The Tale of Tom Kitten — Page 2

Vocabulary

ने

ne — Postposition marking the subject of a transitive verb.

उन्हें

unheṃ — To them; oblique form of 'they'.

बेसमझी

besamajhī — Foolishness; acting without understanding or sense.

से

se — From, with, by; a versatile postposition.

बगीचे

bagīce — Garden; an outdoor area with plants and flowers.

में

meṃ — In, inside; postposition indicating location.

भेज

bhej — Send; to dispatch someone to a place.

दिया

diyā — Gave, sent away; past tense of 'to give/send'.

ताकि

tāki — So that; conjunction expressing purpose or intention.

वे

ve — They; third-person plural pronoun (formal).

रास्ते

rāste — Road, path, way; route from one place to another.

हट

haṭ — Move away, step aside; to clear out of the way.

जाएँ

jāeṃ — May go; subjunctive form of 'to go'.

जब

jab — When; conjunction indicating a point in time.

वह

vah — She/he/it; third-person singular pronoun.

गरम

garam — Hot, warm; describing high temperature.

मक्खन

makkhan — Butter; a dairy product made from cream.

लगा

lagā — Applied, spread; past tense of 'to apply/attach'.

टोस्ट

ṭosṭ — Toast; bread browned by heat or fire.

बना

banā — Made, prepared; past tense of 'to make'.

रही

rahī — Was (doing); feminine continuous auxiliary verb.

थी

thī — Was; feminine singular past tense of 'to be'.

अब

ab — Now; referring to the current moment.

अपनी

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

को

ko — To, for; postposition indicating object or recipient.

साफ

sāf — Clean, clear; free from dirt or impurity.

रखो

rakho — Keep; imperative form of 'to keep/maintain'.

बच्चों

bacchoṃ — Children; plural oblique form of 'child'.

तुम्हें

tumheṃ — To you; second-person oblique pronoun (informal).

अपने

apne — One's own; reflexive possessive pronoun (oblique).

पिछले

pichhle — Hind, back, previous; relating to the rear side.

पैरों

pairoṃ — Feet, legs; plural oblique form of 'foot/leg'.

पर

par — On, upon; postposition indicating surface or position.

चलना

calnā — To walk; the act of moving on foot.

होगा

hogā — Will have to be; future tense of 'to be'.

गंदे

gaṃde — Dirty, filthy; unclean or soiled things.

दूर

dūr — Far, away; at a distance from something.

रहो

raho — Stay, remain; imperative form of 'to stay'.

और

aur — And, also; conjunction joining two elements.

सुअरबाड़े

suarbāṛe — Pigsty; an enclosure where pigs are kept.

तथा

tathā — And, as well as; formal conjunction linking items.

डगमगाते

ḍagmagāte — Wobbling, staggering; moving unsteadily from side to side.

हुए

hue — While doing; participial auxiliary for simultaneous action.

की

kī — Of; postposition indicating possession (feminine).

पगडंडी

pagḍaṃḍī — Footpath, narrow trail; a small path through fields.

चले

cale — Walked, went; past tense of 'to walk/go'.

थोड़ी

thoṛī — A little, some; small quantity (feminine form).

देर

der — A while, some time; a short duration.

पैर

pair — Foot, leg; the lower limb used for walking.

रखकर

rakhkar — Having placed; gerundive meaning 'after placing/putting'.

मुँह

muṃh — Face, mouth; the front part of the head.

के

ke — Of; postposition indicating possession or relation.

बल

bal — Force, side; used in 'muṃh ke bal' meaning face-first.

गिर

gir — Fall; to drop down suddenly.

पड़े

paṛe — Fell (suddenly); auxiliary indicating sudden occurrence.

उठे

uṭhe — Got up, rose; past tense of 'to get up'.

तो

to — Then, so; discourse particle indicating consequence.

उनपर

unpar — On them; oblique pronoun with postposition 'on'.

कई

kaī — Several, many; an unspecified but considerable number.

हरे

hare — Green; the color green (plural/oblique form).

दाग

dāg — Stain, spot; a mark left by dirt or color.

लगे

lage — Were applied; stains appeared on something.

थे

the — Were; masculine plural past tense of 'to be'.

चलो

calo — Let's go, come on; informal imperative to proceed.

पत्थरों

pattharoṃ — Stones, rocks; plural oblique of 'stone'.

चट्टान

caṭṭān — Rock, cliff; a large mass of stone.

चढ़ते

caṛhte — Climbing; present participle of 'to climb/ascend'.

हैं

haiṃ — Are; plural present tense of 'to be'.

दीवार

dīvār — Wall; a vertical structure made of brick or stone.

बैठते

baiṭhte — Sitting; present participle of 'to sit'.

कहा

kahā — Said; past tense of 'to say/speak'.

उन्होंने

unhoṃne — They (said/did); ergative form of third-person plural.

पीछे

pīche — Behind, back; indicating position at the rear.

आगे

āge — Ahead, forward; indicating position in front.

कर

kar — Having done; gerundive form meaning 'after doing'.

लिया

liyā — Took, did (for oneself); past tense with self-interest.

उछलते-कूदते

uchhalte-kūdte — Jumping and leaping; moving about energetically.

ऊपर

ūpar — Above, up, on top; indicating higher position.

चढ़

caṛh — Climb, ascend; to go up something.

गए

gae — Went, went up; masculine plural past of 'to go'.

का

kā — Of; postposition indicating possession (masculine).

सफेद

safed — White; the color white.

सड़क

saṛak — Road, street; a path for vehicles and pedestrians.

नीचे

nīce — Below, down; indicating lower position.

गया

gayā — Went; masculine singular past tense of 'to go'.

किटन

kiṭan — Kitten; a young cat.

पतलून

patlūn — Trousers, pants; a garment covering the legs.

पहनकर

pahankar — Having worn; gerundive meaning 'after putting on clothes'.

चलते

calte — Walking; present participle of 'to walk'.

समय

samay — Time; a point or period in time.

बिल्कुल

bilkul — Absolutely, at all; used for emphasis or negation.

भी

bhī — Also, even, too; an additive or emphatic particle.

कूद

kūd — Jump, leap; to spring off the ground.

नहीं

nahīṃ — No, not; negation particle.

पा

pā — Was able to; auxiliary expressing ability or success.

रहा

rahā — Was (doing); masculine singular continuous auxiliary.

धीरे-धीरे

dhīre-dhīre — Slowly, gradually; moving at a reduced pace.

चढ़ा

caṛhā — Climbed; masculine singular past tense of 'to climb'.

फर्न

farn — Fern; a type of leafy green plant.

तोड़ता

toṛtā — Breaking; masculine present participle of 'to break'.

इधर-उधर

idhar-udhar — Here and there; moving in various random directions.

बटन

baṭan — Button; a small fastener on clothing.

गिराता

girātā — Dropping, causing to fall; present participle of 'to drop'.

पहुँचा

pahuṃcā — Arrived, reached; past tense of 'to arrive'.

पूरी

pūrī — Completely, entire; feminine form of 'whole/full'.

तरह

tarah — Way, manner, kind; used in expressions of degree.

बिखरा

bikharā — Scattered, disheveled; spread out in disorder.

उसे

use — Him/her/it; third-person singular oblique pronoun.

संभालने

saṃbhālne — To handle, manage; infinitive oblique of 'to manage'.

कोशिश

kośiś — Effort, attempt; trying hard to achieve something.

उसकी

uskī — His/her; feminine possessive of third-person singular.

टोपी

ṭopī — Hat, cap; a head covering.

गई

gaī — Went, fell off; feminine singular past of 'to go'.

बाकी

bākī — Rest, remaining; what is left over.

उखड़

ukhaṛ — Come loose, detached; to be pulled out or removed.

मुश्किल

muśkil — Difficult, trouble; something hard to accomplish.

तभी

tabhī — Just then, at that very moment; precise timing.

आवाज

āvāz — Sound, voice; an audible noise or tone.

आई

āī — Came; feminine singular past tense of 'to come'.

तीनों

tīnoṃ — All three; referring to a group of three together.

कठोर

kaṭhor — Hard, stern, rigid; showing no softness or flexibility.

एक

ek — One; the number one or an indefinite article.

मार्च

mārc — March; to walk in a rhythmic, military manner.

करते

karte — Doing; masculine plural present participle of 'to do'.

गूज

gūz — Goose; a large waterfowl bird.

स्टेप

sṭep — Step; a single movement of the foot while walking.

आए

āe — Came; masculine plural past tense of 'to come'.

रुके

ruke — Stopped, paused; past tense of 'to stop/halt'.

कतार

katār — Queue, line, row; people or things in a line.

खड़े

khaṛe — Standing; masculine plural form of 'to stand'.

हो

ho — Be, become; subjunctive or imperative of 'to be'.

बिल्ली

billī — Cat; a common domestic feline animal.

ओर

or — Toward, direction; indicating direction or side.

घूरने

ghūrne — To stare; infinitive oblique of 'to stare/gaze'.

उनकी

unkī — Their (feminine); possessive of third-person plural.

आँखें

āṃkheṃ — Eyes; the organs used for seeing (plural).

बहुत

bahut — Very, a lot; indicating a great degree or quantity.

छोटी

choṭī — Small, little; feminine form of 'small'.

हैरान

hairān — Astonished, amazed; feeling great surprise or wonder.

दिख

dikh — Appear, look, seem; to be visible or appear a certain way.

रहे

rahe — Were (appearing); masculine plural continuous auxiliary.