The Brothers Karamazov — Page 6
In the end, when four years later, Mitya, losing patience, came a second time to our little town to settle up once for all with his father, it turned out to his amazement that he had nothing, that it was difficult to get an account even, that he had received the whole value of his property in sums of money from Fyodor Pavlovitch, and was perhaps even in debt to him, that by various agreements into which he had, of his own desire, entered at various previous dates, he had no right to expect anything more, and so on, and so on.
Alla fine, quando quattro anni dopo, Mitja, perdendo la pazienza, venne una seconda volta nella nostra piccola città per regolare i conti una volta per tutte con suo padre, risultò con sua grande sorpresa che non aveva nulla, che era difficile ottenere persino un rendiconto, che aveva ricevuto l'intero valore della sua proprietà in somme di denaro da Fëdor Pavlovič, e che forse era persino in debito con lui, che in virtù di vari accordi nei quali era entrato, di sua spontanea volontà, in varie date precedenti, non aveva il diritto di aspettarsi nulla di più, e così via, e così via.
The young man was overwhelmed, suspected deceit and cheating, and was almost beside himself.
Il giovane era sconvolto, sospettava inganni e frodi, ed era quasi fuori di sé.
And, indeed, this circumstance led to the catastrophe, the account of which forms the subject of my first introductory story, or rather the external side of it.
E, in effetti, questa circostanza portò alla catastrofe, il racconto della quale costituisce l'oggetto della mia prima storia introduttiva, o piuttosto il suo aspetto esteriore.
But before I pass to that story I must say a little of Fyodor Pavlovitch's other two sons, and of their origin.
Ma prima di passare a quella storia devo dire qualcosa degli altri due figli di Fëdor Pavlovič, e della loro origine.
Vocabulary
- Alla
- Contraction of 'a la', meaning 'to the' or 'at the'
- fine
- End or conclusion of something
- quando
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'
- quattro
- The number four
- anni
- Years, plural of 'anno'
- dopo
- After or afterwards in time or order
- perdendo
- Losing or running out of something gradually
- la
- Feminine definite article meaning 'the'
- pazienza
- Patience, the ability to wait calmly
- venne
- Past tense of 'venire', meaning 'came'
- una
- Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'
- seconda
- Feminine form of 'second' in ordinal sequence
- volta
- Time or instance, as in 'one time'
- nella
- Contraction of 'in la', meaning 'in the'
- nostra
- Our, first-person plural possessive adjective feminine
- piccola
- Small or little, feminine adjective
- città
- City or town, a populated urban place
- per
- Preposition meaning 'for', 'by', or 'through'
- regolare
- To settle, regulate, or sort out something
- i
- Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'
- conti
- Accounts or bills; also plural of 'count' title
- tutte
- All, feminine plural form of 'tutto'
- con
- Preposition meaning 'with'
- suo
- His, her, or its possessive adjective masculine
- padre
- Father, a male parent
- risultò
- It resulted or turned out to be something
- sua
- His, her, or its possessive adjective feminine
- grande
- Great, large, or big in size or degree
- sorpresa
- Surprise, an unexpected or astonishing event
- che
- That, which, or who; subordinating conjunction
- non
- Not, the standard Italian negation word
- aveva
- Had, third-person singular imperfect of 'avere'
- nulla
- Nothing, not anything at all
- era
- Was, third-person singular imperfect of 'essere'
- difficile
- Difficult or hard to do or achieve
- ottenere
- To obtain or get something desired
- persino
- Even, used to emphasize something surprising or unexpected
- un
- Masculine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'
- rendiconto
- Account statement or financial report of transactions
- ricevuto
- Received, past participle of 'ricevere'
- intero
- Entire or whole, the complete amount of something
- valore
- Value or worth of something
- della
- Contraction of 'di la', meaning 'of the' feminine
- proprietà
- Property or ownership of land or assets
- in
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'into'
- somme
- Sums or amounts of money
- di
- Of or from, common Italian preposition
- denaro
- Money, currency used for transactions
- da
- From, by, or since; versatile Italian preposition
- e
- And, coordinating conjunction linking words or clauses
- forse
- Perhaps or maybe, expressing uncertainty
- debito
- Debt, money owed to another person
- lui
- He or him, third-person masculine singular pronoun
- virtù
- Virtue or merit; by virtue of something
- vari
- Various or several, masculine plural adjective
- accordi
- Agreements or deals made between parties
- nei
- Contraction of 'in i', meaning 'in the' masculine plural
- entrato
- Entered, past participle of 'entrare'
- spontanea
- Spontaneous or voluntary, done of one's own accord
- volontà
- Will or willingness, the power of choosing
- varie
- Various or several, feminine plural adjective
- date
- Dates, specific points or periods in time
- precedenti
- Previous or preceding, coming before in time
- il
- Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- diritto
- Right or entitlement to something; also 'law'
- aspettarsi
- To expect something, reflexive form of 'aspettare'
- più
- More, used in comparisons or to indicate addition
- così
- So or thus, indicating manner or consequence
- via
- Away or onward; also a street or path
- Il
- Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- giovane
- Young person or youth; adjective meaning 'young'
- sconvolto
- Upset, shaken, or deeply disturbed emotionally
- sospettava
- Was suspecting, imperfect tense of 'sospettare'
- inganni
- Deceits or tricks intended to mislead someone
- frodi
- Frauds or acts of deliberate deception for gain
- ed
- Variant of 'e' (and), used before vowels
- quasi
- Almost or nearly, not quite reaching something
- fuori
- Outside or out of a place or state
- sé
- Oneself, reflexive pronoun used for emphasis
- E
- And, coordinating conjunction linking clauses
- effetti
- Effects or results; 'in effetti' means 'in fact'
- questa
- This, feminine singular demonstrative adjective
- circostanza
- Circumstance, a condition surrounding an event
- portò
- Led or brought, past tense of 'portare'
- alla
- Contraction of 'a la', meaning 'to the' feminine
- catastrofe
- Catastrophe, a sudden disastrous or terrible event
- racconto
- Story or short tale, a narrative account
- quale
- Which or that, relative pronoun or adjective
- costituisce
- Constitutes or forms, third-person singular of 'costituire'
- oggetto
- Object or subject matter of something
- mia
- My, first-person singular feminine possessive adjective
- prima
- First, feminine ordinal adjective or adverb meaning 'before'
- storia
- Story or history, a narrative or account
- introduttiva
- Introductory, serving as an introduction to something
- o
- Or, coordinating conjunction indicating an alternative
- piuttosto
- Rather or somewhat, used to modify or contrast
- aspetto
- Aspect, appearance, or external side of something
- esteriore
- Exterior or outward, relating to the outside appearance
- Ma
- But, conjunction introducing a contrast or exception
- passare
- To pass or move on to something else
- a
- To or at, common Italian preposition
- quella
- That, feminine singular demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- devo
- I must or I have to, first-person of 'dovere'
- dire
- To say or tell something to someone
- qualcosa
- Something, an unspecified thing or matter
- degli
- Contraction of 'di gli', meaning 'of the' masculine plural
- altri
- Others or the other ones, masculine plural
- due
- Two, the number two
- figli
- Children or sons, plural of 'figlio'
- loro
- Their or them, third-person plural pronoun or possessive
- origine
- Origin or source, where something comes from
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