The Tale of Benjamin Bunny — Page 3

Vocabulary

kleine

Small or little, adjective describing size

sagte

Past tense of 'sagen'; said or told

dass

Conjunction meaning 'that', introduces subordinate clauses

Erste

First in order or sequence

was

Relative pronoun or past tense of 'sein'; 'what' or 'was'

tun

To do or to perform an action

sei

Subjunctive form of 'sein'; be or were

darin

In it or in there, locative adverb

bestehe

Subjunctive of 'bestehen'; consist of or exist

Kleider

Clothes or garments worn on the body

zurückzuholen

To fetch back or retrieve something previously left

damit

So that or with it, conjunction of purpose

Taschentuch

Handkerchief, a small cloth for wiping the face

benutzen

To use or to make use of something

könnten

Could, subjunctive II form of 'können'

zogen

Past tense of 'ziehen'; pulled or moved

Vogelscheuche

Scarecrow, a figure placed in fields to deter birds

hatte

Past tense of 'haben'; had

Nacht

Night, the dark period between sunset and sunrise

geregnet

Past participle of 'regnen'; rained

war

Past tense of 'sein'; was

Wasser

Water, the transparent liquid essential for life

Schuhen

Dative plural of 'Schuh'; shoes worn on feet

Mantel

Coat or overcoat worn as outer clothing

etwas

Something or somewhat, an indefinite pronoun or adverb

eingeschrumpft

Shrunk or shrunken, having become smaller due to moisture

probierte

Past tense of 'probieren'; tried on or tested

Schottenmütze

Scottish cap or tam-o'-shanter style hat

aber

Conjunction or adverb meaning 'but' or 'however'

groß

Big or large in size, tall in height

Dann

Then, indicating sequence of events in time

schlug

Past tense of 'schlagen'; hit, beat, or proposed

Zwiebeln

Onions, pungent bulb vegetables used in cooking

füllen

To fill or to stuff something with a material

sollten

Should, past subjunctive or past form of 'sollen'

als

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

kleines

Small or little, neuter adjective form

Geschenk

Gift or present given to someone on an occasion

Tante

Aunt, the sister of one's parent

schien

Past tense of 'scheinen'; seemed or appeared

sich

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

nicht

Negation adverb meaning 'not'

amüsieren

To amuse oneself or to enjoy something fun

hörte

Past tense of 'hören'; heard or listened

ständig

Constantly or continuously, without stopping

Geräusche

Noises or sounds, plural of 'Geräusch'

hingegen

On the other hand or in contrast, contrastive adverb

fühlte

Past tense of 'fühlen'; felt emotionally or physically

völlig

Completely or entirely, to a full degree

Hause

Dative form of 'Haus'; home or house

aß

Past tense of 'essen'; ate food

Salatblatt

Lettuce leaf, a single leaf of salad greens

gewohnt

Accustomed to or used to something habitual

Vater

Father, male parent of a child

Garten

Garden, an outdoor space for growing plants

kommen

To come or to arrive at a place

Salat

Salad or lettuce, a vegetable dish or plant

Sonntagsessen

Sunday meal, the main meal eaten on Sundays

holen

To fetch, get, or collect something from somewhere

Name

Name, the word used to identify a person

kleinen

Dative or genitive inflection of 'klein'; small

Papa

Daddy or dad, informal word for father

alte

Old, adjective describing advanced age

Herr

Mister or gentleman, formal title for a man

gewiss

Certainly or surely, expressing confidence or certainty

sehr

Very, intensifying adverb indicating a high degree

fein

Fine or lovely, indicating something pleasant or delicate

nichts

Nothing, an absence of anything

würde

Would, conditional form of 'werden'

gerne

Gladly or with pleasure, willingly doing something

gehen

To go or to walk somewhere

Kurz

Short in duration or length, brief

darauf

Thereupon or after that, indicating subsequent action

ließ

Past tense of 'lassen'; let or allowed to drop

Hälfte

Half, one of two equal parts of something

fallen

To fall or drop downward due to gravity

möglich

Possible or feasible, able to happen or exist

Last

Load or burden, a heavy weight carried by someone

Gemüse

Vegetables, edible plants grown for food

wieder

Again or once more, returning to a previous state

Birnbaum

Pear tree, a fruit-bearing tree producing pears

hinaufzuklettern

To climb up, to ascend something using hands and feet

führte

Past tense of 'führen'; led or guided someone

Weg

Path, way, or road leading somewhere

mutig

Brave or courageous, showing boldness or fearlessness

anderen

Other or another, referring to a different one

Ende

End or conclusion of something in space or time

Gartens

Genitive of 'Garten'; of the garden

gingen

Past tense plural of 'gehen'; went or walked

Brettern

Dative plural of 'Brett'; planks or wooden boards

entlang

Along, beside, or following the length of something

unter

Preposition meaning 'under', 'below', or 'among'

sonnigen

Sunny, inflected form describing pleasant sunny weather

roten

Red, inflected adjective form of 'rot'

Backsteinmauer

Brick wall, a wall constructed from baked clay bricks

Mäuse

Mice, plural of 'Maus'; small rodents

saßen

Past tense plural of 'sitzen'; sat or were sitting

Türstufen

Doorsteps, the steps directly in front of a door

knackten

Past tense of 'knacken'; cracked or snapped something

Kirschkerne

Cherry pits or cherry stones, seeds inside cherries

zwinkerten

Past tense of 'zwinkern'; winked or blinked an eye

los

Off or away, indicating movement or start of action