McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 15

Vocabulary

彼

kare — Third-person pronoun meaning 'he' or 'him'.

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.

私たち

watashitachi — First-person plural pronoun meaning 'we' or 'us'.

と

to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quotation marker.

座っ

suwat(te) — Conjugated form of 'suwaru', meaning 'to sit'.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential or simultaneous actions.

羊

hitsuji — Animal noun referring to a sheep or lamb.

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject.

草

kusa — Noun meaning 'grass' or low-growing vegetation.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.

食べる

taberu — Verb meaning 'to eat' something.

の

no — Particle indicating possession, nominalization, or explanation.

許し

yurushi — Noun or verb stem meaning 'forgiveness' or 'permission'.

まし

mashi — Polite auxiliary verb stem used in formal speech.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action.

子羊

kohitsuji — Noun meaning 'lamb', a young sheep.

遊ぶ

asobu — Verb meaning 'to play' or engage in leisure.

見る

miru — Verb meaning 'to see', 'to look', or 'to watch'.

なん

nan — Interrogative or exclamatory word meaning 'what' or 'how'.

楽しい

tanoshii — Adjective meaning 'fun', 'enjoyable', or 'pleasant'.

こと

koto — Noun meaning 'thing', 'fact', or nominalizer for actions.

でしょう

deshō — Polite conjecture expression meaning 'isn't it' or 'probably'.

それ

sore — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' near the listener.

見

mi — Verb stem of 'miru', meaning 'to see' or 'to look'.

笑い

warai — Noun or verb stem meaning 'laughter' or 'a smile'.

その

sono — Demonstrative adjective meaning 'that' modifying a noun.

男

otoko — Noun meaning 'man' or 'male person'.

かつて

katsute — Adverb meaning 'once', 'formerly', or 'in the past'.

雪

yuki — Noun meaning 'snow'.

中

naka — Noun meaning 'inside', 'middle', or 'among'.

に

ni — Particle indicating location, direction, time, or target.

い

i — Verb stem of 'iru', meaning 'to be' (animate).

とき

toki — Noun meaning 'time', 'moment', or 'when'.

老い

oi — Noun or verb meaning 'old age' or 'to age'.

オオカミ

ōkami — Noun meaning 'wolf', a wild predatory canine.

一匹

ippiki — Counter for one small animal, such as a wolf.

つかん

tsukan — Verb stem meaning 'to grasp', 'to grab', or 'to seize'.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or cause.

逃げ去っ

nigessat(te) — Verb meaning 'to flee away' or 'to run off completely'.

言い

ii — Verb stem of 'iu', meaning 'to say' or 'to speak'.

捕まえ

tsukamae — Verb stem meaning 'to catch', 'to capture', or 'to apprehend'.

られ

rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary meaning 'not' or 'does not exist'.

よう

yō — Auxiliary expressing similarity, appearance, or volition.

人々

hitobito — Noun meaning 'people', referring to a group of persons.

見張る

miharu — Verb meaning 'to keep watch', 'to guard', or 'to monitor'.

べき

beki — Auxiliary expressing obligation or something that ought to be done.

だ

da — Copula meaning 'is' or 'it is' in plain form.

思い

omoi — Noun or verb stem meaning 'thought', 'feeling', or 'to think'.

ます

masu — Polite verb ending used in formal or polite speech.

働く

hataraku — Verb meaning 'to work' or 'to labor'.

働き

hataraki — Noun meaning 'work', 'labor', or 'function'.

遊べ

asobe — Imperative form of 'asobu', meaning 'play!' or 'go play'.

一度

ichido — Noun or adverb meaning 'once' or 'one time'.

一つ

hitotsu — Counter meaning 'one thing' or the number one.

正しい

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

やり方

yarikata — Noun meaning 'way of doing', 'method', or 'approach'.

する

suru — Verb meaning 'to do' or 'to perform' an action.

すべて

subete — Pronoun or adverb meaning 'all', 'everything', or 'entirely'.

力

chikara — Noun meaning 'strength', 'power', or 'ability'.

尽くし

tsukushi — Verb stem meaning 'to exhaust', 'to devote', or 'to use fully'.

せよ

seyo — Imperative form of 'suru', meaning 'do it!' (formal/literary).

中途半端

chūtohanpa — Noun/adjective meaning 'half-hearted', 'incomplete', or 'half-done'.

し

shi — Conjunctive particle or verb stem listing reasons or actions.

正しく

tadashiku — Adverb meaning 'correctly', 'properly', or 'rightly'.

なさ

nasa — Stem of 'nasai', a polite imperative meaning 'please do'.

れ

re — Passive or imperative auxiliary verb suffix.

ある

aru — Verb meaning 'to exist' or 'there is' (inanimate).

日

hi — Noun meaning 'day', 'sun', or a specific date.

魚

sakana — Noun meaning 'fish' as an animal or food.

釣り

tsuri — Noun meaning 'fishing' as a hobby or activity.

池

ike — Noun meaning 'pond', a small body of water.

へ

e — Directional particle meaning 'to' or 'toward' a place.

行き

iki — Verb stem of 'iku', meaning 'to go'.

犬

inu — Noun meaning 'dog'.

も

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

一緒

issho — Noun/adverb meaning 'together' or 'at the same time'.

しばらく

shibaraku — Adverb meaning 'for a while' or 'for some time'.

丸太

maruta — Noun meaning 'log', a cylindrical piece of wood.

上

ue — Noun meaning 'above', 'on top of', or 'upper'.

釣れ

tsure — Verb stem meaning 'to catch (a fish)', potential or conjunctive form.

ませ

mase — Polite imperative suffix used in formal or courteous speech.

ん

n — Contracted negative or explanatory particle meaning 'not' or 'you see'.

でし

deshi — Polite copula stem used before 'ta' for past polite form.

立ち上がっ

tachiagat(te) — Verb meaning 'to stand up' or 'to rise to one's feet'.

帰ろ

kaero — Volitional form of 'kaeru', meaning 'let's go home'.

う

u — Volitional auxiliary meaning 'let's' or 'shall we'.

から

kara — Particle meaning 'from', 'because', or 'after'.

落ち

ochi — Verb stem of 'ochiru', meaning 'to fall' or 'to drop'.

しまい

shimai — Verb stem meaning 'to end up doing' (often regrettably).

救おう

sukuō — Volitional form of 'sukuu', meaning 'let's save' or 'to rescue'.

飛び込み

tobikomi — Noun or verb stem meaning 'to jump in' or 'diving'.

首

kubi — Noun meaning 'neck' or 'head' of a person or animal.

両腕

ryōude — Noun meaning 'both arms'.

回し

mawashi — Verb stem meaning 'to turn', 'to wrap around', or 'to rotate'.

やがて

yagate — Adverb meaning 'before long', 'soon', or 'eventually'.

ふたたび

futatabi — Adverb meaning 'again' or 'once more'.

無事

buji — Noun/adjective meaning 'safe', 'unharmed', or 'without incident'.

ありがとう

arigatō — Expression of gratitude meaning 'thank you'.

勇敢

yūkan — Noun/adjective meaning 'brave', 'courageous', or 'valiant'.

な

na — Adjectival particle or sentence-final exclamatory particle.

老犬

rōken — Noun meaning 'old dog', an aged canine.

よ

yo — Sentence-final particle expressing assertion or emphasis.

行っ

it(te) — Conjugated form of 'iku', meaning 'went' or 'going'.

き

ki — Verb stem or conjunctive form of 'kuru' (to come) or 'kiku'.

暖かく

atatakaku — Adverb meaning 'warmly' or 'in a warm manner'.

馬

uma — Noun meaning 'horse'.

日陰

hikage — Noun meaning 'shade' or 'shadow', out of direct sunlight.

立た

tata — Verb stem of 'tatsu', meaning 'to stand'.

せ

se — Causative auxiliary stem meaning 'to make' or 'to let' someone act.

おき

oki — Verb stem of 'oku', meaning 'to leave', 'to place', or 'to keep'.