Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl — Page 4

Vocabulary

Ich

First person singular pronoun meaning 'I'

habe

First person singular present of 'haben', to have

zwei

The number two

Stunden

Plural of Stunde; hours

lang

Long; used to indicate duration or length

versucht

Past participle of versuchen; tried or attempted

ein

Indefinite article or number one

bisschen

A little bit; small amount of something

Schlaf

Sleep; the state of resting unconsciously

zu

To; preposition or infinitive particle

bekommen

To get, receive, or obtain something

und

Conjunction meaning 'and'

genau

Exactly, precisely; used to confirm accuracy

als

When; conjunction used for past time clauses

es

Neuter pronoun meaning 'it'

mir

Dative form of ich; to me

gelingt

Third person singular of gelingen; succeeds

kommst

Second person singular of kommen; you come

du

Informal second person singular pronoun; you

herein

In here; directional adverb indicating entry

weckst

Second person singular of wecken; you wake someone

mich

Accusative form of ich; me

Sie

She or formal you; third person singular pronoun

ging

Past tense of gehen; she/he went

ihrer

Genitive/dative possessive pronoun; her, their

Mutter

Mother; female parent

ließ

Past tense of lassen; let, allowed, or caused

sich

Reflexive pronoun; herself, himself, themselves

auf

On, onto; preposition indicating position or direction

Knie

Knee or knees; joint in the leg

nieder

Down; directional adverb, often used in compounds

blickte

Past tense of blicken; looked or glanced

mit

With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means

ihrem

Dative possessive pronoun; her, their

rosigen

Adjective form of rosig; rosy, pink, healthy-looking

Gesicht

Face; the front part of the head

in

In, into; preposition indicating location or direction

das

Definite article for neuter nouns; the

verblasste

Faded, pale; adjective from verblassen

der

Definite article for masculine/genitive nouns; the

älteren

Adjective; older, of the elderly

Frau

Woman, Mrs., or wife

lächelte

Past tense of lächeln; smiled gently

schwach

Weak, faint; lacking strength or intensity

betrachtete

Past tense of betrachten; observed, looked at carefully

die

Definite article for feminine or plural nouns; the

schlanke

Adjective meaning slim, slender in build

Gestalt

Figure, form, or shape of a person

des

Genitive definite article; of the

Mädchens

Genitive of Mädchen; of the girl

von

From, of; preposition indicating origin or possession

Kopf

Head; the uppermost part of the body

bis

Until, to; preposition indicating endpoint or limit

Fuß

Foot; the lower extremity of the leg

schließlich

Finally, eventually; at the end or last

ruhten

Past tense of ruhen; rested, stayed, remained

ihre

Possessive pronoun; her or their

Augen

Plural of Auge; eyes

dem

Dative definite article; to the

lachenden

Adjective form of lachen; laughing, smiling

lieblichen

Adjective meaning lovely, charming, delightful

Dann

Then; adverb indicating what happens next

legte

Past tense of legen; placed, laid something down

Schatten

Shadow or shade; darkness caused by blocked light

über

Over, above, across; preposition indicating position

Stirn

Forehead; the upper front part of the face

wurden

Past tense of werden; became, were made

trüb

Dull, dim, cloudy, or gloomy in appearance

vor

Before, in front of; preposition of position or cause

Tränen

Plural of Träne; tears from crying

Aber

But; coordinating conjunction showing contrast

Dein

Your; informal singular possessive pronoun

Vater

Father; male parent

muss

Must; third person singular of müssen, obligation

Geld

Money; currency used for financial transactions

zurückzahlen

To pay back, repay a debt or loan

ihm

Dative form of er; to him

geliehen

Past participle of leihen; lent or borrowed

hat

Has; third person singular present of haben

Es

It; neuter pronoun or expletive subject

ist

Is; third person singular present of sein

seltsamste

Superlative of seltsam; strangest, most peculiar

Sache

Thing, matter, or affair; a general noun

aber

But, however; conjunction showing contrast

beabsichtigt

Intends, plans; third person of beabsichtigen

wie

How, as, like; conjunction or interrogative adverb

er

He; third person masculine singular pronoun

nennt

Third person singular of nennen; calls, names

einzuleiten

To initiate or commence a process or procedure

innerhalb

Within; preposition indicating time or spatial boundary

drei

The number three

Monaten

Dative plural of Monat; months

wenn

If, when; conjunction for conditional or temporal clauses

nicht

Not; negation adverb

vollständig

Completely, fully; entirely without remainder

zurückgezahlt

Past participle of zurückzahlen; repaid, paid back

wird

Becomes; third person singular of werden

nahm

Past tense of nehmen; took something

Hand

Hand; the end part of the arm

eigene

Own; adjective indicating possession or belonging

begann

Past tense of beginnen; began, started

sie

She, her, or they; pronoun depending on context

sanft

Gently, softly; in a tender manner

streicheln

To stroke or caress gently with the hand

bedeutet

Means, signifies; third person of bedeuten

dass

That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause

wir

We; first person plural pronoun

uns

Us, ourselves; accusative/dative of wir

noch

Still, yet, even; adverb indicating continuation

etwas

Something, somewhat; indefinite pronoun or adverb

mehr

More; comparative adverb indicating greater quantity

geliebten

Beloved, cherished; adjective form of lieben

Landes

Genitive of Land; of the land or country

trennen

To separate, part from; to divide or detach

müssen

Must, to have to; modal verb of obligation

ich

First person singular pronoun; I

jeden

Every, each; accusative masculine of jeder

liebe

Love; first person singular of lieben

Was

What; interrogative or relative pronoun

denn

Then, because; flavoring particle in questions

Kind

Child; a young person, son or daughter