The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle — Page 1

Vocabulary

Produziert

Produced; created or manufactured something

von

Of or by; common preposition indicating origin

und

And; basic coordinating conjunction

dem

The; dative masculine/neuter definite article

Team

Group of people working together toward a goal

DIE

The; feminine or plural definite article in German

GESCHICHTE

Story or history; narrative account of events

VON

Of or from; preposition showing origin or belonging

FRAU

Mrs. or woman; formal address for adult female

Autorin

Female author; woman who writes books professionally

Die

The; feminine or plural definite article in German

Geschichte

Story or history; a narrative or historical account

Hase

Hare or rabbit; a common wild mammal

Australien

German word for Australia; large Southern Hemisphere country

Kanada

German word for Canada; large North American country

Neuseeland

German word for New Zealand; island nation near Australia

Erstmals

For the first time; at the very beginning

veröffentlicht

Published; made available to the public officially

Dieser

This; demonstrative pronoun for masculine nouns

Druck

Print or printing edition; also means pressure

Allgemeiner

General; broad or widely applicable in scope

Urheberrecht

Copyright; legal protection for creative works and authorship

in

In; common preposition indicating location or inclusion

allen

All; plural dative form meaning in all places

Ländern

Countries; dative plural of Land meaning nation

die

The; feminine or plural definite article in German

der

The; masculine or genitive definite article in German

Übereinkunft

Agreement or convention; formal mutual understanding between parties

beigetreten

Joined or acceded to; become a member of

sind

Are; third person plural of the verb sein

Alle

All or every; refers to entire group without exception

Rechte

Rights; legal entitlements or privileges held by someone

vorbehalten

Reserved; kept back or retained for specific use

Unbeschadet

Notwithstanding; without prejudice to existing rights or conditions

oben

Above; referring to something mentioned previously or higher

vorbehaltenen

Reserved; genitive form indicating rights held in reserve

Urheberrechte

Copyrights; plural of intellectual property legal protection

darf

May or is allowed to; modal verb for permission

kein

No or not any; negating article before nouns

Teil

Part or portion; a section of a larger whole

dieser

This; genitive form of demonstrative pronoun dieser

Publikation

Publication; a printed or digital work made public

vervielfältigt

Reproduced or duplicated; copied in multiple versions

einem

A or an; dative form of indefinite article ein

gespeichert

Stored; saved data or information in a system

oder

Or; coordinating conjunction offering an alternative choice

eingeführt

Introduced or imported; brought into use or circulation

irgendeiner

Any; indefinite pronoun meaning some unspecified one

Form

Form or format; the shape or manner of something

auf

On or onto; preposition indicating surface or direction

irgendeine

Any or some; indefinite pronoun for unspecified manner

Weise

Way or manner; how something is done or expressed

elektronisch

Electronic; relating to electronic technology or devices

mechanisch

Mechanical; relating to machines or mechanical processes

aufzeichnend

Recording; capturing audio, video, or written information

anderweitig

Otherwise or in another way; by different means

übertragen

Transmitted or transferred; conveyed from one place to another

werden

To become or will be; auxiliary verb for future/passive

ohne

Without; preposition indicating absence or lack of something

vorherige

Prior or previous; referring to something before in time

schriftliche

Written; done in writing rather than verbally

Genehmigung

Permission or approval; official authorization for an action

sowohl

Both; used in correlation with als auch meaning as well

des

Of the; genitive masculine definite article in German

als

As or than; conjunction used in comparisons or correlations

auch

Also or too; additive adverb indicating inclusion

genannten

Named or mentioned; referred to previously in text

Verlegers

Publisher's; genitive form of Verleger meaning book publisher

dieses

This; genitive demonstrative pronoun for neuter nouns

Buches

Of the book; genitive form of Buch meaning book

Gedruckt

Printed; produced by a printing process or machine

gebunden

Bound; having pages bound together into a book

Großbritannien

Great Britain; island nation comprising England, Scotland, Wales

für

For; preposition indicating purpose, recipient, or benefit

ECHTE

Real or genuine; true and authentic, not fake

KLEINE

Little or small; adjective describing diminutive size

AUS

From or out of; preposition indicating origin or source

Es

It; neutral personal pronoun used in various expressions

war

Was; past tense of sein, the verb to be

einmal

Once; used in fairy tales meaning once upon a time

ein

A or one; indefinite article for singular nouns

kleines

Small or little; adjective in neuter nominative form

Mädchen

Girl; a young female child or teenager

namens

Named or called; introducing the name of someone

das

The or that; neuter definite article or demonstrative pronoun

Bauernhof

Farm; a rural property where animals and crops are kept

Kleinstädtchen

Small little town; diminutive of Kleinstadt meaning small town

lebte

Lived; past tense of leben meaning to live

Sie

She, they, or you formal; personal pronoun in German

braves

Good or well-behaved; adjective describing obedient character

nur

Only or just; limiting adverb restricting to one thing

verlor

Lost; past tense of verlieren meaning to lose

sie

She or they; third person personal pronoun in German

immer

Always; indicates something happens at all times

ihre

Her or their; possessive pronoun referring to female subject

Taschentücher

Handkerchiefs; small cloths used for wiping nose or face

Eines

One; genitive or nominative form used in eines Tages

Tages

Day's; genitive of Tag, used in one day expression

kam

Came; past tense of kommen meaning to come

kleine

Little or small; adjective for feminine nominative noun

weinend

Crying; present participle of weinen meaning to cry

den

The; accusative masculine definite article in German

Hof

Farm or courtyard; an enclosed yard or farmstead

oh

Oh; exclamation expressing surprise or emotion

wie

How or as; interrogative or comparative adverb

weinte

Cried or wept; past tense of weinen to cry

Ich

I; first person singular personal pronoun in German

habe

Have; first person singular of haben to have

mein

My; first person singular possessive pronoun in German

Taschentüchlein

Little handkerchief; diminutive of Taschentuch, small cloth

verloren

Lost; past participle of verlieren meaning to lose