The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck — Page 3

Vocabulary

Я

Ya — First person singular pronoun: I

бы

by — Particle used to form conditional mood

научила

nauchila — Taught (past tense, feminine subject)

её

yeyo — Her; third person feminine pronoun (accusative/genitive)

не

ne — Negation particle: not

совать

sovat' — To stick, poke, or thrust something somewhere

нос

nos — Nose; also used in idioms meaning to meddle

в

v — Preposition meaning in, into, or at

своё

svoyo — One's own (neuter possessive reflexive pronoun)

дело

delo — Matter, business, affair, or deed

Но

No — Conjunction meaning but or however

что

chto — What; also used as conjunction meaning that

касается

kasayetsya — Concerns, relates to, or touches upon something

гнезда

gnezda — Nest (genitive singular of гнездо)

никаких

nikakikh — No, none whatsoever (genitive plural of никакой)

затруднений

zatrudneniy — Difficulties, troubles, or obstacles (genitive plural)

у

u — Preposition meaning at, by, or indicating possession

меня

menya — Me, of me (genitive/accusative of я)

дровяном

drovyanom — Wood storage, relating to firewood (prepositional adjective)

сарае

saraye — In the shed or outbuilding (prepositional of сарай)

целый

tselyy — Whole, entire, or a full amount of something

мешок

meshok — Bag, sack used for carrying or storing things

перьев

per'yev — Feathers (genitive plural of перо)

Нет

Net — No; there is/are not

дорогая

dorogaya — Dear, darling (feminine adjective used as address)

мадам

madam — Madam, a formal address for a woman

вы

vy — You (formal or plural second person pronoun)

никому

nikomu — Nobody, no one (dative of никто)

помешаете

pomeshayete — You will disturb or bother someone (future tense)

Можете

Mozhete — You can, you are able to (second person plural)

сидеть

sidet' — To sit, to remain seated somewhere

там

tam — There, in that place

сколько

skol'ko — How much, how many, as much as

угодно

ugodno — As one likes, as much as desired, please

сказал

skazal — Said (past tense masculine of сказать)

господин

gospodin — Mister, gentleman, or sir (formal address)

Он

On — He, third person masculine singular pronoun

повёл

povyol — Led, guided someone to a place (past tense)

к

k — Preposition meaning to, toward, or by

очень

ochen' — Very, extremely (adverb of degree)

уединённому

uyedinённomu — Secluded, isolated, remote (dative adjective)

мрачноватому

mrachnovatomu — Somewhat gloomy or dreary (dative adjective)

домику

domiku — Little house, small cottage (dative diminutive)

среди

sredi — Among, amid, in the middle of something

был

byl — Was (past tense masculine of быть)

построен

postroen — Built, constructed (short passive participle)

из

iz — From, out of, made of (preposition)

вязанок

vyazanok — Bundles or faggots of sticks (genitive plural)

хвороста

khvorosta — Brushwood, twigs, or dry branches for fuel

и

i — And (coordinating conjunction)

дёрна

dyorna — Turf, sod (genitive singular of дёрн)

а

a — And, but, while (conjunctive or contrastive particle)

вместо

vmesto — Instead of, in place of (preposition)

трубы

truby — Pipe, chimney (genitive singular of труба)

стояли

stoyali — Stood, were standing (past tense plural)

два

dva — Two (cardinal numeral)

сломанных

slomannykh — Broken, damaged (genitive plural past participle)

ведра

vedra — Buckets, pails (genitive singular or nominative plural)

поставленных

postavlennykh — Placed, set (genitive plural past passive participle)

одно

odno — One (neuter numeral or pronoun)

на

na — On, onto, at (preposition of place or direction)

другое

drugoye — The other, another one (neuter pronoun/adjective)

Это

Eto — This is, that is (demonstrative pronoun)

моя

moya — My, mine (feminine possessive pronoun)

летняя

letnyaya — Summer (feminine adjective relating to summer)

резиденция

rezidentsiya — Residence, official dwelling place or home

нашли

nashli — Found, discovered (past tense plural of найти)

мою

moyu — My, mine (feminine accusative possessive pronoun)

нору

noru — Burrow, den, or hole of an animal

мой

moy — My, mine (masculine nominative possessive pronoun)

зимний

zimniy — Winter (masculine adjective relating to winter)

дом

dom — House, home, building

столь

stol' — So, such, as (adverb of degree, formal style)

же

zhe — Emphatic particle: same, also, indeed

удобной

udobnoy — Comfortable, convenient (genitive/dative feminine adjective)

гостеприимный

gostepriimnyy — Hospitable, welcoming to guests

За

Za — Behind, beyond, after (preposition of place)

домом

domom — Behind the house (instrumental of дом)

стоял

stoyal — Stood, was standing (past tense masculine)

ветхий

vetkhiy — Decrepit, dilapidated, old and worn out

сарайчик

saraychik — Small shed or outbuilding (diminutive of сарай)

сколоченный

skolochennyy — Nailed together, hastily assembled (past participle)

старых

starykh — Old (genitive plural adjective of старый)

ящиков

yashchikov — Boxes, crates (genitive plural of ящик)

из-под

iz-pod — From under; originally containing (compound preposition)

мыла

myla — Soap (genitive singular of мыло)

Господин

Gospodin — Mister, sir, gentleman (formal title of address)

открыл

otkryl — Opened (past tense masculine of открыть)

дверь

dver' — Door (feminine noun)

пропустил

propustil — Let through, allowed to pass (past tense masculine)

внутрь

vnutr' — Inside, inward (adverb indicating direction)

Сарай

Saray — Shed, barn, or outbuilding

почти

pochti — Almost, nearly (adverb)

доверху

doverkhu — Up to the top, filled to the brim

набит

nabit — Stuffed, packed full (short passive participle)

перьями

per'yami — Feathers (instrumental plural of перо)

было

bylo — It was, there was (neuter past of быть)

нечем

nechem — Nothing with which to do something (instrumental)

дышать

dyshat' — To breathe

но

no — But, however (coordinating conjunction)

зато

zato — But then, on the other hand, to make up for it

уютно

uyutno — Cozy, snug, comfortable (adverb or predicative)

мягко

myagko — Softly, gently (adverb from мягкий)

была

byla — Was (past tense feminine of быть)

весьма

ves'ma — Very, quite, extremely (formal adverb)

удивлена

udivlena — Surprised, astonished (short passive participle, feminine)

обнаружив

obnaruzhiv — Having discovered or found (perfective gerund)

такое

takoye — Such, this kind of (neuter demonstrative adjective)

огромное

ogromnoye — Enormous, huge (neuter adjective)

количество

kolichestvo — Quantity, amount, number of something

она

ona — She, third person feminine singular pronoun

свила

svila — Wove, built a nest (past tense feminine of свить)

гнездо

gnezdo — Nest (a bird's dwelling)

безо

bezo — Without (variant of без before certain consonants)

всякого

vsyakogo — Any, every sort of (genitive of всякий)

труда

truda — Difficulty, labor, effort (genitive of труд)

Когда

Kogda — When (interrogative or conjunctive adverb)

вышла

vyshla — Went out, exited (past tense feminine of выйти)

с

s — With, from (preposition depending on case)

рыжеватыми

ryzhevatymi — Reddish, somewhat ginger (instrumental plural adjective)

бакенбардами

bakenbardami — Sideburns, whiskers (instrumental plural)

сидел

sidel — Was sitting (past tense masculine of сидеть)

бревне

brevne — On a log (prepositional of бревно)

читал

chital — Was reading (past tense masculine of читать)

газету

gazetu — Newspaper (accusative of газета)

во

vo — In, at (variant of в before certain clusters)

всяком

vsyakom — Any, every (prepositional of всякий)

случае

sluchaye — Case, instance; во всяком случае means in any case

перед

pered — In front of, before (preposition of place)

ним

nim — Him (instrumental/dative of он)

развёрнута

razvyornuta — Unfolded, spread open (short passive participle, feminine)

сам

sam — Himself, oneself (emphatic reflexive pronoun)

он

on — He (third person masculine singular pronoun)

смотрел

smotrel — Was looking, was watching (past tense masculine)

поверх

poverkh — Over, above the top of something (preposition)

неё

neyo — Her, it (genitive of она after preposition)

так

tak — So, thus, in such a way (adverb)

учтив

uchiv — Polite, courteous (short adjective, masculine)

казалось

kazalos' — It seemed, it appeared (past impersonal of казаться)

ему

yemu — To him, for him (dative of он)

жаль

zhal' — It is a pity, one feels sorry

отпускать

otpuskat' — To let go, to release or allow to leave

домой

domoy — Home, homeward (adverb indicating direction)

ночь

noch' — Night (feminine noun)

обещал

obeshchal — Promised (past tense masculine of обещать)

тщательно

tshchatel'no — Carefully, thoroughly (adverb)

беречь

berech' — To guard, protect, take care of something

до

do — Until, before, up to (preposition)

тех

tekh — Those (genitive plural of те)

пор

por — Until that time; до тех пор means until then

пока

poka — While, until, for now (conjunction or adverb)

вернётся

vernyotsya — Will return, will come back (future reflexive)

следующий

sleduyushchiy — Next, following (adjective)

день

den' — Day (masculine noun)