Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 3

Vocabulary

時計

tokei — Clock or watch used to tell time

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar

12時

juuniji — Twelve o'clock, noon or midnight

を

wo — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar

打つ

utsu — To strike, hit, or beat something

と

to — And; with; quotation particle in Japanese

彼

kare — He; third-person masculine pronoun in Japanese

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar

空中

kuuchuu — Midair; the space above the ground

で

de — At; in; by means of; location or method particle

がさがさ

gasagasa — Rustling or scratching sound of movement

という

to iu — Called; named; expressing description or quotation

音

oto — Sound or noise heard by the ear

聞き

kiki — Listening; hearing; stem form of 聞く

純金

junkин — Pure gold; solid gold without alloy

でき

deki — Made of; able to; stem form of できる

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb marker in Japanese

鳥

tori — Bird; any avian creature

飛ん

ton — Flying; stem of 飛ぶ in conjunctive form

くる

kuru — To come; to arrive toward the speaker

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese

見え

mie — To be visible; to appear; stem of 見える

その

sono — That; referring to something near the listener

くちばし

kuchibashi — Beak or bill of a bird

リンゴ

ringo — Apple; the common fruit

一つ

hitotsu — One; a single item or thing

つつ

tsutsu — While doing; simultaneous action grammatical form

こう

kou — This way; like this; in this manner

し

shi — And; conjunctive form listing multiple actions or reasons

とき

toki — Time; moment; when something occurs

庭師

niwashi — Gardener; person who tends gardens

息子

musuko — Son; one's male child

跳び上がっ

tobiagat(te) — Jumped up; leaped upward suddenly

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions

矢

ya — Arrow; projectile shot from a bow

放っ

hanат(te) — Released; let loose; fired an arrow

しかし

shikashi — However; but; introducing a contrasting statement

傷つけ

kizutsuke — To wound or injure; to cause harm

なかっ

naкат(te) — Did not; negative past auxiliary verb form

ただ

tada — Only; merely; just; nothing more

尾

o — Tail; the rear appendage of an animal

から

kara — From; because; starting point particle

金色

kiniro — Golden color; the color of gold

羽

hane — Feather; wing of a bird

一枚

ichimai — One flat thin object such as a sheet

落とし

otoshi — Dropped; let fall; stem form of 落とす

そして

soshite — And then; after that; furthermore

飛び去っ

tobisат(te) — Flew away; departed quickly through the air

翌朝

yokuasa — The following morning; next day's morning

王

ou — King; monarch; ruler of a kingdom

もと

moto — To; before; the presence of someone important

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward somewhere

持ち運ば

mochiхакоba — Carried; transported; brought to a location

れ

re — Passive voice auxiliary verb suffix in Japanese

全て

subete — All; everything; the entirety of something

評議会

hyougikai — Council; deliberative assembly of advisors

召集

shoushuu — Summoning; calling people together for assembly

さ

sa — Casual sentence-ending or nominalizing particle

誰

dare — Who; asking about a person's identity

も

mo — Also; even; neither; inclusive particle

それ

sore — That; referring to something near the listener

王国

oukoku — Kingdom; a country ruled by a king

富

tomi — Wealth; riches; abundance of valuable things

より

yori — Than; more than; comparative particle

価値

kachi — Value; worth; importance of something

ある

aru — To exist; to have; to be present

同意

doui — Agreement; consent; approval of an idea

言っ

it(te) — Said; spoke; conjunctive form of 言う

私

watashi — I; first-person pronoun in Japanese

に

ni — In; at; to; target or location particle

役

yaku — Use; role; service; benefit provided

立た

tata — Stand; be useful; stem of 役に立つ

ない

nai — Not; negation auxiliary in Japanese grammar

全体

zentai — The whole; entirety; all together

手

te — Hand; means; method to accomplish something

入れ

ire — Put in; insert; obtain; stem of 入れる

なけれ

nakere — Must; conditional negative necessity form

ば

ba — If; conditional particle in Japanese grammar

なら

nara — If it is; conditional form expressing supposition

そこ

soko — There; that place near the listener

長男

chounan — Eldest son; firstborn male child

旅

tabi — Journey; trip; travel to another place

出

de — Going out; departing; stem of 出る

たやすく

tayasuku — Easily; without difficulty; readily accomplished

見つけ

mitsuke — Found; discovered; stem of 見つける

られる

rareru — Can; potential or passive auxiliary verb form

思っ

omot(te) — Thought; believed; conjunctive of 思う

い

i — Being; existing; stem of いる in Japanese

少し

sukoshi — A little; a small amount; slightly

進ん

susuн(de) — Advanced; proceeded; moved forward

だ

da — Is; are; plain form copula in Japanese

ところ

tokoro — Place; point in time; situation or circumstance

森

mori — Forest; woods; a dense area of trees

たどり着き

tadoritsuki — Arrived at with difficulty; finally reached destination

そば

soba — Beside; near; the side of something

狐

kitsune — Fox; a cunning wild animal in folklore

座っ

suwat(te) — Sat down; was seated; conjunctive of 座る

いる

iru — To be; to exist; used for animate beings

見

mi — Saw; looked at; stem form of 見る

弓

yumi — Bow; weapon used to shoot arrows

取り

tori — Taking; picking up; stem form of 取る

射る

iru — To shoot an arrow; to fire a bow

構え

kamae — Taking aim; stance; readying oneself to act

する

suru — To do; general action verb in Japanese

射

i — Shoot; firing an arrow; stem of 射る

ください

kudasai — Please do; polite request form in Japanese

よい

yoi — Good; fine; favorable; positive adjective

助言

jogen — Advice; counsel; helpful suggestion given to someone

差し上げ

sashiage — To give humbly; polite form of giving

ましょ

masho — Let's; volitional polite form suggesting joint action

う

u — Volitional suffix expressing intention or suggestion

あなた

anata — You; second-person pronoun in Japanese

用件

youken — Business matter; errand; purpose of a visit

何

nani — What; interrogative word asking about something

か

ka — Question marker particle ending a sentence

たい

tai — Want to; expresses desire to do something

こと

koto — Thing; matter; fact; nominalizer in Japanese

知っ

shit(te) — Knowing; conjunctive form of 知る

ます

masu — Polite verb ending in Japanese formal speech