Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 27

Vocabulary

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic marker); referring to a group of people

한동안

handong-an — For a while; for some time

계속

gyesok — Continuously; without stopping; to keep going

걸어가다가

georeogadaga — While walking along; walking and then stopping

기념비들로

ginyeombideulro — With/by monuments; plural of monument with direction marker

가득

gadeuk — Full; filled to capacity; brimming with something

찬

chan — Filled; packed; full (adjective form)

묘지를

myojireul — Cemetery; graveyard (object marker attached)

통과하는

tonggwahaneun — Passing through; going through something

길에

gire — On the road/path; along the way

이르렀고

ireuryeotgo — Arrived at; reached a place, and then...

그때

geuttae — At that time; then; at that moment

원숭이는

wonsungineun — The monkey (topic marker); referring to a monkey

멈춰

meomchwo — Stop; halt; come to a standstill

서서

seoseo — Standing; while standing in place

주위를

juiwireul — The surroundings; around oneself (object marker)

둘러보며

dulleobomyeo — Looking around; glancing about while doing something

크게

keuge — Greatly; loudly; in a big manner

한숨을

hansumeul — A sigh (object marker); act of sighing deeply

쉬었습니다

swieotseumnida — Rested; took a breath; sighed (formal past tense)

왜

wae — Why; for what reason

쉬나요

swinayo — Are you sighing/resting? (soft question form)

여우가

yeowuga — The fox (subject marker); referring to a fox

말했습니다

malhaetseumnida — Said; spoke (formal polite past tense)

무덤들을

mudeomdeureul — The graves/tombs (plural, object marker attached)

가리키며

garikimyeo — Pointing at; indicating while doing something else

대답했습니다

daedaphaetseumnida — Answered; replied (formal polite past tense)

여기서

yeogiseo — Here; from this place; at this location

보이는

boineun — Visible; that can be seen; appearing

모든

modeun — All; every; each and every one

기념비들은

ginyeombideureun — The monuments (plural topic marker); all the memorials

한때

hanttae — Once; at one time; formerly in the past

저명한

jeomyeonghan — Distinguished; prominent; famous and well-respected

인물이었던

inmuriyeotdeon — Who was a figure/person; formerly a notable person

제

je — My; mine (humble/polite first-person possessive)

조상들을

josangdeureul — Ancestors (plural, object marker); forebears collectively

기리기

girigi — To honor; to commemorate; to pay tribute to

위해

wihae — For the sake of; in order to; for a purpose

세워진

sewojin — Erected; built; set up (passive past participle)

것입니다

geosipnida — It is (the thing that); formal explanatory ending

여우는

yeowuneun — The fox (topic marker); as for the fox

잠시

jamsi — Briefly; for a moment; a short while

말문이

malmuni — Words; ability to speak (subject marker attached)

막혔지만

makkyeotjiman — Was speechless; words were blocked, but...

곧

got — Soon; shortly; immediately; before long

정신을

jeongsineul — Mind; consciousness; senses (object marker attached)

차리고

charigo — Collecting oneself; regaining composure and then...

거짓말도

geojitmaldo — Even a lie; also a falsehood (with 도 particle)

서슴지

seoseumji — Hesitating; holding back (used in negative construction)

마세요

maseyo — Please don't; polite negative imperative ending

선생님

seonsaengnim — Teacher; respectful title for an esteemed person

당신은

dangshineun — You (topic marker); formal/literary second person pronoun

완전히

wanjeonhi — Completely; entirely; totally safe or secure

안전합니다

anjeonhamnida — Is safe; is secure (formal polite present tense)

당신의

dangsinui — Your; belonging to you (possessive form)

조상

josang — Ancestor; forefather; someone from a prior generation

중

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

누구도

nugudo — Nobody; not anyone; no one at all

일어나서

ireonaseo — Rising up; getting up and then doing something

거짓말을

geojitmareul — A lie; falsehood (object marker attached)

폭로하지

pongnoha ji — Exposing; revealing; disclosing (used with negation)

않을

aneul — Will not; negative future modifier form

테니까요

tenikkaayo — Because it will be so; since that is the case

허풍쟁이들은

heopungjaengideureun — The braggarts; boasters (plural topic marker attached)

들키지

deulkiji — Being caught; getting discovered (negative construction)

때

ttae — Time; moment; occasion when something happens

가장

gajang — Most; the greatest degree; superlative marker

허풍을

heopungeul — Bragging; boasting; exaggerated bluster (object marker)

칩니다

chimnida — Strikes; puts on; boasts (formal polite present)

당나귀와

dangnagwiwa — Donkey and; the donkey (with conjunction particle)

무릎강아지

mureupgang-aji — Lap dog; small dog kept on one's lap

옛날에

yennarae — Long ago; once upon a time; in the old days

무릎강아지를

mureupgang-ajireul — A lap dog (object marker); small pet dog

키우는

kiuneun — Raising; keeping; nurturing an animal or child

남자가

namjaga — A man (subject marker); male person subject

있었습니다

isseotseumnida — There was/were; existed (formal polite past tense)

당나귀는

dangnagwineun — The donkey (topic marker); as for the donkey

마구간에

magugane — In the stable; inside a horse/animal barn

살면서

salmyeonseo — While living; residing and simultaneously doing something

먹을

meogeul — To eat; food to eat (future/modifier form)

귀리와

gwiriwa — Oats and; oats (with conjunction particle)

건초가

geonchoga — Hay (subject marker); dried grass for animals

풍부했고

pungbuhaetgo — Was plentiful; was abundant, and also...

당나귀로서는

dangnagwiroseoneun — As a donkey; from the perspective of a donkey

더할

deohal — Further; more; to add more (modifier form)

나위

nawui — Room for more; degree beyond (used in set phrase)

없이

eopsi — Without; lacking; in the absence of something

좋은

joeun — Good; nice; pleasant; favorable (adjective modifier)

환경이었습니다

hwangyeongyieotseumnida — Was an environment/condition (formal polite past tense)

작은

jageun — Small; little; tiny (adjective modifier form)

개는

gaeneun — The dog (topic marker); as for the dog

주인에게

juinege — To the owner; from the master (dative particle)

큰

keun — Big; great; large (adjective modifier form)

사랑을

sarangeul — Love; affection (object marker attached)

받았는데

badanneunde — Received; got (past tense with background clause marker)

주인은

juineun — The owner (topic marker); the master of something

개를

gaereul — The dog (object marker); dog as object of action

어루만져

eorumanjyeo — Stroking; caressing; gently patting an animal

주고

jugo — Giving; doing for someone and also...

자주

jaju — Often; frequently; many times regularly

무릎

mureup — Knee; lap; the upper leg when seated

위에

wie — On top of; above; upon a surface

앉히곤

anchigon — Would seat; used to place (someone) sitting down

했습니다

haetseumnida — Did; performed (formal polite past tense ending)

그리고

geurigo — And; and then; additionally connecting two clauses

주인이

juini — The owner (subject marker); master as subject

저녁

jeonyeok — Evening; dinnertime; the late part of day

식사를

siksareul — A meal (object marker); eating a formal meal

하러

hareo — In order to do; going somewhere with a purpose

외출하면

oechulhamyeon — When going out; if one goes outside somewhere

돌아올

doraol — Returning; coming back (future/modifier form)

반겨

bangyeo — Welcoming joyfully; greeting happily upon arrival

달려나오는

dallyeonaoineun — Running out toward; rushing forward to greet

개에게

gaege — To the dog; for the dog (dative particle)

줄

jul — To give; a thing to give (modifier form)

맛있는

masinneun — Delicious; tasty; flavorful (adjective modifier form)

음식을

eumsig-eul — Food (object marker); something to eat

한두

handu — One or two; a couple of things

가지

gaji — Kind; sort; variety; type of item

가져오곤

gajyeoogon — Would bring; used to carry back habitually