The Yellow Wallpaper — Page 15
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"Why, how can I, dear?
„Aber wie könnte ich denn, mein Schatz?
It is only three weeks more and then we will take a nice little trip of a few days while Jennie is getting the house ready.
Es sind nur noch drei Wochen, und dann machen wir eine nette kleine Reise von ein paar Tagen, während Jennie das Haus in Ordnung bringt.
There is nothing so dangerous, so fascinating, to a temperament like yours.
Es gibt nichts so Gefährliches, so Verführerisches für ein Temperament wie das Ihrige.
It is a false and foolish fancy.
Es ist eine falsche und törichte Einbildung.
So of course I said no more on that score, and we went to sleep before long.
Also sagte ich natürlich nichts mehr in dieser Hinsicht, und wir schliefen bald ein.
Vocabulary
- Aber
- Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'.
- wie
- Interrogative or conjunction meaning 'how' or 'as'.
- könnte
- Past subjunctive of 'können'; meaning 'could'.
- denn
- Conjunction or particle meaning 'because' or 'then'.
- mein
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'my'.
- Schatz
- Noun meaning 'treasure' or term of endearment 'darling'.
- sind
- Plural present tense of 'sein'; meaning 'are'.
- nur
- Adverb meaning 'only' or 'just'.
- noch
- Adverb meaning 'still', 'yet', or 'even'.
- drei
- Cardinal number meaning 'three'.
- Wochen
- Plural noun meaning 'weeks'.
- dann
- Adverb meaning 'then' or 'after that'.
- machen
- Verb meaning 'to make' or 'to do'.
- nette
- Adjective meaning 'nice' or 'pleasant'.
- kleine
- Adjective meaning 'small' or 'little'.
- Reise
- Noun meaning 'trip' or 'journey'.
- von
- Preposition meaning 'from', 'of', or 'by'.
- paar
- Indefinite numeral meaning 'a few' or 'a couple'.
- Tagen
- Dative plural of 'Tag'; meaning 'days'.
- während
- Preposition or conjunction meaning 'during' or 'while'.
- Haus
- Noun meaning 'house' or 'home'.
- Ordnung
- Noun meaning 'order', 'tidiness', or 'arrangement'.
- bringt
- Third-person singular present of 'bringen'; meaning 'brings'.
- gibt
- Third-person singular of 'geben'; 'there is/are' (es gibt).
- nichts
- Pronoun meaning 'nothing'.
- so
- Adverb or conjunction meaning 'so', 'thus', or 'such'.
- Gefährliches
- Adjective nominalized/inflected; meaning 'something dangerous'.
- Verführerisches
- Nominalized adjective meaning 'something seductive or tempting'.
- für
- Preposition meaning 'for'.
- Temperament
- Noun meaning 'temperament', 'disposition', or 'vivacity'.
- Ihrige
- Formal possessive pronoun meaning 'yours' (formal 'Sie').
- falsche
- Adjective meaning 'false', 'wrong', or 'mistaken'.
- törichte
- Adjective meaning 'foolish' or 'silly'.
- Einbildung
- Noun meaning 'imagination', 'illusion', or 'conceit'.
- Also
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'so', 'thus', or 'therefore'.
- sagte
- Past tense of 'sagen'; meaning 'said'.
- natürlich
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'naturally' or 'of course'.
- mehr
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'more'.
- dieser
- Demonstrative pronoun/adjective meaning 'this' or 'of this'.
- Hinsicht
- Noun meaning 'regard', 'respect', or 'aspect'.
- schliefen
- Past tense plural of 'schlafen'; meaning 'slept'.
- bald
- Adverb meaning 'soon'.
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