The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher — Page 2

Vocabulary

Лодка

Lodka — A small boat used for water travel.

была

byla — Was; past tense feminine form of 'to be'.

круглой

krugloy — Round; circular in shape.

и

i — And; a basic coordinating conjunction.

зелёной

zelyonoy — Green; describing color of an object.

очень

ochen' — Very; used to intensify adjectives or adverbs.

похожей

pokhozhey — Similar to; resembling something else closely.

на

na — On, onto; a common Russian preposition.

другие

drugiye — Other; referring to different or additional things.

листья

list'ya — Leaves; plural of leaf from a plant.

кувшинки

kuvshinki — Water lilies; aquatic flowering plants on ponds.

Она

Ona — She or it; third-person feminine pronoun.

привязана

privyazana — Tied; fastened or tethered to something.

к

k — To, toward; preposition indicating direction or attachment.

водному

vodnomu — Aquatic; relating to or found in water.

растению

rasteniyu — Plant; a living organism that grows in soil or water.

посередине

poseredine — In the middle; at the center of something.

пруда

pruda — Of the pond; genitive form of 'pond'.

взял

vzyal — Took; past tense of 'to take'.

камышовый

kamyshovyy — Made of reeds; relating to reed plants.

шест

shest — A pole; long stick used for pushing a boat.

вытолкнул

vytolknul — Pushed out; propelled something away with force.

лодку

lodku — Boat; accusative form of 'boat'.

открытую

otkrytuyu — Open; accusative feminine form of 'open'.

воду

vodu — Water; accusative form of 'water'.

Я

Ya — I; first-person singular pronoun.

знаю

znayu — I know; first-person present tense of 'to know'.

хорошее

khoroshеye — Good; neuter form of the adjective 'good'.

место

mesto — Place; a location or spot somewhere.

для

dlya — For; preposition indicating purpose or intended recipient.

пескарей

peskarey — Gudgeons; small freshwater fish often found in ponds.

сказал

skazal — Said; past tense masculine of 'to say'.

воткнул

votknul — Stuck or jabbed into; pushed something sharply in.

в

v — In, into; very common Russian preposition.

ил

il — Silt; muddy sediment at the bottom of water.

привязал

privyazal — Tied; fastened something to another object.

нему

nemu — To it/him; dative pronoun referring to a previously mentioned object.

Затем

Zatem — Then; afterward, indicating sequence of events.

он

on — He; third-person masculine singular pronoun.

устроился

ustroilsya — Settled; made oneself comfortable in a position.

скрестив

skrestiv — Having crossed; gerund meaning crossing limbs together.

ноги

nogi — Legs or feet; plural of 'leg/foot'.

разложил

razlozhil — Laid out; spread or arranged items in order.

свои

svoi — His own; reflexive possessive pronoun.

рыболовные

rybolovnyye — Fishing; adjective relating to fishing equipment.

снасти

snasti — Tackle; fishing gear and equipment.

У

U — By, at, have; preposition indicating possession.

него

nego — His, of him; genitive form of 'he/it'.

был

byl — Was; past tense masculine form of 'to be'.

премилый

premilyy — Adorable; very cute or charming.

маленький

malen'kiy — Small; little in size.

красный

krasnyy — Red; the color red.

поплавок

poplavok — Fishing float; a bobber used in fishing.

Его

Yego — His; genitive/possessive form of 'he'.

удочка

udochka — Fishing rod; tool used for catching fish.

сделана

sdelana — Made; short-form passive past participle, feminine.

из

iz — From, out of; preposition indicating material or origin.

крепкого

krepkogo — Strong; genitive form of 'strong/sturdy'.

стебля

steblya — Of a stem; genitive of the stalk of a plant.

травы

travy — Of grass; genitive form of 'grass'.

леска

leska — Fishing line; thin cord used in fishing.

представляла

predstavlyala — Represented; past tense feminine of 'to represent'.

собой

soboy — Itself; instrumental reflexive pronoun.

тонкий

tonkiy — Thin; slender or fine in width.

длинный

dlinnyy — Long; of great length.

белый

belyy — White; the color white.

волос

volos — Hair; a single strand of hair.

конского

konskogo — Horse's; genitive adjective relating to a horse.

хвоста

khvosta — Of the tail; genitive form of 'tail'.

а

a — And, but; conjunction showing contrast or addition.

конец

konets — End; the tip or conclusion of something.

маленького

malen'kogo — Small; genitive form of the adjective 'small'.

извивающегося

izvivayushchegosya — Wriggling; genitive participle of a twisting creature.

червяка

chervyaka — Worm; genitive form of 'worm', used as fishing bait.

Дождь

Dozhd' — Rain; water falling from clouds.

стекал

stekal — Trickled down; flowed slowly downward.

по

po — Along, down; preposition indicating movement along a surface.

его

yego — His; possessive pronoun third-person masculine.

спине

spine — Back; dative/prepositional form of 'back' (body part).

почти

pochti — Almost; very close to but not quite.

целый

tselyy — Whole, entire; a complete or full amount.

час

chas — Hour; a unit of time equal to sixty minutes.

смотрел

smotrel — Watched; past tense masculine of 'to look/watch'.

Это

Eto — This; demonstrative pronoun or predicate particle.

становится

stanovitsya — Becomes; third-person present of 'to become'.

скучным

skuchnym — Boring; instrumental form of the adjective 'boring'.

я

ya — I; first-person singular pronoun.

думаю

dumayu — I think; first-person present tense of 'to think'.

мне

mne — To me; dative form of first-person pronoun.

не

ne — Not; basic negation particle in Russian.

мешало

meshalo — Would harm/hinder; neuter past of 'to hinder'.

бы

by — Would; conditional particle used with past tense.

пообедать

poobedat' — To have lunch; perfective form of 'to have lunch'.

Он

On — He; third-person masculine singular pronoun.

снова

snova — Again; once more, repeating an action.

оттолкнулся

ottolknulsya — Pushed off; propelled himself away from something.

шестом

shestom — With a pole; instrumental form of 'pole'.

обратно

obratno — Back; returning to a previous place or direction.

водным

vodnym — Aquatic; dative form of 'water-related'.

растениям

rasteniyam — Plants; dative plural of 'plant'.

достал

dostal — Got out, retrieved; took something out from storage.

немного

nemnogo — A little; a small amount of something.

еды

yedy — Food; genitive form of 'food/eating'.

своей

svoyey — His own; genitive reflexive possessive form.

корзины

korziny — Basket; genitive form of 'basket'.

съем

s'yem — I will eat; first-person perfective future of 'to eat'.

бутерброд

buterbrod — Sandwich; open-faced or regular bread-based snack.

с

s — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or ingredient.

бабочкой

babochkoy — Butterfly; instrumental form of 'butterfly'.

подожду

podozhdу — I will wait; first-person perfective future of 'to wait'.

пока

poka — While, until; conjunction indicating duration or waiting.

закончится

zakonchitsya — Ends, finishes; third-person reflexive perfective future.

ливень

liven' — Downpour; a heavy rainstorm.

Огромный

Ogromnyy — Enormous; very large in size.

водяной

vodyanoy — Water; adjective meaning of or related to water.

жук

zhuk — Beetle; a type of insect with hard wing cases.

подплыл

podplyl — Swam up; approached by swimming from below.

снизу

snizu — From below; from a lower position upward.

под

pod — Under, beneath; preposition indicating position below.

лист

list — Leaf; a flat green part of a plant.

ущипнул

ushchipnul — Pinched; gave a sharp nip or pinch.

носок

nosok — Toe or sock; tip of a shoe or stocking.

одной

odnoy — Of one; genitive feminine form of 'one'.

галош

galosh — Galoshes; rubber overshoes worn in wet weather.

поджал

podzhal — Tucked up; pulled legs up tightly.

повыше

povyshe — A bit higher; comparative meaning slightly higher up.

подальше

podal'she — Further away; a bit farther from something.

от

ot — From; preposition indicating distance or separation.

жука

zhuka — Beetle; genitive form of 'beetle'.

продолжил

prodolzhil — Continued; past masculine of 'to continue'.

есть

yest' — To eat; infinitive of the verb 'to eat'.

свой

svoy — One's own; reflexive possessive pronoun masculine.

Один

Odin — One; the numeral one, or alone.

или

ili — Or; disjunctive coordinating conjunction.

два

dva — Two; the numeral two.

раза

raza — Times; genitive of 'time/occurrence' after numerals.

что-то

chto-to — Something; an indefinite pronoun meaning some unknown thing.

зашевелилось

zashevelilos' — Stirred; something began to move or rustle.

шорохом

shorokhom — With a rustle; instrumental of a soft rustling sound.

плеском

pleskom — With a splash; instrumental of a splashing sound.

среди

sredi — Among, amid; preposition meaning in the middle of.

камышей

kamyshey — Reeds; genitive plural of reed plants near water.

у

u — By, near; preposition indicating proximity.

берега

berega — Shore; genitive form of 'bank/shore' of water.

Надеюсь

Nadeyus' — I hope; first-person present of 'to hope'.

это

eto — This, it; demonstrative pronoun used as subject.

крыса

krysa — Rat; a rodent commonly found near water.

Думаю

Dumayu — I think; first-person present of 'to think'.

лучше

luchshe — Better; comparative form of 'good/well'.

убраться

ubrat'sya — To leave, clear out; get away from a place.

отсюда

otsyuda — From here; indicating movement away from this place.