White nights, and other stories — Page 15

Vocabulary

Nessuna

No one, none (feminine form)

donna

Woman, lady

di

Of, from (common preposition)

buon

Good (shortened form before masculine nouns)

cuore

Heart, center of emotions

a

To, at (basic preposition)

meno

Less, fewer; used in comparisons

che

That, which, who (conjunction/relative pronoun)

non

Not (basic negation word)

fosse

Were (imperfect subjunctive of essere)

stupida

Stupid, foolish (feminine adjective)

o

Or (basic disjunctive conjunction)

ancor

Still, yet, even (shortened form of ancora)

più

More, most (comparative adverb)

seccata

Annoyed, bothered, irritated (feminine past participle)

per

For, through, because of (preposition)

qualcosa

Something, anything (indefinite pronoun)

in

In, into (basic preposition of location)

quel

That (masculine demonstrative adjective)

momento

Moment, instant in time

potrebbe

Could, might (conditional of potere)

decidersi

To make up one's mind, decide

mandarvi

To send you away (infinitive with clitic)

via

Away; also road or street

senza

Without (preposition indicating absence)

quelle

Those (feminine plural demonstrative adjective)

due

Two (cardinal number)

parole

Words (plural of parola)

chiedete

You ask (second person plural present of chiedere)

così

So, thus, in this way

timidamente

Timidly, shyly (adverb)

Ma

But (basic adversative conjunction)

cosa

Thing; what (interrogative pronoun)

sto

I am (present of stare, used in progressive)

dicendo

Saying (gerund of dire)

Naturalmente

Naturally, of course (adverb)

vi

You (indirect/direct object clitic pronoun)

prenderebbe

Would take (conditional of prendere)

un

A, an (masculine indefinite article)

pazzo

Crazy, mad person or adjective

Giudicavo

I was judging (imperfect of giudicare)

da

From, by, since (preposition)

me

Me (stressed personal pronoun)

stessa

Herself, myself, same (feminine emphatic pronoun)

so

I know (first person singular of sapere)

molte

Many, a lot (feminine plural adjective)

cose

Things (plural of cosa)

sulla

On the (contraction of su + la)

vita

Life, existence

degli

Of the (contraction of di + gli)

altri

Others, other people (plural noun/adjective)

Oh

Oh (exclamation expressing surprise or emotion)

grazie

Thank you, thanks

esclamai

I exclaimed (past tense of esclamare)

sapete

You know (second person plural of sapere)

avete

You have (second person plural of avere)

fatto

Done, made (past participle of fare)

questo

This (masculine demonstrative pronoun/adjective)

Sono

I am / they are (present of essere)

contenta

Happy, pleased, satisfied (feminine adjective)

ditemi

Tell me (imperative of dire with clitic)

come

How, as, like (adverb/conjunction)

capito

Understood (past participle of capire)

ero

I was (imperfect of essere)

il

The (masculine singular definite article)

tipo

Type, kind, sort of person

con

With (basic preposition)

cui

Whom, which (relative pronoun)

beh

Well (filler word expressing hesitation)

ritenete

You consider, deem (second plural of ritenere)

degna

Worthy, deserving (feminine adjective)

attenzione

Attention, care, notice

e

And (basic coordinating conjunction)

amicizia

Friendship, friendly relationship

insomma

In short, well, in summary

una

A, an (feminine indefinite article)

padrona

Mistress, owner, landlady (feminine noun)

casa

House, home

dite

You say, tell (second plural imperative/present)

Cosa

What, thing (interrogative pronoun)

ha

Has (third person singular of avere)

spinto

Pushed, driven (past participle of spingere)

ad

To, at (preposition a before vowel)

avvicinarvi

To approach you (infinitive with clitic)

mi

Me, to me (first person object clitic)

eravate

You were (second plural imperfect of essere)

sola

Alone, lonely (feminine adjective)

signore

Lord, gentleman, mister (honorific noun)

era

Was (third person singular imperfect of essere)

troppo

Too much, excessively (adverb/adjective)

insolente

Insolent, rude, arrogant (adjective)

è

Is (third person singular present of essere)

notte

Night, nighttime

Dovete

You must, have to (second plural of dovere)

ammettere

To admit, acknowledge, concede

dovere

Duty, obligation; must (modal verb)

No

No (basic negation particle)

no

No (basic negation particle repeated)

intendo

I mean, intend (first singular of intendere)

prima

Before, first, earlier (adverb/adjective)

dall'

From the (contraction of da + l')

altro

Other, another, else (adjective/pronoun)

lato

Side, flank (noun)

avevate

You had (second plural imperfect of avere)

intenzione

Intention, plan, purpose

Dall'

From the (contraction of da + l')

Davvero

Really, truly, indeed (adverb)

rispondere

To answer, reply, respond

ho

I have (first person singular of avere)

paura

Fear, fright, dread

Sapete

You know (second plural present of sapere)

oggi

Today (adverb of time)

sono

I am / they are (present of essere)

stato

Been, state (past participle of essere)

felice

Happy, joyful, content (adjective)

Camminavo

I was walking (imperfect of camminare)

cantando

Singing (gerund of cantare)

andato

Gone (past participle of andare)

campagna

Countryside, rural area

mai

Never, ever (temporal adverb)

avuto

Had (past participle of avere)

momenti

Moments, instants (plural of momento)

felici

Happy (plural adjective of felice)

Voi

You (second person plural subject pronoun)

forse

Perhaps, maybe, possibly (adverb)

solo

Only, alone, just (adverb/adjective)

la

The (feminine singular definite article)

mia

My (feminine possessive adjective)

fantasia

Fantasy, imagination, fancy

Perdonatemi

Forgive me (imperative with clitic)

se

If, whether (conditional conjunction)

ne

Of it, about it (partitive clitic pronoun)

parlo

I speak, talk (first singular of parlare)

sembrava

It seemed (imperfect of sembrare)

steste

You were (imperfect subjunctive of stare)

piangendo

Crying, weeping (gerund of piangere)

io

I (first person singular subject pronoun)

riuscivo

I managed, was able (imperfect of riuscire)

sopportarlo

To bear it, endure it (infinitive with clitic)

spezzava

Was breaking, tearing (imperfect of spezzare)

mio

My (masculine possessive adjective/pronoun)

Dio

God (religious noun)