The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People — Page 7

Vocabulary

Um

Used in exclamations or to indicate purpose

Himmels

Of heaven; used in exclamations like 'for heaven's sake'

willen

For the sake of; used in fixed expressions

gib

Imperative form of geben; give

mir

Dative pronoun meaning 'to me' or 'me'

mein

Possessive pronoun meaning 'my'

zurück

Back; indicates return or reversal of direction

Folgt

Third-person singular of folgen; follows

durch

Preposition meaning 'through' or 'by'

das

Definite article or pronoun meaning 'the' or 'that'

Zimmer

A room in a building or house

Ja

Affirmative response meaning 'yes'

Aber

Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'

warum

Interrogative adverb meaning 'why'

nennt

Third-person singular of nennen; calls or names

dich

Accusative form of 'du'; you (object)

deine

Possessive pronoun meaning 'your' (feminine/plural)

Tante

A female relative; aunt

ihren

Possessive pronoun meaning 'her' (accusative)

Onkel

A male relative; uncle

Von

Preposition meaning 'from' or 'of'

der

Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine/genitive)

kleinen

Inflected adjective meaning 'small' or 'little'

mit

Preposition meaning 'with'

ihrer

Possessive pronoun meaning 'her' (dative)

herzlichsten

Superlative of herzlich; most sincere or warmest

Liebe

A deep affection or romantic feeling; love

an

Preposition meaning 'to,' 'on,' or 'at'

lieben

Adjective meaning 'dear'; also infinitive 'to love'

Ich

First-person singular pronoun meaning 'I'

gebe

First-person singular of geben; give

zu

Preposition or particle meaning 'to' or 'too'

es

Neuter pronoun meaning 'it'

ist

Third-person singular of sein; is

nichts

Pronoun meaning 'nothing'

dabei

Adverb meaning 'about it' or 'in doing so'

wenn

Conjunction meaning 'when' or 'if'

eine

Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an' (feminine)

kleine

Adjective meaning 'small' or 'little'

aber

Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'

wie

Adverb meaning 'how' or 'as'

groß

Adjective meaning 'big,' 'large,' or 'tall'

oder

Conjunction meaning 'or'

sie

Pronoun meaning 'she,' 'they,' or 'you' (formal)

auch

Adverb meaning 'also,' 'too,' or 'even'

sein

Infinitive of the verb 'to be'

mag

Third-person singular of mögen; may or likes

eigenen

Adjective meaning 'own' (inflected form)

Neffen

Genitive/dative of Neffe; nephew

nennen

Infinitive meaning 'to call' or 'to name'

sollte

Past subjunctive of sollen; should or ought to

kann

First/third-person singular of können; can

ich

First-person singular pronoun meaning 'I'

nicht

Negation particle meaning 'not'

ganz

Adjective or adverb meaning 'quite,' 'whole,' or 'entirely'

erklären

Infinitive meaning 'to explain' or 'to declare'

Außerdem

Adverb meaning 'besides,' 'moreover,' or 'furthermore'

heißt

Third-person singular of heißen; is called or named

du

Informal second-person pronoun meaning 'you'

gar

Adverb meaning 'at all' or 'even' (emphatic)

heiße

First-person singular of heißen; I am called

Du

Informal second-person pronoun meaning 'you'

hast

Second-person singular of haben; you have

immer

Adverb meaning 'always' or 'ever'

gesagt

Past participle of sagen; said

habe

First-person singular of haben; I have

allen

Dative/accusative plural of all; everyone or all

als

Conjunction meaning 'as,' 'when,' or 'than'

vorgestellt

Past participle of vorstellen; introduced or presented

reagierst

Second-person singular of reagieren; you react

auf

Preposition meaning 'on,' 'onto,' or 'to'

den

Definite article (accusative masculine) meaning 'the'

Namen

Dative/accusative of Name; name

siehst

Second-person singular of sehen; you look or see

aus

Preposition or prefix meaning 'out of' or 'from'

würdest

Second-person singular conditional of werden; you would

heißen

Infinitive meaning 'to be called' or 'to be named'

bist

Second-person singular of sein; you are

die

Definite article meaning 'the' (feminine/plural)

ernsthaft

Adjective meaning 'serious' or 'earnest'

Person

A human individual; person

je

Adverb meaning 'ever' or 'each'

in

Preposition meaning 'in' or 'into'

meinem

Dative of mein; in my (dative context)

Leben

Noun meaning 'life'; also infinitive 'to live'

gesehen

Past participle of sehen; seen

Es

Neuter pronoun meaning 'it'

vollkommen

Adjective or adverb meaning 'completely' or 'perfect'

absurd

Adjective meaning 'absurd' or 'ridiculous'

dass

Subordinating conjunction meaning 'that'

behauptest

Second-person singular of behaupten; you claim or assert

steht

Third-person singular of stehen; stands or is written

deinen

Accusative masculine of dein; your

Visitenkarten

Plural of Visitenkarte; business or calling cards

Hier

Adverb meaning 'here'

davon

Adverb meaning 'of it,' 'from it,' or 'thereof'

Nimmt

Third-person singular of nehmen; takes

dem

Dative definite article meaning 'the'

Herr

Formal title for a man; Mr. or gentleman

werde

First-person singular of werden; will or shall

dies

Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this'

Beweis

Evidence or proof supporting a claim

aufbewahren

Infinitive meaning 'to keep' or 'to preserve'

falls

Conjunction meaning 'in case' or 'if'

jemals

Adverb meaning 'ever' or 'at any time'

gegenüber

Preposition meaning 'opposite,' 'toward,' or 'vis-à-vis'

irgendjemand

Indefinite pronoun meaning 'someone' or 'anybody'

anderem

Dative of ander; another or other (person or thing)

abstreiten

Infinitive meaning 'to deny' or 'to dispute'

solltest

Second-person singular past of sollen; you should

Steckt

Third-person singular of stecken; puts or sticks into

Karte

A card, map, or ticket

seine

Possessive pronoun meaning 'his' (feminine/plural form)

Tasche

A bag or pocket

Nun

Adverb meaning 'now' or 'well then'

Stadt

A large inhabited settlement; city or town

und

Conjunction meaning 'and'

Land

Country, land, or rural area

wurde

Third-person singular past of werden; was or became

geschenkt

Past participle of schenken; given as a gift