The Tale of Benjamin Bunny — Page 3

Vocabulary

Küçük

Küçük — Small, little in size or amount

yapılması

yapılması — The doing or making of something (verbal noun)

gereken

gereken — That which is necessary or required

ilk

ilk — First, the earliest in order

şeyin

şeyin — Of the thing, genitive form of 'şey'

mendili

mendili — Handkerchief, small cloth for wiping

kullanabilmek

kullanabilmek — To be able to use something

için

için — For, in order to, for the purpose of

giysilerini

giysilerini — His/her clothes, clothing items (accusative)

geri

geri — Back, returning to a previous place

almak

almak — To take, to get or receive something

olduğunu

olduğunu — That it is, embedded clause marker

söyledi

söyledi — He/she said, stated something verbally

Kıyafetleri

Kıyafetleri — Their/the clothes, outfit or garments

korkuluktan

korkuluktan — From the scarecrow, ablative of 'korkuluk'

çıkardılar

çıkardılar — They took out or removed something

Gece

Gece — Night, the dark hours after sunset

boyunca

boyunca — Throughout, all along a period or length

yağmur

yağmur — Rain, water falling from the sky

yağmıştı

yağmıştı — It had rained, past perfect of 'yağmak'

ayakkabıların

ayakkabıların — Of the shoes, genitive plural of 'ayakkabı'

içinde

içinde — Inside, within something

su

su — Water, the clear liquid substance

vardı

vardı — There was, past tense of existence

ve

ve — And, conjunction joining words or clauses

ceket

ceket — Jacket, a short coat worn on the upper body

biraz

biraz — A little, a small amount or degree

küçülmüştü

küçülmüştü — It had shrunk or become smaller

denedi

denedi — He/she tried or tested something

ama

ama — But, however, introducing a contrast

ona

ona — To him/her/it, dative pronoun

çok

çok — Very, too much, a large degree

büyük

büyük — Big, large in size or importance

geldi

geldi — It came, he/she came (past tense)

Sonra

Sonra — Then, afterwards, later in time

teyzesine

teyzesine — To his/her maternal aunt (dative form)

küçük

küçük — Small, little in size or amount

bir

bir — One, a/an, indefinite article in Turkish

hediye

hediye — Gift, a present given to someone

olarak

olarak — As, in the capacity of something

soğanla

soğanla — With onion, using onions

doldurmaları

doldurmaları — Their filling of something (verbal noun)

gerektiğini

gerektiğini — That it is necessary (embedded clause)

önerdi

önerdi — He/she suggested or recommended something

eğlenmiyor

eğlenmiyor — He/she is not having fun or enjoying

gibiydi

gibiydi — It was as if, seemed like (past tense)

sürekli

sürekli — Continuously, constantly, without stopping

sesler

sesler — Sounds, voices, noises (plural)

duyuyordu

duyuyordu — He/she was hearing or sensing something

ise

ise — As for, whereas, on the other hand

tam

tam — Exactly, completely, precisely right

tersine

tersine — On the contrary, opposite direction

kendini

kendini — Himself/herself, reflexive pronoun (accusative)

evinde

evinde — At his/her home, in the house

gibi

gibi — Like, as if, similar to something

hissediyordu

hissediyordu — He/she was feeling or sensing something

marul

marul — Lettuce, a leafy green salad vegetable

yaprağı

yaprağı — Its leaf, a single leaf of a plant

yedi

yedi — He/she ate; also the number seven

Pazar

Pazar — Sunday; also marketplace or bazaar

akşam

akşam — Evening, the time after sunset

yemeği

yemeği — The meal or food (accusative/possessive)

almaya

almaya — To get, towards getting something

babasıyla

babasıyla — With his/her father, accompanied by father

birlikte

birlikte — Together, jointly with someone

bahçeye

bahçeye — To the garden (dative form)

gelmeye

gelmeye — To come, towards coming (dative infinitive)

alışkın

alışkın — Accustomed to, used to something

babasının

babasının — Of his/her father, father's (genitive)

adı

adı — His/her name, the name of someone

yaşlı

yaşlı — Old, elderly in age

Bay

Bay — Mr., title of respect for a man

Marullar

Marullar — Lettuces, plural of lettuce

gerçekten

gerçekten — Really, truly, in fact

güzeldi

güzeldi — It was beautiful or lovely (past tense)

hiçbir

hiçbir — No, none, not any single one

şey

şey — Thing, an object or matter

yemedi

yemedi — He/she did not eat something

eve

eve — To home, towards the house

gitmek

gitmek — To go, to move toward a place

istediğini

istediğini — That he/she wants (embedded clause form)

Biraz

Biraz — A little, a small amount of something

sonra

sonra — Later, after, subsequently in time

soğanların

soğanların — Of the onions, genitive plural form

yarısını

yarısını — Half of it, one part of two equal parts

düşürdü

düşürdü — He/she dropped or let fall something

yük

yük — Load, burden, heavy cargo to carry

sebzeyle

sebzeyle — With vegetables, carrying vegetables

armut

armut — Pear, a sweet fruit with tapered shape

ağacına

ağacına — To its tree, dative of 'ağaç' (tree)

tırmanarak

tırmanarak — By climbing, while climbing upward

dönmenin

dönmenin — Of returning, genitive of the act of returning

mümkün

mümkün — Possible, able to be done

olmadığını

olmadığını — That it is not possible (negative embedded clause)

Bahçenin

Bahçenin — Of the garden, garden's (genitive form)

öte

öte — Far side, the other side beyond

ucuna

ucuna — To its end or tip (dative form)

doğru

doğru — Toward, correct; in the direction of

cesurca

cesurca — Bravely, boldly, in a courageous manner

yolu

yolu — The way, road or path (accusative)

gösterdi

gösterdi — He/she showed or pointed the way

Güneşli

Güneşli — Sunny, filled with sunshine

kırmızı

kırmızı — Red, the color red

tuğladan

tuğladan — Made of brick, from brick material

duvarın

duvarın — Of the wall, genitive of 'duvar'

altında

altında — Under, below, beneath something

tahta

tahta — Wooden, made of wood; board

planklardan

planklardan — From planks, made of wooden boards

yapılmış

yapılmış — Made, constructed from materials (past participle)

yolda

yolda — On the road, along the path

yürüdüler

yürüdüler — They walked along a path

Fareler

Fareler — Mice, plural of 'fare' (mouse)

kapı

kapı — Door, an entrance to a building

eşiklerinde

eşiklerinde — On their doorsteps, at the threshold

oturarak

oturarak — By sitting, while seated somewhere

kiraz

kiraz — Cherry, a small sweet red fruit

çekirdeklerini

çekirdeklerini — Their pits/seeds, cherry stones (accusative)

kırıyorlardı

kırıyorlardı — They were cracking or breaking something

göz

göz — Eye, the organ used for seeing

kırptılar

kırptılar — They winked, blinked an eye at someone

yeniden

yeniden — Again, anew, once more