McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 15

Vocabulary

वह

vah — Third person singular pronoun: he, she, or it.

हमारे

hamāre — Possessive pronoun meaning 'our' or 'of us'.

साथ

sāth — Means 'with' or 'together' in company.

बैठा

baiṭhā — Past tense of 'to sit'; he sat down.

और

aur — Conjunction meaning 'and' or 'also'.

उसने

usne — Ergative form of 'he/she'; used as subject with transitive verbs.

भेड़ों

bheṛoṃ — Oblique plural of 'sheep'; referring to multiple sheep.

को

ko — Postposition marking indirect object or recipient.

घास

ghās — Grass; green plant material eaten by animals.

खाने

khāne — Infinitive oblique form of 'to eat'.

दी

dī — Past tense feminine of 'to give'; she/it gave.

मेमनों

memonoṃ — Oblique plural of 'lamb'; young sheep in context.

खेलते

khelte — Present participle of 'to play'; playing (masculine plural).

देखना

dekhnā — Infinitive meaning 'to watch' or 'to see'.

कितना

kitnā — Interrogative adjective meaning 'how much' or 'how'.

मज़ेदार

mazedār — Adjective meaning fun, amusing, or entertaining.

है

hai — Present tense copula 'is'; third person singular.

उन्हें

unheṃ — Oblique/dative plural pronoun meaning 'to them'.

देखकर

dekhkar — Conjunctive participle meaning 'having seen' or 'upon seeing'.

हमें

hameṃ — Dative first person plural pronoun meaning 'to us'.

हँसी

hãsī — Laughter; the act or sound of laughing.

आ

ā — Verb root 'to come'; often used in compound verbs.

गई

gaī — Past tense feminine of 'to go'; she went.

उस

us — Oblique form of 'that'; used before postpositions.

आदमी

ādmī — Noun meaning 'man' or adult male person.

ने

ne — Ergative postposition marking subject of transitive past verb.

कहा

kahā — Past tense of 'to say'; he/she said something.

कि

ki — Subordinating conjunction meaning 'that' introducing reported speech.

एक

ek — Numeral and article meaning 'one' or 'a'.

बार

bār — Noun meaning 'time' or 'occasion' in a sequence.

जब

jab — Temporal conjunction meaning 'when' at a past time.

भेड़ें

bheṛeṃ — Nominative plural of 'sheep'; multiple sheep together.

मेमने

memne — Nominative plural of 'lamb'; young offspring of sheep.

बर्फ

barf — Noun meaning 'snow' or 'ice'; frozen water.

में

meṃ — Locative postposition meaning 'in' or 'inside'.

बाहर

bāhar — Adverb meaning 'outside' or 'outdoors'.

थे

the — Past tense plural copula 'were'; masculine plural.

बूढ़े

būṛhe — Adjective meaning 'old' referring to an elderly being.

भेड़िये

bheṛiye — Nominative singular or plural of 'wolf'; a predatory animal.

उठा

uṭhā — Past tense of 'to lift' or 'to pick up'.

लिया

liyā — Past tense of 'to take'; often used in compound verbs.

उसे

use — Accusative/dative singular pronoun meaning 'him/her/it'.

लेकर

lekar — Conjunctive participle meaning 'having taken' or 'taking along'.

भाग

bhāg — Verb stem meaning 'to run away' or 'to flee'.

गया

gayā — Past tense masculine singular of 'to go'; he went.

मुझे

mujhe — Dative first person singular pronoun meaning 'to me'.

लगता

lagtā — Present tense meaning 'it seems' or 'I think'.

लोगों

logoṃ — Oblique plural of 'people'; referring to persons in general.

अपनी

apnī — Reflexive possessive adjective feminine meaning 'one's own'.

की

kī — Postposition indicating possession or genitive relationship (feminine).

निगरानी

nigārānī — Noun meaning 'surveillance', 'watch', or 'supervision'.

करनी

karnī — Infinitive oblique feminine form of 'to do'.

चाहिए

cāhie — Modal verb meaning 'should' or 'ought to'.

ताकि

tāki — Conjunction meaning 'so that' introducing a purpose clause.

कोई

koī — Indefinite pronoun meaning 'someone', 'anyone', or 'no one'.

भेड़िया

bheṛiyā — Singular noun meaning 'wolf'; a carnivorous wild animal.

पकड़

pakaṛ — Verb stem meaning 'to catch', 'grab', or 'seize'.

न

na — Negative particle meaning 'not' used in prohibitions.

सके

sake — Subjunctive of ability verb 'to be able to'.

पाठ

pāṭh — Noun meaning 'lesson', 'chapter', or 'text' studied.

जबकि

jabki — Conjunction meaning 'while', 'whereas', or 'although'.

शक्ति

śakti — Noun meaning 'strength', 'power', or 'energy'.

समय

samay — Noun meaning 'time'; a period or moment.

चीज़ें

cīzeṃ — Plural noun meaning 'things' or 'objects'.

किया

kiyā — Past tense masculine of 'to do'; he did something.

हुआ

huā — Past tense of 'to be/become'; happened or was done.

सही

sahī — Adjective meaning 'correct', 'right', or 'proper'.

तुम्हारा

tumhārā — Second person possessive pronoun meaning 'your' (informal).

आधे

ādhe — Adjective meaning 'half' (masculine plural form).

काम

kām — Noun meaning 'work', 'task', or 'job'.

करते

karte — Present habitual participle of 'to do' (masculine plural).

करो

karo — Imperative form of 'to do'; informal command 'do it'.

खेलो

khelo — Imperative of 'to play'; informal command meaning 'play'.

यही

yahī — Emphatic demonstrative meaning 'this very' or 'exactly this'.

तरीका

tarīkā — Noun meaning 'method', 'way', or 'manner' of doing.

जो

jo — Relative pronoun meaning 'who', 'which', or 'that'.

कुछ

kuch — Indefinite pronoun meaning 'something', 'some', or 'anything'.

भी

bhī — Particle meaning 'also', 'too', or 'even'.

तुम

tum — Second person informal pronoun meaning 'you' (plural/respectful).

पूरी

pūrī — Feminine adjective meaning 'complete', 'full', or 'entire'.

से

se — Postposition meaning 'from', 'by', 'with', or 'than'.

आधे-अधूरे

ādhe-adhūre — Compound adjective meaning 'half-done' or 'incomplete'.

किए

kie — Past tense masculine plural of 'to do'; things done.

गए

gae — Past tense masculine plural of 'to go'; they went.

तरह

tarah — Noun meaning 'manner', 'way', or 'kind/type'.

नहीं

nahīṃ — Negative adverb meaning 'no' or 'not'.

जाते

jāte — Present habitual participle of 'to go' (masculine plural).

मछली

machlī — Noun meaning 'fish'; an aquatic animal.

गिरा

girā — Past tense masculine of 'to fall'; he/it fell down.

सुरक्षित

surakṣit — Adjective meaning 'safe', 'secure', or 'protected'.

बाहें

bāheṃ — Plural noun meaning 'arms'; the limbs of a body.

कूदा

kūdā — Past tense masculine of 'to jump'; he leaped.

था

thā — Past tense masculine singular copula meaning 'was'.

धन्यवाद

dhanyavād — Noun/interjection meaning 'thank you' or 'thanks'.

पाया

pāyā — Past tense of 'to find' or 'to get'; he obtained.

दिन

din — Noun meaning 'day'; a 24-hour period.

तालाब

tālāb — Noun meaning 'pond' or 'small lake'.

पकड़ने

pakaṛne — Infinitive oblique of 'to catch'; for the purpose of catching.

उसका

uskā — Possessive pronoun meaning 'his', 'her', or 'its'.

कुत्ता

kuttā — Noun meaning 'dog'; a common domestic animal.

उसके

uske — Oblique possessive pronoun meaning 'his/her/its' (oblique).

देर

der — Noun meaning 'delay' or 'lateness'; a period of time.

लट्ठे

laṭṭhe — Oblique plural of 'log'; a thick piece of wood.

पर

par — Postposition meaning 'on', 'upon', or 'at'.

रहा

rahā — Past progressive auxiliary meaning 'was staying/continuing'.

लेकिन

lekin — Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'.

पकड़ी

pakaṛī — Past tense feminine of 'to catch'; she/it was caught.

जाने

jāne — Infinitive oblique of 'to go'; in constructions meaning 'going'.

के

ke — Postposition marking possession or oblique genitive (masculine).

लिए

lie — Postposition meaning 'for' expressing purpose or benefit.

तो

to — Discourse particle meaning 'then', 'so', or emphasis.

गिर

gir — Verb root meaning 'to fall'; used in compound verbs.

बचाने

bacāne — Infinitive oblique of 'to save' or 'to rescue'.

पानी

pānī — Noun meaning 'water'; essential liquid for life.

कूद

kūd — Verb root meaning 'to jump' or 'to leap'.

पड़ा

paṛā — Past tense auxiliary meaning 'fell into doing'; had to.

कुत्ते

kutte — Oblique singular or nominative plural of 'dog'.

गर्दन

gardan — Noun meaning 'neck'; the body part connecting head to torso.

चारों

cāroṃ — Emphatic form of 'four'; meaning 'all four' directions/sides.

ओर

or — Noun/postposition meaning 'side', 'direction', or 'toward'.

डाल

ḍāl — Verb root meaning 'to put', 'throw', or 'place into'.

दीं

dīṃ — Past tense feminine plural of 'to give'; she gave them.

जल्द

jald — Adverb meaning 'soon', 'quickly', or 'shortly'.

ही

hī — Emphatic particle meaning 'only', 'just', or 'itself'.

फिर

phir — Adverb meaning 'then', 'again', or 'after that'.

मेरे

mere — First person possessive pronoun meaning 'my' (oblique/plural).

बहादुर

bahādur — Adjective meaning 'brave', 'courageous', or 'valiant'.

पुराने

purāne — Adjective meaning 'old', 'ancient', or 'former'.

पूछता

pūchtā — Present habitual tense of 'to ask'; he asks questions.

गर्म

garm — Adjective meaning 'hot', 'warm', or 'heated'.

शहर

śahar — Noun meaning 'city' or 'town'; an urban settlement.

तब

tab — Temporal adverb meaning 'then' or 'at that time'.

चलाता

calātā — Present habitual of 'to run/operate'; he drives or operates.

दिखाओ

dikhāo — Imperative of 'to show'; informal command 'show me/us'.

चक्की

cakkī — Noun meaning 'mill' or 'grinding stone'; used to grind grain.

अपने

apne — Reflexive possessive adjective oblique meaning 'one's own'.

घोड़े

ghoṛe — Oblique singular or nominative plural of 'horse'.

छाया

chāyā — Noun meaning 'shadow' or 'shade'; darkness from blocked light.

खड़ा

khaṛā — Adjective meaning 'standing'; in an upright position.

रहने

rahne — Infinitive oblique of 'to stay' or 'to remain'.

देता

detā — Present habitual of 'to give'; he gives regularly.