The Confessions of St. Augustine — Page 2

Vocabulary

Y

Conjunction meaning 'and,' connecting words or clauses.

cómo

Interrogative adverb meaning 'how.'

invocaré

Future tense of 'invocar'; 'I will invoke or call upon.'

a

Preposition meaning 'to' or personal object marker.

mi

Possessive adjective meaning 'my.'

Dios

Noun meaning 'God,' supreme divine being.

y

Conjunction meaning 'and,' connecting words or clauses.

Señor

Noun meaning 'Lord' or 'Mister,' title of respect.

si

Conjunction meaning 'if,' introducing conditional clauses.

cuando

Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when.'

lo

Direct object pronoun meaning 'him,' 'it,' or 'you.'

llame

Subjunctive of 'llamar'; 'call' or 'call upon.'

estaré

Future tense of 'estar'; 'I will be.'

llamándolo

Gerund plus pronoun; 'calling him' or 'calling upon him.'

hacia

Preposition meaning 'toward' or 'in the direction of.'

mí

Prepositional pronoun meaning 'me' or 'myself.'

mismo

Adjective meaning 'same' or 'himself/myself,' emphasizing identity.

qué

Interrogative pronoun meaning 'what.'

espacio

Noun meaning 'space' or 'room,' physical or abstract.

hay

Impersonal form of 'haber'; 'there is' or 'there are.'

dentro

Adverb meaning 'inside' or 'within.'

de

Preposition meaning 'of,' 'from,' or 'about.'

adonde

Relative adverb meaning 'where' or 'to which place.'

pueda

Subjunctive of 'poder'; 'can' or 'may be able to.'

entrar

Verb meaning 'to enter' or 'to go into.'

en

Preposition meaning 'in,' 'on,' or 'at.'

Adónde

Interrogative adverb meaning 'where to' or 'where.'

puede

Third person singular present of 'poder'; 'can' or 'is able.'

el

Definite article meaning 'the,' masculine singular.

que

Relative pronoun or conjunction meaning 'that,' 'who,' or 'which.'

hizo

Preterite of 'hacer'; 'made' or 'did.'

cielo

Noun meaning 'sky' or 'heaven.'

la

Definite article meaning 'the,' feminine singular.

tierra

Noun meaning 'earth,' 'land,' or 'ground.'

Hay

Impersonal 'haber'; 'there is' or 'there are.'

acaso

Adverb meaning 'perhaps,' 'maybe,' or 'by chance.'

algo

Pronoun or adverb meaning 'something' or 'somewhat.'

contenerte

Infinitive plus pronoun; 'to contain you.'

Acaso

Adverb meaning 'perhaps,' 'maybe,' or rhetorical 'could it be?'

Tú

Subject pronoun meaning 'you,' second person singular.

has

Second person singular of 'haber'; auxiliary 'have.'

hecho

Past participle of 'hacer'; 'made' or 'done.'

los

Definite article or pronoun, masculine plural, meaning 'the' or 'them.'

cuales

Relative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'who,' plural form.

me

First person singular object pronoun meaning 'me' or 'myself.'

te

Second person singular object pronoun meaning 'you' or 'yourself.'

contienen

Third person plural of 'contener'; 'they contain.'

O

Conjunction meaning 'or,' presenting an alternative.

porque

Conjunction meaning 'because,' introducing a reason.

nada

Pronoun or adverb meaning 'nothing' or 'not at all.'

existe

Third person singular of 'existir'; 'exists.'

podría

Conditional of 'poder'; 'could' or 'would be able to.'

existir

Verb meaning 'to exist' or 'to be in existence.'

sin

Preposition meaning 'without.'

Ti

Prepositional pronoun meaning 'you,' used after prepositions.

todo

Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all,' 'everything,' or 'whole.'

contiene

Third person singular of 'contener'; 'contains' or 'holds.'

Puesto

Past participle used as conjunction; 'since' or 'given that.'

yo

First person singular subject pronoun meaning 'I.'

también

Adverb meaning 'also,' 'too,' or 'as well.'

existo

First person singular of 'existir'; 'I exist.'

por

Preposition meaning 'for,' 'by,' 'through,' or 'because of.'

busco

First person singular of 'buscar'; 'I search' or 'I look for.'

entres

Second person singular subjunctive of 'entrar'; 'that you enter.'

no

Adverb of negation meaning 'no' or 'not.'

existiría

Conditional of 'existir'; 'would exist.'

estuvieras

Past subjunctive of 'estar'; 'if you were' (present in a place).

Por

Preposition meaning 'for,' 'by,' or 'through.'

Porque

Conjunction meaning 'because,' giving a reason or cause.

he

First person singular of 'haber'; auxiliary 'I have.'

descendido

Past participle of 'descender'; 'descended' or 'gone down.'

al

Contraction of 'a' and 'el'; meaning 'to the.'

infierno

Noun meaning 'hell' or 'inferno,' place of torment.

embargo

Used in 'sin embargo,' meaning 'nevertheless' or 'however.'

estás

Second person singular of 'estar'; 'you are' (location or state).

allí

Adverb meaning 'there,' referring to a distant place.

Pues

Conjunction or adverb meaning 'well,' 'then,' or 'since.'

desciendo

First person singular of 'descender'; 'I descend' or 'go down.'

No

Adverb of negation meaning 'no' or 'not.'

entonces

Adverb meaning 'then,' 'so,' or 'at that time.'

mío

Possessive pronoun meaning 'mine,' masculine singular.

absoluto

Adjective meaning 'absolute,' 'total,' or 'unconditional.'

o

Conjunction meaning 'or,' presenting an alternative choice.

más

Adverb or adjective meaning 'more' or 'most.'

bien

Adverb meaning 'well'; used in 'más bien' meaning 'rather.'

estuviera

Past subjunctive of 'estar'; 'were' or 'if I/he/she were.'

quien

Relative pronoun meaning 'who' or 'the one who.'

son

Third person plural of 'ser'; 'they are.'

todas

Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all,' feminine plural form.

las

Definite article or pronoun, feminine plural, meaning 'the' or 'them.'

cosas

Noun meaning 'things,' objects or matters in general.

Así

Adverb meaning 'thus,' 'so,' or 'in this way.'

es

Third person singular of 'ser'; 'is.'

así

Adverb meaning 'thus,' 'so,' or 'in this way.'

llamo

First person singular of 'llamar'; 'I call' or 'I call upon.'

estoy

First person singular of 'estar'; 'I am' (state or location).

desde

Preposition meaning 'from' or 'since,' indicating origin or time.

dónde

Interrogative adverb meaning 'where,' asking about location.

puedes

Second person singular of 'poder'; 'you can' or 'you are able.'

adónde

Interrogative adverb meaning 'where to,' asking about destination.

puedo

First person singular of 'poder'; 'I can' or 'I am able.'

ir

Infinitive meaning 'to go.'

allá

Adverb meaning 'over there,' indicating a far location.

del

Contraction of 'de' and 'el'; meaning 'of the' or 'from the.'

para

Preposition meaning 'for,' 'in order to,' or 'toward.'

venga

Subjunctive of 'venir'; 'come' or 'that he/she/it come.'

ha

Third person singular of 'haber'; auxiliary 'has.'

dicho

Past participle of 'decir'; 'said' or 'spoken.'

Yo

First person singular subject pronoun meaning 'I.'

lleno

Adjective meaning 'full' or 'filled'; also first person of 'llenar.'

puesto

Past participle of 'poner'; 'placed,' also 'since' as conjunction.

llenas

Second person singular of 'llenar'; 'you fill' or 'you are filling.'