Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 — Page 3

Vocabulary

五月祭

gogatsu-sai — May Day festival or celebration event

の

no — Possessive or attributive particle connecting nouns

日

hi / nichi — Day; sun; date

に

ni — Particle indicating time, location, or target

生まれ

umare — Born; birth (stem form of umareru)

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb marker

子供

kodomo — Child; children

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings

が

ga — Subject marker particle

皆

mina / minna — Everyone; all; everybody

召し

meshi — Summoning; honorific call or command

集め

atsume — Gathering; collecting together

られ

rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb form

こと

koto — Thing; matter; fact; event

および

oyobi — And; as well as; furthermore

いかに

ikani — How; in what way; by what means

して

shite — Doing; by means of (te-form of suru)

救わ

sukuwa — Being saved; rescued (passive stem form)

れ

re — Passive verb auxiliary suffix

か

ka — Question particle; whether

について

ni tsuite — About; concerning; regarding a topic

第

dai — Ordinal number prefix meaning number or chapter

二

ni — Two; the number two

巻

kan / maki — Volume; scroll; book volume number

一

ichi — One; the number one

章

shō — Chapter; section of a book

鞘

saya — Scabbard; sheath for a sword

から

kara — From; out of; since

剣

ken / tsurugi — Sword; blade weapon

を

wo / o — Object marker particle

引き抜く

hikinuku — To pull out; to draw out forcibly

ほど

hodo — To the extent of; as much as; degree

徳

toku — Virtue; moral excellence; good character

持つ

motsu — To hold; to have; to possess

男

otoko — Man; male person

探し

sagashi — Searching; looking for something

求め

motome — Seeking; requesting; pursuing something desired

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases

帯び

obi — Wearing; carrying; bearing something on body

やって

Doing; coming along; managing (te-form)

来

ki / ku — Coming; to come; arrival

乙女

otome — Maiden; young woman; girl

貧しき

mazushiki — Poor; impoverished (classical adjective form)

騎士

kishi — Knight; mounted warrior

姿

sugata — Appearance; figure; form; guise

し

shi — Doing; conjunctive form of suru

引き抜い

hikinui — Drew out; pulled out (past conjunctive form)

そして

soshite — And then; and so; after that

その

sono — That; those (demonstrative adjective)

のち

nochi — After; afterwards; later

彼

kare — He; him; that man

死

shi — Death; dying

原因

gen'in — Cause; reason; origin of something

と

to — And; with; quotation particle

なっ

natt(e) — Became; turned into (te-form of naru)

三

san — Three; the number three

湖

mizuumi — Lake; large body of fresh water

貴婦人

kifujin — Noblewoman; lady; aristocratic woman

手

te — Hand; arm; hands

入れ

ire — Putting in; inserting; acquiring something

首

kubi — Head; neck; decapitation

あるいは

arui wa — Or; alternatively; either one

要求

yōkyū — Demand; request; requirement

四

shi / yon — Four; the number four

この

kono — This (demonstrative adjective for nearby things)

冒険

bōken — Adventure; risky or daring undertaking

語っ

katatt(e) — Told; narrated; spoke about something

五

go — Five; the number five

卿

kyō / kei — Lord; Sir; honorific title for a nobleman

追わ

owa — Chased; pursued (passive or conjunctive stem)

馬上

bajō — On horseback; mounted on a horse

槍

yari — Spear; lance; long thrusting weapon

試合

shiai — Match; contest; tournament bout

にて

nite — At; in; by means of (formal particle)

討ち取っ

Defeated and killed; slew in battle

六

roku — Six; the number six

愛し

itoshi / aishi — Dear; beloved; loved (adjective or verb)

い

i — Adjective or existential verb ending

恋

koi — Romantic love; longing; infatuation

ため

tame — For; because of; for the sake of

自ら

mizukara — Oneself; by oneself; personally

命

inochi / mei — Life; one's life; fate

絶っ

tatt(e) — Cut off; ended; took one's life

弟

otōto — Younger brother

出会っ

deatt(e) — Met; encountered; came across someone

七

shichi / nana — Seven; the number seven

小人

kobito — Dwarf; small person; little person

非難

hinan — Criticism; blame; condemnation; rebuke

王

ō — King; monarch; ruler

彼ら

karera — They; them; those people

見つけ

mitsuke — Finding; discovering; spotting something

上

ue / kami — Above; on top; upper position

墓

haka — Grave; tomb; burial site

建て

tate — Building; constructing; erecting a structure

八

hachi — Eight; the number eight

世界

sekai — World; the entire world; universe

で

de — At; in; by; particle of location or means

最も

mottomo — Most; extremely; to the greatest degree

優れ

sugure — Excelling; superior; outstanding ability

二人

futari — Two people; a pair; the two of them

すなわち

sunawachi — Namely; that is; in other words

地

chi / ji — Ground; land; earth; place

戦う

tatakau — To fight; to battle; to struggle against

あろう

arō — Probably will be; volitional form of aru

予言

yogen — Prophecy; prediction; foretelling the future

九

ku / kyū — Nine; the number nine

助言

jogen — Advice; counsel; suggestion to someone

により

ni yori — By means of; due to; according to

捕らえ

torae — Capturing; seizing; catching someone

もと

moto — Presence; under the care of; base

へ

e — Towards; to; directional particle

連れ

tsure — Bringing along; accompanying; escorting someone

十

jū — Ten; the number ten

戦っ

tatakatt(e) — Fought; battled (past conjunctive form)

によって

ni yotte — By; through; due to; by means of

欺か

azamuka — Deceived; tricked; betrayed by falsehood

十二

jūni — Twelve; the number twelve

人

hito / nin / jin — Person; people; human being

討ち取ら

uchitora — Slain; killed in combat (passive stem form)

十一

jūichi — Eleven; the number eleven