Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel — Page 3

Vocabulary

Oder

A river in Central Europe, also means 'or'

oder

Conjunction meaning 'or' connecting alternatives

Suchen

To search or look for something

Sie

Formal 'you' or third-person plural pronoun

einfach

Simple, easy, or simply; straightforward

nach

Preposition meaning 'after,' 'to,' or 'for'

den

Definite article, accusative/dative plural 'the'

ersten

Adjective meaning 'first,' ordinal number

fünf

The cardinal number five

Buchstaben

Letters of the alphabet, plural of Buchstabe

des

Genitive definite article 'of the'

gewünschten

Desired or requested, adjective in declined form

Dateinamens

Genitive of 'filename,' name of a computer file

wie

Conjunction or adverb meaning 'how' or 'like'

er

Third-person singular masculine pronoun 'he'

in

Preposition meaning 'in' or 'into'

unseren

Possessive pronoun 'our,' declined accusative form

Newslettern

Dative plural of newsletter, regular email updates

erscheint

Third-person singular 'appears' or 'is published'

Informationen

Plural of information, facts or data provided

über

Preposition meaning 'about,' 'over,' or 'above'

eine

Indefinite article 'a' or 'an,' feminine form

Seite

Page, side, or website

Wir

First-person plural pronoun 'we'

erwirtschaften

To generate or earn money through business activity

etwa

Adverb meaning 'approximately' or 'about'

zwei

The cardinal number two

Millionen

Plural of million, the number 1,000,000

für

Preposition meaning 'for'

jede

Adjective meaning 'every' or 'each,' feminine form

Stunde

Hour, a unit of time equal to 60 minutes

die

Definite article 'the,' also relative pronoun 'that'

wir

First-person plural pronoun 'we'

arbeiten

To work or labor at a task or job

Die

Definite article 'the,' feminine or plural

Zeit

Time, period, or era

benötigen

To need or require something

einer

Indefinite article 'a,' dative feminine or genitive

eher

Adverb meaning 'rather,' 'sooner,' or 'more likely'

konservativen

Conservative, cautious, adjective in declined form

Schätzung

An estimate or approximation of a value

zufolge

Postposition meaning 'according to'

fünfzig

The cardinal number fifty

Stunden

Plural of Stunde, meaning hours

um

Preposition meaning 'around,' 'at,' or 'in order to'

einen

Indefinite article 'a,' masculine accusative form

beliebigen

Any arbitrary or randomly chosen, adjective declined

auszuwählen

To select or choose from available options

einzugeben

To enter or input data into a system

Korrektur

Correction, proofreading of text for errors

zu

Preposition or particle meaning 'to' or 'too'

lesen

To read written or printed text

bearbeiten

To edit, process, or work on something

das

Neuter definite article 'the,' also 'that'

Urheberrecht

Copyright, legal right to intellectual property

recherchieren

To research or investigate a topic thoroughly

und

Coordinating conjunction meaning 'and'

analysieren

To analyze or examine something in detail

Urheberrechtsbriefe

Copyright letters, formal legal correspondence about rights

verfassen

To write or compose a text or document

usw

Abbreviation for 'und so weiter,' meaning 'etc.'

Das

Neuter definite article 'the,' also demonstrative 'that'

voraussichtliche

Expected or anticipated, adjective in declined form

Publikum

Audience, the group of readers or viewers

beträgt

Amounts to or totals a certain quantity

einhundert

One hundred, the cardinal number 100

Leser

Reader, a person who reads texts

Wenn

Conjunction meaning 'if' or 'when'

unser

Possessive pronoun meaning 'our'

Wert

Value or worth of something

pro

Preposition meaning 'per' or 'for each'

Text

Text, a written or printed body of words

nominell

Nominal, in name only, adverb or adjective

auf

Preposition meaning 'on,' 'onto,' or 'at'

geschätzt

Estimated or valued, past participle of schätzen

wird

Third-person singular of werden, 'becomes' or 'will'

diesem

Demonstrative pronoun 'this,' dative masculine/neuter

Jahr

Year, a period of twelve calendar months

da

Adverb or conjunction meaning 'there,' 'since,' 'as'

neue

Adjective meaning 'new,' declined form

Monat

Month, one of twelve divisions of a year

veröffentlichen

To publish or release something to the public

also

Adverb meaning 'so,' 'thus,' or 'therefore'

weitere

Adjective meaning 'further,' 'additional,' or 'more'

im

Contraction of 'in dem,' meaning 'in the'

insgesamt

Adverb meaning 'in total' or 'altogether'

sie

Third-person pronoun 'she,' 'they,' or formal 'you'

nur

Adverb meaning 'only' or 'just'

der

Definite article 'the,' masculine or genitive form

Weltbevölkerung

World population, all people living on Earth

erreichen

To reach, achieve, or attain a goal or place

sollte

Past subjunctive of sollen, 'should' or 'ought to'

Gesamtzahl

Total number, the complete count of something

bis

Preposition meaning 'until,' 'up to,' or 'by'

zum

Contraction of 'zu dem,' meaning 'to the'

Jahresende

End of the year, the close of December

Milliarden

Billions, plural of Milliarde, one thousand million

verschenkte

Given away for free, past tense of verschenken

betragen

To amount to or total a certain quantity

Ziel

Goal, aim, or destination

von

Preposition meaning 'from,' 'of,' or 'by'

ist

Third-person singular of sein, 'is'

es

Neuter pronoun meaning 'it'

Dezember

December, the twelfth month of the year

Billion

In German, one trillion (1,000,000,000,000)

verschenken

To give away for free as a gift

sind

Third-person plural of sein, 'are'

zehntausend

Ten thousand, the cardinal number 10,000

Titel

Title, heading, or name of a work

je

Each, ever, or per; distributive adverb

was

Pronoun meaning 'what' or 'which'

aktuellen

Current or present, adjective in declined form

Anzahl

Number or count of a quantity of things

Computernutzern

Dative plural of computer users, people using computers

entspricht

Corresponds to or equals, third-person singular

Bei

Preposition meaning 'at,' 'with,' or 'in case of'

überarbeiteten

Revised or reworked, adjective in declined form

Produktionsraten

Production rates, speed at which items are produced

werden

To become or auxiliary for future/passive constructions

Ende

End or conclusion of something

ein

Indefinite article 'a' or 'an,' also numeral 'one'

Drittel

One third, a fraction of a whole

dieses

Demonstrative pronoun 'this,' genitive neuter form

Ziels

Genitive of Ziel, 'of the goal or aim'

sei

Subjunctive of sein, 'be,' expresses assumption or wish

denn

Conjunction meaning 'because,' 'for,' or 'then'

erhalten

To receive or preserve something

echte

Adjective meaning 'real,' 'genuine,' or 'true'

Finanzierung

Financing or funding for a project or organization

wurde

Past tense of werden, 'was' or 'became'

gegründet

Founded or established, past participle of gründen

Zukunft

Future, the time yet to come

nächste

Adjective meaning 'next,' declined form

Jahrtausend

Millennium, a period of one thousand years

sichern

To secure, protect, or safeguard something