One sentence of «Der süße Brei»
Sentence 3 of 6 · Der süße Brei, Brüder Grimm
Das Mädchen brachte den Topf seiner Mutter heim, und nun waren sie ihrer Armuth und ihres Hungers ledig und aßen süßen Brei so oft sie wollten.
The girl brought the pot home to her mother, and now they were rid of their poverty and their hunger, and ate sweet porridge as often as they liked.
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| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Das | der | the (def. art.); who, which, that (rel. pron.); that one (dem. pron.) |
| Mädchen | Mädchen | girl (n., n.) |
| brachte | bringen | to bring, carry (v.) |
| Topf | Topf | pot (n., m.) |
| seiner | sein | to be (v.); also: his, its (poss. det., 3rd sg. m./n.) |
| Mutter | Mutter | mother (n., f.) |
| heim | heim | home, homewards (adv.); stranded particle of heimbringen 'to bring home' and heimkommen 'to come home' |
| und | und | and (conj.) |
| nun | nun | now, well then (adv.) |
| sie | sie | she, they; her, them (pers. pron.) |
| ihrer | ihr | you (pers. pron., 2nd pl.; here the old polite form of address); also her, its, their (poss. det.) |
| Armuth | Armut | poverty (n., f.) |
| Hungers | Hunger | hunger (n., m.); 'Hungers sterben' = to starve to death (archaic genitive) |
| ledig | ledig | free of, rid of (adj., governs the genitive; archaic in this sense — the ordinary modern meaning is 'unmarried, single') |
| aßen | essen | to eat (v.) |
| süßen | süß | sweet (adj.) |
| Brei | Brei | porridge, mush (n., m.) |
| so | so | so, thus, such, as (adv.) |
| oft | oft | often (adv.) |
| wollten | wollen | to want, wish, intend (modal v.) |
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