The Tale of Tom Kitten — Page 1

Vocabulary

ve

ve — Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or phrases

Çevrimiçi

Chevrimiçi — Online; connected to or available via the internet

Dağıtık

Daa-uh-tuk — Distributed; spread out across multiple locations or systems

Düzeltme

Düzeltme — Correction; the act of fixing or proofreading errors

Okuma

Okuma — Reading; the act of reading text or material

Ekibi

Ekibi — Team; a group working together on a task

tarafından

tarafından — By; indicates the agent performing an action

hazırlanmıştır

hazırlanmıştır — Has been prepared; completed in readiness by someone

HİKÂYESİ

Hikâyesi — His/her story; a narrative or tale belonging to someone

TARAFINDAN

Tarafından — By; agent marker indicating who performed an action

Tavşan

Tavşan — Rabbit; a small furry mammal with long ears

Hikâyesi

Hikâyesi — His/her story; a tale or narrative belonging to someone

vb

vb — Abbreviation for 've benzeri', meaning 'et cetera'

eserlerinin

eserlerinin — Of his/her works; genitive of works or literary pieces

yazarı

yazarı — Author; the writer of a book or literary work

İlk

İlk — First; occurring before all others in order

yayım

yayım — Publication; the act of publishing or releasing a work

tarihi

tarihi — Date or history; the date associated with an event

Londra

Londra — London; the capital city of England and the UK

Büyük

Büyük — Great or large; denoting size or importance

Britanya'da

Britanya'da — In Britain; locative form of the word Britain

basılmış

basılmış — Printed or published; having been pressed into production

ciltlenmiştir

ciltlenmiştir — Has been bound; referring to bookbinding of a publication

TÜM

Tüm — All; every one of a group without exception

YARAMAZLARA

Yaramazlara — To the naughty ones; dative plural of 'naughty'

İTHAF

İthaf — Dedication; an act of dedicating a work to someone

EDİLMİŞTİR

Edilmiştir — Has been done; passive past tense auxiliary verb form

ÖZELLİKLE

Özellikle — Especially; particularly, above all others

BAHÇE

Bahçe — Garden; an outdoor area for growing plants

DUVARIMA

Duvarıma — Onto my wall; dative of 'my wall'

ÇIKANLARA

Çıkanlara — To those who climb up; dative plural of climbers

Bir

Bir — One or a; the indefinite article and numeral one

zamanlar

zamanlar — Times; plural of time, used in 'once upon a time'

üç

üç — Three; the number three

küçük

küçük — Small or little; of lesser size or age

yavru

yavru — Young animal or baby; offspring of an animal

kedi

kedi — Cat; a common domestic feline animal

varmış

varmış — There were (reportedly); reported past tense of 'to exist'

adları

adları — Their names; plural possessed form of 'name'

Kendilerine

Kendilerine — To themselves; reflexive dative pronoun for third person plural

ait

ait — Belonging to; indicating possession or ownership

sevimli

sevimli — Cute or adorable; pleasing and charming in appearance

kürk

kürk — Fur; soft hair covering an animal's body

kıyafetleri

kıyafetleri — Their clothes; plural possessed form of 'clothing'

vardı

vardı — There was/were; simple past tense of 'to exist'

kapı

kapı — Door; an entrance or exit to a building or room

eşiğinde

eşiğinde — On the threshold of; at the doorstep or entrance

yuvarlanır

yuvarlanır — Rolls around; habitually tumbles or rolls on a surface

toz

toz — Dust; fine particles of dirt or powder on surfaces

içinde

içinde — Inside or within; locative preposition indicating position

oynarlardı

oynarlardı — They used to play; habitual past tense of 'to play'

Ama

Ama — But; conjunction expressing contrast or exception

bir

bir — One or a; indefinite article and numeral one

gün

gün — Day; a 24-hour period or daytime

anneleri

anneleri — Their mother; possessed form of 'mother' for third person

Bayan

Bayan — Mrs. or Ms.; a polite title for a woman

çaya

çaya — For tea; dative form of 'tea'

arkadaşlar

arkadaşlar — Friends; plural of friend, companions or acquaintances

bekliyordu

bekliyordu — Was expecting; past continuous tense of 'to wait/expect'

bu

bu — This; demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby

yüzden

yüzden — Because of this; therefore, for this reason

seçkin

seçkin — Distinguished or select; of high status or quality

misafirler

misafirler — Guests; visitors invited to one's home

gelmeden

gelmeden — Before coming; negative verbal noun of 'to come'

önce

önce — Before; earlier in time or ahead in position

yavruları

yavruları — Their young ones; possessed plural of young animal

yıkayıp

yıkayıp — Washing and; gerund of 'to wash' with connective suffix

giydirmek

giydirmek — To dress someone; to put clothes on another person

için

için — For; a postposition indicating purpose or reason

içeri

içeri — Inside; toward the interior of a space

aldı

aldı — Took or brought; simple past tense of 'to take'

Önce

Önce — First or before; indicating priority or earlier timing

yüzlerini

yüzlerini — Their faces; accusative possessed plural of 'face'

ovuşturdu

ovuşturdu — Rubbed or scrubbed; past tense of 'to rub vigorously'

Sonra

Sonra — Then or after; indicating the next step in sequence

kürkleri

kürkleri — Their fur or fur coats; possessed plural of 'fur'

taradı

taradı — Combed; past tense of 'to comb' hair or fur

kuyruklarını

kuyruklarını — Their tails; accusative possessed plural of 'tail'

bıyıklarını

bıyıklarını — Their whiskers; accusative possessed plural of 'mustache/whisker'

çok

çok — Very or many; indicates high degree or quantity

yaramazdı

yaramazdı — Was naughty; past tense of being mischievous or bad

tırmaladı

tırmaladı — Scratched; past tense of 'to scratch' with claws

temiz

temiz — Clean; free from dirt or impurities

önlükler

önlükler — Aprons or bibs; garments worn to protect clothing

yakalar

yakalar — Collars; bands worn around the neck of clothing

giydirdi

giydirdi — Dressed; past tense of 'to dress or clothe someone'

ardından

ardından — After that; following something in sequence

oğlu

oğlu — Her son; possessed form of 'son' for third person

şifoniyerden

şifoniyerden — From the dresser; ablative form of 'chest of drawers'

her

her — Every or each; referring to all members of a group

türlü

türlü — Various; of all kinds or sorts

şık

şık — Elegant or stylish; fashionable and smart in appearance

ama

ama — But; conjunction used to express contrast

rahatsız

rahatsız — Uncomfortable or disturbing; causing discomfort or unease

edici

edici — Making or causing; adjectival suffix meaning '-ing' or '-ful'

kıyafetler

kıyafetler — Clothes; garments or outfits worn on the body

çıkardı

çıkardı — Took out; past tense of 'to take out or remove'

şişmandı

şişmandı — Was fat or chubby; past tense of being overweight

büyümüştü

büyümüştü — Had grown; past perfect tense of 'to grow'

birkaç

birkaç — A few; a small number of something

düğmesi

düğmesi — His/her button; possessed singular form of 'button'

fırladı

fırladı — Popped off or burst; past tense of 'to fly off'

Annesi

Annesi — His/her mother; possessed form of 'mother'

onları

onları — Them; accusative third person plural pronoun

tekrar

tekrar — Again; once more, repeating an action

dikti

dikti — Sewed; past tense of 'to sew or stitch'

Üç

Üç — Three; the numeral three

hazır

hazır — Ready; prepared and available for use or action

olduğunda

olduğunda — When it/they were; temporal clause meaning 'when ready'