The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse — Page 4

Vocabulary

Küçük

Küçük — Small or little in size

bir

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

sallanan

sallanan — Rocking or swaying, present participle form

sandalyeye

sandalyeye — To the chair; dative case of 'sandalye'

kurulmuş

kurulmuş — Settled or established comfortably in a place

oturuyordu

oturuyordu — Was sitting; past continuous tense of 'oturmak'

başparmaklarını

başparmaklarını — His/her thumbs; accusative plural possessive form

çevirip

çevirip — Turning or rotating, then (gerund connector)

duruyordu

duruyordu — Was standing or continuing an action

ve

ve — And; basic coordinating conjunction

gülümsüyordu

gülümsüyordu — Was smiling; past continuous of 'gülümsemek'

ayakları

ayakları — His/her feet or legs; possessive plural form

üzerindeydi

üzerindeydi — Was on top of; locative past tense form

Çitin

Çitin — Of the fence; genitive case of 'çit'

altındaki

altındaki — The one that is underneath or below something

su

su — Water; basic essential liquid

giderinde

giderinde — In its drain; locative possessive form of 'gider'

çok

çok — Very; many; a lot of

kirli

kirli — Dirty or unclean

ıslak

ıslak — Wet or damp

hendekte

hendekte — In the ditch or trench; locative form

yaşıyordu

yaşıyordu — Was living or residing; past continuous form

İllüstrasyon

İllüstrasyon — Illustration; a picture accompanying text

Bay

Bay — Mr.; male honorific title

Oturuyor

Oturuyor — Is sitting; present continuous of 'oturmak'

damlıyor

damlıyor — Is dripping; present continuous of 'damlamak'

Nasılsınız

Nasılsınız — How are you? Formal plural greeting

Aman

Aman — Oh my! Exclamation of surprise or alarm

Tanrım

Tanrım — My God! Exclamation of surprise or distress

ıslandınız

ıslandınız — You got wet; past tense formal second person

Teşekkür

Teşekkür — Thanks; gratitude expressed to someone

ederim

ederim — I do; first person of 'etmek', used in phrases

teşekkür

teşekkür — Thanks; repeated word for gratitude

Bayan

Bayan — Ms. or Mrs.; female honorific title

Biraz

Biraz — A little; a small amount of something

oturup

oturup — Sitting down and then; gerund connector form

kurulayım

kurulayım — Let me dry off; first person optative of 'kurulamak'

kendimi

kendimi — Myself; first person reflexive accusative pronoun

dedi

dedi — Said; simple past third person of 'demek'

Oturdu

Oturdu — Sat down; simple past of 'oturmak'

gülümsedi

gülümsedi — Smiled; simple past of 'gülümsemek'

paltosunun

paltosunun — Of his/her coat; genitive possessive form

eteklerinden

eteklerinden — From the hems or skirts; ablative plural possessive

damladı

damladı — Dripped; simple past of 'damlamak'

etrafa

etrafa — Around, to the surroundings; dative of 'etraf'

paspasla

paspasla — With the mop or doormat; instrumental form

dolaştı

dolaştı — Wandered or roamed around; simple past form

O

O — He, she, it; third person singular pronoun

kadar

kadar — So much; as far as; up to a degree

uzun

uzun — Long or tall in measurement

süre

süre — Duration; period of time

oturdu

oturdu — Sat; simple past tense of 'oturmak'

ki

ki — That; so that; subordinating conjunction

kendisine

kendisine — To himself/herself; reflexive dative form

akşam

akşam — Evening; the time after sunset

yemeği

yemeği — The meal or food; accusative possessive form

isteyip

isteyip — Wanting and then; gerund connector of 'istemek'

istemediği

istemediği — That he/she does not want; negative nominalized form

sorulmak

sorulmak — To be asked; passive infinitive of 'sormak'

zorunda

zorunda — Obliged to; must; in the necessity of doing

kalındı

kalındı — It was remained; impersonal passive past form

Önce

Önce — First; before; previously in time

ona

ona — To him/her/it; dative of third person pronoun

kiraz

kiraz — Cherry; a small sweet red fruit

çekirdeği

çekirdeği — Its pit or stone; the seed inside fruit

teklif

teklif — Offer or proposal; suggestion made to someone

etti

etti — Did; simple past of 'etmek' auxiliary verb

Diş

Diş — Tooth; hard structure in the mouth

yok

yok — There is not; nonexistent; absence of something

diş

diş — Tooth; repeated for emphasis of absence

Ağzını

Ağzını — His/her mouth; accusative possessive form

son

son — Last; final; extreme degree

derece

derece — Degree; extent; level of intensity

gereksiz

gereksiz — Unnecessary; needless; without purpose

biçimde

biçimde — In a manner or way; instrumental of 'biçim'

geniş

geniş — Wide or broad; spacious in extent

açtı

açtı — Opened; simple past of 'açmak'

kesinlikle

kesinlikle — Definitely; certainly; absolutely without doubt

başında

başında — At the beginning of; at the top; initially

tek

tek — Single; only one; sole

dişi

dişi — His/her tooth; possessive form of 'diş'

bile

bile — Even; emphasizing particle for extremity

yoktu

yoktu — There was not; past tense of 'yok'

Beslemek

Beslemek — To feed or nourish someone or something

Devedikeni

Devedikeni — Thistle; a prickly wild plant

Tohumu

Tohumu — Its seed; possessive accusative form of 'tohum'

Sonra

Sonra — Then; afterwards; later in time

devedikeni

devedikeni — Thistle; prickly plant with purple flowers

tohumu

tohumu — Its seed; seed of the mentioned plant

Püf

Püf — Puff; sound of blowing air out gently

püf

püf — Puff; repeated blowing sound effect word

tohumunu

tohumunu — Its seed; accusative possessive of 'tohum'

odanın

odanın — Of the room; genitive of 'oda'

her

her — Every; each; all without exception

yerine

yerine — To every place; dative of 'yer' with possessive

üfledi

üfledi — Blew; simple past of 'üflemek'

Şimdi

Şimdi — Now; at this present moment

gerçekten

gerçekten — Really; truly; in fact

isteyeceğim

isteyeceğim — I will want; future first person of 'istemek'

şey

şey — Thing; object or matter unspecified

biraz

biraz — A little; a small quantity

bal

bal — Honey; sweet substance made by bees

olurdu

olurdu — Would be; conditional past of 'olmak'

Korkarım

Korkarım — I'm afraid; I fear; expressing reluctance

hiç

hiç — None; never; not at all

gülümseyen

gülümseyen — Smiling; present participle of 'gülümsemek'

_Kokusunu_

_Kokusunu_ — Its smell (emphasized); accusative possessive of 'koku'

alabiliyorum

alabiliyorum — I am able to get or sense; able present continuous

bu

bu — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby thing

yüzden

yüzden — Because of this; therefore; for this reason

uğramaya

uğramaya — To stop by; dative infinitive of 'uğramak'

geldim

geldim — I came; simple past first person of 'gelmek'

masadan

masadan — From the table; ablative of 'masa'

ağır

ağır — Heavy; slow; difficult in weight or manner

kalktı

kalktı — Got up; rose; simple past of 'kalkmak'

dolaplara

dolaplara — To the cupboards; dative plural of 'dolap'

bakmaya

bakmaya — To look at; dative infinitive of 'bakmak'

başladı

başladı — Began; started; simple past of 'başlamak'