The Confessions of St. Augustine — Page 6

Vocabulary

Eppure

ep-PU-re — Yet, nevertheless, despite everything

permettimi

per-MET-ti-mi — Allow me, let me (imperative with clitic)

di

di — Of, to, from (preposition)

parlare

par-LA-re — To speak, to talk

poiché

poi-CHÉ — Since, because, given that

io

I-o — I (first person singular pronoun)

parlo

PAR-lo — I speak, I talk (first person present)

alla

AL-la — To the (feminine contraction)

Tua

TU-a — Your (feminine singular, formal/divine)

misericordia

mi-se-ri-COR-dia — Mercy, compassion, divine loving-kindness

e

e — And (conjunction)

non

non — Not (negation particle)

all'

all' — To the (elided contraction before vowel)

uomo

U-o-mo — Man, human being

sprezzante

sprez-ZAN-te — Scornful, contemptuous, disdainful person

Forse

FOR-se — Perhaps, maybe, possibly

anche

AN-ke — Also, too, even

Tu

tu — You (second person singular, informal/divine)

mi

mi — Me, myself (first person clitic pronoun)

disprezzi

dis-PREZ-zi — You scorn, despise, hold in contempt

eppure

ep-PU-re — Yet, still, nevertheless, and yet

tornerai

tor-ne-RAI — You will return, come back (future tense)

avrai

av-RAI — You will have (future tense of avere)

compassione

com-pas-SIO-ne — Compassion, pity, sympathy for suffering

me

me — Me (stressed first person pronoun)

Poiché

poi-CHÉ — Since, because, for (causal conjunction)

che

ke — That, what, which (conjunction/pronoun)

cosa

CO-sa — Thing, what, something

direi

di-REI — I would say (conditional of dire)

o

o — Or (disjunctive conjunction)

Signore

si-GNO-re — Lord, sir, master (title/divine address)

mio

MI-o — My, mine (masculine singular possessive)

Dio

DI-o — God (supreme divine being)

se

se — If (conditional conjunction)

so

so — I know (first person present of sapere)

da

da — From, by, since (preposition)

dove

DO-ve — Where (interrogative/relative adverb)

sia

SI-a — Be (subjunctive of essere, third person)

venuto

ve-NU-to — Come, arrived (past participle of venire)

in

in — In, into (preposition)

questa

QUES-ta — This (feminine singular demonstrative adjective)

vita

VI-ta — Life, existence

morente

mo-REN-te — Dying, fading, at the point of death

così

co-SÌ — So, thus, in this way

la

la — Her, it (feminine direct object pronoun)

chiamerò

chia-me-RÒ — I will call (future tense of chiamare)

morte

MOR-te — Death, passing away

vivente

vi-VEN-te — Living, alive, existing being

Poi

poi — Then, afterwards, subsequently

subito

SU-bi-to — Immediately, at once, right away

i

i — The (masculine plural definite article)

conforti

con-FOR-ti — Comforts, consolations, acts of solace

della

DEL-la — Of the (feminine contraction)

accolsero

ac-COL-se-ro — They received, welcomed, accepted (past tense)

come

CO-me — As, how, like (adverb/conjunction)

ho

o — I have (first person present of avere)

udito

u-DI-to — Heard (past participle of udire)

lo

lo — Him, it (masculine direct object pronoun)

ricordo

ri-COR-do — I remember; memory, recollection

dai

dai — From the (masculine plural contraction)

genitori

ge-ni-TO-ri — Parents, father and mother

mia

MI-a — My, mine (feminine singular possessive)

carne

CAR-ne — Flesh, body, meat

dalla

DAL-la — From the (feminine contraction)

cui

cu-i — Whose, which, of which (relative pronoun)

sostanza

sos-TAN-za — Substance, essence, material, matter

un

un — A, an (masculine singular indefinite article)

tempo

TEM-po — Time, period, weather

hai

ai — You have (second person present of avere)

plasmato

plas-MA-to — Molded, shaped, formed (past participle)

Così

co-SÌ — So, in this way, therefore

del

del — Of the (masculine singular contraction)

latte

LAT-te — Milk (noun)

materno

ma-TER-no — Maternal, motherly, of the mother

né

né — Nor, neither (negative conjunction)

madre

MA-dre — Mother, mom

le

le — The (feminine plural article); her (pronoun)

mie

MI-e — My (feminine plural possessive adjective)

nutrici

nu-TRI-ci — Wet nurses, female nourishing caregivers

conservarono

con-ser-VA-ro-no — They preserved, kept, maintained (past tense)

per

per — For, through, in order to (preposition)

il

il — The (masculine singular definite article)

loro

LO-ro — Their, theirs; them (possessive/pronoun)

seno

SE-no — Breast, bosom, chest

ma

ma — But, however (adversative conjunction)

elargito

e-lar-GI-to — Bestowed, granted, dispensed generously

nutrimento

nu-tri-MEN-to — Nourishment, sustenance, food

infanzia

in-FAN-zia — Infancy, early childhood

attraverso

at-tra-VER-so — Through, across, by means of

secondo

se-CON-do — According to, second (preposition/adjective)

Tuo

TU-o — Your (masculine singular, formal/divine)

ordinamento

or-di-na-MEN-to — Order, arrangement, ordinance, regulation

con

con — With (preposition)

distribuisci

dis-tri-bu-IS-ci — You distribute, hand out, dispense

Tue

TU-e — Your (feminine plural, formal/divine)

ricchezze

ric-CHEZ-ze — Riches, wealth, abundance

sorgenti

sor-GEN-ti — Springs, sources, fountains

nascoste

nas-COS-te — Hidden, concealed, secret (feminine plural)

tutte

TUT-te — All, every (feminine plural adjective/pronoun)

cose

CO-se — Things, matters, objects

fatto

FAT-to — Done, made; fact (past participle of fare)

desiderare

de-si-de-RA-re — To desire, wish for, long for

più

più — More, most, plus

quanto

QUAN-to — How much, as much as

dessi

DES-si — You gave (imperfect subjunctive of dare)

alle

AL-le — To the (feminine plural contraction)

darmi

DAR-mi — To give me (infinitive with clitic)

volentieri

vo-len-TIER-i — Willingly, gladly, with pleasure

ciò

ciò — That, this, what (demonstrative pronoun)

davi

DA-vi — You were giving (imperfect of dare)

esse

ES-se — They, them (feminine third person pronoun)

affetto

af-FET-to — Affection, love, fondness

insegnato

in-se-GNA-to — Taught, instructed (past participle of insegnare)

dal

dal — From the (masculine singular contraction)

cielo

CIE-lo — Sky, heaven

diedero

DIE-de-ro — They gave (past tense of dare)

abbondavano

ab-bon-DA-va-no — They abounded, were plentiful (imperfect)

Te

te — You (stressed second person pronoun)

questo

QUES-to — This (masculine singular demonstrative)

bene

BE-ne — Good, well; benefit, good thing

era

E-ra — Was (third person imperfect of essere)

Né

né — Nor, neither (negative conjunction)

verità

ve-ri-TÀ — Truth, reality, fact

proveniva

pro-ve-NI-va — It came from, originated (imperfect tense)

vengono

VEN-go-no — They come (third person plural present)

buone

BUO-ne — Good (feminine plural adjective)

viene

VIE-ne — He/she/it comes (third person singular)

tutta

TUT-ta — All, entire (feminine singular adjective)

salute

sa-LU-te — Health, well-being; salvation

Questo

QUES-to — This (masculine singular demonstrative pronoun)

poi

poi — Then, afterwards, later

imparato

im-pa-RA-to — Learned, studied (past participle of imparare)

questi

QUES-ti — These (masculine plural demonstrative)

Tuoi

TU-oi — Your (masculine plural, formal/divine)

doni

DO-ni — Gifts, blessings, presents

dentro

DEN-tro — Inside, within, inward

fuori

FUO-ri — Outside, out, beyond

proclamavi

pro-cla-MA-vi — You proclaimed, announced (imperfect tense)

stesso

STES-so — Same, himself, itself, very

a

a — To, at (preposition)