Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 39

Vocabulary

저는

jeoneun — I (topic marker); humble first-person subject pronoun

지금은

jigeumeun — Right now, at this moment (with topic marker)

작은

jageun — Small, little; adjective modifying a noun

물고기에

mulgoggie — Fish (with location/object particle attached)

불과하지만

bulgwahajiman — Only, merely, nothing more than; concessive form

그것이

geugeosi — That thing (subject marker); referring to something mentioned

말했습니다

malhaessseumnida — Said, spoke; formal past tense of 말하다

언젠가는

eonjenga-neun — Someday, at some point in the future

크게

keuge — Greatly, largely; adverb form of 크다 (big)

자랄

jaral — Will grow; future modifier form of 자라다

것이고

geosigo — Will be (and); connective future nominal ending

그때

geuttae — At that time, then; referring to a future/past moment

당신이

dangsin-i — You (subject marker); formal second-person pronoun

다시

dasi — Again, once more; common adverb of repetition

와서

waseo — Coming and (then); sequential connective of 오다

저를

jeoreul — Me (object marker); humble first-person object pronoun

잡는다면

jamneundamyeon — If you catch; conditional form of 잡다

당신에게

dangsin-ege — To you; dative particle attached to formal pronoun

어느

eoneu — Some, a certain; determiner indicating an unspecified one

정도

jeongdo — Degree, extent, level; measure of amount or scale

도움이

doum-i — Help, assistance (subject marker); noun form of 돕다

될

doel — Will become; future modifier form of 되다

것입니다

geosim-nida — It is (that); formal declarative nominal sentence ending

하지만

hajiman — However, but; common conjunctive adverb of contrast

어부는

eobu-neun — The fisherman (topic marker); person who catches fish

대답했습니다

daedap-haessseumnida — Answered, replied; formal past tense of 대답하다

이제

ije — Now, from now on; indicating current or new situation

당신을

dangsin-eul — You (object marker); formal second-person object form

잡았으니

jabass-euni — Since I caught; causal connective of past tense 잡다

그냥

geunyang — Just, simply, as is; adverb meaning without change

가지겠습니다

gajigessseumnida — I will take/keep; formal future volitional of 가지다

놓아준다면

noajundamyeon — If (I) let go, release; conditional of 놓아주다

제가

jega — I (subject marker); humble first-person subject form

볼

bol — Will see; future modifier form of 보다 (to see)

수

su — Ability, possibility; used in ~ㄹ 수 있다 (can)

있을까요

isseulkkayo — Will there be? Can (we)? Polite speculative question ending

그럴

geureol — That being so; modifier form of 그러다/그렇다

리가

riga — Reason, likelihood; used in ~ㄹ 리가 없다 (no way)

없죠

eopjyo — There isn't, no way; informal contracted negative ending

허풍선이

heopungseon-i — Braggart, blowhard; person who exaggerates or boasts

여행자

yeohaengja — Traveler, tourist; person who travels or journeys

한

han — One, a certain; numeral/determiner before a noun

남자가

namja-ga — A man (subject marker); adult male person

여행을

yeohaeng-eul — Travel, trip (object marker); journey to another place

떠났다가

tteonassda-ga — Left and (then returned); connective of 떠나다

집에

jibe — Home, house (location marker); place where one lives

돌아왔을

dorawassseul — Had returned; past-perfect modifier form of 돌아오다

때

ttae — Time, moment, when; noun indicating a point in time

외국에서

oeguge-seo — In/from a foreign country; abroad with location particle

일들에

ildeul-e — Events, things (with particle); plural form of 일

대한

daehan — About, regarding, concerning; modifier form of 대하다

놀라운

nollaun — Amazing, astonishing; adjective modifier from 놀랍다

이야기들을

iyagideul-eul — Stories, tales (object marker); plural of 이야기

들려주었습니다

deullyeojueotsseumnida — Told, narrated to (someone); formal past of 들려주다

무엇보다도

mueotbodado — Above all, most importantly; comparative adverb phrase

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker); third-person masculine pronoun

멀리뛰기

meolli-ttwigi — Long jump; athletic event of jumping for distance

시합에

sihab-e — In a match, competition; contest with location particle

참가하여

chamgahayeo — Participating in; connective form of 참가하다

아무도

amudo — Nobody, no one; negative indefinite pronoun

이길

igil — To beat, win; future modifier form of 이기다

없는

eomneun — Without, non-existent; modifier form of 없다

도약을

doyak-eul — Leap, jump (object marker); act of jumping powerfully

했다고

haessda-go — Said that (he) did; reported speech ending of 하다

가서

gaseo — Going and (then); sequential connective of 가다

물어보세요

mureoboseyo — Please ask; polite imperative of 물어보다

그가

geuga — He (subject marker); third-person male subject pronoun

모두가

moduga — Everyone, all (subject marker); inclusive pronoun

사실이라고

sasiriragо — That it is true; quoted predicate of 사실이다

말할

malhal — Will say; future modifier form of 말하다

듣고

deutgo — Listening and; connective gerund form of 듣다

있던

issdeon — Was (there), used to be; past continuous modifier

사람

saram — Person, human being; general word for a person

중

jung — Among, in the middle of; indicating one of a group

하나가

hanaga — One (of them) subject marker; numeral used as noun

그렇게

geureoke — Like that, in that way; adverb of manner/degree

잘

jal — Well, skillfully; common adverb of manner or quality

뛸

ttwil — Will jump/run; future modifier form of 뛰다

있다면

issdamyeon — If (you) can; conditional form of 있다

그것을

geugeoseul — That thing (object marker); neutral third-person object

증명하기

jeungmyeonghagi — Proving, demonstrating; nominalized form of 증명하다

위해

wihae — For the sake of, in order to; purpose particle phrase

갈

gal — Will go; future modifier form of 가다

필요가

pilyoga — Need, necessity (subject marker); noun 필요 + 가

없습니다

eopseumnida — There is not; formal polite negative of 없다

잠깐

jamkkan — Just a moment, briefly; short period of time

여기가

yeogi-ga — Here (subject marker); this place as subject

상상해

sangsanghae — Imagine; informal form of 상상하다 (to imagine)

봅시다

bopsida — Let's try, let's see; hortative form of 보다

자

ja — Come on, now then; interjection to prompt action

뛰어보세요

ttwieoboseyo — Please try jumping; polite imperative of 뛰어보다

말이

mari — Words, speech (subject); here contrasted with actions

아닌

anin — Not being; negative modifier form of 아니다

행동

haengdong — Action, behavior, conduct; what one does physically

게와

ge-wa — Crab (and); animal noun with additive particle

그의

geuui — His, its; third-person possessive pronoun

어머니

eomeoni — Mother; respectful term for one's female parent

늙은

neulgeun — Old, aged; modifier form of 늙다 (to grow old)

게가

ge-ga — The crab (subject marker); crustacean as subject

아들에게

adeul-ege — To the son; dative particle attached to 아들

얘야

yaeya — Hey kid, dear child; affectionate address to a child

왜

wae — Why; interrogative adverb asking for a reason

옆으로

yeop-euro — Sideways, to the side; directional particle phrase

걷니

geotni — Do you walk? Informal question form of 걷다

똑바로

ttokbaro — Straight, upright, properly; adverb of correct posture

걸어야

georeoya — Must walk; obligatory form of 걷다

한다

handa — Does, must do; plain present declarative of 하다

어린

eorin — Young, little; modifier form of 어리다

어떻게

eotteoke — How, in what way; interrogative manner adverb

하는지

haneunji — How to do; indirect question form of 하다

보여주세요

boyeojuseyo — Please show me; polite imperative of 보여주다

그러면

geureomyeon — Then, if so; conditional conjunctive adverb

따라하겠습니다

ttarahagessseumnida — I will follow/imitate; formal volitional of 따라하다

게는

ge-neun — The crab (topic marker); crustacean as topic

시도했지만

sidohaessjiман — Tried but; concessive past of 시도하다

헛수고였고

heotsugo-yeotgo — Was in vain and; connective past of 헛수고이다

그제서야

geujeyeoseo-ya — Only then, at that point finally; temporal adverb

자신이

jasin-i — Oneself (subject marker); reflexive pronoun

아이의

ai-ui — The child's; possessive form with genitive particle

흠을

heum-eul — Flaw, fault (object marker); defect or shortcoming

잡으려

jabeulyeo — Intending to catch/find; intentional connective of 잡다

했던

haessdeon — Had done; past retrospective modifier of 하다

것이

geosi — The fact that (subject); nominalizer with subject marker

얼마나

eolmana — How much, how very; exclamatory degree adverb

어리석었는지

eoriseogeonneunji — How foolish it was; indirect exclamatory past form

깨달았습니다

kkaedal-assseumnida — Realized, came to understand; formal past of 깨닫다

모범이

mobeom-i — A role model, example (subject marker); ideal standard

교훈보다

gyohun-boda — Than a lesson/moral; comparative particle with 교훈

낫다

natda — To be better, preferable; comparative adjective