The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck — Page 6

Vocabulary

Bir

Bir — The number one; indefinite article 'a/an'

an

an — A moment; very short period of time

sonra

sonra — After; then; later in time

en

en — Most; superlative marker in Turkish

korkunç

korkunç — Terrible; frightening; dreadful

sesler

sesler — Sounds; noises; voices (plural)

duyuldu

duyuldu — Was heard; became audible (past passive)

havlamalar

havlamalar — Barkings; repeated barking sounds from dogs

ulumalar

ulumalar — Howlings; prolonged wailing or howling sounds

hırıltılar

hırıltılar — Growls; snarling or rattling throat sounds

böğürmeler

böğürmeler — Bellowings; loud roaring or lowing sounds

çığlıklar

çığlıklar — Screams; shrieks; loud cries of alarm

inlemeler

inlemeler — Groans; moans; sounds of pain or distress

Ve

Ve — And; coordinating conjunction joining elements

o

o — He; she; it; that (third person pronoun)

tilki

tilki — Fox; a cunning wild canine animal

bıyıklı

bıyıklı — Mustachioed; having a mustache or whiskers

beyefendiden

beyefendiden — From the gentleman; polite term for a man

bir

bir — One; a/an; indefinite article or numeral

daha

daha — More; still; yet; additionally

hiçbir

hiçbir — No; not any; none (negative determiner)

şey

şey — Thing; object; something unspecified

görülmedi

görülmedi — Was not seen; did not appear (past negative passive)

Biraz

Biraz — A little; somewhat; a small amount

ahırın

ahırın — Of the barn; relating to a stable or shed

kapısını

kapısını — Its door; the door (accusative possessive form)

açtı

açtı — Opened; he/she opened something (past tense)

ı

ı — Accusative case suffix indicating direct object

serbest

serbest — Free; released; unrestrained; at liberty

bıraktı

bıraktı — Left; released; let go of something

Ne

Ne — What; used in exclamations or questions

yazık

yazık — What a pity; unfortunately; a shame

ki

ki — That; which; conjunction or relative particle

yavrular

yavrular — Young animals; pups; offspring (plural)

içeri

içeri — Inside; inward; into the interior

daldı

daldı — Plunged in; rushed inside; dived into something

onları

onları — Them; those (accusative third person plural)

durduramadan

durduramadan — Without being able to stop them

tüm

tüm — All; entire; whole; every one of

yumurtaları

yumurtaları — The eggs; eggs (accusative plural possessive)

silip

silip — Wiping; erasing; used in compound verb phrases

süpürdü

süpürdü — Swept away; cleared out completely

Kulağında

Kulağında — In/on her ear; at her ear (locative)

ısırık

ısırık — Bite mark; wound caused by biting

izi

izi — Its trace; mark; footprint or sign left behind

vardı

vardı — There was; existed; had (past existence)

her

her — Every; each; all (distributive adjective)

iki

iki — Two; the number two

yavru

yavru — Young animal; pup; baby creature

da

da — Also; too; as well (additive particle)

aksıyordu

aksıyordu — Was sneezing; kept sneezing (past continuous)

yumurtalar

yumurtalar — Eggs; egg (plural nominative form)

yüzünden

yüzünden — Because of; due to; on account of

gözyaşları

gözyaşları — Tears; teardrops shed from crying

içinde

içinde — Inside; within; in the middle of

eve

eve — To home; homeward; toward the house

eşlik

eşlik — Accompaniment; companionship; escorting someone

edilerek

edilerek — By being done; while being accompanied (passive gerund)

götürüldü

götürüldü — Was taken; was escorted away (past passive)

Haziran

Haziran — June; the sixth month of the year

birkaç

birkaç — A few; several; some (small number)

tane

tane — Piece; item; unit counter for objects

yumurtladı

yumurtladı — Laid eggs; produced eggs (past tense)

bunları

bunları — These (accusative); referring to nearby things

kendisi

kendisi — Herself; himself; itself (reflexive pronoun)

saklamasına

saklamasına — To her keeping/hiding; to her hiding them

izin

izin — Permission; leave; allowance to do something

verildi

verildi — Was given; was granted (past passive tense)

ancak

ancak — However; but; only; just barely

yalnızca

yalnızca — Only; merely; solely; just that many

dördü

dördü — Four of them; its four (numeral possessive)

yumurtadan

yumurtadan — From the egg; hatched out of an egg

çıktı

çıktı — Came out; emerged; exited (past tense)

bunun

bunun — Of this; this thing's (genitive form)

sinirlerinden

sinirlerinden — From her nerves; due to her anxiety

kaynaklandığını

kaynaklandığını — That it stemmed from; originating from a source

söyledi

söyledi — Said; told; stated (past tense third person)

ama

ama — But; however; yet (adversative conjunction)

zaman

zaman — Time; period; when (temporal noun/conjunction)

kötü

kötü — Bad; poor; unpleasant; of low quality

kuluçkacı

kuluçkacı — Brooder; one who sits on eggs to hatch

olmuştu

olmuştu — Had become; had turned into (past perfect)