Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None — Page 9

Vocabulary

anderes

Another or different (neuter form)

Ideal

An ideal; a perfect standard or goal

läuft

Runs; third person singular of 'laufen'

vor

Before, in front of, or ahead of

uns

Us; first person plural accusative/dative pronoun

her

Here, hither; indicates direction toward speaker

seltsames

Strange, odd, peculiar (neuter adjectival form)

verführerisches

Seductive, tempting, alluring (neuter adjectival form)

gefahrvolles

Dangerous, full of peril (neuter adjectival form)

niemanden

Nobody, no one (accusative form)

überreden

To persuade or talk someone into something

möchten

Would like to; polite modal verb form

weil

Because; subordinating conjunction expressing reason

niemandem

To nobody; dative form of 'niemand'

leicht

Easy, light; without much effort or weight

RECHT

Right, entitlement; a legal or moral claim

DARAUF

On it, thereupon; referring to something previously mentioned

zugestehen

To concede or grant a right to someone

Geistes

Of a spirit or mind; genitive of 'Geist'

naiv

Naive, ingenuous; lacking worldly experience or guile

heißt

Means, is called; third person singular of 'heißen'

ungewollt

Unintentional, involuntary; not done on purpose

aus

From, out of; preposition indicating origin or cause

überströmender

Overflowing, brimming; surging beyond capacity (genitive form)

Fülle

Abundance, fullness, plenty of something

Kraft

Strength, power, force; physical or mental energy

allem

With everything; dative form of 'alles'

spielt

Plays; third person singular of 'spielen'

bisher

Until now, so far, hitherto

heilig

Holy, sacred; regarded with religious reverence

unantastbar

Inviolable, untouchable; not to be questioned or harmed

göttlich

Divine, godly; of or pertaining to God

genannt

Called, named; past participle of 'nennen'

wurde

Was; past tense auxiliary for passive constructions

erhabenste

Most sublime or loftiest; superlative of 'erhaben'

Vorstellung

Idea, conception, imagination; mental representation

Volk

People, nation, folk; a community sharing culture

vernünftigerweise

Reasonably, sensibly; in a rational manner

Wertmaßstab

Standard of value; criterion used to measure worth

gemacht

Made, done; past participle of 'machen'

bereits

Already; indicating something has occurred beforehand

praktisch

Practically, in practice; virtually or functionally

Gefahr

Danger, peril; a situation of potential harm

Verderben

Ruin, corruption, destruction; moral or physical decay

Erniedrigung

Humiliation, degradation; act of lowering someone's dignity

zumindest

At least; indicating a minimum or lesser case

Erschlaffung

Slackening, enfeeblement; loss of energy or tension

Blindheit

Blindness; inability to see or perceive clearly

vorübergehende

Temporary, passing, transient (adjectival form)

Selbstvergessenheit

Self-forgetfulness; state of losing awareness of oneself

bedeuten

To mean, signify; to have a particular meaning

würde

Would; subjunctive/conditional form of 'werden'

menschlich-übermenschlichen

Human-superhuman; relating to both human and beyond-human

Wohlergehens

Of well-being; genitive of 'Wohlergehen'

Wohlwollens

Of benevolence or goodwill; genitive of 'Wohlwollen'

oft

Often, frequently; happening many times

genug

Enough, sufficiently; meeting a required amount

UNMENSCHLICH

Inhuman, cruel; beyond normal human behavior or feeling

erscheinen

To appear, seem; to become visible or seem like

Beispiel

Example; an instance illustrating a general rule

wenn

When, if; subordinating conjunction of condition/time

neben

Next to, beside; preposition of location or comparison

vergangenen

Past, bygone; adjectival form of 'vergangen'

Erdenernst

Earthly seriousness; gravity associated with worldly matters

Feierlichkeiten

Solemnities, ceremonies; formal or festive occasions

Haltung

Posture, attitude, bearing; one's stance or demeanor

Ton

Tone, sound; manner of expression or voice quality

Blick

Glance, gaze, look; directing one's eyes somewhere

Moral

Morality, ethics; principles distinguishing right from wrong

Streben

Striving, aspiration; earnest effort toward a goal

deren

Whose, their; genitive relative pronoun (feminine/plural)

wahrste

Truest; superlative adjectival form of 'wahr'

unfreiwillige

Involuntary, unwilling; done without conscious intent

Parodie

Parody; imitative work mocking an original

gestellt

Placed, set; past participle of 'stellen'

dennoch

Nevertheless, yet, still; despite what was said

vielleicht

Perhaps, maybe; expressing possibility or uncertainty

erst

Only then, first; indicating something begins at that point

ERNST

Seriousness, gravity; the quality of being earnest

beginnt

Begins; third person singular of 'beginnen'

eigentliche

Actual, real, proper; the true or genuine form

Fragezeichen

Question mark; punctuation symbol indicating a question

gesetzt

Set, placed; past participle of 'setzen'

Schicksal

Fate, destiny; course of events beyond one's control

Seele

Soul; the spiritual or inner essence of a person

wandelt

Transforms, changes; third person singular of 'wandeln'

Stundenzeiger

Hour hand; the pointer on a clock showing hours

bewegt

Moves, stirs; third person singular of 'bewegen'

Tragödie

Tragedy; a dramatic work with a sorrowful ending

Obwohl

Although, even though; subordinating concessive conjunction

Gestalt

Figure, form, character; the overall shape or persona

Anzahl

Number, quantity; a count of multiple items

leitenden

Leading, guiding; adjectival genitive form of 'leitend'

Gedanken

Thoughts, ideas; plural of 'Gedanke'

Werkes

Of the work; genitive of 'Werk'

schon

Already, even; indicating prior occurrence or emphasis

früher

Earlier, formerly; at a previous point in time

Träumen

Dreams; dative plural of 'Traum'

Schriften

Writings, publications; plural of 'Schrift'

Autors

Of the author; genitive of 'Autor'

erschienen

Appeared; past participle of 'erscheinen'

entstand

Originated, came into being; past tense of 'entstehen'

Also

Thus, so; adverb indicating consequence or conclusion

sprach

Spoke; past tense singular of 'sprechen'

tatsächlich

Actually, indeed, in fact; confirming reality

Monat

Month; one of twelve divisions of the calendar year

Gedanke

Thought, idea; a single mental conception or notion

Ewigen

Of the eternal; adjectival genitive form of 'ewig'

Wiederkunft

Return, recurrence; the coming back of something

aller

Of all; genitive plural of 'alle'

Dinge

Things; plural of 'Ding', referring to entities or matters

Bruder

Brother; a male sibling

schließlich

Finally, ultimately, in the end

dazu

To it, thereto; referring to a previously mentioned aim

bewog

Induced, prompted; past tense of 'bewegen' (figurative)

Ansichten

Views, opinions; plural of 'Ansicht'

poetischer

In poetic; dative adjectival form of 'poetisch'

Sprache

Language, speech; system of communication using words

darzulegen

To set forth, expound; to present ideas clearly