The Confessions of St. Augustine — Page 8

Vocabulary

Mais

mɛ — Conjunction meaning 'but', introducing a contrast

Toi

twa — Second person singular pronoun, meaning 'you'

Seigneur

sɛ.ɲœʁ — Lord; title of reverence for God or a noble

qui

ki — Relative pronoun meaning 'who' or 'which'

vis

vi — Second person singular of 'vivre'; you live

éternellement

e.tɛʁ.nɛl.mɑ̃ — Adverb meaning 'eternally' or 'forever'

et

e — Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses

en

ɑ̃ — Preposition meaning 'in' or 'within'

rien

ʁjɛ̃ — Pronoun meaning 'nothing'; used in negation

ne

nə — Negative particle used with 'pas' or alone

meurt

mœʁ — Third person singular of 'mourir'; dies

car

kaʁ — Conjunction meaning 'because' or 'for'

avant

a.vɑ̃ — Preposition meaning 'before' in time or order

la

la — Definite article 'the' for feminine singular nouns

fondation

fɔ̃.da.sjɔ̃ — Foundation; the act of establishing something

des

de — Plural indefinite article or contraction of 'de les'

mondes

mɔ̃d — Plural of 'monde'; worlds or universes

tout

tu — Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all' or 'everything'

ce

sə — Demonstrative pronoun or adjective meaning 'this' or 'that'

peut

pø — Third person singular of 'pouvoir'; can or may

être

ɛtʁ — Infinitive meaning 'to be'; fundamental auxiliary verb

appelé

a.pə.le — Past participle of 'appeler'; called or named

Tu

ty — Second person singular subject pronoun meaning 'you'

es

ɛ — Second person singular of 'être'; you are

Dieu

djø — God; the supreme divine being

de

də — Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'about'

que

kə — Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that', 'which', or 'what'

as

a — Second person singular of 'avoir'; you have

créé

kʁe.e — Past participle of 'créer'; created

demeurent

də.mœʁ — Third person plural of 'demeurer'; they remain

fixées

fik.se — Feminine plural past participle of 'fixer'; fixed or set

pour

puʁ — Preposition meaning 'for' or 'in order to'

toujours

tu.ʒuʁ — Adverb meaning 'always' or 'still'

les

le — Definite plural article meaning 'the'

premières

pʁə.mjɛʁ — Feminine plural of 'premier'; first or primary

causes

koz — Plural noun meaning 'causes' or 'reasons'

toutes

tut — Feminine plural of 'tout'; all or every

choses

ʃoz — Plural of 'chose'; things or matters

passagères

pa.sa.ʒɛʁ — Feminine plural adjective meaning 'transient' or 'fleeting'

changeantes

ʃɑ̃.ʒɑ̃t — Feminine plural adjective meaning 'changing' or 'shifting'

sources

suʁs — Plural noun meaning 'sources' or 'origins'

immuables

i.mɥabl — Adjective meaning 'immutable' or 'unchanging'

vivent

viv — Third person plural of 'vivre'; they live

raisons

ʁɛ.zɔ̃ — Plural of 'raison'; reasons or rational principles

éternelles

e.tɛʁ.nɛl — Feminine plural adjective meaning 'eternal' or 'everlasting'

déraisonnables

de.ʁɛ.zɔ.nabl — Adjective meaning 'unreasonable' or 'irrational'

temporelles

tɑ̃.pɔ.ʁɛl — Feminine plural adjective meaning 'temporal' or 'worldly'

Dis

di — Imperative of 'dire'; tell or say (command)

moi

mwa — Stressed first person pronoun meaning 'me'

à

a — Preposition meaning 'to', 'at', or 'for'

Ton

tɔ̃ — Second person singular possessive adjective meaning 'your'

suppliant

sy.pli.ɑ̃ — Noun meaning 'suppliant'; one who humbly begs

dis

di — Imperative or conjugated form of 'dire'; say or tell

compatissant

kɔ̃.pa.ti.sɑ̃ — Adjective meaning 'compassionate' or 'sympathetic'

pitoyable

pi.twa.jabl — Adjective meaning 'pitiful', 'merciful', or 'compassionate'

mon

mɔ̃ — First person singular possessive adjective meaning 'my'

enfance

ɑ̃.fɑ̃s — Noun meaning 'childhood' or 'infancy'

a

a — Third person singular of 'avoir'; has

elle

ɛl — Third person feminine singular pronoun meaning 'she' or 'it'

succédé

syk.se.de — Past participle of 'succéder'; followed or succeeded

un

œ̃ — Masculine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'

autre

otʁ — Adjective or pronoun meaning 'other' or 'another'

âge

aʒ — Noun meaning 'age' or 'period of life'

serait

sə.ʁɛ — Conditional of 'être'; would be

mort

mɔʁ — Noun or adjective meaning 'death' or 'dead'

Était

e.tɛ — Imperfect of 'être'; was (third person singular)

celui

sə.lɥi — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'the one' (masculine)

ai

e — First person singular of 'avoir'; I have

passé

pa.se — Past participle of 'passer'; passed or spent (time)

dans

dɑ̃ — Preposition meaning 'in' or 'inside'

le

lə — Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'

sein

sɛ̃ — Noun meaning 'womb' or 'bosom'; interior

ma

ma — First person singular feminine possessive adjective; 'my'

mère

mɛʁ — Noun meaning 'mother'

entendu

ɑ̃.tɑ̃.dy — Past participle of 'entendre'; heard or understood

quelque

kɛl.kə — Adjective meaning 'some' or 'any'

chose

ʃoz — Noun meaning 'thing' or 'matter'

même

mɛm — Adjective or adverb meaning 'same', 'even', or 'itself'

vu

vy — Past participle of 'voir'; seen

femmes

fam — Plural of 'femme'; women or wives

enceintes

ɑ̃.sɛ̃t — Feminine plural adjective meaning 'pregnant'

cette

sɛt — Feminine demonstrative adjective meaning 'this' or 'that'

vie

vi — Noun meaning 'life'

encore

ɑ̃.kɔʁ — Adverb meaning 'still', 'yet', or 'again'

ô

o — Exclamation 'O'; used in solemn or poetic address

joie

ʒwa — Noun meaning 'joy' or 'happiness'

étais

e.tɛ — First person imperfect of 'être'; I was

je

ʒə — First person singular subject pronoun meaning 'I'

part

paʁ — Noun meaning 'part', 'share', or 'place'

ou

u — Conjunction meaning 'or'

Car

kaʁ — Conjunction meaning 'because' or 'for'

cela

sə.la — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'this'

personne

pɛʁ.sɔn — Noun/pronoun meaning 'person' or 'nobody'

me

mə — First person singular object pronoun meaning 'me'

dire

diʁ — Infinitive meaning 'to say' or 'to tell'

ni

ni — Conjunction meaning 'neither' or 'nor'

père

pɛʁ — Noun meaning 'father'

expérience

ɛks.pe.ʁjɑ̃s — Noun meaning 'experience' or 'experiment'

autres

otʁ — Plural of 'autre'; others or other things

propre

pʁɔpʁ — Adjective meaning 'own', 'clean', or 'proper'

mémoire

me.mwaʁ — Noun meaning 'memory' or 'memoir'

Te

tə — Second person singular object pronoun meaning 'you'

moques

mɔk — Second person singular of 'moquer'; you mock or scorn

avoir

a.vwaʁ — Infinitive meaning 'to have'; fundamental auxiliary verb

posé

po.ze — Past participle of 'poser'; posed or placed

question

kɛs.tjɔ̃ — Noun meaning 'question' or 'issue'

ordonnes

ɔʁ.dɔn — Second person singular of 'ordonner'; you command

louer

lwe — Infinitive meaning 'to praise' or 'to rent'

reconnaître

ʁə.kɔ.nɛtʁ — Infinitive meaning 'to recognize' or 'to acknowledge'

sais

sɛ — First person singular of 'savoir'; I know

Je

ʒə — First person singular subject pronoun meaning 'I'

reconnais

ʁə.kɔ.nɛ — First person singular of 'reconnaître'; I recognize

du

dy — Contraction of 'de le'; of the (masculine)

ciel

sjɛl — Noun meaning 'sky' or 'heaven'

terre

tɛʁ — Noun meaning 'earth', 'land', or 'ground'

loue

lu — First person singular of 'louer'; I praise

mes

me — First person plural possessive adjective meaning 'my'

premiers

pʁə.mje — Masculine plural of 'premier'; first or earliest

rudiments

ʁy.di.mɑ̃ — Plural noun meaning 'rudiments' or 'basic elements'

existence

ɛɡ.zis.tɑ̃s — Noun meaning 'existence' or 'being'

dont

dɔ̃ — Relative pronoun meaning 'of which', 'whose', or 'from which'

souviens

su.vjɛ̃ — First person singular of 'se souvenir'; I remember

ordonné

ɔʁ.dɔ.ne — Past participle of 'ordonner'; commanded or ordered

homme

ɔm — Noun meaning 'man' or 'human being'

devrait

də.vʁɛ — Conditional of 'devoir'; should or ought to

partir

paʁ.tiʁ — Infinitive meaning 'to leave' or 'to depart'

beaucoup

bo.ku — Adverb meaning 'a lot', 'much', or 'many'

deviner

də.vi.ne — Infinitive meaning 'to guess' or 'to divine'

sur

syʁ — Preposition meaning 'on', 'about', or 'over'

lui

lɥi — Third person singular pronoun meaning 'him' or 'her'

croire

kʁwaʁ — Infinitive meaning 'to believe' or 'to think'

foi

fwa — Noun meaning 'faith' or 'belief'

fragiles

fʁa.ʒil — Plural adjective meaning 'fragile', 'delicate', or 'weak'