The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle — Page 2

Vocabulary

Üç

üch — The number three

mendil

men-dil — A small cloth used for wiping face or hands

ve

veh — Conjunction connecting words or phrases: and

bir

beer — The number one; also indefinite article

önlük

ön-lük — A protective garment worn over clothing: apron

Sen

sen — Second person singular pronoun: you

gördün

gör-dün — Past tense of to see: you saw

mü

mü — Question particle used after back vowels

onları

on-la-rı — Accusative form of them: them (direct object)

Tekir

te-kir — Tabby-patterned animal; common Turkish cat name

Kedi

ke-di — A small domesticated feline animal: cat

beyaz

be-yaz — The color lacking all hue: white

patilerini

pa-ti-le-ri-ni — Accusative plural of paw: its paws (object)

yıkamaya

yı-ka-ma-ya — Dative verbal noun of wash: toward washing

devam

de-vam — Continuing an action without stopping: continuation

etti

et-ti — Past tense auxiliary verb: did, performed

bunun

bu-nun — Genitive of this: of this thing

üzerine

ü-ze-ri-ne — Postposition meaning upon this, thereupon, after that

benekli

be-nek-li — Having spots or speckles on the surface: spotted

tavuğa

ta-vu-ğa — Dative of hen/chicken: to the chicken

sordu

sor-du — Past tense of to ask: she/he asked

üç

üch — The number three

cep

jep — A small pouch sewn into clothing: pocket

mendili

men-di-li — Accusative of handkerchief: the handkerchief (object)

buldun

bul-dun — Past tense of to find: you found

mu

mu — Yes/no question particle in Turkish grammar

sen

sen — Second person singular pronoun: you

Ama

a-ma — Conjunction expressing contrast or exception: but

tavuk

ta-vuk — A common domesticated bird raised for eggs: chicken

ahıra

a-hı-ra — Dative of barn: to the barn

koştu

koş-tu — Past tense of to run: she/he ran

gıdaklayarak

gı-dak-la-ya-rak — By clucking; adverbial participle of to cluck

Ben

ben — First person singular pronoun: I

yalınayak

ya-lı-na-yak — Without any footwear on the feet: barefoot

giderim

gi-de-rim — First person singular aorist of to go: I go

Sonra

son-ra — Indicating sequence of events: then, afterward

dalda

dal-da — Locative of branch: on the branch

oturan

o-tu-ran — Present participle of to sit: the one sitting

Ötücü

ö-tü-cü — One that sings or calls; referring to a songbird

parlak

par-lak — Reflecting light strongly; shiny or bright

siyah

si-yah — The darkest color, absence of light: black

gözüyle

gö-züy-le — Instrumental of eye: with its eye

yan

yan — The side direction; sideways or obliquely

baktı

bak-tı — Past tense of to look: she/he looked

tarla

tar-la — An open area of cultivated land: field

kapısının

ka-pı-sı-nın — Genitive of its gate: of the gate

üzerinden

ü-ze-rin-den — Ablative postposition: over, across, from above

uçup

u-çup — Converb of to fly: flying away (and then)

gitti

git-ti — Past tense of to go: she/he went

kapısına

ka-pı-sı-na — Dative of its door: to its door

tırmandı

tır-man-dı — Past tense of to climb: she/he climbed

arkasındaki

ar-ka-sın-da-ki — Relative adjective meaning the one behind it

tepeye

te-pe-ye — Dative of hill: to the hill

sanki

san-ki — Conjunction suggesting appearance or supposition: as if

zirvesi

zir-ve-si — Its summit or highest point: its peak, top

yokmuş

yok-muş — Reported or apparent nonexistence: seemingly there is none

gibi

gi-bi — Postposition expressing similarity or comparison: like, as

bulutlara

bu-lut-la-ra — Dative plural of cloud: to the clouds

kadar

ka-dar — Postposition expressing extent or degree: up to, until

yükselen

yük-se-len — Present participle of to rise: the one rising

tepe

te-pe — A raised landform smaller than a mountain: hill

Tepenin

te-pe-nin — Genitive of hill: of the hill

yamacında

ya-ma-cın-da — Locative of its slope: on its hillside/slope

epey

e-pey — Indicating a considerable amount or distance: quite, fairly

yukarıda

yu-ka-rı-da — Locative of up: up there, high up

çimenlerin

çi-men-le-rin — Genitive plural of grass: of the grasses

serilmiş

se-ril-miş — Passive past participle of spread: spread out, laid out

bazı

ba-zı — Indefinite quantifier meaning some or certain things

şeyler

şey-ler — Plural of thing: things, objects, items

gördüğünü

gör-dü-ğü-nü — Accusative nominalized form: that she saw (it)

sandı

san-dı — Past tense of to think/suppose: she thought, supposed

sağlam

sağ-lam — Solid, sturdy, and reliable in structure: strong, firm

bacaklarının

ba-cak-la-rı-nın — Genitive of her legs: of her legs

taşıyabileceği

ta-şı-ya-bi-le-ce-ği — That which her legs would be able to carry

hızlı

hız-lı — Moving with great speed: fast, quick

dik

dik — Having a sharp incline or upright angle: steep

patika

pa-ti-ka — A narrow trail through nature: path, footpath

boyunca

bo-yun-ca — Postposition meaning along or throughout its length

yukarı

yu-ka-rı — Direction toward a higher position: up, upward

ta

ta — Emphatic particle meaning all the way, right to

ki

ki — Subordinating conjunction: so that, until, that

çok

çok — Indicating a large degree or quantity: very, much

aşağıda

a-şa-ğı-da — Locative of below: down there, far below

kalana

ka-la-na — Dative nominalization of to remain: until it remained

dek

dek — Postposition meaning until or up to a point

taş

taş — A hard natural mineral material: stone, rock

atacak

a-ta-cak — Future participle of to throw: one who will throw

olsa

ol-sa — Conditional of to be: if one were to, if

bacaya

ba-ca-ya — Dative of chimney: to the chimney

düşürebilirdi

dü-şü-re-bi-lir-di — Past potential of to drop: could have dropped it

Biraz

bi-raz — Indicating a small amount of something: a little, shortly

sonra

son-ra — Indicating something following in time: after, then

tepenin

te-pe-nin — Genitive of hill: of the hill

yamacından

ya-ma-cın-dan — Ablative of its slope: from the hillside/slope

fışkıran

fış-kı-ran — Present participle of to gush/spurt: gushing, bubbling out

pınara

pı-na-ra — Dative of spring/fountain: to the spring

geldi

gel-di — Past tense of to come: she/he came, arrived

Biri

bi-ri — Pronoun meaning an unspecified person: someone

suyu

su-yu — Accusative of water: the water (as object)

tutmak

tut-mak — Infinitive meaning to hold, catch, or retain

için

i-çin — Postposition expressing purpose or reason: for, in order to

taşın

ta-şın — Genitive of stone: of the stone

teneke

te-ne-ke — A container made of thin metal sheet: tin can

kutu

ku-tu — A container with sides and a base: box, tin

koymuştu

koy-muş-tu — Remote past of to put: had placed, had put

ama

a-ma — Conjunction expressing contrast or exception: but

su

su — The liquid essential for life: water

zaten

za-ten — Adverb indicating something already existing: anyway, already

taşıyordu

ta-şı-yor-du — Past continuous of to overflow/carry: it was overflowing

çünkü

çün-kü — Conjunction giving reason or cause: because

yumurtalıktan

yu-mur-ta-lık-tan — Ablative of egg cup: than an egg cup (size)

büyük

bü-yük — Having considerable size or magnitude: big, large

değildi

de-ğil-di — Past tense negation: it was not

Patikadaki

pa-ti-ka-da-ki — Relative adjective: the one on/at the path

kum

kum — Granular material made of fine rock particles: sand

ıslak

ıs-lak — Saturated or covered with liquid: wet, damp

olan

o-lan — Present participle of to be: which is, being

yerde

yer-de — Locative of place/ground: on the ground, in the place

küçük

kü-çük — Small in size or dimension: little, small

kişiye

ki-şi-ye — Dative of person: to a person

ait

a-it — Postposition indicating possession or belonging: belonging to

ayak

a-yak — The lower limb used for walking: foot

izleri

iz-le-ri — Plural accusative of track/trace: the tracks, footprints

vardı

var-dı — Past tense existential: there was, there were

koşmaya

koş-ma-ya — Dative verbal noun of run: toward running, to run

durmadan

dur-ma-dan — Adverb meaning without stopping: continuously, nonstop

Patika

pa-ti-ka — A narrow trail through nature: path, footpath

kayanın

ka-ya-nın — Genitive of rock/boulder: of the rock

altında

al-tın-da — Locative postposition: under, beneath something

sona

so-na — Dative of end: to the end, toward the end

erdi

er-di — Past tense of to reach/end: it ended, reached its end