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Vocabulary

Es

It; neuter pronoun used as subject

sieht

looks, appears; third-person singular of sehen

so

so, thus, in this way

aus

out, from; separable prefix or preposition

als

as, than, when; conjunction for comparisons

ob

whether, if; subordinating conjunction

in

in, into; common German preposition

der

the; definite article, masculine or genitive

Zeitspanne

period of time, time span, interval

zwischen

between, among; preposition indicating position

Veröffentlichung

publication, release of a written work

von

from, of, by; common German preposition

und

and; basic coordinating conjunction

Übersetzung

translation, rendered version of a text

seine

his; possessive pronoun, masculine third person

Meinung

opinion, view, personal stance on something

geändert

changed, altered; past participle of ändern

hatte

had; simple past of haben

denn

because, for; causal coordinating conjunction

im

in the; contraction of in + dem

ersten

first; ordinal adjective in declined form

Fall

case, instance, situation; also fall

ist

is; third-person singular present of sein

Vergleich

comparison, analogy between two things

einem

a, an; indefinite article dative form

vollen

full, complete; adjective in declined form

usw.

etc., und so weiter, and so on

zweiten

second; ordinal adjective in declined form

es

it; neuter personal pronoun

ein

a, an, one; indefinite article or numeral

Mann

man, male adult person

einen

a, an; indefinite article accusative masculine

umdreht

turns around, rotates; third-person of umdrehen

Der

the; definite article nominative masculine

zweite

second; ordinal number as adjective

vielleicht

perhaps, maybe, possibly

einer

one, a certain one; pronoun or article form

den

the; definite article accusative masculine

großer

great, big; adjective in strong declined form

Dichter

poet, writer of literary verse or prose

machen

to make, to do; common German verb

könnte

could, might; subjunctive of können

Bei

at, by, near, during; German preposition

Betreuung

care, supervision, support of something

Werke

works, literary or artistic productions

durch

through, by means of; preposition

die

the; definite article feminine or plural

Presse

press, printing, media publication process

ich

I; first-person singular pronoun

unschätzbare

invaluable, inestimable; adjective in declined form

Unterstützung

support, assistance, help provided to someone

Herrn

Mr., gentleman; accusative/dative of Herr

Universitätsbibliothek

university library, academic research library

sowie

as well as, and also; conjunction

des

of the; genitive definite article form

Beiden

both; referring to two people together

Freunden

friends; dative plural of Freund

spreche

express, speak; first-person singular of sprechen

meinen

my; possessive pronoun in accusative form

herzlichsten

warmest, most heartfelt; superlative of herzlich

Dank

thanks, gratitude expressed to someone

für

for; preposition indicating purpose or recipient

ihnen

them, to them; dative third-person plural

aufgewendete

expended, invested; past participle of aufwenden

Sorgfalt

care, diligence, careful attention to detail

Sachkenntnis

expertise, specialist knowledge in a field

Herr

Mr., gentleman, lord; formal address for men

hat

has; third-person singular of haben

sich

himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun

Zeit

time; general concept of time or duration

genommen

taken; past participle of nehmen

alle

all, every; indefinite pronoun or determiner

Zitate

quotations, cited passages from a text

Verweise

references, cross-references, citations in text

auf

on, onto, upon; common German preposition

zu

to, too, at; preposition or infinitive particle

überprüfen

to verify, check, review for accuracy

korrigieren

to correct, fix errors in something

glaube

believe, think; first-person singular of glauben

dass

that; subordinating conjunction introducing clause

diese

this, these; demonstrative pronoun or determiner

Arbeit

work, labor, task or piece of work

nicht

not; basic negation word in German

besser

better; comparative form of gut

hätte

would have; subjunctive past of haben

ausgeführt

carried out, executed; past participle of ausführen

werden

to become; auxiliary for passive or future

können

can, to be able to; modal verb

war

was; simple past of sein

wie

how, as, like; interrogative or conjunction

weiß

know; first-person singular of wissen

Vergnügen

pleasure, enjoyment, delight in something

ihn

him; accusative third-person masculine pronoun

wäre

would be; subjunctive form of sein

auch

also, too, as well; additive adverb

gewesen

been; past participle of sein

wenn

if, when; conditional or temporal conjunction

er

he; third-person masculine personal pronoun

wissen

to know; refers to factual knowledge

sein

his, to be; possessive or infinitive form

Werk

work, opus, literary or artistic creation

dem

the; dative definite article masculine/neuter

Sohn

son; male offspring of a person

seines

his; possessive pronoun genitive form

alten

old; adjective in declined weak form

Freundes

friend; genitive singular of Freund

betreut

supervised, cared for; past participle of betreuen

wurde

was, became; simple past passive auxiliary

vor

before, ago, in front of; preposition

mehr

more; comparative adverb or determiner

halben

half; adjective in declined form

Jahrhundert

century, period of one hundred years

Mitstudent

fellow student, classmate at same institution

an

at, on, to; common German preposition

Kunstschule

art school, institution for artistic education

Dezember

December; twelfth month of the year