The Brothers Karamazov — Page 6
She had died quite suddenly in a garret, according to one story, of typhus, or as another version had it, of starvation.
Sie war ganz plötzlich auf einer Dachkammer gestorben, einer Geschichte zufolge an Typhus, oder wie eine andere Version besagte, an Hunger.
It is quite possible that both versions were true, that he rejoiced at his release, and at the same time wept for her who released him.
Es ist durchaus möglich, dass beide Versionen wahr waren, dass er sich über seine Befreiung freute und gleichzeitig um sie weinte, die ihn befreit hatte.
As a general rule, people, even the wicked, are much more naïve and simple-hearted than we suppose.
Im Allgemeinen sind die Menschen, selbst die Bösen, viel naiver und schlichtgemütiger, als wir annehmen.
And we ourselves are, too.
Und wir selbst auch.
Vocabulary
- Sie
- She, her, or formal 'you' pronoun
- war
- Was; past tense of 'sein' (to be)
- ganz
- Completely, entirely, or whole
- plötzlich
- Suddenly, all at once, unexpectedly
- auf
- On, upon, or open; versatile preposition
- einer
- One, a certain one; indefinite pronoun
- Dachkammer
- Attic room, small room under the roof
- gestorben
- Died; past participle of 'sterben' (to die)
- Geschichte
- Story, history, or tale
- zufolge
- According to, based on a source
- an
- At, on, to; common German preposition
- oder
- Or; coordinating conjunction offering alternatives
- wie
- How, as, or like; comparison word
- eine
- A, an; feminine indefinite article
- andere
- Other, another, different version or thing
- Version
- Version, a particular account or form
- besagte
- Stated, claimed; past tense of 'besagen'
- Hunger
- Hunger, starvation, strong desire for food
- Es
- It; neuter personal pronoun
- ist
- Is; third-person singular of 'sein' (to be)
- durchaus
- Quite, absolutely, entirely possible or correct
- möglich
- Possible, feasible, able to happen
- dass
- That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause
- beide
- Both; referring to two things or people
- Versionen
- Versions; plural of Version, multiple accounts
- wahr
- True, real, genuine, factually correct
- waren
- Were; past tense plural of 'sein' (to be)
- er
- He; masculine third-person singular pronoun
- sich
- Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun
- über
- Over, about, above; preposition with various uses
- seine
- His; masculine possessive pronoun
- Befreiung
- Liberation, release, freedom from captivity
- freute
- Rejoiced; past tense of 'sich freuen' (to be glad)
- und
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- gleichzeitig
- Simultaneously, at the same time
- um
- Around, for, about; preposition or conjunction
- sie
- She, her, they, them; personal pronoun
- weinte
- Cried, wept; past tense of 'weinen'
- die
- The; definite article, also relative pronoun
- ihn
- Him; masculine accusative personal pronoun
- befreit
- Freed, liberated; past participle of 'befreien'
- hatte
- Had; past tense of 'haben' (to have)
- Im
- In the; contraction of 'in dem'
- Allgemeinen
- General; used in 'im Allgemeinen' (in general)
- sind
- Are; plural present tense of 'sein' (to be)
- Menschen
- People, humans, persons in general
- selbst
- Even, self; emphasizing pronoun or adverb
- Bösen
- Evil ones; the wicked, used as noun
- viel
- Much, a lot, many; quantity word
- naiver
- More naive, more innocent, less worldly
- schlichtgemütiger
- More simple-minded, of plainer disposition
- als
- Than, as, when; comparison or conjunction
- wir
- We; first-person plural personal pronoun
- annehmen
- To assume, suppose, or accept something
- Und
- And; coordinating conjunction beginning a sentence
- auch
- Also, too, as well; additive adverb
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