Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 6

Vocabulary

그러나

geureona — However; conjunction used to contrast preceding statement

방패나

bangpaena — Shield or; referring to a shield among other things

상형문자에서

sanghyeongmunja-eseo — From or in hieroglyphic writing or pictographic script

동물들이

dongmuldeul-i — Animals; subject marker attached to plural animals

사용되는

sayongdoeneun — Being used; present tense passive form of to use

것처럼

geotcheoreom — Like; just as; in the same manner as something

이처럼

icheoreom — Like this; in this manner; similarly to this

엄격하고

eomgyeokhago — Strict and; rigorous and; connected to next clause

임의적인

imeuijeok-in — Arbitrary; based on random or personal choice

방식으로

bangsigeuro — In a way; in a method or manner of doing

동물들을

dongmuldeul-eul — Animals; object marker attached to plural animals

사용함으로써

sayongham-eurosse — By using; through the act of using something

인간은

ingan-eun — Humans; mankind; topic marker attached to human beings

진부한

jinbuhan — Trite; clichéd; overly familiar and lacking originality

진리라

jillira — Called truth; referred to as a truth or reality

불리는

bullineun — Called; named; referred to as something specific

그

geu — That; the; definite modifier referring to something mentioned

엄청난

eomchengnan — Enormous; tremendous; incredibly large or significant

진리들을

jilliideul-eul — Truths; object marker attached to plural truths

실제로

siljero — Actually; in reality; truly in a practical sense

전달하는

jeondalhaneun — Conveying; transmitting; delivering a message or information

데

de — In doing; in the matter of; functional noun for purpose

성공했다

seonggonghaetda — Succeeded; managed to accomplish a goal or task

사자가

sajaga — The lion; subject marker attached to the word lion

붉고

bulkgo — Red and; having a red color connected to next clause

맹렬하다면

maengnyeolhadamyeon — If fierce; if ferocious; conditional form of being fierce

그것은

geugeot-eun — It; that thing; topic marker attached to a pronoun

엄격하게

eomgyeokhage — Strictly; rigorously; in a strict or precise manner

맹렬한

maengnyeolhan — Fierce; ferocious; intensely violent or aggressive

것이며

geosimyeo — Is and; it is something and also something else

신성한

sinseonghan — Sacred; holy; divinely consecrated or revered

어디서든

eodiseodeun — Wherever; in any place; regardless of location

한

han — One; a single; numeral or article meaning one

발로

ballo — With a foot; on one leg; using the foot

서

seo — Standing; being upright on feet or legs

있다면

itdamyeon — If standing; if existing; conditional form of to exist

영원히

yeongwonhi — Forever; eternally; for an infinite amount of time

있는

inneun — Existing; present; being in a state or location

것이다

geosida — It is; it means; declarative sentence-ending expression

이

i — This; demonstrative modifier indicating something nearby

언어

eoneo — Language; a system of communication using words

속에는

sog-eneun — Inside; within; topic marker placed on inner location

거대한

geodaehan — Gigantic; enormous; very large in size or scale

동물

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

알파벳처럼

alpabetcheoreom — Like an alphabet; similar to a set of letters

인간의

ingan-ui — Human's; of mankind; possessive form for human beings

최초의

choecho-ui — First; earliest; of the very first occurrence

철학적

cheolhakjeok — Philosophical; relating to the study of fundamental truths

확신들

hwaksindeul — Convictions; strong beliefs or certainties about something

중

jung — Among; in the middle of; within a group

일부가

ilbuga — Some of; a portion or part of a whole group

기록되어

girokdoeeo — Recorded; documented; written down in a record

있다

itda — Exists; is present; there is something somewhere

아이가

aiga — A child; the child; subject marker attached to child

당나귀

dangnagwi — Donkey; a domesticated hoofed mammal like a small horse

황소

hwangso — Bull; a mature male bovine animal

소를

soreul — Cow; object marker attached to the word for cow

배우듯이

baeudeus-i — Just as one learns; in the way of learning something

여기서

yeogiseo — Here; from this place; at this location

더

deo — More; additionally; to a greater degree or extent

단순하고

dansunhago — Simple and; uncomplicated and; connected to next clause

강한

ganghan — Strong; powerful; having great strength or intensity

진리들과

jilliideulgwa — With truths; and truths; connecting truths to something else

연결하는

yeongyeolhaneun — Connecting; linking; joining things together in relation

법을

beobeul — The way; the method; object marker on method or rule

배워왔다

baewowatda — Has learned; has been learning over a period of time

흐르는

heureuneun — Flowing; running; water or liquid moving continuously

시냇물은

sinaenmul-eun — The stream; the brook; topic marker on flowing stream water

자신의

jasin-ui — One's own; its own; possessive form of oneself

샘을

saem-eul — The spring; the source; object marker on a water spring

더럽힐

deoreopil — To dirty; to pollute; to make something unclean

수

su — Can; ability; possibility of doing an action

없으며

eopseumyeo — Cannot and; does not exist and; connected to next clause

그렇다고

geureotago — Saying so; asserting that; quoting that something is true

말하는

malhaneun — Saying; speaking; one who speaks or tells something

자는

janeun — The one who; a person who does something specific

누구든

nugeudeun — Whoever; anyone; regardless of who the person is

폭군이자

pokgun-ija — A tyrant and also; both a tyrant and something else

거짓말쟁이라는

geojitmaljaengiiraneun — Called a liar; referred to as one who tells lies

것

geot — Thing; fact; nominalization particle for actions or states

쥐는

jwineun — The mouse; the rat; topic marker attached to mouse

사자와

sajawa — With the lion; and the lion; connecting lion to something

싸우기엔

ssaougien — For fighting; too much for the purpose of fighting

너무

neomu — Too; excessively; more than is appropriate or needed

약하지만

yakhajiман — Weak but; although weak; concessive form of being weak

사자를

sajareul — The lion; object marker attached to the word lion

묶을

mukkdeul — To tie; to bind; future modifier form of tying

밧줄을

batjul-eul — The rope; object marker attached to the word rope

끊기엔

kkeunggien — For cutting; too much for the purpose of severing

충분히

chungbunhi — Sufficiently; enough; to an adequate degree or extent

강하다는

ganghادا-neun — That it is strong; saying it is strong or powerful

납작한

napjakhan — Flat; shallow; having little depth or height

접시에서

jeopsi-eseo — From the plate; at the plate; from a shallow dish

가장

gajang — Most; the most; superlative degree marker in Korean

많이

mani — A lot; much; in a large quantity or amount

먹는

meongneun — Eating; one who eats; present tense modifier of to eat

여우가

yeouga — The fox; subject marker attached to the word fox

깊은

gipeun — Deep; having great depth from top to bottom

접시에서는

jeopsi-eseoneun — From the deep plate; topic-contrasted at the deep dish

적게

jeokge — Little; less; in a small amount or quantity

먹을

meogeul — To eat; future modifier form of the verb to eat

수도

sudo — Also can; possibility and also; possibility with addition

있다는

itdaneun — That there is; saying something exists or is possible

신들이

sindeul-i — The gods; subject marker attached to plural gods

노래하는

noraehaneun — Singing; who sings; present tense modifier of to sing

것을

geoseul — The thing; object marker on nominalized clause or action

금한

geumhan — Forbidden; prohibited; having banned or forbidden something

까마귀에게

kkamagwi-ege — To the crow; dative marker attached to the word crow

신들은

sindeul-eun — The gods; topic marker attached to plural divine beings

그럼에도

geureumedo — Nevertheless; even so; despite that situation

치즈를

chijeu-reul — Cheese; object marker attached to the word cheese

내려준다는

naeryeojundaneun — That they give down; saying gods bestow something nonetheless

염소가

yeomsoga — The goat; subject marker attached to the word goat

산꼭대기에서

sankkoktaegi-eseo — From the mountaintop; at the top of a mountain

모욕을

moyogeul — An insult; object marker attached to the word insult

가할

gahal — To inflict; to deliver; future modifier of applying force

때

ttae — When; at the time that something occurs or happens

모욕하는

moyokhaneun — Insulting; the one insulting; present modifier of to insult

것은

geoseun — The thing; topic marker on a nominalized clause

아니라

anira — Not; it is not; negating what was previously stated

산이라는

san-iraneun — Called the mountain; referring to the mountain itself

모든

modeun — All; every; referring to the entirety of something

것들은

geotdeul-eun — Things; topic marker attached to plural nominalized things

인간이

ingan-i — Human; mankind; subject marker attached to human beings

지나간

jinagan — Passed through; went past; past tense modifier of passing

곳이라면

gos-iramyeon — If it is a place; wherever humans have passed through

어디서나

eodiseona — Everywhere; anywhere; in every place without exception

바위에

bawi-e — On the rock; into the stone; locative on rock surface

깊이

gipi — Deeply; profoundly; to a great depth or degree

새겨진

saegyeojin — Engraved; carved; etched deeply into a surface

심오한

simohan — Profound; deep; having great intellectual or spiritual depth

진리들이다

jilliideul-ida — They are truths; these are profound and deep truths