The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher — Page 4

Vocabulary

पानी

pānī — Water, the common liquid essential for life.

की

kī — Of, possessive postposition linking nouns.

सतह

satah — Surface, the outer or top layer of something.

पर

par — On, upon; a common locative postposition.

उछल

ucchal — To leap, jump, or bounce upward suddenly.

आया

āyā — Came, past tense of the verb 'to come'.

जैसे

jaise — Like, as, in the manner of something.

एक

ek — One; the numeral one or indefinite article.

और

aur — And, also; a conjunction joining words or clauses.

सोडा

soḍā — Soda, a carbonated fizzy drink or water.

बोतल

botal — Bottle, a container for liquids.

से

se — From, with; a versatile Hindi postposition.

बुलबुले

bulbule — Bubbles, small spheres of gas in liquid.

निकलते

nikalte — Come out, emerge; present habitual verb form.

हैं

hain — Are; plural present tense form of 'to be'.

वह

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

पूरी

pūrī — Full, complete, entire; feminine adjective form.

ताकत

tākat — Strength, power, physical or mental force.

तैरकर

tairakar — By swimming, having swum; verbal participle form.

तालाब

tālāb — Pond, a small body of still water.

के

ke — Of; masculine plural possessive postposition.

किनारे

kināre — Edge, bank, shore of a water body.

तक

tak — Until, up to; postposition indicating a limit.

पहुँचा

pahū̃cā — Reached, arrived at a destination.

जिस

jis — Which, who; relative pronoun for oblique case.

पहले

pahle — Before, first, previously; common time adverb.

वहाँ

vahā̃ — There, at that place; locative adverb.

निकल

nikal — Come out, emerge; stem form of the verb.

अपना

apnā — Own, one's own; reflexive possessive pronoun.

तरह

tarah — Manner, way, kind; indicates similarity or style.

चिथड़ों

cithaṛõ — Rags, tattered pieces of cloth.

में

mẽ — In, inside; a common locative postposition.

लिए

lie — For, taken; postposition or past participle of 'lena'.

घास

ghās — Grass, the green ground-covering plant.

मैदान

maidān — Field, open ground, a flat open area.

को

ko — To, for; dative and accusative postposition.

पार

pār — Across, beyond; crossing over to the other side.

करते

karte — Doing; present participial form of 'karnā'.

हुए

hue — While doing; past participial form of 'honā'.

घर

ghar — Home, house; the place where one lives.

ओर

or — Direction, side, toward; indicates directional movement.

उछलता

uchalṭā — Leaping, bouncing; present habitual masculine form.

चला

calā — Went, moved; past tense of 'calnā' (to walk/go).

गया

gayā — Went; past tense auxiliary or main verb form.

कितनी

kitnī — How much, how many; feminine interrogative adjective.

दया

dayā — Pity, compassion, mercy shown toward others.

बात

bāt — Matter, thing, talk; a very common Hindi noun.

है

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

कि

ki — That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause.

मछली

machhlī — Fish; the common aquatic animal used as food.

नहीं

nahī̃ — No, not; the standard Hindi negation word.

थी

thī — Was; feminine singular past tense of 'honā'.

श्रीमान

śrīmān — Mister, sir; a respectful title for a man.

ने

ne — Ergative postposition marking subject of past transitive verb.

कहा

kahā — Said, told; past tense of 'kahnā' (to say).

मैंने

maiṃne — I (ergative); first person singular ergative pronoun.

अपनी

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

छड़

chaṛ — Rod, stick; a thin rigid pole or fishing rod.

टोकरी

ṭokarī — Basket, a woven container for carrying things.

खो

kho — Lost; stem or imperative form of 'khonā' (to lose).

दी

dī — Gave (feminine object); past tense of 'denā'.

लेकिन

lekin — But, however; adversative conjunction contrasting clauses.

इससे

isse — From this, by this; oblique form of 'yah' with 'se'.

कोई

koī — Someone, any; indefinite pronoun or adjective.

खास

khās — Special, particular, significant; Arabic loanword.

फर्क

phark — Difference, distinction between two things.

पड़ता

paṛtā — Falls, matters; habitual present of 'paṛnā'.

क्योंकि

kyõki — Because, since; causal subordinating conjunction.

मुझे

mujhe — To me, I (dative); oblique first person pronoun.

यकीन

yaqīn — Certainty, confidence, sure belief in something.

मैं

maiṃ — I; first person singular nominative pronoun.

फिर

phir — Again, then, afterwards; common time adverb.

कभी

kabhī — Ever, sometime; indefinite time adverb.

पकड़ने

pakaṛne — To catch, to grab; infinitive oblique verbal form.

जाने

jāne — To go; infinitive oblique form of 'jānā'.

हिम्मत

himmat — Courage, bravery, boldness to face difficulty.

कर

kar — Do; stem or conjunctive participle of 'karnā'.

सकता

saktā — Can, is able to; masculine modal auxiliary verb.

था

thā — Was; masculine singular past tense of 'honā'.

उसने

usne — He/she (ergative); third person singular ergative.

उँगलियों

ū̃gliyõ — Fingers; oblique plural of 'uṃglī' (finger).

कुछ

kuch — Some, a little, something; indefinite quantity.

पट्टी

paṭṭī — Bandage, strip of cloth used to wrap wounds.

लगाई

lagāī — Applied, put on; past tense feminine of 'lagānā'.

उसके

uske — His, her, its; oblique possessive third person singular.

दोनों

donõ — Both; referring to two things or people together.

दोस्त

dost — Friend; a close companion or companion (Urdu origin).

रात

rāt — Night; the period of darkness after sunset.

खाने

khāne — To eat, food; oblique infinitive or noun form.

आए

āe — Came; masculine plural past tense of 'ānā'.

उन्हें

unhẽ — To them; dative form of third person plural pronoun.

दे

de — Give; imperative or conjunctive form of 'denā'.

भंडार

bhaṃḍār — Store, stock, treasury, large supply of goods.

सर

sar — Sir, head; respectful address or the word for head.

काला

kālā — Black; the color black, masculine adjective form.

सुनहरा

sunahrā — Golden, gold-colored; shining like gold.

पहना

pahnā — Wore, put on; past tense of 'pahannā' (to wear).

कछुआ

kachuā — Tortoise or turtle; a slow-moving shelled reptile.

अपने

apne — Own (oblique); reflexive possessive pronoun form.

साथ

sāth — With, together, companionship; common postposition.

जालीदार

jālīdār — Net-like, mesh, having a lattice or net pattern.

थैले

thele — Bags; plural of 'thailā' (a bag or sack).

सलाद

salād — Salad, a dish of mixed raw vegetables.

लेकर

lekar — Taking, having taken; conjunctive participle of 'lenā'.

छोटी

choṭī — Small, little; feminine adjective for small size.

मछलियों

machhliyõ — Fishes; oblique plural of 'machhlī' (fish).

स्वादिष्ट

svādiṣṭ — Delicious, tasty, having a very pleasant flavor.

व्यंजन

vyañjan — Dish, recipe, a prepared food item or cuisine.

जगह

jagah — Place, space, location, spot.

उन्होंने

unhõne — They (ergative); third person plural ergative pronoun.

चटनी

caṭnī — Chutney, a spiced condiment or relish sauce.

भुना

bhunā — Roasted, toasted; past participle of 'bhunnā'.

हुआ

huā — Was, became; past participle of 'honā' (to be).

टिड्डा

ṭiḍḍā — Grasshopper, a jumping insect found in fields.

खाया

khāyā — Ate, consumed; past tense of 'khānā' (to eat).

जिसे

jise — Whom, which (accusative); oblique relative pronoun.

मेंढक

meṃḍhak — Frog, the amphibian known for jumping and croaking.

बेहतरीन

behatarīn — Excellent, the very best, superb quality.

मानते

mānte — Consider, believe; habitual present plural of 'mānnā'.

लगता

lagtā — Seems, feels; habitual present of 'lagnā'.

यह

yah — This, it; near demonstrative pronoun.

बेस्वाद

besvād — Tasteless, bland, lacking flavor or interest.

रहा

rahā — Was (continuous); past continuous auxiliary of 'rahnā'.

होगा

hogā — Will be, must be; future or presumptive of 'honā'.

समाप्त

samāpt — Finished, ended, completed; past participle adjective.

कहानी

kahānī — Story, tale, a narrative account of events.

का

kā — Of; masculine singular possessive postposition.

अंत

aṃt — End, conclusion, the final part of something.