The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies — Page 1

Vocabulary

खरगोशों

kharagoshon — Of rabbits; plural oblique form of rabbit

की

kī — Of; possessive particle linking nouns

कहानी

kahānī — Story, tale, narrative

द्वारा

dvārā — By, through; indicates authorship or agency

रैबिट

raibita — Rabbit, a small long-eared mammal

आदि

ādi — Etc., and so on; et cetera

लेखिका

lekhikā — Female author, woman writer

श्रीमान

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

और

aur — And; also, moreover

के

ke — Of; postposition indicating possession or relation

सभी

sabhī — All, everyone, each and every one

छोटे

choṭe — Small, little, young; plural adjective

मित्रों

mitron — Friends; oblique plural of friend

लिए

lie — For, for the sake of; postposition

कहा

kahā — Said; past tense of to say

जाता

jātā — Goes; habitual present tense auxiliary

है

hai — Is; third person singular present tense of होना

कि

ki — That; subordinating conjunction

बहुत

bahut — Very, much, a lot; intensifier

अधिक

adhik — More, excessive, greater in amount

लेट्यूस

leṭyūsa — Lettuce, a leafy green vegetable

खाने

khāne — Eating; oblique infinitive of to eat

का

kā — Of; masculine singular possessive postposition

प्रभाव

prabhāv — Effect, influence, impact

निद्राजनक

nidrājanak — Sleep-inducing, soporific, causing drowsiness

होता

hotā — Is, happens to be; habitual present form

मुझे

mujhe — To me, for me; dative form of I

बाद

bād — After, later, afterward

कभी

kabhī — Ever, sometimes; used with negation means never

नींद

nīnd — Sleep, slumber

नहीं

nahīṃ — No, not; negation word

आई

āī — Came; feminine past tense of आना

लेकिन

lekin — But, however; adversative conjunction

मैं

maiṃ — I; first person singular pronoun

खरगोश

kharagosh — Rabbit, hare; a small furry animal

भी

bhī — Also, too, even; additive particle

तो

to — Then, so; emphatic or contrastive particle

हूँ

hūṃ — Am; first person singular of to be

उनका

unakā — Their, his/her; third person possessive pronoun

पर

par — On, upon; also means but, however

निश्चित

niścit — Certain, definite, sure

रूप

rūp — Form, manner, appearance

से

se — From, with, by; instrumental postposition

पड़ा

paṛā — Fell, lay; past tense of पड़ना

जब

jab — When; temporal conjunction

बनी

banī — Bunny; also feminine past of बनना (became)

बड़ा

baṛā — Big, large, grown-up, elder

हुआ

huā — Became, was; masculine past tense of होना

उसने

usne — He/she (did); ergative form of he/she

अपनी

apnī — Own, one's own; reflexive feminine possessive

चचेरी

cacerī — Paternal cousin (female); related through father's brother

बहन

bahan — Sister; a female sibling

विवाह

vivāh — Marriage, wedding

किया

kiyā — Did, made; masculine past tense of करना

परिवार

parivār — Family, household

था

thā — Was; masculine singular past tense of होना

वे

ve — They; third person plural pronoun (respectful)

लापरवाह

lāparvāh — Careless, negligent, carefree

प्रसन्नचित्त

prasannacitta — Cheerful, happy-minded, contented in spirit

थे

the — Were; masculine plural past tense of होना

उनके

unake — Their; oblique form of third person possessive

बच्चों

bacchoṃ — Children; oblique plural of child

अलग

alag — Different, separate, distinct

नाम

nām — Name, title

याद

yād — Memory, remembrance; याद होना means to remember

हैं

haiṃ — Are; third person plural present tense of होना

उन्हें

unheṃ — To them, for them; dative plural pronoun

आमतौर

āmatour — Usually, generally; commonly used adverb

चूँकि

cūṃki — Since, because; causal conjunction

हमेशा

hameśā — Always, ever, at all times

पर्याप्त

paryāpt — Sufficient, enough, adequate

भाई

bhāī — Brother; a male sibling

पत्तागोभी

pattāgobhī — Cabbage, a leafy green vegetable

उधार

udhār — Loan, credit; borrowing something temporarily

लेता

letā — Takes; masculine habitual present of लेना

जो

jo — Who, which, that; relative pronoun

एक

ek — One, a, an; numeral and indefinite article

नर्सरी

narsarī — Nursery; a place for young plants or children

बगीचा

bagīcā — Garden, a cultivated outdoor space

चलाता

calātā — Runs, operates; habitual present of चलाना

पास

pās — Near, close by; also means possession

देने

dene — Giving; oblique infinitive of देना

कोई

koī — Someone, any, some; indefinite pronoun

होती

hotī — Is, would be; feminine habitual present of होना

थी

thī — Was; feminine singular past tense of होना

ऐसा

aisā — Such, like this, of this kind

खेत

khet — Field, farm, agricultural land

पार

pār — Across, beyond, on the other side

बगीचे

bagīce — Garden; oblique or plural form of बगीचा

बाहर

bāhar — Outside, out, exterior

नाले

nāle — Drain, small stream, gutter

में

meṃ — In, inside, within; locative postposition

पड़े

paṛe — Lying, fallen; plural past of पड़ना

कूड़े

kūṛe — Rubbish, garbage, trash; oblique of कूड़ा

ढेर

ḍher — Heap, pile, large quantity

जाते

jāte — Go; masculine plural habitual present of जाना

तरह

tarah — Kind, type, manner, way

चीज़ों

cīzoṃ — Things; oblique plural of चीज़

भरा

bharā — Filled, full, loaded with

वहाँ

vahāṃ — There, at that place

जैम

jaim — Jam, fruit preserve spread on bread

बर्तन

bartan — Pot, vessel, container, utensil

कागज़

kāgaz — Paper; a thin sheet for writing

थैलियाँ

thailiāṃ — Bags, pouches, small sacks

थीं

thīṃ — Were; feminine plural past tense of होना

घास

ghās — Grass, a low green plant

काटने

kāṭne — Cutting; oblique infinitive of काटना

मशीन

maśīn — Machine, mechanical device

कटी

kaṭī — Cut; feminine past tense of कटना

तैलीय

tailīya — Oily, greasy, containing oil

स्वाद

svād — Taste, flavor

देती

detī — Gives; feminine habitual present of देना

कुछ

kuch — Some, a little, something

सड़े

saṛe — Rotten, decayed, spoiled

हुए

hue — Having been; masculine plural past participle of होना

सब्ज़ी

sabzī — Vegetable; also refers to a cooked vegetable dish

कद्दू

kaddū — Pumpkin, gourd

दो

do — Two; the numeral 2

पुराने

purāne — Old, ancient, worn-out; plural adjective

जूते

jūte — Shoes, boots; plural of जूता

दिन

din — Day, daytime

अरे

are — Oh!, Hey!; exclamation of surprise or delight

कितनी

kitnī — How much, how many; feminine interrogative

खुशी

khuśī — Happiness, joy, delight

सारे

sāre — All, entire; plural form of सारा

बड़े

baṛe — Big, large; plural/oblique of बड़ा

फूल

phūl — Flower; a blossoming plant structure

बन

ban — Become; stem of बनना used in compounds

कर

kar — Doing, having done; conjunctive participle of करना

निकल

nikal — Come out, emerge; stem of निकलना

आए

āe — Came; masculine plural past tense of आना

ने

ne — Ergative postposition marking subject in past tense

बस

bas — Just, only, enough; also means bus

ठूँस

ṭhūṃs — Stuff, cram, shove food in hastily

खाए

khāe — Ate; masculine plural past tense of खाना