The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher — Page 3

Vocabulary

ने

ne — Postposition marking the subject in past transitive sentences.

नाव

naav — A small boat used on water.

को

ko — Postposition meaning 'to' or 'for'.

फिर

phir — Again; then; afterwards.

से

se — Postposition meaning 'from', 'with', or 'by'.

थोड़ा

thoṛā — A little; a small amount of something.

आगे

āge — Forward; ahead; in front.

धकेला

dhakелā — Pushed or shoved something forward forcefully.

और

aur — And; also; furthermore.

चारा

cārā — Bait used for fishing; also animal fodder.

डाल

ḍāl — To put, drop, or cast something into a place.

दिया

diyā — Past tense of 'to give'; gave or placed something.

लगभग

lagbhag — Approximately; almost; roughly.

तुरंत

turant — Immediately; at once; without delay.

ही

hī — Emphatic particle meaning 'only', 'just', or 'itself'.

एक

ek — One; a single unit or item.

झटका

jhaṭkā — A sudden jerk, jolt, or sharp pull.

लगा

lagā — Was felt; occurred; seemed; past tense of 'lagnā'.

जोर

zor — Force; strength; vigour; loudly.

हिलकोरा

hilkorā — A sudden shake or jolt; a vigorous wobble.

खाया

khāyā — Ate; experienced; received (a blow or jolt).

मैंने

maiṃne — I (subject marker); 'I' used in past transitive sentences.

उसे

use — To him/her/it; oblique form of 'he/she/it'.

नाक

nāk — Nose; the facial organ for breathing and smelling.

पकड़

pakaṛ — To catch, grab, or hold something firmly.

लिया

liyā — Took; completed an action for oneself; past of 'lenā'.

श्रीमान

śrīmān — Mister; a respectful title for an adult man.

चिल्लाए

cillāe — Shouted; cried out loudly; exclaimed.

अपनी

apnī — One's own (feminine); belonging to the subject.

छड़ी

chaṛī — A rod, stick, or fishing rod.

झटके

jhaṭke — Jerks; sudden sharp pulls or tugs.

ऊपर

ūpar — Above; upward; on top of.

खींचते

khīṃcte — Pulling; drawing something towards oneself continuously.

हुए

hue — While doing; having done; past participle auxiliary.

लेकिन

lekin — But; however; yet (conjunction showing contrast).

यह

yah — This; referring to a nearby person or thing.

कितना

kitnā — How much; how many; to what extent.

भयानक

bhayānak — Terrible; dreadful; frightening; very scary.

आश्चर्य

āścary — Surprise; wonder; astonishment at something unexpected.

था

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

चिकनी

ciknī — Smooth; slippery; sleek (feminine adjective).

मोटी

moṭī — Fat; thick; plump (feminine adjective).

के

ke — Postposition meaning 'of'; genitive case marker.

बजाय

bajāy — Instead of; in place of something else.

काँटों

kāṃṭoṃ — Thorns; spines; hooks; sharp pointed projections.

भरी

bharī — Filled with; full of; laden with something.

छोटी

choṭī — Small; little; tiny (feminine adjective).

नाम

nām — Name; the word by which someone is known.

की

kī — Of; belonging to (feminine genitive postposition).

कंटीली

kaṃṭīlī — Spiny; thorny; having many sharp prickles.

मछली

machlī — A fish; aquatic creature living in water.

बाहर

bāhar — Outside; out; beyond an enclosed space.

निकाला

nikālā — Took out; extracted; pulled something out from somewhere.

चारों

cāroṃ — All four; on all four sides.

ओर

or — Direction; side; towards a particular direction.

तड़पती

taṛaptī — Writhing; flopping about in agony or distress.

रही

rahī — Continued to be; kept on doing (feminine auxiliary).

चुभाती

cubhātī — Pricking; stinging; piercing with sharp points.

काटती

kāṭtī — Biting; cutting; nipping repeatedly.

जब

jab — When; at the time that (temporal conjunction).

तक

tak — Until; up to; as far as (postposition).

कि

ki — That; so that (subordinating conjunction).

उसकी

uskī — His/her/its (feminine possessive pronoun).

साँस

sāṃs — Breath; the air inhaled and exhaled by lungs.

फूल

phūl — To swell; to become breathless; also means flower.

न

na — Not; negation particle; 'no'.

गई

gaī — Went; departed; past tense of 'jānā' (feminine).

वह

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

वापस

vāpas — Back; returning to a previous place or state.

पानी

pānī — Water; the liquid essential for life.

में

meṃ — In; inside; within (locative postposition).

कूद

kūd — To jump; to leap into or over something.

दूसरी

dūsrī — Other; second; another (feminine adjective).

मछलियों

machliyoṃ — Fishes; plural oblique form of 'fish'.

झुंड

jhuṃḍ — A group or school of fish; a flock or crowd.

अपने

apne — One's own (plural/oblique); belonging to the subject.

सिर

sir — Head; the topmost part of the body.

निकाले

nikāle — Took out; stuck out (heads above water).

पर

par — On; upon; but; however (postposition or conjunction).

हँसने

haṃsne — To laugh; laughing (verbal noun form).

लगे

lage — Began to; started doing (past inchoative auxiliary).

उदास

udās — Sad; gloomy; dejected; feeling unhappy.

होकर

hokar — Having become; being in a state of (conjunctive participle).

किनारे

kināre — On the bank; shore; edge of a body of water.

बैठे

baiṭhe — Sat; were sitting; seated (past/adjective form).

थे

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

दुखती

dukhtī — Aching; hurting; causing pain (feminine adjective).

उँगलियाँ

ũgliyāṃ — Fingers; the digits on a human hand.

चूसते

cūste — Sucking; drawing something into the mouth.

झाँकते

jhāṃkte — Peering; peeking; glancing over the edge.

तब

tab — Then; at that time (temporal adverb).

कुछ

kuch — Something; some; a little amount of anything.

भी

bhī — Also; too; even; as well (emphatic particle).

बुरा

burā — Bad; evil; unpleasant; harmful.

हो

ho — To be; subjunctive or imperative form of 'honā'.

गया

gayā — Went; became; past tense of 'jānā' (masculine).

सच

sac — Truth; true; reality; something factually correct.

बहुत

bahut — Very; much; a lot; extremely.

होता

hotā — Would be; used to be (habitual/conditional masculine).

यदि

yadi — If; in case (formal conditional conjunction).

नहीं

nahīṃ — No; not; negation of a statement.

पहनी

pahnī — Wore; put on (clothing), past tense feminine.

होती

hotī — Would have been; conditional feminine form of 'honā'.

बड़ा

baṛā — Big; large; great; elder (masculine adjective).

विशाल

viśāl — Huge; enormous; gigantic in size.

आया

āyā — Came; arrived; past tense masculine of 'ānā'.

धड़ाम

dhaṛām — A loud thud or crash; heavy impact sound.

छपाक

chapāk — A splashing sound; the noise of a splash.

साथ

sāth — With; together; accompanied by someone or something.

उसने

usne — He/she/it (subject with 'ne' in past transitive).

झपट्टा

jhapaṭṭā — A sudden pounce or swift grab at something.

मारकर

mārkar — Having struck; after hitting or pouncing upon.

मुड़ा

muṛā — Turned; twisted; bent around in a direction.

तालाब

tālāb — A pond; a small body of still water.

तली

talī — The bottom; the floor of a pond or container.

गोता

gotā — A dive; plunging headfirst into water.

स्वाद

svād — Taste; flavour; the sensation of tasting food.

इतना

itnā — This much; so much; to this degree.

असंतुष्ट

asaṃtuṣṭ — Dissatisfied; unhappy; not pleased or contented.

आधे

ādhe — Half; one of two equal parts (oblique form).

मिनट

minaṭ — Minute; a unit of time equal to sixty seconds.

कम

kam — Less; fewer; lacking in quantity or degree.

समय

samay — Time; a period or point in time.

उन्हें

unheṃ — To them; them (oblique plural pronoun with postposition).

थूक

thūk — To spit out; to expel something from the mouth.

जो

jo — Who; which; that (relative pronoun).

एकमात्र

ekmātra — The only one; sole; singular and nothing else.

चीज़

cīz — Thing; an object or item of any kind.

निगली

nglī — Swallowed; gulped down something through the throat.

थी

thī — Was; past tense of 'to be' (feminine singular).