Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel — Page 10

Vocabulary

Tantiemen

Royalties or fees paid for intellectual property use

sind

Are; third-person plural of 'sein' (to be)

an

To, at, or on; common preposition indicating direction or location

die

The; definite article for feminine or plural nouns

zu

To, too, or at; versatile preposition or infinitive marker

zahlen

To pay; making a monetary transaction

und

And; basic coordinating conjunction

zwar

Indeed, namely; used to specify or clarify a statement

in

In, into; preposition indicating location or direction

den

The; definite article in dative or accusative plural

Tagen

Days; plural dative form of 'Tag'

nach

After, to, or according to; common preposition

jedem

Every, each; dative form of 'jeder'

Datum

Date; a specific calendar day or point in time

dem

The; dative singular definite article

Sie

You (formal); formal second-person pronoun

Ihre

Your (formal); formal possessive pronoun

jährliche

Annual, yearly; occurring once per year

oder

Or; coordinating conjunction presenting alternatives

gleichwertige

Equivalent, equal in value; adjective describing equal worth

regelmäßige

Regular, periodic; occurring at consistent intervals

Steuererklärung

Tax return; official document filed with tax authorities

erstellen

To create, prepare, or draw up a document

gesetzlich

Legal, statutory; required or defined by law

verpflichtet

Obligated, required; bound by duty or law

waren

Were; simple past of 'sein' (to be)

diese

These, this; demonstrative pronoun or adjective

Bitte

Please; polite request word or 'you're welcome'

kontaktieren

To contact; to get in touch with someone

uns

Us; first-person plural accusative/dative pronoun

im

In the; contraction of 'in dem'

Voraus

Advance; ahead of time, beforehand

um

Around, at, in order to; versatile preposition

Pläne

Plans; plural of 'Plan', intentions or blueprints

mitzuteilen

To communicate, to inform someone of something

Details

Details; specific particulars of a matter

klären

To clarify, to resolve or clear up a matter

WAS

What; interrogative pronoun asking about a thing

IST

Is; third-person singular present of 'sein'

WENN

If, when; subordinating conjunction for conditions

SIE

You (formal) or they; pronoun depending on context

GELD

Money; currency or funds in general

SENDEN

To send; transmitting something to a recipient

MÖCHTEN

Would like to; polite modal verb expressing desire

AUCH

Also, too, even; additive adverb

ES

It; third-person singular neuter pronoun

NICHT

Not; negation word in German

MÜSSEN

Must, to have to; modal verb expressing obligation

widmet

Dedicates; third-person singular of 'widmen'

sich

Itself, oneself; reflexive pronoun

Erhöhung

Increase, raising; the act of making something greater

Anzahl

Number, quantity; count of items or instances

von

Of, from; preposition indicating origin or possession

gemeinfreien

Public domain; free from copyright restrictions

lizenzierten

Licensed; authorized for use under a license

Werken

Works; plural dative of 'Werk', creative or artistic pieces

maschinenlesbarer

Machine-readable; format processable by computers

Form

Form, format; shape or manner of presentation

frei

Free, freely; without restriction or cost

verteilt

Distributed; spread or shared among recipients

werden

To become or will; auxiliary for future and passive

können

Can, to be able to; modal verb of ability

Das

The; definite article for neuter nouns

Projekt

Project; an organized undertaking toward a goal

nimmt

Takes; third-person singular of 'nehmen'

dankbar

Gratefully; thankfully, with appreciation

Beiträge

Contributions; donations or submitted works

Materialien

Materials; physical or digital resources provided

lizenzgebührenfreien

Royalty-free; usable without ongoing licensing fees

Urheberrechtslizenzen

Copyright licenses; legal permissions for creative works

sollte

Should; modal past expressing obligation or recommendation

folgende

Following; the next or subsequent item listed

Adresse

Address; location identifier for mail or contact

gezahlt

Paid; past participle of 'zahlen'

Wenn

If, when; introduces conditional or temporal clauses

daran

In it, at it; contracted prepositional adverb

interessiert

Interested; showing interest or curiosity in something

Scangeräte

Scanning devices; hardware used to digitize documents

andere

Other, another; referring to different items or people

Gegenstände

Objects, items; physical things or articles

beizusteuern

To contribute; to donate or add something to a group effort

wenden

To turn, apply, contact; often used reflexively

bitte

Please; polite word used in requests

unter

Under, below, among; preposition of position or contact

Teile

Parts, sections; portions of a larger whole

dieses

This; demonstrative article in genitive case

urheberrechtlich

Copyright-related; pertaining to intellectual property law

geschützt

Protected; safeguarded by law or other means

dürfen

May, to be allowed to; modal verb of permission

nur

Only, just; limiting adverb restricting a statement

dann

Then; indicating sequence or conditional result

nachgedruckt

Reprinted; reproduced in print again

wenn

If, when; conditional or temporal subordinating conjunction

allen

All; dative plural form of 'alle'

Gebühren

Fees, charges; costs required for a service

befreit

Freed, exempt; released from obligation or cost

ist

Is; third-person singular present of 'sein'

ein

A, an; indefinite article for singular nouns

eingetragenes

Registered; officially recorded with an authority

Warenzeichen

Trademark; legally registered brand symbol or name

darf

May, is allowed to; singular of modal verb 'dürfen'

ohne

Without; preposition indicating absence or lack

ausdrückliche

Explicit, express; clearly stated and unambiguous

Genehmigung

Permission, approval; official authorization for an action

nicht

Not; standard negation word in German

für

For; preposition indicating purpose or beneficiary

Verkauf

Sale; the act of selling goods or services

anderen

Other, others; dative or genitive plural adjective

sei

Be; subjunctive form of 'sein', used in concessions

verwandte

Related; connected or associated products or things

Produkte

Products; goods manufactured or offered for sale

verwendet

Used, applied; employed for a particular purpose

ENDE

End; the conclusion or finish of something

DES

Of the; genitive definite article for masculine/neuter

KLEINGEDRUCKTEN

Fine print; small-text legal or contractual details

FÜR

For; preposition indicating purpose or recipient

GEMEINFREIE

Public domain; works free from copyright restrictions

Dieser

This; demonstrative pronoun for masculine singular nouns

wurde

Was, became; simple past passive auxiliary of 'werden'

erstellt

Created, produced; past participle of 'erstellen'

UND

And; basic coordinating conjunction

SEIN

His or to be; possessive pronoun or infinitive verb

HOF

Court; a royal or imperial court and its members

Ein

A, an; indefinite article for singular nouns

historischer

Historical; relating to or based on historical events

Roman

Novel; a long fictional narrative in prose form