McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 12

Vocabulary

Schule

Educational institution where children learn subjects

Kind

A young human being; a child

Kirche

A building for Christian worship; church

wenn

Conjunction meaning 'when' or 'if'

Bücher

Plural of Buch; printed works bound together

Schiefertafeln

Slate boards formerly used by students for writing

Illustration

A picture or drawing accompanying a text

Mehrere

Several; more than two but not very many

Personen

Plural of Person; individual human beings

stehen

To be in an upright position; to stand

vor

Preposition meaning 'in front of' or 'before'

einer

Indefinite article dative feminine form; 'a/one'

die

Definite article or relative pronoun; 'the' or 'which'

kleinen

Inflected form of klein; small or little

ähnelt

Third-person singular of ähneln; resembles something

Was

Interrogative or relative pronoun meaning 'what'

für

Preposition meaning 'for'; also used in exclamations

ein

Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'

Haus

A building used as a residence; a house

ist

Third-person singular of sein; 'is'

das

Definite article or demonstrative pronoun; 'the' or 'that'

Glaubst

Second-person singular of glauben; 'do you believe/think'

du

Informal second-person singular pronoun; 'you'

es

Third-person singular neuter pronoun; 'it'

Schulhaus

A school building; house used for schooling

oder

Coordinating conjunction meaning 'or'

eine

Indefinite article feminine nominative/accusative form; 'a'

Es

Third-person singular neuter pronoun; 'it'

sieht

Third-person singular of sehen; 'looks' or 'sees'

aus

Preposition or prefix meaning 'out of' or 'from'

wie

Conjunction or adverb meaning 'like,' 'as,' or 'how'

aber

Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'

ich

First-person singular pronoun; 'I'

glaube

First-person singular of glauben; 'I believe/think'

Ich

First-person singular pronoun; 'I'

sehe

First-person singular of sehen; 'I see'

Jungen

Plural of Junge; male children or boys

und

Coordinating conjunction meaning 'and'

Mädchen

A female child; a girl

mit

Preposition meaning 'with' or 'together with'

ihren

Possessive pronoun dative/accusative plural; 'their'

Wenn

Subordinating conjunction meaning 'when' or 'if'

Glocke

A bell that produces sound when struck

läutet

Third-person singular of läuten; 'rings' as a bell

werden

Auxiliary verb indicating future tense or passive voice

sie

Third-person plural or feminine singular pronoun; 'they/she'

hineingehen

To go inside or enter a place

Ein

Indefinite article masculine/neuter nominative; 'a/one'

braves

Inflected form of brav; well-behaved or good

geht

Third-person singular of gehen; 'goes' or 'walks'

gerne

Adverb meaning 'gladly' or 'willingly'; likes to

zur

Contraction of zu der; 'to the' feminine dative

LEKTION

A lesson or chapter in an educational textbook

schnell

Adjective or adverb meaning 'fast' or 'quickly'

gesehen

Past participle of sehen; 'seen'

töten

To cause the death of; to kill

mich

First-person singular accusative pronoun; 'me'

oh

Interjection expressing surprise, realization, or emotion

essen

To consume food; to eat

erst

Adverb meaning 'first,' 'only,' or 'not until'

wissen

To have knowledge of facts; to know

im

Contraction of in dem; 'in the' masculine/neuter dative

Komm

Imperative of kommen; 'come' as a command

her

Directional adverb meaning 'here' or 'over here'

Sei

Imperative of sein; 'be' as a command

sag

Imperative of sagen; 'say' or 'tell' as command

mir

First-person singular dative pronoun; 'to me/me'

was

Interrogative or relative pronoun meaning 'what'

Vogel

A warm-blooded feathered animal that can fly; bird

Weißt

Second-person singular of wissen; 'do you know'

nicht

Negation adverb meaning 'not'

Oh

Interjection expressing surprise or realization

nein

Negative response word meaning 'no'

erste

Ordinal adjective meaning 'first' in a sequence

habe

First-person singular of haben; 'I have'

Ist

Third-person singular of sein; 'is'

gut

Adjective or adverb meaning 'good' or 'well'

zu

Preposition meaning 'to,' 'at,' or 'too'

Ja

Affirmative response word meaning 'yes'

würde

Conditional auxiliary form of werden; 'would'

lieb

Adjective meaning 'dear,' 'sweet,' or 'kind'

Name

A word by which a person or thing is called

blau

Color adjective meaning 'blue'

Baby

A very young infant or newborn child

nah

Adjective or adverb meaning 'near' or 'close'

geschlossen

Past participle of schließen; closed or shut

Wiege

A small rocking bed for infants; a cradle

sitzen

To be in a seated position; to sit

schläft

Third-person singular of schlafen; 'sleeps' or 'is sleeping'

in

Preposition meaning 'in,' 'inside,' or 'into'

der

Definite article masculine nominative or feminine genitive/dative

liebes

Inflected form of lieb; 'dear' used endearingly

Ihr

Possessive pronoun meaning 'her,' 'their,' or formal 'your'

hat

Third-person singular of haben; 'has'

große

Inflected form of groß; large or big

blaue

Inflected form of blau; blue in color

Augen

Plural of Auge; the organs used for seeing

Du

Informal second-person singular pronoun; 'you'

kannst

Second-person singular of können; 'you can/are able to'

ihre

Possessive pronoun feminine/plural; 'her' or 'their'

sehen

To perceive with the eyes; to see

denn

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

sind

Third-person plural of sein; 'are'

wird

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

weinen

To shed tears due to emotion; to cry

verletzt

Hurt or injured; past participle of verletzen

sitzt

Third-person singular of sitzen; 'sits' or 'is sitting'

beim

Contraction of bei dem; 'at the' or 'near the'

wiegt

Third-person singular of wiegen; 'rocks' a cradle or 'weighs'

WIEDERHOLUNG

A review or repetition section in a lesson

Schwarz

The German word for the color black

wohnen

To reside or live in a particular place

bei

Preposition meaning 'at,' 'near,' or 'with'

unserem

Possessive pronoun dative masculine/neuter; 'our'