The Tale of Benjamin Bunny — Page 1

Vocabulary

İllüstrasyon

İllüstrasyon — A picture or drawing used to explain or decorate text.

HİKÂYESİ

Hikâyesi — The story of someone or something.

TARAFINDAN

Tarafından — By; indicates the agent performing an action.

TAVŞANIN

Tavşanın — Of the rabbit; genitive form of tavşan.

KUYRUĞU

Kuyruğu — Its tail; the tail of an animal.

DİĞER

Diğer — Other; additional things or people beyond those mentioned.

ESERLERİN

Eserlerin — Of the works; literary or artistic creations.

YAZARI

Yazarı — Its author; the writer of a book or text.

Telif

Telif — Copyright; legal right over creative work.

Hakkı

Hakkı — Right or entitlement belonging to someone.

hakkı

hakkı — Right or entitlement; used in legal contexts.

yenilendi

Yenilendi — Was renewed; restored or extended officially.

ÇOCUKLARINA

Çocuklarına — To their children; dative plural of çocuk.

ESKİ

Eski — Old; former; something from an earlier time.

BAY

Bay — Mr.; a formal title used for men.

Bir

Bir — One; the indefinite article a or an.

sabah

Sabah — Morning; the early part of the day.

küçük

Küçük — Small; little in size or age.

bir

Bir — A; one; indefinite article in Turkish.

tavşan

Tavşan — A rabbit; a small furry long-eared mammal.

set

Set — An embankment or raised earthen wall.

üzerinde

Üzerinde — On top of; above a surface or object.

oturuyordu

Oturuyordu — Was sitting; past continuous of oturmak.

Kulaklarını

Kulaklarını — Its ears; accusative plural of kulak.

dikti

Dikti — Pricked up; raised ears attentively.

ve

Ve — And; a basic coordinating conjunction.

midillinin

Midillinin — Of the pony; genitive form of midilli.

tıkır

Tıkır — Clip-clop; sound of hooves on a road.

sesini

Sesini — Its sound; accusative of ses meaning sound.

dinledi

Dinledi — Listened to; paid attention to a sound.

Yolda

Yolda — On the road; locative form of yol.

fayton

Fayton — A horse-drawn carriage used for transport.

geliyordu

Geliyordu — Was coming; past continuous of gelmek.

onu

Onu — It or him; third person accusative pronoun.

sürüyordu

Sürüyordu — Was driving; past continuous of sürmek.

yanında

Yanında — Beside him or her; next to someone.

en

En — Most; superlative marker in Turkish.

güzel

Güzel — Beautiful; attractive or pleasing in appearance.

şapkasıyla

Şapkasıyla — With her hat; instrumental form of şapka.

Bayan

Bayan — Mrs. or Ms.; a formal title for women.

Geçer

Geçer — Passes by; present tense of geçmek.

geçmez

Geçmez — No sooner; as soon as they had passed.

yola

Yola — To the road; dative form of yol.

indi

İndi — Got down; descended from a height.

bahçesinin

Bahçesinin — Of his garden; genitive of bahçe.

arkasındaki

Arkasındaki — The one behind; located at the back of.

ormanda

Ormanda — In the forest; locative form of orman.

yaşayan

Yaşayan — Living; present participle of yaşamak.

akrabalarını

Akrabalarını — His relatives; accusative plural of akraba.

ziyaret

Ziyaret — A visit; going to see someone.

etmek

Etmek — To do; infinitive used in compound verbs.

için

İçin — For; in order to; postposition of purpose.

sıçrama

Sıçrama — A jump; a sudden leap upward or forward.

atlama

Atlama — Leaping; jumping over an obstacle or distance.

zıplamayla

Zıplamayla — With hopping; using a bouncing movement.

koyuldu

Koyuldu — Set off; began moving toward a destination.

orman

Orman — Forest; a large area covered with trees.

deliklerle

Deliklerle — With holes; plural instrumental of delik.

doluydu

Doluydu — Was full of; past tense of dolu olmak.

düzenli

Düzenli — Neat; tidy; well-organized in appearance.

kumlu

Kumlu — Sandy; containing or covered with sand.

delikte

Delikte — In the hole; locative form of delik.

teyzesi

Teyzesi — His aunt; mother's sister in Turkish kinship.

kuzenleri

Kuzenleri — His cousins; plural of kuzen with possessive.

yaşıyordu

Yaşıyordu — Was living; past continuous of yaşamak.

kuyruk

Kuyruk — Tail; the rear appendage of an animal.

Yaşlı

Yaşlı — Old; elderly in age.

duldu

Duldu — Was a widow or widower; bereaved spouse.

geçimini

Geçimini — Her livelihood; means of supporting oneself financially.

yününden

Yününden — From her wool; ablative form of yün.

eldiven

Eldiven — Glove; a hand covering worn for warmth.

bileklik

Bileklik — Wristlet; a knitted band worn around the wrist.

öreyerek

Öreyerek — By knitting; through the act of knitting.

sağlıyordu

Sağlıyordu — Was providing; past continuous of sağlamak.

keresinde

Keresinde — Once; on one occasion in the past.

pazarda

Pazarda — At the market; locative form of pazar.

çift

Çift — A pair; two matching items together.

satın

Satın — Purchase; used in satın almak meaning to buy.

aldım

Aldım — I bought or I took; past tense first person.

Ayrıca

Ayrıca — Also; in addition; furthermore.

otlar

Otlar — Herbs or grasses; plural of ot.

biberiye

Biberiye — Rosemary; an aromatic herb used in cooking.

çayı

Çayı — Its tea; accusative or possessive form of çay.

tütünü

Tütünü — Its tobacco; accusative or possessive of tütün.

satıyordu

Satıyordu — Was selling; past continuous of satmak.

bizim

Bizim — Our; first person plural genitive pronoun.

lavanta

Lavanta — Lavender; a fragrant purple flowering plant.

dediğimiz

Dediğimiz — What we call; relative clause from demek.

şey

Şey — Thing; a general word for any object or matter.

Küçük

Küçük — Small; little; young in size or age.

pek

Pek — Very; quite; not much when used with negatives.

görmek

Görmek — To see; the infinitive form of to see.

istemiyordu

İstemiyordu — Did not want; past continuous negative of istemek.

Köknarın

Köknarın — Of the fir tree; genitive form of köknar.

arkasından

Arkasından — From behind; ablative of arka with possessive.

dolaştı

Dolaştı — Wandered around; went around something in a circle.

neredeyse

Neredeyse — Almost; nearly; on the verge of something happening.

kuzeni

Kuzeni — His cousin; possessive form of kuzen.

üstüne

Üstüne — Onto; on top of someone or something.

düşüyordu

Düşüyordu — Was falling; past continuous of düşmek.

yalnız

Yalnız — Alone; solitary; by oneself without company.

başına

Başına — On its own; alone; dative of baş with possessive.

Hali

Hali — His condition or state; situation of a person.

perişandı

Perişandı — Was wretched; in a miserable disheveled state.

kırmızı

Kırmızı — Red; the color red.

pamuklu

Pamuklu — Cotton; made of or containing cotton fabric.

mendile

Mendile — In or with a handkerchief; dative of mendil.

sarınmıştı

Sarınmıştı — Had wrapped himself; past perfect of sarınmak.