The Tale of Benjamin Bunny — Page 1

Vocabulary

DIE

Feminine/plural definite article meaning 'the'

GESCHICHTE

Story or history; narrative account

VON

Preposition meaning 'of' or 'by'

HASE

Hare; a wild rabbit-like animal

AUTORIN

Female author or writer of a work

SCHWANZ

Tail; the rear appendage of an animal

HASE

Hare; a wild rabbit-like animal

erneuert

Renewed or updated; past participle of erneuern

FÜR

Preposition meaning 'for'

KINDER

Children; young people below adolescence

DEM

Dative masculine/neuter definite article meaning 'the'

ALTEN

Old; dative adjective form of 'alt'

HERRN

Mister; dative form of 'Herr'

Eines

One; genitive form used in time expressions

Morgens

In the morning; genitive time expression

saß

Sat; past tense of 'sitzen' (to sit)

ein

Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'

kleines

Small; neuter adjective form of 'klein'

Kaninchen

Rabbit; a small domesticated burrowing mammal

auf

Preposition meaning 'on' or 'upon'

einem

Dative indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'

Erdhügel

Small mound of earth; a little hill

Er

Personal pronoun meaning 'he'

spitzte

Pricked up; past tense of 'spitzen'

die

Feminine/plural definite article meaning 'the'

Ohren

Ears; plural of 'Ohr'

und

Conjunction meaning 'and'

lauschte

Listened carefully; past tense of 'lauschen'

dem

Dative definite article meaning 'the'

Tripptrapp

Clip-clop; sound of small quick footsteps

eines

Genitive indefinite article meaning 'of a'

Ponys

Pony's; genitive of small horse

Eine

Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a'

Kutsche

Carriage; a horse-drawn vehicle for passengers

kam

Came; past tense of 'kommen' (to come)

Straße

Street or road; a public thoroughfare

entlang

Along; preposition indicating movement beside something

sie

Personal pronoun meaning 'she', 'they', or 'it'

wurde

Was; past tense auxiliary for passive voice

von

Preposition meaning 'by' or 'from'

Herrn

Mister; dative/genitive form of 'Herr'

gefahren

Driven; past participle of 'fahren' (to drive)

neben

Preposition meaning 'next to' or 'beside'

ihm

Dative pronoun meaning 'him' or 'it'

Frau

Woman or wife; female adult person

in

Preposition meaning 'in' or 'into'

ihrem

Her; dative possessive pronoun

schönsten

Most beautiful; superlative dative form of 'schön'

Hut

Hat; a head covering worn outdoors

Sobald

As soon as; conjunction indicating immediate sequence

vorbei

Past or over; indicates something has passed by

waren

Were; past tense plural of 'sein' (to be)

glitt

Slid or glided; past tense of 'gleiten'

der

Masculine definite article meaning 'the'

kleine

Small; adjective form of 'klein'

Hase

Hare; a wild rabbit-like animal

hinunter

Down; directional adverb indicating downward movement

machte

Made or did; past tense of 'machen'

sich

Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself', 'herself', 'itself'

den

Accusative masculine definite article meaning 'the'

Weg

Way or path; a route to a destination

mit

Preposition meaning 'with'

Hüpfer

A hop; a small jumping movement

Sprung

A jump or leap; a bounding movement

Satz

Bound or leap; a quick jumping movement

um

Preposition meaning 'around' or 'in order to'

seine

His; possessive pronoun in nominative/accusative form

Verwandten

Relatives; people related by family ties

zu

Preposition or infinitive marker meaning 'to'

besuchen

To visit; to go and see someone

im

Contraction of 'in dem' meaning 'in the'

Wald

Forest or woods; a large area of trees

hinter

Preposition meaning 'behind' or 'at the back'

Garten

Garden; an outdoor area for growing plants

wohnten

Lived or resided; past tense plural of 'wohnen'

Dieser

This one; demonstrative pronoun referring to the forest

war

Was; past tense singular of 'sein' (to be)

voller

Full of; adjective meaning filled with something

Kaninchenlöcher

Rabbit holes; burrows dug by rabbits underground

ordentlichsten

Neatest or most orderly; superlative of 'ordentlich'

sandigsten

Sandiest; superlative form of 'sandig'

Loch

Hole; an opening or hollow space

allen

All; dative plural form of 'alle'

Tante

Aunt; a parent's sister or relative

Cousins

Male cousins; children of one's aunt or uncle

Die

Feminine/plural definite article meaning 'the'

alte

Old; adjective form of 'alt' for feminine nouns

Witwe

Widow; a woman whose husband has died

verdiente

Earned; past tense of 'verdienen' (to earn)

ihren

Her; accusative possessive pronoun

Lebensunterhalt

Livelihood; means of supporting oneself financially

Stricken

Knitting; the craft of making fabric with needles

Fäustlingen

Mittens; gloves with one section for all fingers

Armstulpen

Arm warmers; knitted sleeves covering the forearms

aus

Preposition meaning 'from' or 'made of'

Kaninchenwolle

Rabbit wool; fiber gathered from rabbit fur

ich

Personal pronoun meaning 'I'

habe

Have; first person singular of 'haben'

einmal

Once; at one time or on one occasion

Paar

Pair or couple; two matching items together

Basar

Bazaar or fair; a market selling various goods

gekauft

Bought; past participle of 'kaufen' (to buy)

Sie

She or formal 'you'; personal pronoun

verkaufte

Sold; past tense of 'verkaufen' (to sell)

auch

Also or too; additive adverb

Kräuter

Herbs; plants used for flavoring or medicine

Rosmarintee

Rosemary tea; herbal tea made from rosemary

Kaninchentabak

Rabbit tobacco; a plant name used humorously

das

Neuter definite article or pronoun meaning 'that'

ist

Is; third person singular of 'sein' (to be)

was

What; interrogative or relative pronoun

wir

Personal pronoun meaning 'we'

Lavendel

Lavender; a fragrant purple-flowered plant

nennen

To call or name; to give something a name

Der

Masculine definite article meaning 'the'

wollte

Wanted; past tense of 'wollen' (to want)

nicht

Not; negation adverb

besonders

Particularly or especially; adverb of degree

gerne

Gladly or willingly; adverb expressing preference

sehen

To see; infinitive of the verb 'sehen'

Rückseite

Back side; the rear surface of something

Tanne

Fir tree; an evergreen coniferous tree

herum

Around; adverb indicating circular movement

stolperte

Stumbled; past tense of 'stolpern' (to stumble)

fast

Almost or nearly; adverb of approximation

über

Preposition meaning 'over', 'above', or 'about'

seinen

His; accusative masculine possessive pronoun

Cousin

Male cousin; son of one's aunt or uncle

allein

Alone; without company or other people

sah

Looked or saw; past tense of 'sehen'

kränklich

Sickly or unwell; appearing chronically ill

rotes

Red; adjective form of 'rot' for neuter nouns

Baumwolltaschentuch

Cotton handkerchief; a cloth used for wiping

gekleidet

Dressed; past participle of 'kleiden' (to dress)