The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck — Page 4

Vocabulary

उसने

usne — He/she did (ergative subject marker)

कहा

kahā — Said; past tense of 'to say'

कि

ki — That; conjunction introducing a subordinate clause

उसे

use — To him/her; dative/accusative pronoun form

अंडे

aṇḍe — Eggs; plural of egg

और

aur — And; also; conjunction joining words or clauses

बत्तख

battakh — Duck; a common waterfowl bird

के

ke — Of; postposition indicating possession or relation

बच्चे

bacce — Children; young ones; offspring

बहुत

bahut — Very; much; a lot; intensifier

पसंद

pasand — Liked; preference; to like something

हैं

haiṃ — Are; plural/formal present tense of 'to be'

वह

vah — He/she/it; third person singular pronoun

अपने

apne — One's own; reflexive possessive pronoun

लकड़ी

lakṛī — Wood; timber; wooden material

शेड

śeḍ — Shed; a simple storage or shelter structure

में

meṃ — In; inside; locative postposition

एक

ek — One; a single; the number one

सुंदर

sundar — Beautiful; lovely; attractive in appearance

घोंसला

ghoṃslā — Nest; a bird's dwelling made of twigs

भरा

bharā — Full; filled; packed with something

देखकर

dekhkar — Having seen; upon seeing something

गर्वित

garvit — Proud; feeling pride about something

होगा

hogā — Will be; future tense of 'to be'

हर

har — Every; each; used before time/noun words

दोपहर

dopahar — Afternoon; midday; the middle of the day

आती

ātī — Comes; feminine present habitual form of 'to come'

थी

thī — Was; feminine past tense of 'to be'

घोंसले

ghoṃsle — Nests; oblique/plural form of 'nest'

नौ

nau — Nine; the number 9

दिए

die — Gave; laid (eggs); past tense of 'to give'

वे

ve — They; third person plural pronoun

हरे-सफेद

hare-safed — Green-white; of a greenish-white color

रंग

raṃg — Color; hue; shade of a visual appearance

बड़े

baṛe — Big; large; plural/oblique of 'big'

थे

the — Were; masculine plural past tense of 'to be'

चालाक

cālāk — Clever; cunning; shrewd in a sly way

सज्जन

sajjan — Gentleman; a respectable, well-mannered man

उनकी

unkī — Their; his/her (respectful) possessive pronoun

प्रशंसा

praśaṃsā — Praise; admiration; appreciation of someone

करते

karte — Do; used to express habitual action

जब

jab — When; at the time that; temporal conjunction

वहाँ

vahāṃ — There; at that place; locative adverb

नहीं

nahīṃ — No; not; negation word in Hindi

होती

hotī — Is/was (feminine habitual); feminine form of 'to be'

तो

to — Then; so; emphatic/conditional conjunction

उन्हें

unheṃ — To them; dative form of third person plural

पलटकर

palṭakar — Having turned over; flipping and then doing

गिना

ginā — Counted; past tense of 'to count'

करता

kartā — Does; masculine habitual present tense marker

था

thā — Was; masculine singular past tense of 'to be'

अंत

aṃt — End; conclusion; the final point of something

ने

ne — Ergative case marker for past tense subjects

बताया

batāyā — Told; informed; past tense of 'to tell'

अगले

agle — Next; the following (day, week, etc.)

दिन

din — Day; a 24-hour period of time

से

se — From; with; by; versatile Hindi postposition

बैठना

baiṭhnā — To sit; to sit down; to incubate (eggs)

शुरू

śurū — Start; beginning; commencement of an action

करना

karnā — To do; infinitive form of the verb 'do'

चाहती

cāhtī — Wants (feminine); desires; feminine form of 'to want'

है

hai — Is; singular present tense of 'to be'

मैं

maiṃ — I; first person singular pronoun

साथ

sāth — With; together; along with someone

अनाज

anāj — Grain; cereal; food grains like wheat or rice

की

kī — Of; feminine possessive postposition

थैली

thailī — Bag; small sack; a pouch for carrying things

लाऊँगी

lāūṃgī — Will bring (feminine); future tense of 'to bring'

ताकि

tāki — So that; in order that; purpose conjunction

फूटने

phūṭne — Hatching; breaking open (as eggs hatch)

तक

tak — Until; up to; as far as; postposition of limit

मुझे

mujhe — To me; I (dative/accusative form of 'I')

कभी

kabhī — Ever; sometimes; at any time

अपना

apnā — One's own; reflexive possessive (my own, etc.)

न

na — Not; negative particle; softer negation form

छोड़ना

choṛnā — To leave; to abandon; to let go of

पड़े

paṛe — Have to; must; compulsion auxiliary verb

ठंड

ṭhaṃḍ — Cold; chill; low temperature sensation

लग

lag — Feel; attach; stem of 'to feel/seem'

सकती

saktī — Can (feminine); feminine form of ability modal

कर्तव्यनिष्ठ

kartavyaniṣṭh — Dutiful; conscientious; devoted to one's duty

महोदया

mahodayā — Madam; respectful formal address for a woman

आपसे

āpse — From you; with you (respectful form)

विनती

vinatī — Request; humble appeal; polite entreaty

हूँ

hūṃ — Am; first person singular present of 'to be'

चिंता

ciṃtā — Worry; anxiety; concern about something

करें

kareṃ — Please do; imperative/subjunctive of 'to do'

जई

jaī — Oats; a cereal grain used as animal feed

का

kā — Of; masculine singular possessive postposition

प्रबंध

prabandh — Arrangement; management; organized provision

करूँगा

karūṃgā — Will do; masculine first person future tense

लेकिन

lekin — But; however; contrasting conjunction

इससे

isse — From this; with this; ablative of 'this'

पहले

pahle — Before; first; earlier in time

आप

āp — You (formal/respectful); second person formal pronoun

अपनी

apnī — One's own (feminine); reflexive possessive adjective

थकाऊ

thakāū — Tiring; tedious; exhausting and monotonous

बैठक

baiṭhak — Sitting; session; a meeting or sitting period

आपको

āpko — To you (formal); dative of respectful 'you'

विशेष

viśeṣ — Special; particular; extra or extraordinary

आनंद

ānaṃd — Joy; pleasure; delight; happiness

देना

denā — To give; infinitive form of 'to give'

चाहता

cāhtā — Wants (masculine); desires; masculine form of 'want'

चलिए

calie — Let's go; come on; polite invitation to proceed

हम

ham — We; first person plural pronoun

दोनों

donoṃ — Both; the two together

मिलकर

milkar — Together; jointly; by joining or combining

भोज

bhoj — Feast; banquet; a celebratory meal

आयोजन

āyojan — Organization; arrangement; planning of an event

क्या

kyā — What; question marker; interrogative word

अनुरोध

anurodh — Request; appeal; a polite formal request

कर

kar — Do; stem/imperative form of 'to do'

सकता

saktā — Can (masculine); masculine ability modal verb

खेत

khet — Field; farm; agricultural land for cultivation

बगीचे

bagīce — Gardens; plural/oblique of 'garden'

स्वादिष्ट

svādiṣṭ — Delicious; tasty; having a very pleasant flavor

ऑमलेट

ŏmleṭ — Omelette; a dish made from beaten eggs

बनाने

banāne — Making; for making; oblique infinitive of 'to make'

लिए

lie — For; for the purpose of; postposition of purpose

कुछ

kuch — Some; a little; an unspecified quantity

जड़ी-बूटियाँ

jaṛī-būṭiyāṃ — Herbs; medicinal or culinary plant leaves

लेकर

lekar — Having taken; taking along; after taking

आएं

āeṃ — Please come; subjunctive/polite form of 'to come'

सेज

sej — Sage; an aromatic herb used in cooking

थाइम

thāim — Thyme; a fragrant culinary herb

पुदीना

pudīnā — Mint; a fragrant herb used in cooking

दो

do — Two; the number 2; also 'give' (imperative)

प्याज

pyāj — Onion; a common cooking vegetable

अजमोद

ajmod — Parsley; a green herb used in cooking

सामग्री

sāmagrī — Ingredients; materials; components of a recipe

चर्बी

carbī — Fat; lard; animal fat used in cooking

रेतीली

retīlī — Sandy; gritty; having the texture of sand

मूँछों

mūṃchoṃ — Whiskers; mustaches; oblique plural of mustache

वाले

vāle — One having; the one with; associative suffix

मेहमाननवाज

mehmānnavāz — Hospitable; welcoming; generous toward guests

भोली-भाली

bholī-bhālī — Naive; innocent; simple and trusting person

उल्लेख

ullekh — Mention; reference; citing something in speech

भी

bhī — Also; too; even; inclusive particle

संदिग्ध

saṃdigdh — Suspicious; doubtful; arousing doubt or suspicion

बना

banā — Made; became; past tense of 'to make/become'

सका

sakā — Could; was able to; past tense of ability modal

चारों

cāroṃ — All four; all sides; emphatic form of 'four'

ओर

or — Side; direction; toward a particular side

घूमी

ghūmī — Wandered; roamed; feminine past of 'to wander'

भुनी

bhunī — Roasted; fried; feminine past of 'to roast'

हुई

huī — Was; became; feminine past of 'to be/become'

भरने

bharne — For filling; stuffing; oblique infinitive of 'to fill'

उपयोग

upayog — Use; usage; application of something practically

जाने

jāne — Going; for going; oblique infinitive of 'to go'

वाली

vālī — One that; feminine associative/relative suffix

सभी

sabhī — All; everyone; the entirety of something

प्रकार

prakār — Type; kind; variety; sort of something

जड़ी-बूटियों

jaṛī-būṭiyoṃ — Herbs (oblique plural); medicinal or culinary plants

छोटे-छोटे

choṭe-choṭe — Very small; tiny bits; reduplication for emphasis

टुकड़े

ṭukṛe — Pieces; bits; fragments of something broken

कुतरती

kutartī — Nibbling; gnawing; feminine habitual of 'to nibble'

रही

rahī — Was (ongoing); feminine continuous past auxiliary

लड़खड़ाते

laṛkhaṛāte — Staggering; wobbling; moving unsteadily

हुए

hue — While being; masculine plural of 'having been'

रसोई

rasoī — Kitchen; the room where food is cooked

गई

gaī — Went (feminine); feminine past of 'to go'

टोकरी

ṭokarī — Basket; a woven container for carrying things

निकाले

nikāle — Took out; removed; past of 'to take out'