The Prince — Page 6

Vocabulary

Seine

his, its (masculine possessive pronoun)

erste

first (ordinal adjective)

Mission

mission, assignment, diplomatic task

war

was (past tense of 'sein')

zu

to, at, too (preposition or particle)

meiner

my (first-person genitive/dative possessive)

Herrin

mistress, lady, female master or ruler

von

of, from (preposition indicating origin or possession)

aus

from, out of (preposition of origin or source)

_Der

the (definite article, masculine nominative, title start)

Fürst_

the prince, sovereign ruler of a territory

deren

whose, of whom (relative pronoun, genitive feminine)

Verhalten

behavior, conduct, manner of acting

und

and (coordinating conjunction)

Schicksal

fate, destiny, fortune of a person

er

he (third-person singular masculine pronoun)

die

the (definite article, feminine or plural)

Lehre

lesson, teaching, doctrine drawn from experience

zog

drew, pulled (past tense of 'ziehen')

dass

that (subordinating conjunction introducing clause)

es

it (third-person singular neuter pronoun)

weit

far, much, wide (adverb of degree or distance)

besser

better (comparative adjective of 'gut')

ist

is (third-person singular present of 'sein')

das

the, that (neuter definite article or demonstrative)

Vertrauen

trust, confidence, reliance on someone

des

of the (genitive definite article, masculine/neuter)

Volkes

of the people, nation (genitive of 'Volk')

gewinnen

to win, gain, obtain something desired

als

than, as, when (conjunction for comparison or time)

sich

oneself, themselves (reflexive pronoun)

auf

on, upon, onto (preposition of location or direction)

Festungen

fortresses, strongholds, military defensive structures

verlassen

to rely on; to leave, abandon someone

Dies

this (demonstrative pronoun, neuter nominative)

ein

a, an (indefinite article, masculine/neuter)

sehr

very, extremely (adverb of degree)

bemerkenswerter

remarkable, noteworthy, worth paying attention to

Grundsatz

principle, maxim, fundamental rule or tenet

bei

at, with, in the work of (preposition)

betont

emphasizes, stresses (third-person present of 'betonen')

ihn

him, it (accusative masculine personal pronoun)

vielerlei

in many ways, of many kinds or sorts

Weise

way, manner, mode of doing something

eine

a, an (indefinite article, feminine nominative)

Angelegenheit

matter, affair, issue of concern or importance

lebenswichtiger

of vital importance, essential for life or survival

Bedeutung

meaning, significance, importance of something

für

for (preposition indicating purpose or recipient)

Fürsten

princes, rulers (plural/genitive of 'Fürst')

Im

in the (contraction of 'in dem', dative)

Jahr

year (unit of time, twelve months)

wurde

was, became (past passive auxiliary of 'werden')

nach

to, after, toward (preposition of direction or time)

Frankreich

France (country in Western Europe, proper noun)

gesandt

sent (past participle of 'senden', dispatched)

um

in order to, around (preposition or conjunction)

Bedingungen

conditions, terms, requirements for an agreement

Fortsetzung

continuation, resumption of an activity or conflict

Krieges

of the war (genitive of 'Krieg', armed conflict)

gegen

against, toward (preposition of opposition or direction)

erwirken

to obtain, achieve, procure through effort or negotiation

Es

it (neuter nominative pronoun or expletive subject)

dieser

this (demonstrative adjective, masculine nominative)

König

king, male monarch of a kingdom

der

the (definite article, masculine nominative)

seiner

his (genitive/dative possessive pronoun, masculine)

Führung

leadership, management, conduct of affairs

Angelegenheiten

affairs, matters, issues (plural of 'Angelegenheit')

in

in, into (preposition of location or direction)

Italien

Italy (country in southern Europe, proper noun)

fünf

five (cardinal number)

schwerwiegenden

serious, grave, weighty (adjective, accusative plural)

Fehler

mistake, error, fault in judgment or action

Staatskunst

statecraft, art of governing a state effectively

beging

committed, perpetrated (past tense of 'begehen')

zusammengefasst

summarized, condensed (past participle of 'zusammenfassen')

sind

are (third-person plural present of 'sein')

infolgedessen

as a result, consequently, therefore because of that

vertrieben

expelled, driven out (past participle of 'vertreiben')

Er

he (third-person singular masculine nominative pronoun)

auch

also, too, as well (adverb of addition)

Auflösung

dissolution, annulment, breaking up of something

Ehe

marriage, matrimony, wedlock between two people

zur

to the (contraction of 'zu der', dative feminine)

Bedingung

condition, requirement, stipulation for an agreement

Unterstützung

support, assistance, backing given to someone

Papst

Pope (head of the Roman Catholic Church)

machte

made, did (past tense of 'machen')

was

what, which (relative/interrogative pronoun)

dazu

to that, in addition, for that purpose

veranlasst

caused, prompted, induced someone to do something

jene

those, that (demonstrative pronoun, plural or feminine)

darauf

on that, thereupon, after that (adverb)

bestehen

to insist on; to exist; to pass an exam

solche

such (demonstrative adjective indicating type or kind)

Versprechen

promise, pledge, commitment made to someone

gehalten

kept, held (past participle of 'halten')

werden

to become, will be (auxiliary or main verb)

sollten

should, were supposed to (past subjunctive of 'sollen')

verweisen

to refer, point to; to expel, refer someone elsewhere

über

about, over, above (preposition of topic or position)

Treue

loyalty, faithfulness, fidelity to a person or cause

geschrieben

written (past participle of 'schreiben')

hat

has (third-person singular present of 'haben')

öffentliches

public (adjective describing life open to society)

Leben

life, existence, public or private living

größtenteils

largely, mostly, for the greater part

Ereignissen

events, occurrences (dative plural of 'Ereignis')

geprägt

shaped, marked, influenced (past participle of 'prägen')

den

the (accusative/dative definite article, masculine/plural)

Ambitionen

ambitions, aspirations, strong desires for achievement

seinem

his, its (dative masculine/neuter possessive pronoun)

Sohn

son, male child of a parent

dem

the (dative definite article, masculine or neuter)

Herzog

duke, high-ranking noble title below a king

entstanden

arose, originated, came into being (past participle)

diese

these, this (demonstrative adjective or pronoun)

Gestalten

figures, characters, forms (plural of 'Gestalt')

nehmen

to take, occupy, assume (infinitive verb)

einen

a, an (indefinite article, masculine accusative)

großen

large, great, significant (adjective, accusative inflected)

Raum

space, room, place, significant portion or scope

zögert

hesitates, pauses (third-person singular present)

nie

never (adverb of negation in time)

Handlungen

actions, deeds, acts (plural of 'Handlung')

Herzogs

of the duke (genitive of 'Herzog')

zum

to the (contraction of 'zu dem', dative)

Nutzen

benefit, use, advantage gained from something

Usurpatoren

usurpers, those who seize power illegitimately

anzuführen

to cite, mention, lead (infinitive with 'zu')

Staaten

states, nations (plural of 'Staat')

sie

they, she, them (personal pronoun, various forms)

angeeignet

appropriated, acquired, taken for oneself

haben

to have (auxiliary or main verb, infinitive)

behalten

to keep, retain, hold onto something

wollen

to want, wish, intend (modal verb, infinitive)

kann

can, is able to (modal verb, third-person singular)

Tat

deed, act, action taken by someone

keine

no, none, not any (negative indefinite article)

Grundsätze

principles, maxims, guiding rules (plural of 'Grundsatz')

finden

to find, discover, locate something

so

so, thus, as (adverb of manner or degree)

gut

good, well (adjective or adverb of quality)

wie

how, as, like (conjunction or interrogative adverb)

Vorbild

role model, example to follow or emulate

sodass

so that, with the result that (conjunction)

einigen

some, certain, several (indefinite pronoun, dative plural)

Kritikern

critics, commentators (dative plural of 'Kritiker')

Held

hero, protagonist, admired or celebrated person

gefeiert

celebrated, acclaimed (past participle of 'feiern')

wird

becomes, will be (third-person singular of 'werden')