Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 12

Vocabulary

족제비들

jokjebidul — weasels (plural form)

박쥐

bakjwi — bat, the flying nocturnal mammal

한

han — one, a single (numeral modifier)

마리가

mariga — counter for animals, subject marker attached

땅에

ttange — on the ground, to the ground

떨어져

tteoreojyeo — having fallen down, dropped

잡혔고

japyeotgo — was caught and (then something followed)

막

mak — just about to, on the verge of

죽임을

jugimeul — killing, death (object marker attached)

당해

danghae — to suffer, receive (negative action)

잡아먹히려던

jabameokiryeodeon — was about to be caught and eaten

참에

chame — at that very moment, just then

놓아달라고

noadalrago — begging to be let go, released

애원했습니다

aewonhaetsseumnida — pleaded, begged earnestly for something

자신이

jasini — oneself, itself (subject marker attached)

원칙적으로

wonchikjeogeuro — in principle, as a matter of principle

모든

modeun — all, every (modifier form)

적이기

jeogigi — being an enemy, foe (nominalized form)

때문에

ttaemune — because of, due to (causal connector)

그렇게

geureoke — like that, in that way

할

hal — to do (future/modifier form of 하다)

수

su — ability, possibility (bound noun)

없다고

eopsdago — saying there is none, cannot (reported speech)

말했습니다

malhaetsseumnida — said, spoke (formal past tense)

오

o — oh (exclamation expressing surprise or appeal)

하지만

hajiman — however, but (conjunction)

저는

jeoneun — I (humble form, topic marker attached)

새가

saega — bird (subject marker attached)

전혀

jeonhyeo — not at all, entirely not

아니에요

anieyo — am not, is not (polite negative copula)

쥐랍니다

jwiramnida — I am a mouse/rat (formal assertive)

그렇군요

geureokgunyo — I see, is that so (acknowledgment)

이제

ije — now, at this point

보니

boni — now that I see, looking at it

그렇네요

geureonne yo — indeed so, that seems to be right

그리고

geurigo — and, and then (conjunction)

놓아주었습니다

noajueotsseumnida — let go, released (formal past tense)

얼마

eolma — some, a certain amount of (time)

후

hu — after, later

또

tto — again, also, additionally

다른

dareun — another, different

똑같은

ttokgateun — exactly the same, identical

방식으로

bangsigeuro — in the same manner, by the same method

전과

jeongwa — as before, compared to the past

마찬가지로

machangangjiro — likewise, in the same way

목숨을

moksumeul — one's life (object marker attached)

살려달라고

sallyeodalrago — begging to be spared, save my life

안 돼

an dwae — no, it won't do, not allowed

나는

naneun — I (plain form, topic marker attached)

절대로

jeoldaero — absolutely, never, under no circumstances

놓아주지

noajuji — will not let go, not release (negative form)

않아

ana — do not, will not (plain negative ending)

새랍니다

saeramnida — it is indeed a bird (formal assertive)

어

eo — oh, hmm (casual interjection)

그도

geudo — he also, that one too

어느

eoneu — which, some (indefinite determiner)

쪽으로

jjogeuro — toward which direction, which side

바람이

barami — wind (subject marker attached)

부는지

bunenji — which way the wind blows (indirect question)

살펴보고

salpyeobogo — after looking carefully and observing

나서

naseo — after doing, having done (sequential connector)

행동하라

haengdongara — act, behave (imperative command form)

암퇘지

amtoegi — sow, female pig

다투고

dattugo — arguing, quarreling (connective form)

있었는데

isseotneunde — were (doing), background situation connector

각자

gakja — each one, each individually

자신의

jasinui — one's own (possessive form)

새끼가

saekkiga — offspring, young animal (subject marker)

어떤

eotteon — what kind of, some, any

동물의

dongmurui — of an animal, animal's (possessive)

더

deo — more, even more (comparative adverb)

훌륭하다고

hullyunghadago — claiming to be excellent, superior (reported)

주장했습니다

jujanghaetsseumnida — insisted, argued, claimed (formal past tense)

글쎄요

geulsseyo — well, hmm, I'm not sure (hesitant response)

마침내

machimnae — finally, at last, in the end

어쨌든

eojjaetdeun — anyway, regardless, in any case

제

je — my (humble possessive pronoun)

세상에

sesange — into the world, at birth

나올

naol — to come out (future/modifier form)

때

ttae — time, when, the moment of

눈을

nuneul — eyes (object marker attached)

뜰

tteul — to open (eyes), future modifier form

있어요

isseoyo — there is, can, exists (polite present)

당신의

dangsinui — your (formal possessive pronoun)

감고

gamgo — with eyes closed (connective form)

태어나잖아요

taeeonajanaayo — they are born, as you know (you know right)