Romeo and Juliet — Page 3

Vocabulary

Auseinander

Apart or away from each other; separation command

Narren

Fools; foolish or silly people

Steckt

Put away or sheathe (imperative plural form)

eure

Your (plural possessive pronoun)

Schwerter

Swords; plural of Schwert

ein

In or into; also indefinite article 'a'

ihr

You (plural) or her possessive pronoun

wisst

Know (second person plural present tense)

nicht

Not; negation particle in German

was

What; interrogative or relative pronoun

tut

Does or do (third person singular present)

Schlägt

Strikes or hits (third person singular)

ihre

Their or her (possessive pronoun, accusative)

nieder

Down; directional particle meaning downward

tritt

Steps or enters (third person singular present)

auf

Up or onto; common German preposition/particle

Was

What; interrogative pronoun at sentence start

hast

Have (second person singular present tense)

du

You (singular informal personal pronoun)

unter

Under, among, or beneath; preposition

diesen

These (dative masculine demonstrative pronoun)

feigen

Cowardly (adjective, declined form of feige)

Knechten

Servants or serfs (dative plural noun)

das

The (neuter definite article) or that

Schwert

Sword; a bladed weapon

gezogen

Drawn or pulled (past participle of ziehen)

Wende

Turn (imperative singular of wenden)

dich

Yourself; accusative reflexive/personal pronoun

blick

Look or glance (imperative of blicken)

deinen

Your (accusative masculine possessive pronoun)

Tod

Death; end of life

Ich

I; first person singular personal pronoun

halte

Hold or keep (first person singular present)

nur

Only or just; limiting adverb

den

The (accusative masculine definite article)

Frieden

Peace; absence of conflict or war

steck

Sheathe or put away (imperative singular)

dein

Your (possessive pronoun, singular informal)

Oder

Or; coordinating conjunction

hilf

Help (imperative singular of helfen)

mir

Me (dative first person personal pronoun)

damit

So that or with it; conjunction or pronoun

diese

These or this (demonstrative pronoun/adjective)

Männer

Men; plural of Mann

zu

To or too; preposition or infinitive marker

trennen

To separate or divide people or things

und

And; coordinating conjunction

vom

From the (contraction of von dem)

reden

To speak or talk; verbal communication

hasse

Hate (first person singular present tense)

Wort

Word; a unit of language

So

So or thus; adverb of manner or degree

wie

As or how; comparative or interrogative adverb

die

The (feminine/plural definite article)

Hölle

Hell; the underworld or place of damnation

alle

All or every; indefinite pronoun/adjective

Auf

Up or on; preposition or particle

Feigling

Coward; a person lacking courage

Sie

They or you (formal); personal pronoun

kämpfen

To fight or battle; engage in combat

Drei

Three; the number 3

oder

Or; coordinating conjunction (lowercase)

vier

Four; the number 4

Bürger

Citizens or townspeople; members of community

mit

With; preposition indicating accompaniment

Knüppeln

Clubs or cudgels used as weapons

treten

To step or enter; walk onto a scene

ERSTER

First (ordinal, masculine nominative form)

BÜRGER

Citizen; stage direction character label

Knüppel

Club or cudgel; a heavy blunt weapon

Schlagt

Strike or beat (imperative plural form)

Haut

Hit them down; also skin (noun)

sie

They, them, or her; personal pronoun

Nieder

Down; directional adverb meaning downward

im

In the (contraction of in dem)

Lady

Lady; title or address for a noblewoman

ist

Is (third person singular present of sein)

für

For; preposition indicating purpose or recipient

Lärm

Noise or uproar; loud disturbing sound

Gebt

Give (imperative plural of geben)

mein

My; first person singular possessive pronoun

langes

Long (adjective, neuter genitive/nominative declined)

Eine

A or one (feminine indefinite article)

Krücke

Crutch; a support used when walking

eine

A or one (feminine indefinite article, lowercase)

Warum

Why; interrogative adverb asking for reason

ruft

Calls or shouts (third person singular present)

Ihr

You (formal or archaic plural pronoun)

nach

After or for; preposition of direction/time

einem

A or one (dative masculine/neuter article)

Mein

My (possessive pronoun, sentence-initial form)

sag

Say (imperative singular of sagen)

Der

The (masculine nominative definite article)

alte

Old (adjective, declined weak form)

gekommen

Come or arrived (past participle of kommen)

Und

And; coordinating conjunction (sentence-initial)

schwingt

Swings or brandishes (third person singular)

seine

His (possessive pronoun, feminine/plural form)

Klinge

Blade; the cutting part of a sword

zum

To the (contraction of zu dem)

Trotz

Defiance or spite; act of opposition

Du

You (singular informal pronoun, emphatic)

Schurke

Villain or scoundrel; a wicked person

Haltet

Hold or stop (imperative plural of halten)

mich

Me (accusative first person personal pronoun)

lasst

Let or allow (imperative plural of lassen)

los

Go or loose; particle meaning let go

sollst

Shall or should (second person singular modal)

keinen

No or not a (accusative masculine negative article)

Fuß

Foot; body part or unit of measurement

rühren

To move or stir; make a motion

um

Around or in order to; preposition/conjunction

einen

A or one (accusative masculine indefinite article)

Feind

Enemy or foe; an opponent or adversary

suchen

To seek or look for something or someone

Fürst

Prince or sovereign ruler of a territory

Gefolge

Retinue or entourage; group of attendants

Aufrührerische

Rebellious or riotous (adjective, declined form)

Untertanen

Subjects; citizens under a ruler's authority

Feinde

Enemies; plural of Feind

des

Of the (genitive masculine/neuter definite article)

Friedens

Of peace (genitive form of Frieden)

dieses

This (genitive neuter demonstrative pronoun)

Blut

Blood; the red fluid in living bodies

der

The (genitive feminine or dative article)

Nachbarn

Neighbors; people living nearby

befleckten

Stained or tainted (adjective, declined past participle)

Stahls

Of steel (genitive form of Stahl)

Wollen

Want or will (infinitive/plural modal verb)

hören

To hear or listen to something

Bestien

Beasts; savage or brutish creatures

Die

The (feminine/plural article, sentence-initial)

Feuer

Fire; flames or burning combustion

eurer

Your (plural possessive, genitive form)

verderblichen

Pernicious or destructive (adjective, declined form)

Wut

Rage or fury; intense uncontrolled anger

löscht

Extinguishes or quenches (third person singular)

Mit

With; preposition indicating means or company

purpurnen

Purple or crimson (adjective, declined form)

Strömen

Streams or torrents; flowing bodies of liquid

aus

Out of or from; preposition of origin

euren

Your (plural possessive, dative/accusative form)

Adern

Veins; blood vessels in the body

fließen

To flow; movement of liquid in streams

Bei

By or at; preposition of proximity or condition

Strafe

Punishment or penalty; consequence for wrongdoing

Folter

Torture; inflicting severe pain as punishment

werft

Throw or cast (imperative plural of werfen)

blutigen

Bloody (adjective, declined accusative form)

Händen

Hands (dative plural of Hand)

Eure

Your (plural possessive pronoun, formal/emphatic)

schlecht

Bad or poorly; negative quality or manner

gelaunten

Tempered or mooded (adjective, declined participial form)

Waffen

Weapons; instruments used for fighting

Boden

Ground or floor; the surface beneath one

hört

Hear or listen (imperative plural or third person)

Urteil

Judgment or verdict; an official decision

eures

Your (plural possessive, genitive form)

erzürnten

Angered or enraged (adjective, declined past participle)

Fürsten

Prince's or princes (genitive/plural of Fürst)