows; third person singular of folgen

darauf

On it, onto it; prepositional adverb

zugreifen

To access; to reach or grab onto something

einfach

Simple, simply, easy; common adjective/adverb

Datum

Date; a specific calendar day

gute

Good; adjective in inflected form

Möglichkeit

Possibility, opportunity; a chance to do something

sie

She, they, it; third person pronoun

sofort

Immediately, right away; adverb of time

erhalten

To receive, get; also to preserve something

da

There, since, because; adverb or conjunction

Katalogisierern

Catalogers; people who create catalogs or indexes

erstellten

Created; past tense of erstellen in inflected form

Indizes

Indexes, indices; plural of Index

offensichtlich

Obviously, evidently; clearly apparent adverb

Weile

A while; a period of time

brauchen

To need, require; common German verb

nachdem

After; subordinating conjunction of time

im

In the; contraction of in + dem

erschienen

Appeared, published; past participle of erscheinen

oder

Or; basic coordinating conjunction