Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 7

Vocabulary

얼마나

eolmana — How much or how many; to what extent

오래되었는지

oraedoeeonneunji — Whether something has been around a long time

또는

ttoneun — Or; alternatively; used to present another option

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all; completely; used with negatives

중요하지

jungyohaji — Is not important; does not matter

않다

anta — Does not; negation ending in Korean sentences

인류의

illyuui — Of humanity; belonging to humankind

알파벳으로

alpabesiuro — As an alphabet; in the form of letters

원시적인

wonsijeogin — Primitive; pertaining to early or crude origins

그림

geurim — Picture; drawing; visual image

문자의

munjaui — Of written characters or script

수많은

sumaneun — Countless; very many; a large number of

형태들처럼

hyeongtaedeulcheoreom — Like the various forms or shapes

인간보다

inganboda — More than humans; compared to people

살아있는

sarainnеun — Living; alive; currently existing

상징을

sangjingeul — Symbol; emblem (object form)

즐겨

jeulgyo — Gladly; with enjoyment; to fondly prefer

사용한다

sayonganda — Uses; employs; makes use of something

이

i — This; these; a demonstrative pronoun

오래되고

oraedoego — Old and; being old; having existed long

보편적인

bopyeonjeogin — Universal; widely applicable to all people

이야기들은

iyagideureun — Topic form of 'stories'; these tales

모두

modu — All; everyone; everything; entirely

동물에

dongmure — About animals; concerning animals

관한

gwanhan — Related to; about; concerning a topic

것이다

geosida — It is; this is; a declarative sentence ending

가장

gajang — Most; the most; superlative degree marker

오래된

oraedoen — Oldest; most ancient; long-existing

선사시대

seonsasidae — Prehistoric era; time before written records

동굴에서의

donggureseoui — From within a cave; of cave origin

최신

choesin — Latest; newest; most recent discovery

발견들이

balgyeondeuri — Subject form of 'discoveries'; findings

것처럼

geotcheoreom — As if; like; in the manner of something

인간은

inganeun — Humans; mankind (topic marker attached)

더

deo — More; even more; to a greater degree

단순한

dansunhan — Simple; uncomplicated; basic in nature

상태에

sangtaee — In a state or condition of something

있을

isseul — When being; future or conditional of 'to be'

때

ttae — When; time; moment; occasion

자기

jagi — Oneself; self; reflexive pronoun in Korean

자신이

jasini — Oneself (subject); emphasizing the self

그림으로

geurimuro — In a picture; as a drawing or painting

그리기엔

geurigien — For drawing; when it comes to depicting

너무나

neomuna — Way too; excessively; far too much

신비로운

sinbiroun — Mysterious; mystical; enigmatic in nature

존재라고

jonjaerago — Being called an existence or entity

항상

hangsang — Always; at all times; constantly

느꼈다

neukktyeotda — Felt; experienced a feeling; past tense

그러나

geureona — However; but; nevertheless; contrasting conjunction

그가

geuga — He; that person (subject marker attached)

조잡한

jojapan — Crude; rough; poorly made or crafted

상징들

sangjingdeul — Symbols; emblems; plural of symbol

아래에

araee — Below; underneath; at the bottom of

새긴

saegin — Engraved; carved; inscribed into a surface

전설은

jeonseoreun — Legend; myth (topic marker attached)

어디서나

eodiseona — Everywhere; anywhere; in any place

동일했다

dongirhaetda — Was identical; was the same; past tense

그리고

geurigo — And; also; furthermore; additive conjunction

우화가

uhwaga — Fable; allegorical story (subject marker)

시작되었든

sijakdoeeotdeun — Whether it began or started from somewhere

여우

yeou — Fox; the animal used in fables

독일적이고

dogiljeogiго — German in character; typically Germanic

중세적이든

jungsejeogideun — Whether medieval; of the Middle Ages style

프랑스적이고

peurangseujeogigo — French in character; typically French style

르네상스적이든

reunesangseujeogigeun — Whether Renaissance; of that historical period

그

geu — That; the; a determiner pointing to something

결론은

gyeolloneun — Conclusion; final point (topic marker attached)

본질적으로

bonjiljeogeuro — Essentially; fundamentally; in its true nature

동일하다

dongilhada — Is identical; is the same; does not differ

즉

jeuk — That is; namely; in other words

우월함은

uwolhameun — Superiority; excellence (topic marker attached)

오만하다

omanhada — Is arrogant; is haughty; shows excessive pride

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because; the reason is; explaining a cause

그것은

geugeoseun — It; that thing (topic marker attached)

우연적이기

uyeonjeogiги — Being coincidental; accidental in nature

때문이다

ttaemunida — It is because; the reason is this

교만은

gyomaneun — Pride; arrogance (topic marker attached)

몰락

mollak — Downfall; ruin; collapse of status

앞에

ape — In front of; before; preceding something

선다

seonda — Stands; is positioned before something

지나치게

jinachige — Excessively; overly; beyond a reasonable limit

영리한

yeongrian — Clever; smart; cunning; intelligent

것도

geotdo — Even something; also this thing; too

문제가

munjega — Problem; issue; trouble (subject marker)

될

doel — Will become; can become; future modifier

수

su — Can; ability; possibility marker in Korean

있다

itda — There is; to exist; to be present

당신은

dangshineun — You (formal); topic form of 'you'

인간의

inganui — Of humans; human; belonging to mankind

어떤

eotteon — Any; some; what kind of; which

손에

sone — In the hands of; by the hand of

의해서도

uihaesеodo — Even by means of; through any agency

바위에

bawие — On a rock; onto a stone surface

새겨진

saekyeojin — Engraved; carved; inscribed on a surface

이것

igeot — This; this thing; referring to nearby object

외에

oie — Other than; besides; except for this

다른

dareun — Different; other; another; distinct

전설을

jeonseoreul — Legend; myth (object marker attached)

찾지

chatji — Will not find; cannot locate something

못할

mothal — Unable to; cannot; incapable of doing

우화에는

uhwaeneun — In fables; within allegorical stories

모든

modeun — All; every; each and every one

유형과

yuhyeonggwa — Type and; category with; kind together with

시대가

sidaega — Era; age; period of time (subject marker)

존재한다

jonjaehanda — Exists; is present; can be found

오직

ojik — Only; solely; nothing but this

하나의

hanaui — One; a single; only one of something

교훈만이

gyohunmani — Only a lesson; solely a moral teaching

있기

itgi — Being; existing; the fact of existing