The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies — Page 5

Vocabulary

lo

Him; masculine singular direct object pronoun

aveva

He/she had; third person singular imperfect of avere

fatto

Done; past participle of fare, to do

apposta

On purpose, deliberately, intentionally

Illustrazione

Illustration; a picture accompanying a text

E

And; basic coordinating conjunction

anche

Also, too, as well, even

il

The; masculine singular definite article

signor

Mr.; title of respect for a man

era

Was; third person singular imperfect of essere

molto

Very, much, a lot; intensifier or adverb

arrabbiato

Angry, furious, upset, irritated

Una

A, one; feminine singular indefinite article

delle

Of the, some; feminine plural partitive article

zucche

Pumpkins, squashes; plural of zucca

marce

Rotten, decomposed; plural of marcio

venne

Came; third person singular simple past of venire

scagliata

Hurled, thrown forcefully; feminine past participle

attraverso

Through, across; preposition indicating passage

la

The; feminine singular definite article

finestra

Window; opening in a wall for light

della

Of the; feminine singular contracted preposition

cucina

Kitchen; room where food is prepared

e

And; basic coordinating conjunction

colpì

Hit, struck; third person singular simple past of colpire

più

More, most; comparative and superlative adverb

piccolo

Small, little, young; adjective describing size

dei

Of the, some; masculine plural contracted preposition

Coniglietti

Little bunnies; diminutive plural of coniglio

Era

Was; third person singular imperfect of essere

piuttosto

Rather, quite, somewhat; adverb of degree

malconcio

Battered, in bad shape, badly bruised

Allora

Then, so, at that point; discourse connector

pensarono

They thought; third person plural simple past of pensare

che

That, which, who; conjunction or relative pronoun

ora

Now, time, hour; indicates present moment

di

Of, to, from; very common Italian preposition

tornare

To return, to go back home

a

To, at, in; basic Italian preposition

casa

House, home; place where one lives

Così

So, thus, therefore; consequence connector

non

Not; basic Italian negation adverb

ottenne

Obtained, got; third person singular simple past of ottenere

suo

His, her, its; third person singular possessive

tabacco

Tobacco; dried plant leaves for smoking

signora

Mrs., lady; title of respect for a woman

le

The, her, to her; feminine plural article or pronoun

sue

Her, his; feminine plural possessive adjective

pelli

Skins, hides, furs; plural of pelle

coniglio

Rabbit; small furry burrowing animal

Ma

But; adversative coordinating conjunction

Natale

Christmas; annual Christian holiday on December 25

seguente

Following, next; adjective indicating sequence

Topolina

Little mouse; diminutive feminine of topo

ricevette

Received, got; third person singular simple past of ricevere

in

In, into, at; basic Italian preposition

dono

Gift, present; something given to someone

abbastanza

Enough, quite, rather; adverb of sufficiency

lana

Wool; fiber from sheep used for knitting

da

From, by, since; versatile Italian preposition

farsi

To make for oneself; reflexive infinitive of fare

un

A, an; masculine singular indefinite article

mantello

Cloak, mantle; long outer garment worn over shoulders

cappuccio

Hood; covering for the head attached to garment

bel

Beautiful, nice; masculine singular form of bello

manicotto

Muff; fur or fabric tube to warm the hands

paio

Pair, couple; two matching items together

caldi

Warm, hot; masculine plural adjective for warmth

guantoni

Mittens, large gloves; augmentative plural of guanto

LA

The; feminine singular definite article (capitalized)

STORIA

Story, history; narrative or account of events

DEI

Of the; masculine plural contracted preposition (capitalized)

CONIGLIETTI

Little bunnies; diminutive plural of coniglio (capitalized)

DI

Of, by; preposition indicating authorship or belonging