Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 33

Vocabulary

제발

jebal — Please; used to beg or implore someone urgently

저를

jeoreul — Me (object form of formal first-person pronoun)

보내주세요

bonaejuseyo — Please let me go; please send me away

죽이지

jugiji — Do not kill (negative imperative stem form)

마세요

maseyo — Please do not (polite negative imperative ending)

저는

jeoneun — I (formal first-person subject with topic marker)

너무

neomu — Too; excessively; very much

작아서

jagaseo — Because (I am) small; small and so therefore

당신에게

dangsinege — To you (formal second-person pronoun with dative marker)

큰

keun — Big; large; great (adjective modifying a noun)

해를

haereul — Harm; damage (noun with object marker)

끼칠

kkichil — To inflict; to cause (harm or trouble) to someone

수

su — Ability; possibility (used in ~할 수 있다/없다 pattern)

없어요

eopseoyo — There is not; cannot; does not exist (polite)

그러나

geureona — However; but; nevertheless (formal conjunction)

그

geu — That; he; the (demonstrative or third-person pronoun)

남자는

namjaneun — The man (topic marker attached to 남자, meaning man)

웃으며

useumyeo — While smiling; laughing and (simultaneous action connector)

말했습니다

malhaetseumnida — Said; spoke (formal past tense of 말하다)

나는

naneun — I (informal first-person subject with topic marker)

지금

jigeum — Now; at this moment; currently

당장

dangjang — Right now; immediately; at once

너를

neoreul — You (informal second-person pronoun with object marker)

죽일

jugil — Will kill; to kill (future/modifier form of 죽이다)

것이다

geosida — It is; will (declarative ending emphasizing intention or fact)

해악이

haeagi — Harm; evil; malice (noun with subject marker)

아무리

amuri — No matter how; however much (concessive adverb)

사소하더라도

sasohadeoraeodo — Even if trivial; no matter how minor or small

나쁜

nappeun — Bad; evil; wicked (adjective modifying a noun)

것은

geoseun — Thing; what (nominalizer with topic marker)

무엇이든

mueosideun — Whatever; anything at all (indefinite pronoun)

없애버려야

eopsaebeoryeoya — Must completely eliminate; must get rid of entirely

한다

handa — Do; does (plain present tense declarative ending)

악당에게

akdangege — To the villain; to the evildoer (dative marker)

동정심을

dongjeongshimeul — Sympathy; compassion; pity (noun with object marker)

낭비하지

nangbihaji — Do not waste (negative imperative stem of 낭비하다)

마라

mara — Do not (informal imperative negative ending)

벌과

beolgwa — Bee and; a bee together with (conjunction particle)

온

on — Who came from; that came (past modifier form of 오다)

여왕벌이

yeowangbeori — The queen bee (subject marker attached to 여왕벌)

벌집에서

beoljibесео — From the beehive; out of the hive

갓

gat — Just; freshly; right after (adverb of immediacy)

딴

ttan — Harvested; gathered; picked (past modifier form of 따다)

꿀을

kkureul — Honey (noun with object marker)

선물로

seonmullo — As a gift; as a present (directional/purpose particle)

가지고

gajigo — Carrying; holding; taking along (connective form of 가지다)

날아갔는데

naragatneunde — Flew away; went flying (past tense with background connector)

선물에

seonmure — At the gift; regarding the present (locative particle)

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; greatly (adverb of degree)

기뻐하며

gippeohamyeo — Being delighted; feeling happy and (simultaneous connector)

그녀가

geunyeoga — She (third-person female pronoun with subject marker)

원하는

wonhaneun — Wanting; desired; whatever she wishes (modifier form)

주겠다고

jugetdago — Promised to give; said he would give (reported speech)

약속했습니다

yaksokaetseumnida — Promised; made a promise (formal past tense)

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (third-person female pronoun with topic marker)

훔쳐

humchyeo — Stealing; having stolen (connective form of 훔치다)

가는

ganeun — Going; who goes (present modifier form of 가다)

사람들을

saramdeureul — People (plural noun with object marker)

있도록

itdorok — So that there is; in order to be able to (purpose ending)

벌들에게

beoldeurege — To the bees; for the bees (dative marker plural)

침을

chimeul — A stinger; a needle; sting (noun with object marker)

주신다면

jusindamyeon — If you give (honorific conditional form of 주다)

감사하겠다고

gamsahagетdago — Said she would be grateful; expressed gratitude (reported)

인류를

illyureul — Humanity; mankind (noun with object marker)

사랑했기

saranghaetgi — Because he loved; having loved (causal nominalizer form)

때문에

ttaemune — Because of; due to (causal postposition)

이

i — This (demonstrative pronoun or adjective)

요청에

yocheонге — At the request; regarding the request (locative particle)

크게

keuge — Greatly; hugely; to a great extent (adverb)

불쾌해했습니다

bulkwaehaehaetseumnida — Was greatly displeased; felt very uncomfortable (formal past)

그는

geuneun — He (third-person pronoun with topic marker)

약속을

yaksogеul — A promise (noun with object marker)

했으므로

haeteumeuro — Because he had done; since he made (causal connector)

그가

geuga — He (third-person pronoun with subject marker)

그들에게

geudeulege — To them; for them (dative marker third-person plural)

준

jun — Gave; that was given (past modifier form of 주다)

침은

chimeun — The stinger; the sting (noun with topic marker)

벌이

beori — The bee (subject marker attached to 벌)

사람을

sarameul — A person (noun with object marker)

쏠

ssol — Will sting; to sting (future/modifier form of 쏘다)

때마다

ttaemada — Every time; whenever (time marker with repetition)

침이

chimi — The stinger (subject marker attached to 침)

상처에

sangcheone — In the wound; at the injury (locative particle)

남아

nama — Remaining; staying behind (connective form of 남다)

죽는

jungneun — Dying; that dies (present modifier form of 죽다)

종류의

jongnyu-ui — Kind of; type of; sort of (possessive particle)

것이었습니다

geosieotseumnida — It was (something); formal past copula with nominalizer

소망은

somangеun — A wish; a hope; a desire (topic marker attached)

새들처럼

saedеulcheoreom — Like birds; similar to birds (comparative particle)

결국

gyeolguk — In the end; ultimately; eventually

자신에게

jasинеge — To oneself; back to oneself (reflexive dative form)

돌아온다

dorаonda — Returns; comes back (plain present tense declarative)

참나무와

chamnamugwa — Oak tree and; the oak together with (conjunction)

갈대

galdae — Reed; a tall marsh grass plant

강둑에서

gangdugесео — On the riverbank; at the edge of the river

자라던

jaradeon — That was growing; used to grow (past habitual modifier)

참나무

chamnamu — Oak tree (deciduous hardwood tree)

한

han — One; a (numeral or indefinite article before nouns)

그루가

geuruga — One tree (counter 그루 with subject marker)

심한

simhan — Severe; intense; extreme (adjective modifying a noun)

강풍에

gangpunge — In a strong wind; by a powerful gust (locative particle)

뿌리째

ppurijjae — Root and all; completely by the root (inclusive particle)

뽑혀

ppopyeo — Was uprooted; pulled out (passive connective of 뽑다)

강

gang — River; a large flowing body of water

건너편으로

geonneopyeoneuro — To the other side; toward the opposite bank

내던져졌습니다

naedeonjyeojyeotseumnida — Was thrown; was hurled (passive formal past tense)