Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience — Page 2

Vocabulary

Andere

Other people or things; refers to others

waren

Past tense of 'sein'; were

neugierig

Curious, eager to know or learn something

zu

To, too, or at; versatile preposition or particle

erfahren

To find out, experience, or learn something

welchen

Which; accusative/dative form of 'welcher'

Teil

Part, portion, or section of something

meines

Genitive form of 'mein'; of my

Einkommens

Genitive of 'Einkommen'; of income or earnings

ich

First person singular pronoun; I

wohltätigen

Charitable, benevolent, philanthropic purposes or causes

Zwecken

Dative plural of 'Zweck'; for purposes or aims

widmete

Past tense of 'widmen'; dedicated or devoted something

und

Coordinating conjunction meaning and

manche

Some, many, or quite a few people or things

die

Definite article or relative pronoun; the, who, which

große

Large, big, or great in size or number

Familien

Plural of 'Familie'; families

haben

To have; auxiliary verb used in perfect tense

wie

How, as, or like; used for comparison or questions

viele

Many, a large number of something

arme

Poor, impoverished; lacking money or resources

Kinder

Plural of 'Kind'; children

unterhielt

Past tense of 'unterhalten'; supported or maintained financially

Ich

First person singular pronoun; I

bitte

Please; also 'I ask' or 'I request'

daher

Therefore, hence, for that reason

diejenigen

Those; refers to specific previously mentioned people

meiner

Genitive/dative of 'mein'; of my, my (before noun)

Leser

Reader or readers of a text

kein

No, not a, none; negates a noun

besonderes

Special, particular, or extraordinary interest or quality

Interesse

Interest, curiosity, or concern in something

an

At, on, or to; common German preposition

mir

Dative of 'ich'; me, to me

verzeihen

To forgive or pardon someone for something

wenn

If or when; introduces conditional or temporal clauses

es

It; third person singular neuter pronoun

unternehme

First person singular of 'unternehmen'; I undertake or attempt

einige

Some, a few, several of something

dieser

Genitive/dative of 'diese'; of these, this

Fragen

Questions or inquiries; plural of 'Frage'

in

In, into, inside; common German preposition

diesem

Dative of 'dieser'; in this (book, place, etc.)

Buch

Book, a written or printed publication

beantworten

To answer or respond to questions

In

In, inside; preposition at start of sentence

den

Dative plural or accusative masculine article; the

meisten

Most, the majority of something or people

Büchern

Dative plural of 'Buch'; in books

wird

Third person singular of 'werden'; becomes or is (passive)

das

Neuter definite article or demonstrative pronoun; the, that

oder

Or; coordinating conjunction presenting alternatives

erste

First; ordinal number indicating initial position

Person

Person; grammatical or individual human reference

weggelassen

Past participle of 'weglassen'; omitted or left out

beibehalten

To keep, retain, or maintain something as it is

ist

Third person singular of 'sein'; is

was

What; interrogative or relative pronoun

Egoismus

Egoism, selfishness, excessive focus on oneself

betrifft

Third person of 'betreffen'; concerns or regards something

der

Masculine definite article or relative pronoun; the, who

Hauptunterschied

Main or principal difference between two things

Wir

First person plural pronoun; we

vergessen

To forget; fail to remember something

gewöhnlich

Usually, normally, ordinarily; happening most of the time

dass

That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause

doch

Yet, still, after all; emphatic or contradictory particle

immer

Always, ever, at all times

spricht

Third person singular of 'sprechen'; speaks or talks

würde

Would; conditional form of 'werden'

nicht

Not; standard German negation word

so

So, thus, in this way; degree adverb

viel

Much, a lot; refers to quantity or amount

über

About, over, above; preposition of topic or position

mich

Accusative of 'ich'; me, myself

selbst

Myself, yourself, himself; reflexive intensifier pronoun

reden

To talk, speak, or converse about something

irgendjemand

Someone, anybody; refers to an unspecified person

anderen

Dative or genitive of 'andere'; of others, to others

gäbe

Subjunctive II of 'geben'; would give or there would be

ebenso

Just as, equally, likewise; used for comparison

gut

Good, well; positive quality or manner

kennen

To know, be acquainted with a person or thing

Leider

Unfortunately, sadly; expresses regret

bin

First person singular of 'sein'; am

durch

Through, by means of; preposition of means or location

Enge

Narrowness, limitation; narrow scope or confinement

Erfahrung

Experience, practical knowledge gained over time

auf

On, onto, upon; common German preposition

dieses

Genitive or nominative neuter of 'dieser'; this, of this

Thema

Topic, theme, or subject of discussion

beschränkt

Limited, restricted, confined to a certain scope

Darüber

About that, beyond that, over it; referential adverb

hinaus

Beyond, out, further; used in 'darüber hinaus'

verlange

First person of 'verlangen'; I demand or require something

meinerseits

On my part, for my part; expresses personal stance

von

From, of, by; very common German preposition

jedem

Dative of 'jeder'; from every, to each person

Schriftsteller

Writer, author; person who writes literary works

früher

Earlier, formerly, sooner; comparative of 'früh'

später

Later, sooner or later; comparative of 'spät'

einen

Accusative masculine indefinite article; a, one

schlichten

Simple, plain, modest; unadorned or straightforward

aufrichtigen

Sincere, honest, genuine in attitude or report

Bericht

Report, account, description of events or life

sein

His or its (possessive); also infinitive 'to be'

eigenes

Own; belonging to oneself, one's own life

Leben

Life, existence; one's personal biography or living

nur

Only, just, merely; restricts quantity or scope

er

Third person singular masculine pronoun; he

anderer

Genitive of 'andere'; of other people

Menschen

People, humans, persons; plural of 'Mensch'

gehört

Heard or belonged to; past participle of 'hören'/'gehören'

hat

Third person singular of 'haben'; has

solchen

Such, of such kind; dative/accusative of 'solcher'

ihn

Accusative of 'er'; him

aus

From, out of; preposition of origin or direction

einem

Dative masculine/neuter indefinite article; a, from a

fernen

Distant, far-away; dative adjective form of 'fern'

Land

Country, land, rural region

seine

His; nominative feminine or plural possessive of 'sein'

Verwandten

Relatives, family members; plural of 'Verwandte'

schicken

To send someone or something to a place

denn

Because, for; causal conjunction or emphatic particle

aufrichtig

Honestly, sincerely; in a genuine and truthful manner

gelebt

Past participle of 'leben'; lived, having lived a life

muss

Must, has to; modal verb expressing necessity

für

For; preposition indicating purpose or beneficiary

gewesen

Past participle of 'sein'; been

Vielleicht

Perhaps, maybe; expresses uncertainty or possibility

sind

Third person plural of 'sein'; are

diese

These or this; demonstrative pronoun or article

Seiten

Pages or sides; plural of 'Seite'

ganz

Quite, entirely, completely; intensifier or adjective

besonders

Especially, particularly; used to single something out

Studenten

Students; plural of 'Student'

gerichtet

Directed, aimed, addressed to a particular audience

Was

What; interrogative or relative pronoun

übrigen

Remaining, rest of; the others not yet mentioned

werden

Will, to become; future auxiliary or copula verb

sie

They, she, or you (formal); personal pronoun

Teile

Parts, sections; plural or nominative of 'Teil'

annehmen

To accept, assume, or adopt something offered

zutreffen

To apply, be accurate, or be true for someone

vertraue

First person of 'vertrauen'; I trust or rely on

darauf

On that, thereon; pronominal adverb of reference

niemand

Nobody, no one; negative indefinite pronoun

beim

Contraction of 'bei dem'; at the, while doing

Anziehen

Putting on (clothes); act of dressing oneself

des

Genitive masculine/neuter article; of the

Mantels

Genitive of 'Mantel'; of the coat or overcoat

Nähte

Seams of clothing; plural of 'Naht'

dehnen

To stretch, extend, or expand in size

mag

May, might, like; modal verb of possibility or desire

dem

Dative masculine/neuter article; to the, for the

gute

Good; positive quality, adjective describing service

Dienste

Services, favors; plural of 'Dienst'

leisten

To provide, render, or perform a service or work

passt

Third person of 'passen'; fits, suits, is appropriate