Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 34

Vocabulary

그것은

geugeoseun — As for that; topic marker on 'that'

물가에서

mulgaeseo — At the water's edge or riverbank

자라는

jaraneun — Growing; that grows (present modifier form)

갈대들

galdaedeul — Reeds; plural of reed plant

사이에

saie — Among; between; in the midst of

떨어졌고

tteoreojyeotgo — Fell down and; dropped (past, connective)

그들에게

geudeurege — To them; dative marker on 'they'

말했습니다

malhaessseumnida — Said; spoke (formal past tense)

이토록

itorok — This much; to this extent; so very

연약하고

yeonyakago — Weak and; fragile and (connective form)

가느다란

ganeudaran — Slender; thin and delicate (modifier form)

당신들은

dangsindeureun — You (plural); topic marker on 'you all'

어떻게

eotteoke — How; in what way

폭풍을

pokpungeul — Storm; object marker on 'storm'

견뎌냈는데

gyeondyeonaenneunde — Endured and yet; withstood (past connective)

온갖

ongat — All kinds of; every sort of

힘을

himeul — Strength; power (object marker on 'strength')

가진

gajin — Having; possessing (past modifier form)

나는

naneun — I; topic marker on first-person pronoun

뿌리째

ppurijjae — Root and all; uprooted entirely

뽑혀

ppobhyeo — Was pulled out; was uprooted (passive)

강물

gangmul — River water; the water of a river

속으로

sogeuro — Into; to the inside of

던져졌단

deonjyeojyeotdan — Was thrown (past passive, quotative ending)

말입니까

marimnikka — Is it that...?; rhetorical formal question ending

당신은

dangsineun — You; topic marker on 'you' (formal)

고집스러웠습니다

gojipseureowotseumnida — Were stubborn; were obstinate (formal past)

라고

rago — Quotative particle meaning 'saying that'

대답이

daedabi — Answer; reply (subject marker on 'answer')

돌아왔습니다

dorawatseumnida — Came back; returned (formal past tense)

그리고

geurigo — And; furthermore; in addition

당신보다

dangsinboda — Than you; comparative particle on 'you'

강한

ganghan — Strong; powerful (modifier form)

것으로

geoseuro — As something; with the particle of means/result

판명된

panmyeongdoen — Proved to be; turned out to be (modifier)

폭풍에

pokpunge — Against the storm; locative on 'storm'

맞서

matsseo — Standing against; confronting (connective form)

싸웠습니다

ssawotseumnida — Fought; struggled (formal past tense)

하지만

hajiman — But; however; nevertheless

우리는

urineun — We; topic marker on first-person plural

모든

modeun — All; every; each (modifier form)

바람에

barame — To the wind; in the wind (locative)

허리를

heoireul — Waist; object marker on 'waist'

굽히고

gupigo — Bending and; bowing (connective form)

양보하기에

yangbohaggie — Because of yielding; by giving way

강풍이

gangpungi — Strong wind; gale (subject marker)

우리

uri — Our; we (possessive or standalone)

머리

meori — Head; top of the body

위를

wireul — Above; over (object marker on 'above')

아무런

amureon — Any; no (modifier meaning 'no whatsoever')

해

hae — Harm; damage; injury

없이

eopsi — Without; in the absence of

지나쳤습니다

jinachyeotseumnida — Passed over; went past (formal past)

눈먼

nunmeon — Blind; unable to see (modifier form)

남자와

namjawa — Man and; with a man (connective particle)

새끼

saekki — Young animal; offspring; cub or pup

짐승

jimseung — Beast; animal; creature

한때

hantae — Once; at one time; formerly

촉각이

chokgagi — Sense of touch (subject marker on 'touch')

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; highly

뛰어난

ttwieeonan — Outstanding; excellent; exceptional (modifier)

남자가

namjaga — A man; subject marker on 'man'

있었는데

isseotneunde — There was; existed (past connective form)

어떤

eotteon — Any; what kind of; some (modifier)

동물이든

dongmurideun — Whatever animal; regardless of animal

그의

geuui — His; possessive marker on 'he'

손에

sone — In the hand; locative on 'hand'

쥐어지면

jwieojimyeon — If placed in; when put into the hand

단순히

dansunhi — Simply; merely; just

감촉만으로도

gamchongmaneurodo — By touch alone; just by feeling it

그것이

geugeosi — That thing; subject marker on 'it'

무엇인지

mueossinji — What it is; whether it is something

알아낼

aranaell — To find out; to figure out (future modifier)

수

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

있었습니다

isseotseumnida — Was able to; there was (formal past)

어느

eoneu — One; a certain; some particular

날

nal — Day; a day

늑대

neukdae — Wolf; a large predatory canine

새끼가

saekkiga — Cub of; young animal (subject marker)

쥐어졌고

jwieojyeotgo — Was placed in hand and; was handed (past)

물음을

mureume — Question; query (object marker on 'question')

받았습니다

badatseumnida — Received; was asked (formal past tense)

그는

geuneun — He; topic marker on third-person male

한동안

handongan — For a while; for some time

그것을

geugeoseul — It; object marker on 'that thing'

만져보고

manjyeobogo — After feeling it; having touched and then

나서

naseo — After doing; having done (sequential connector)

솔직히

soljikhi — Honestly; frankly; to be truthful

이것이

igeosi — This; subject marker on 'this thing'

새끼인지

saekkinji — Whether it is a cub; indirect question form

여우

yeou — Fox; a cunning wild animal

확신할

hwaksinhal — To be certain; can be sure (future modifier)

없습니다

eopseumnida — There is not; cannot (formal negative)

이것만은

igeotmaneun — This at least; only this (emphatic topic)

압니다

amnida — I know; I am aware (formal present)

이것을

igeoseul — This; object marker on 'this thing'

양

yang — Sheep; a domesticated wool-bearing animal

우리에서

urieseo — In the pen; inside the animal enclosure

믿고

mitgo — Trusting and; believing and (connective)

맡기는

matgineun — Entrusting; leaving in care of (modifier)

것은

geoseun — The thing of; topic marker on nominalizer

절대

jeoldae — Never; absolutely not; by no means

안

an — Not; negative adverb before verb

될

doel — Will become; should be (future modifier)

일입니다

irimnnida — It is a matter of; it is a thing (formal)

악한

akhan — Evil; wicked; malicious (modifier form)

성향은

seonghyangeun — Tendency; disposition (topic marker on it)

일찍부터

iljjikbuteo — From early on; since an early time

드러납니다

deureonnamnida — Is revealed; becomes apparent (formal present)

소년과

sonyeongwa — Boy and; with a boy (connective particle)

달팽이들

dalpaengideul — Snails; plural of snail

농부의

nongbuui — Farmer's; possessive on 'farmer'

아들이

adeuri — Son; subject marker on 'son'

달팽이를

dalpaengireul — Snail; object marker on 'snail'

찾으러

chajeuro — To go look for; purposive connector

갔고

gatgo — Went and; departed (past connective)

두

du — Two; the number two

손

son — Hand; hands

가득

gadeuk — Full; brimming; filled up completely

집어들었을

jibeodeureossl — When he had picked up; having gathered (past)

때

ttae — Time; moment; when

그것들을

geugeotdeureul — Them; object marker on 'those things'

구울

guul — To roast; to grill (future modifier form)

불을

bureul — Fire; object marker on 'fire'

피우기

piugi — Making fire; lighting (nominalized form)

시작했습니다

sijakhaetseumnida — Started; began (formal past tense)

먹을

meogeul — To eat; intended to eat (future modifier)

생각이었기

saenggagieotkki — Because it was the intention; since he planned

때문입니다

ttaemunnimnida — It is because; the reason is (formal)