The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies — Page 4

Vocabulary

खरगोश

kharagoś — Small furry mammal with long ears; rabbit

एक

ek — The number one; a single thing

सुरक्षित

surakṣit — Free from danger or harm; safe, secure

दूरी

dūrī — The space between two points; distance

पर

par — On, upon, or but; versatile preposition/conjunction

पीछे-पीछे

pīche-pīche — Following closely behind someone or something

चले।

cale — They walked or moved; past tense of chalnā

उन्होंने

unhoṃne — They (honorific); ergative subject pronoun, third person

उसे

use — To him/her/it; oblique form of third person pronoun

अपने

apne — One's own; reflexive possessive pronoun

घर

ghar — A dwelling place; home or house

के

ke — Postposition indicating possession or relation; of

अंदर

andar — Within a space or boundary; inside

जाते

jāte — Going; present habitual participle of jānā

हुए

hue — Having done; perfective participle used in compound verbs

देखा।

dekhā — Saw or observed; simple past of dekhnā

और

aur — Joins words or clauses together; and, also

फिर

phir — After that moment in time; then, again

वे

ve — Third person plural pronoun (honorific); they

सुनने

sunne — To listen or hear; oblique infinitive of sunnā

लिए

lie — For the purpose of; postposition meaning for

खिड़की

khiṛkī — An opening in a wall for light; window

पास

pās — In close proximity to something; near, close

चुपके

cupke — Moving quietly without being noticed; stealthily, softly

से

se — Postposition indicating from, with, or by

आ

ā — Came; stem or imperative form of ānā

गए।

gae — They went; perfective past of jānā compound verb

ने

ne — Ergative case marker used with transitive past verbs

बोरे

bore — Large sack made of cloth or jute; sack

को

ko — Postposition marking indirect object or direction; to

पत्थर

patthar — Hard naturally occurring mineral material; stone, rock

फर्श

farś — The flat surface one walks upon; floor

इस

is — Oblique singular form of this; this (oblique)

तरह

tarah — A manner or method of doing; way, manner

पटका

paṭkā — Threw or slammed something down forcefully; slammed

कि

ki — Conjunction introducing a clause or result; that, so

अगर

agar — Introduces a conditional supposition; if, supposing

उसके

uske — Belonging to him/her/it; possessive oblique pronoun

होते

hote — Would be or were; conditional/habitual form of honā

तो

to — Then; used in conditional sentences as correlative

उन्हें

unheṃ — To them (honorific); dative oblique pronoun third person

बेहद

behad — Beyond normal limits or measure; extremely, very much

तकलीफ

taklīf — Physical or emotional pain and discomfort; pain, trouble

होती।

hotī — Would happen or occur (feminine); conditional form honā

कुर्सी

kursī — A piece of furniture to sit on; chair

खींचते

khīṃcte — Pulling or dragging something; present participle of khīṃcnā

खिलखिलाते

khilkhilāte — Laughing in a light hearty manner; giggling, chuckling

सुन

sun — To hear or listen; stem of sunnā

सकते

sakte — Are able to; auxiliary indicating ability or possibility

थे

the — Were; past tense plural masculine form of honā

दो

do — The number two; second in counting sequence

तीन

tīn — The number three; third in counting sequence

चार

cār — The number four; fourth in counting sequence

पाँच

pāṃc — The number five; fifth in counting sequence

छह

chah — The number six; sixth in counting sequence

छोटे-छोटे

choṭe-choṭe — Many things that are very small in size

कहा।

kahā — Said or spoke; simple past tense of kahnā

अरे

are — Exclamation expressing surprise or mild reproach; hey, oh

यह

yah — Proximate demonstrative pronoun; this, he, she, it

क्या

kyā — Used in questions or exclamations; what, is it

है

hai — Third person singular present of honā; is

अब

ab — Referring to the present moment; now, at present

बर्बाद

barbād — Completely destroyed or wasted; ruined, spoiled

किया

kiyā — Did or made; past tense of karnā

पूछा।

pūchā — Asked a question; simple past tense of pūchnā

छोटे

choṭe — Small in size or young in age; small

मोटे

moṭe — Having considerable width or bulk; fat, thick

अपनी

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

उँगलियों

uṃgaliyoṃ — Plural oblique of finger; fingers (on the hand)

गिनते

ginte — Counting numbers on fingers or objects; counting

दोहराया

doharāyā — Said or did something again; repeated, reiterated

बेवकूफी

bevakūfī — Lack of good sense or judgment; foolishness, stupidity

मत

mat — Negative imperative particle; don't, do not

करो

karo — Do or perform; second person imperative of karnā

तुम्हारा

tumhārā — Belonging to you (informal plural); your, yours

मतलब

matlab — The sense conveyed by something; meaning, purpose

ओ

o — Vocative exclamation used to address someone; oh, O

बेवकूफ

bevakūf — Lacking intelligence or common sense; fool, stupid

बूढ़े

būṛhe — Advanced in age; old, elderly (masculine oblique)

आदमी

ādmī — An adult male human being; man, person

में

meṃ — Postposition indicating location or inclusion; in, inside

जवाब

javāb — A spoken or written response; answer, reply

दिया।

diyā — Gave; simple past tense masculine of denā

सबसे

sabse — More than all others; most, the most (superlative)

छोटा

choṭā — Small in size or young; small, little, youngest

चौखट

caukhṭ — The frame surrounding a door or window; doorstep, threshold

चढ़

caṛh — To climb or mount; stem of caṛhnā

गया।

gayā — Went; simple past masculine singular of jānā

पकड़ा

pakaṛā — Grabbed or caught hold of something; caught, grasped

टटोला।

ṭaṭolā — Felt around by touch to explore; groped, felt

महसूस

mahsūs — Perceived through senses or emotions; felt, sensed

हो

ho — Are or be; second person or subjunctive of honā

रहे

rahe — Continuous aspect marker (plural/masculine); ongoing action

हैं

haiṃ — Third person plural present of honā; are

लेकिन

lekin — Introduces a contrasting idea or clause; but, however

ये

ye — Proximate plural demonstrative; these, they

ज़रूर

zarūr — Without any doubt; certainly, definitely, surely

होंगे

hoṃge — Will be; future tense masculine plural of honā

क्योंकि

kyoṃki — Introduces reason or explanation; because, since

बहुत

bahut — To a great degree or extent; very, much, many

कड़े

kaṛe — Firm and resistant to pressure; hard, stiff, tough

सब

sab — Every person or thing in a group; all, everyone

अलग-अलग

alag-alag — Each one being different from others; separately, different

आकार

ākār — The external form or dimensions of something; shape, size

थे।

the — Were; past tense masculine plural of honā

खाने

khāne — Related to eating; oblique infinitive of khānā

लायक

lāyak — Meeting the required standard or quality; worthy, fit for

नहीं

nahīṃ — Used to express negation or refusal; no, not

खालें

khāleṃ — Plural of khāl; animal skins or pelts, hides

मेरे

mere — Belonging to me (plural/oblique); my, mine

पुराने

purāne — Existing for a long time; old, aged, worn

लबादे

labāde — A loose outer garment; cloak, overcoat, mantle

अस्तर

astar — Material forming the inner surface of clothing; lining

ठीक

ṭhīk — Correct, in good condition, or appropriate; right, fine

रहेंगी।

raheṃgī — Will remain or stay (feminine plural); future honā

चिल्लाए

cillāe — Shouted or screamed loudly; past tense of cillānā

मैं

maiṃ — First person singular subject pronoun; I

इन्हें

inheṃ — To these; dative oblique of proximate plural pronoun

बेचूँगा

becūṃgā — Will sell something; first person future of becnā

तम्बाकू

tambākū — Dried plant leaves smoked or chewed; tobacco

खरीदूँगा

kharīdūṃgā — Will buy or purchase; first person future of kharīdnā

इनकी

inkī — Belonging to these; genitive oblique of proximate plural

खाल

khāl — The outer covering of an animal body; skin, hide

उतारूँगी

utārūṃgī — Will remove or peel off (feminine); future of utārnā

इनके

inke — Belonging to these (oblique); genitive of proximate plural

सिर

sir — The uppermost part of the body; head

काट

kāṭ — To cut or sever; stem of kāṭnā

दूँगी।

dūṃgī — Will give (feminine first person); future of denā compound

गाँठ

gāṃṭh — Cord or string tied into a knot; knot, bundle

खोली

kholī — Opened or untied something (feminine past); opened

उसमें

usmeṃ — Inside that thing or place; in it, therein

हाथ

hāth — The part of the body at the end of the arm; hand

डाला।

ḍālā — Put or inserted something; past tense of ḍālnā

जब

jab — At the time that something occurs; when

सब्जियाँ

sabziyāṃ — Plural of sabzī; edible plants used as food; vegetables

हुईं

huīṃ — Became or were (feminine plural); past of honā

बहुत-बहुत

bahut-bahut — To a very great degree; very very, extremely much

क्रोधित

krodhit — Feeling strong displeasure or indignation; angry, furious

गईं।

gaīṃ — Went (feminine plural); past tense of jānā