Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 4

Vocabulary

사자는

sajaneun — As for the lion; topic marker attached to lion

항상

hangsang — Always; at all times

늑대보다

neukdaeboda — Than the wolf; comparative particle attached

강해야

ganghaeya — Must be strong; obligation form of strong

하는데

haneunde — Does, but; connective ending showing contrast or background

이는

ineun — This; referring to something just mentioned

마치

machi — Just as; exactly like; used in comparisons

두

du — Two; Korean native numeral used before counters

배인

baein — Times; being a multiple or double of something

것과

geotgwa — Same as; the thing and; comparative connective

같다

gatda — Is the same; to be alike or equal

우화

uhwa — Fable; short story with a moral lesson

속

sok — Inside; within; the interior of something

여우는

yeouneun — As for the fox; topic marker attached to fox

굽은

gubeun — Curved; bent; winding path or shape

길로

gillo — By the road; along the path; directional particle

움직여야

umjigyeoya — Must move; obligation form of to move

하는

haneun — Does; present tense modifier form of to do

양은

yangeun — As for the sheep; topic marker attached to sheep

앞으로

apeuro — Forward; toward the front; in the future

나아가야

naagaya — Must advance; must move forward progressively

우화는

uhwaneun — As for the fable; topic marker attached to fable

포획을

pohoegeul — Capture; object marker attached to the word capture

허용해서는

heoyonghaeseo neun — Must not allow; permit; granting permission negated

안

an — Not; negation word placed before a verb

되며

doemyeo — Must not; while also becoming; connective form

양의

yangui — Of the sheep; possessive marker attached to sheep

반란

ballan — Rebellion; uprising; revolt against authority

이라

ira — Called; named; quotative particle after noun

부른

bureun — Called; named; past modifier form of to call

것을

geoseul — The thing; object marker attached to nominalizer

된다

doenda — Becomes; it results in; to become something

반면에

banmyeone — On the other hand; in contrast; whereas

동화는

donghwaneun — As for fairy tales; topic marker attached to fairy tale

전적으로

jeonjeok euro — Entirely; completely; wholly and exclusively

인간

ingan — Human being; mankind; humanity as a concept

개성의

gaesongui — Of individuality; possessive form of personality

축을

chuguel — The axis; object marker attached to axis or pivot

중심으로

jungshimeuro — Around the center; pivoting on a central point

돌아간다

doraganda — Revolves; goes around; rotates about a center

용과

yonggwa — Dragon and; connective particle attached to dragon

싸울

ssaul — To fight; future modifier form of to battle

영웅이

yeongung i — The hero; subject marker attached to hero

없다면

eopsdamyeon — If there is not; conditional form of nonexistence

우리는

urineun — We; as for us; topic marker attached to we

그것들이

They; those things; subject marker attached

용인지조차

yong inji jocha — Even whether they are dragons; emphasizing uncertainty

알지

alji — Know; modifier form used in negative constructions

못할

mothal — Will not be able to; inability future modifier

것이다

geosiida — It is the case that; emphatic sentence-ending form

미지의

mijiui — Of the unknown; uncharted; mysterious and unexplored

섬에

seome — On the island; locative marker attached to island

모험가가

moheomgaga — The adventurer; subject marker attached to adventurer

그

geu — That; the; third-person demonstrative pronoun

섬은

seomeun — As for the island; topic marker attached to island

상태로

sangtaero — In a state of; remaining in a certain condition

남을

nameul — Will remain; object or future modifier of to remain

방앗간

banggatgan — Mill; a building where grain is ground

주인의

juinui — Of the owner; possessive form of owner or master

셋째

setjjae — Third; ordinal number indicating third in sequence

아들이

adeuri — The son; subject marker attached to son

일곱

ilgop — Seven; native Korean numeral for seven

공주들이

gongjudeuri — The princesses; subject marker attached to plural princesses

하얗게

hayahge — Whitishly; in a white manner; turning pure white

얼어붙어

eoreobucheo — Frozen solid; stuck by freezing; immobilized by cold

있는

inneun — Existing; being; present tense modifier of to exist

마법의

mabeopui — Of magic; possessive form of magic or sorcery

정원을

jeonwoneul — The garden; object marker attached to garden

찾지

chatji — Find; modifier used in negative or conditional clauses

못한다면

mothondamyeon — If unable to; conditional of inability to do something

그들은

geudeureun — As for them; topic marker attached to they

그대로

geudaero — As it is; just like that; unchanged in that state

마법에

mabeope — Under a spell; locative particle attached to magic

걸린

geollin — Caught; afflicted; past modifier of to be caught

채로

chaero — While still; remaining in a certain condition

남아

nama — Remaining; connective form of to remain or stay

있을

isseul — Will exist; future modifier form of to exist

잠자는

jamjaneun — Sleeping; present tense modifier of to sleep

숲속의

supsokeui — Of the forest interior; deep within the woods

공주를

gongjureul — The princess; object marker attached to princess

찾을

chajeul — To find; future modifier form of to search for

왕자가

wangjaga — The prince; subject marker attached to prince

그녀는

geunyeoneun — As for her; topic marker attached to she

그저

geujeo — Simply; just; merely without any change

잠만

jamman — Only sleep; limiting particle attached to sleep

자고

jago — Sleeping and; connective form of to sleep

정반대의

jeongbandaeui — Of the exact opposite; diametrically opposing view

생각에

saenggake — In the thought; locative particle attached to idea

기반한다

gibanhanda — Is based on; relies upon a foundation or basis

즉

jeuk — That is; namely; in other words

모든

modeun — Every; all; each and every thing or person

것은

geoseun — As for the thing; topic marker on nominalizer

자체이며

jacheiimyeo — Is itself and; being the thing itself intrinsically

어떤

eotteon — Any; some kind of; what sort of thing

경우에도

gyeonguedo — Even in any case; regardless of the situation

스스로를

seuseureul — Oneself; object marker attached to reflexive pronoun

대변한다는

daegyeonhandaneun — That it represents; speaking on behalf of itself

늑대는

neukdaeneun — As for the wolf; topic marker attached to wolf

늑대다울

neukdaedaul — Wolf-like; behaving in a manner true to a wolf

것이고

geosiigo — It will be and; connective emphatic ending form

여우다울

yeoudaul — Fox-like; behaving in a manner true to a fox

그리고

geurigo — And; furthermore; in addition to that

여러

yeoreo — Various; several; many different kinds

위대한

widaehan — Great; magnificent; of remarkable significance

민족들이

minjokdeuri — The peoples; subject marker on plural ethnic groups

함께

hamkke — Together; jointly; in the company of others

행한

haenghan — Performed; carried out; past modifier of to conduct

동물

dongmul — Animal; a living creature that is not a plant

숭배에도

sungbaedo — Even in worship; reverence with additive particle

이와

iwa — With this; connective particle attached to this

비슷한

biseuthan — Similar; resembling; having likeness to something else

의미가

uimiga — The meaning; subject marker attached to meaning

담겨

damgyeo — Contained; held within; connective form of to hold

있었을지

isseosseulji — May have existed; speculative past existence form

모른다

moreunda — Does not know; is uncertain; to not be aware of