The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck — Page 5

Vocabulary

встретил

vstretil — Met, encountered someone (past tense, masculine)

её

yeyo — Her; possessive or accusative pronoun

на

na — On, at, to; common preposition

выходе

vykhode — Exit, way out (prepositional case)

Что

Chto — What; interrogative pronoun

ты

ty — You; informal second-person singular pronoun

делаешь

delaesh' — You are doing, you do (informal present)

с

s — With, from; very common preposition

этим

etim — With this; instrumental case of этот

луком

lukom — With onion or with a bow (instrumental case)

Куда

Kuda — Where to; directional interrogative adverb

ходишь

khodish' — You go, you walk (informal present tense)

каждый

kazhdyy — Every, each; adjective of frequency

день

den' — Day; common masculine noun

после

posle — After; preposition indicating time or order

полудня

poludnya — Noon, midday (genitive case)

одна

odna — Alone, one (feminine form)

немного

nemnogo — A little, somewhat; adverb of degree

побаивалась

pobayvalas' — Was a bit afraid, slightly feared (feminine past)

она

ona — She; third-person singular feminine pronoun

рассказала

rasskazala — She told, she narrated (feminine past tense)

ему

yemu — To him; dative case of он

всё

vsyo — Everything, all; neuter pronoun

слушал

slushal — He was listening, he listened (masculine past)

склонив

skloniv — Having tilted, having inclined (perfective gerund)

умную

umnuyu — Clever, intelligent (accusative feminine adjective)

голову

golovu — Head (accusative case of голова)

набок

nabok — To one side, sideways; directional adverb

он

on — He; third-person singular masculine pronoun

усмехнулся

usmekhnulsya — He smirked, gave a slight grin (past tense)

когда

kogda — When; temporal conjunction or adverb

описала

opisala — She described, she depicted (feminine past tense)

вежливого

vezhlivogo — Polite, courteous (genitive masculine adjective)

джентльмена

dzhentl'mena — Gentleman (genitive case); a polite man

рыжеватыми

ryzhevaty'mi — Reddish, somewhat ginger (instrumental plural adjective)

бакенбардами

bakenbardami — Whiskers, sideburns (instrumental plural noun)

Он

On — He; third-person singular masculine pronoun

задал

zadal — He asked, he posed questions (past tense)

несколько

neskol'ko — Several, a few; indefinite numeral

вопросов

voprosov — Questions (genitive plural of вопрос)

о

o — About, concerning; common preposition

лесе

lese — Forest (prepositional case of лес)

а

a — And, but; coordinating conjunction

также

takzhe — Also, as well; additive adverb

точном

tochnom — Exact, precise (prepositional masculine adjective)

расположении

raspolozhenii — Location, position (prepositional case noun)

дома

doma — House, home (genitive case or adverb 'at home')

и

i — And; basic coordinating conjunction

сарая

saraya — Shed, barn (genitive case of сарай)

Затем

Zatem — Then, after that; temporal adverb

вышел

vyshel — He went out, he exited (masculine past tense)

потрусил

potrusil — He trotted off (past tense, of an animal)

по

po — Along, around, by; common preposition

деревне

derevne — Village (dative/prepositional case of деревня)

отправился

otpravilsya — He set off, he departed (masculine past tense)

искать

iskat' — To search for, to look for; infinitive verb

двух

dvukh — Two (genitive case); numeral

щенков-гончих

shchenkov-gonchikh — Hound puppies (genitive plural compound noun)

которых

kotorykh — Which, that (genitive plural relative pronoun)

выгуливал

vygulival — Was walking, was taking for a walk (past imperfective)

мясник

myasnik — Butcher; a person who sells meat

в

v — In, into; very common preposition

последний

posledniy — Last, final; ordinal adjective

раз

raz — Time, once; used in counting instances

прошла

proshla — She walked past, she went through (past feminine)

просёлочной

prosyolochnoy — Country, dirt (genitive feminine adjective for road)

дороге

doroge — Road, path (dative/prepositional case)

солнечным

solnechnym — Sunny (instrumental masculine adjective)

послеполуденным

poslepoludenny'm — Afternoon (instrumental masculine adjective)

часом

chasom — Hour, time (instrumental case of час)

Она

Ona — She; third-person singular feminine pronoun

была

byla — She was; past tense feminine of быть

порядочно

poryadochno — Considerably, quite a bit; adverb

обременена

obremenena — Burdened, laden (short-form feminine past participle)

пучками

puchkami — Bunches, bundles (instrumental plural of пучок)

трав

trav — Herbs, grasses (genitive plural of трава)

двумя

dvumya — Two (instrumental case of два/две)

луковицами

lukovitsami — Onions (instrumental plural of луковица)

сумке

sumke — Bag, purse (dative/prepositional case of сумка)

перелетела

perelatela — She flew over, she crossed by flying (past feminine)

через

cherez — Across, through, over; spatial preposition

лес

les — Forest, woods; common masculine noun

приземлилась

prizem lilas' — She landed, touched down (past feminine tense)

напротив

naprotiv — Opposite, across from; preposition/adverb

сидел

sidel — He was sitting (masculine past imperfective)

бревне

brevne — Log (prepositional case of бревно)

принюхивался

prinyukhivalsya — He was sniffing around (past imperfective reflexive)

к

k — To, toward; dative preposition

воздуху

vozdukhu — Air (dative case of воздух)

беспокойно

bespokoyno — Anxiously, uneasily; adverb

поглядывал

pogladyval — He was glancing around (past imperfective verb)

сторонам

storonam — Sides, directions (dative plural of сторона)

леса

lesa — Forest (genitive case of лес)

Когда

Kogda — When; temporal conjunction

буквально

bukval'no — Literally; adverb used for emphasis

подпрыгнул

podprygnul — He jumped up, he leaped (masculine past tense)

Заходи

Zakhodi — Come in, step inside (informal imperative)

дом

dom — House, home; common masculine noun

как

kak — How, as, when; common conjunction/adverb

только

tol'ko — Only, just; restrictive adverb or conjunction

осмотришь

osmotresh' — You will inspect, you look over (future tense)

свои

svoi — Your own, one's own (plural reflexive possessive)

яйца

yaytsa — Eggs (plural of яйцо)

Дай

Day — Give (imperative singular of дать)

мне

mne — To me; dative case of я

травы

travy — Herbs, grasses (genitive singular or nominative plural)

для

dlya — For; preposition indicating purpose

омлета

omleta — Omelette (genitive case of омлет)

Живее

Zhivee — Quicker, hurry up (comparative imperative adverb)

был

byl — He was; past tense masculine of быть

довольно

dovol'no — Quite, rather, fairly; adverb of degree

резок

rezok — Sharp, brusque (short-form masculine adjective)

никогда

nikogda — Never; negative temporal adverb

прежде

prezhde — Before, previously; temporal adverb

не

ne — Not; basic negation particle

слышала

slyshala — She heard, she had heard (feminine past tense)

чтобы

chtoby — In order to, so that; subordinating conjunction

говорил

govoril — He was speaking, he spoke (masculine past imperfective)

таким

takim — Such, in such a (instrumental adjective form)

тоном

tonom — Tone, manner of speaking (instrumental case)

почувствовала

pochuvstvovala — She felt, she experienced (feminine past tense)

удивление

udivleniye — Surprise, astonishment; neuter noun

смущение

smushcheniye — Embarrassment, confusion; neuter noun

Пока

Poka — While, as long as; temporal conjunction

внутри

vnutri — Inside, within; adverb or preposition

услышала

uslyshala — She heard (perfective feminine past tense)

топот

topot — Patter, stomping sound of feet or paws

лапок

lapok — Little paws (genitive plural diminutive of лапа)

вокруг

vokrug — Around, surrounding; preposition or adverb

задней

zadney — Rear, back (genitive/dative feminine adjective)

стены

steny — Wall (genitive case of стена)

Кто-то

Kto-to — Someone, somebody; indefinite pronoun

чёрным

chyornym — Black (instrumental masculine adjective)

носом

nosom — Nose (instrumental case of нос)

понюхал

ponyukhal — He sniffed (perfective masculine past tense)

щель

shchel' — Crack, gap, narrow slit; feminine noun

под

pod — Under, beneath; spatial preposition

дверью

dver'yu — Door (instrumental case of дверь)

затем

zatem — Then, after that; temporal adverb

запер

zaper — He locked, he bolted (perfective masculine past)

сильно

sil'no — Strongly, very much; adverb of intensity

перепугалась

perepugalas' — She got very frightened (perfective past reflexive)