Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave — Page 15

Vocabulary

Se

se — Reflexive pronoun or conditional conjunction meaning 'if/itself'

for

for — Subjunctive form of 'ser/ir', meaning 'if it is/goes'

com

kom — Preposition meaning 'with'

os

oz — Definite article or pronoun meaning 'the' (masculine plural)

últimos

ool-tee-mooz — Adjective meaning 'last' or 'final' (plural)

o

o — Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine singular)

que

ke — Relative pronoun or conjunction meaning 'that/what/which'

você

vo-se — Second-person pronoun meaning 'you'

está

es-ta — Third-person singular of 'estar', meaning 'is/are'

preparado

pre-pa-ra-do — Adjective meaning 'prepared' or 'ready'

para

pa-ra — Preposition meaning 'for' or 'in order to'

fazer

fa-zer — Verb meaning 'to do' or 'to make'

e

e — Conjunction meaning 'and'

arriscar

a-hees-kar — Verb meaning 'to risk' or 'to dare'

em

em — Preposition meaning 'in', 'on', or 'at'

seu

se-oo — Possessive pronoun meaning 'your' or 'his/her'

nome

no-me — Noun meaning 'name'

Seja

se-zha — Subjunctive of 'ser', meaning 'be' (imperative/wish)

fiel

fi-el — Adjective meaning 'faithful' or 'loyal'

seja

se-zha — Subjunctive of 'ser', meaning 'be' (imperative/wish)

vigilante

vi-zhi-lan-te — Adjective meaning 'vigilant' or 'watchful'

incansável

in-kan-sa-vel — Adjective meaning 'tireless' or 'indefatigable'

seus

se-ooz — Possessive pronoun meaning 'your' or 'his/her' (plural)

esforços

es-for-sooz — Noun meaning 'efforts' or 'endeavors' (plural)

quebrar

ke-brar — Verb meaning 'to break' or 'to shatter'

todo

to-do — Adjective or pronoun meaning 'every' or 'all'

jugo

zhoo-go — Noun meaning 'yoke', symbolizing oppression or bondage

deixar

de-shar — Verb meaning 'to let', 'to leave', or 'to allow'

oprimidos

o-pri-mee-dooz — Noun/adjective meaning 'the oppressed' (plural)

irem

ee-rem — Subjunctive/infinitive plural of 'ir', meaning 'to go'

livres

lee-vres — Adjective meaning 'free' (plural)

Venha

ve-nya — Imperative of 'vir', meaning 'come'

vier

vi-er — Future subjunctive of 'vir', meaning 'when/if it comes'

custe

koos-te — Subjunctive of 'custar', meaning 'whatever it costs'

custar

koos-tar — Verb meaning 'to cost' or 'to be difficult'

inscreva

ins-kre-va — Imperative of 'inscrever', meaning 'inscribe' or 'write'

na

na — Contraction of 'em' and 'a', meaning 'on the/in the'

bandeira

ban-de-ra — Noun meaning 'flag' or 'banner'

à

a — Contraction of 'a' and 'a', meaning 'to the/at the'

brisa

bree-za — Noun meaning 'breeze' or 'gentle wind'

como

ko-mo — Conjunction or adverb meaning 'as', 'like', or 'how'

lema

le-ma — Noun meaning 'motto' or 'slogan'

religioso

he-li-zhio-zo — Adjective meaning 'religious' or 'spiritual'

político

po-li-chi-ko — Adjective meaning 'political' or relating to politics

SEM

sem — Preposition meaning 'without'

COMPROMISSO

kom-pro-mee-so — Noun meaning 'compromise', 'commitment', or 'obligation'

COM

kom — Preposition meaning 'with'

A

a — Definite article meaning 'the' (feminine singular)

ESCRAVIDÃO

es-kra-vi-dow — Noun meaning 'slavery' or 'servitude'

UNIÃO

oo-ni-ow — Noun meaning 'union' or 'unity'

OS

oz — Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine plural)

ESCRAVAGISTAS

es-kra-va-zhees-taz — Noun meaning 'slaveholders' or 'pro-slavery advocates'

Maio

ma-yo — Noun meaning 'May', the fifth month of the year

CARTA

kar-ta — Noun meaning 'letter' or 'written correspondence'

DE

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

Abril

a-bril — Noun meaning 'April', the fourth month of the year

Meu

me-oo — Possessive adjective meaning 'my' (masculine singular)

Caro

ka-ro — Adjective meaning 'dear' or 'beloved'

Amigo

a-mee-go — Noun meaning 'friend'

Você

vo-se — Second-person pronoun meaning 'you'

se

se — Reflexive pronoun or conditional conjunction meaning 'if/itself'

lembra

lem-bra — Verb meaning 'remembers' or 'recalls'

da

da — Contraction of 'de' and 'a', meaning 'of the/from the'

velha

ve-lya — Adjective meaning 'old' (feminine singular)

fábula

fa-boo-la — Noun meaning 'fable' or 'moral tale'

de

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

O

o — Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine singular)

Homem

o-mem — Noun meaning 'man' or 'human being'

Leão

le-ow — Noun meaning 'lion'

onde

on-de — Adverb meaning 'where'

leão

le-ow — Noun meaning 'lion'

reclamou

he-kla-mo — Past tense of 'reclamar', meaning 'complained' or 'protested'

não

now — Adverb meaning 'no' or 'not'

deveria

de-ve-ria — Conditional of 'dever', meaning 'should' or 'ought to'

ser

ser — Verb meaning 'to be' (permanent state)

tão

tow — Adverb meaning 'so' or 'such' (degree)

mal

mal — Adverb or adjective meaning 'badly' or 'poorly'

representado

he-pre-zen-ta-do — Past participle meaning 'represented' or 'depicted'

quando

kwan-do — Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'

leões

le-ois — Noun meaning 'lions' (plural)

escrevessem

es-kre-ve-sem — Imperfect subjunctive of 'escrever', meaning 'were to write'

a

a — Definite article or preposition meaning 'the' or 'to'

história

is-to-ria — Noun meaning 'history' or 'story'

Fico

fee-ko — First-person present of 'ficar', meaning 'I am/stay/remain'

feliz

fe-liz — Adjective meaning 'happy' or 'pleased'

chegou

she-go — Past tense of 'chegar', meaning 'arrived' or 'came'

momento

mo-men-to — Noun meaning 'moment' or 'time'

escrevem

es-kre-vem — Third-person plural of 'escrever', meaning 'they write'

Fomos

fo-mooz — First-person plural past of 'ser/ir', meaning 'we were/went'

deixados

de-sha-dooz — Past participle of 'deixar', meaning 'left' or 'allowed'

tempo

tem-po — Noun meaning 'time' or 'weather'

suficiente

soo-fi-si-en-te — Adjective meaning 'sufficient' or 'enough'

reunir

he-oo-nir — Verb meaning 'to gather' or 'to bring together'

caráter

ka-ra-ter — Noun meaning 'character' or 'nature'

escravidão

es-kra-vi-dow — Noun meaning 'slavery' or 'servitude'

partir

par-tir — Verb meaning 'to depart', 'to break', or 'starting from'

do

do — Contraction of 'de' and 'o', meaning 'of the/from the'

testemunho

tes-te-moo-nyo — Noun meaning 'testimony' or 'witness account'

involuntário

in-vo-lun-ta-rio — Adjective meaning 'involuntary' or 'unintentional'

dos

dooz — Contraction of 'de' and 'os', meaning 'of the/from the'

senhores

se-nyo-res — Noun meaning 'masters', 'lords', or 'gentlemen' (plural)

Alguém

al-gem — Pronoun meaning 'someone' or 'anybody'

poderia

po-de-ria — Conditional of 'poder', meaning 'could' or 'would be able to'

fato

fa-to — Noun meaning 'fact' or 'event'

ficar

fi-kar — Verb meaning 'to stay', 'to remain', or 'to become'

suficientemente

soo-fi-si-en-te-men-te — Adverb meaning 'sufficiently' or 'adequately'

satisfeito

sa-tis-fe-to — Adjective meaning 'satisfied' or 'content'

evidentemente

e-vi-den-te-men-te — Adverb meaning 'evidently' or 'obviously'

devem

de-vem — Third-person plural of 'dever', meaning 'they must/should'

geral

zhe-ral — Adjective meaning 'general' or 'overall'

resultados

he-zul-ta-dooz — Noun meaning 'results' or 'outcomes' (plural)

tal

tal — Adjective or pronoun meaning 'such' or 'such a'

relação

he-la-sow — Noun meaning 'relationship', 'relation', or 'connection'

sem

sem — Preposition meaning 'without'

buscar

boos-kar — Verb meaning 'to seek', 'to search for', or 'to fetch'

mais

mais — Adverb or adjective meaning 'more' or 'most'

descobrir

des-ko-brir — Verb meaning 'to discover' or 'to uncover'

eles

e-les — Third-person plural pronoun meaning 'they'

seguiram

se-gi-ram — Past tense of 'seguir', meaning 'they followed' or 'they proceeded'

cada

ka-da — Adjective meaning 'each' or 'every'

caso

ka-zo — Noun meaning 'case', 'instance', or 'situation'

De

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

aqueles

a-ke-les — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'those' (masculine plural)

meio

me-yo — Noun or adjective meaning 'half', 'middle', or 'means'

milho

mee-lyo — Noun meaning 'corn' or 'maize'

por

por — Preposition meaning 'for', 'by', or 'through'

semana

se-ma-na — Noun meaning 'week'

adoram

a-do-ram — Third-person plural of 'adorar', meaning 'they love/adore'

contar

kon-tar — Verb meaning 'to count', 'to tell', or 'to narrate'

as

az — Definite article meaning 'the' (feminine plural)

chicotadas

shi-ko-ta-daz — Noun meaning 'lashes' or 'whip strikes' (plural)

nas

naz — Contraction of 'em' and 'as', meaning 'on the/in the'

costas

kos-taz — Noun meaning 'back' (of the body) or 'backs' (plural)

escravo

es-kra-vo — Noun meaning 'slave' or 'enslaved person'

raramente

ra-ra-men-te — Adverb meaning 'rarely' or 'seldom'

são

sow — Third-person plural of 'ser', meaning 'they are'

matéria

ma-te-ria — Noun meaning 'matter', 'material', or 'subject'

qual

kwal — Relative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'what'

reformadores

he-for-ma-do-res — Noun meaning 'reformers' or 'those who advocate change'

abolicionistas

a-bo-li-sio-nees-taz — Noun meaning 'abolitionists' or 'opponents of slavery'

feitos

fe-tos — Noun/adjective meaning 'deeds', 'feats', or 'made' (plural)

Lembro

lem-bro — First-person of 'lembrar', meaning 'I remember' or 'I recall'

muitos

mwee-tooz — Adjective or pronoun meaning 'many' or 'a lot of'

aguardavam

a-gwar-da-vam — Imperfect of 'aguardar', meaning 'they were awaiting/expecting'

experimento

es-pe-ri-men-to — Noun meaning 'experiment' or 'trial'

Ocidentais

o-si-den-tais — Adjective meaning 'Western' or 'Occidental' (plural)

antes

an-tes — Adverb or preposition meaning 'before' or 'previously'

poderem

po-de-rem — Personal infinitive plural of 'poder', meaning 'they can/could'

entrar

en-trar — Verb meaning 'to enter' or 'to join'

nossas

no-saz — Possessive adjective meaning 'our' (feminine plural)

fileiras

fi-le-raz — Noun meaning 'ranks', 'rows', or 'lines' (plural)

Esses

e-ses — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'those' or 'these' (masculine plural)

chegaram

she-ga-ram — Past tense of 'chegar', meaning 'they arrived' or 'they came'

há

a — Third-person of 'haver', meaning 'there is/are' or 'ago'

muito

mwee-to — Adverb or adjective meaning 'much', 'very', or 'a lot'

mas

mas — Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'

ai

ai — Interjection meaning 'alas', 'oh', or expressing lamentation

nós

noz — First-person plural pronoun meaning 'we'