Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 40

Vocabulary

당나귀와

dangnagiwa — donkey and (conjunction form of donkey)

그의

geuui — his, her, its (possessive pronoun)

그림자

geurimja — shadow or silhouette cast by an object

어떤

eotteon — a certain, some kind of (determiner)

남자가

namjaga — a man (subject marker attached)

여름철

yeoreumcheol — summertime, the summer season

여행을

yeohaengeul — travel, journey (object marker attached)

위해

wihae — for the sake of, in order to

당나귀

dangnagwi — donkey, a domesticated pack animal

한

han — one, a single (numeral determiner)

마리를

marireul — one animal (counter for animals, object form)

빌렸고

billyeotgo — rented or borrowed (and then, past tense)

주인은

juineun — owner or master (topic marker attached)

짐승을

jimseungeul — beast or animal (object marker attached)

몰기

molgi — driving or herding an animal forward

뒤를

dwireul — back, rear (object marker attached)

따라가며

ttaragamyeo — following along while going somewhere

길을

gireul — road or path (object marker attached)

떠났다

tteonatta — departed, set off on a journey

얼마

eolma — how much, some amount of time or money

후

hu — after, later (indicating passage of time)

한낮의

hannaje — of midday, relating to high noon

더위

deowi — heat, hot weather of summer

속에서

sogeso — inside, within, in the midst of

그들은

geudeureun — they (plural pronoun, topic marker attached)

쉬기

swigi — resting, taking a break (noun form)

멈췄고

meomchwotgo — stopped, came to a halt (and then)

여행자는

yeohaengjaneun — the traveler (topic marker attached)

당나귀의

dangnaguiui — of the donkey (possessive marker attached)

안에

ane — inside, within (locative marker attached)

눕고

nupgo — to lie down (and, connective form)

싶어

sipeo — wanting to, desiring to do something

했다

haetta — did, performed an action (past tense)

그러나

geureona — however, but (conjunction indicating contrast)

자신도

jasindo — oneself also, even oneself (reflexive pronoun)

햇볕을

haetbyeoteul — sunlight, sunshine (object marker attached)

피하고

pihago — to avoid, to evade (and, connective form)

싶었던

sipeotteon — had wanted to (past attributive desire form)

그것을

geugeosteul — that, it (object marker attached)

허락하지

heorakaji — to allow, to permit (negative connective form)

않았다

anatta — did not (past tense negation)

그는

geuneun — he, that person (topic marker attached)

당나귀만

dangnaguiman — only the donkey (limiting particle attached)

빌려준

billyeojun — lent out, gave as a loan (attributive form)

것이지

geosiji — it is the thing that (assertive ending)

그림자는

geurimjaneun — the shadow (topic marker attached)

빌려주지

billyeojuji — to lend out (negative connective form)

않았다고

anatdago — said that did not (reported speech, past)

말했다

malhaetta — said, spoke, stated (past tense)

반면

banmyeon — on the other hand, in contrast

자신의

jasinui — one's own (possessive reflexive pronoun)

계약이

gyeyagi — contract or agreement (subject marker attached)

당분간

dangbungan — for the time being, for a while

당나귀에

dangnaguie — regarding the donkey (locative/dative marker)

대한

daehan — regarding, concerning, about something

완전한

wanjeonhan — complete, full, total (adjective form)

통제권을

tongjekkwoneul — right of control or authority (object marker)

보장한다고

bojanghandan ago — guarantees that (reported speech ending)

주장했다

jujanghetta — claimed, insisted, argued (past tense)

말다툼은

maldatumeun — quarrel, verbal argument (topic marker attached)

결국

gyeolguk — in the end, ultimately, eventually

몸싸움으로

momssaumeuro — into a physical fight (directional marker attached)

번졌고

beonjyeotgo — spread or escalated (and then, past tense)

그들이

geudeuri — they (plural, subject marker attached)

서로를

seoрoreul — each other (reciprocal pronoun, object marker)

두들겨

dudeulgyeo — beating, striking repeatedly (connective form)

패는

paeneun — beating up, thrashing (present attributive form)

사이

sai — between, during, the time in between

달아나

darana — ran away, fled (connective form)

곧

got — soon, shortly, immediately

시야에서

siyaeseo — from sight, from one's field of vision

사라졌다

sarajyeotta — disappeared, vanished (past tense)

농부와

nongbuwa — farmer and (conjunction form of farmer)

아들들

adeuldeul — sons, multiple male children

농부가

nongbuga — a farmer (subject marker attached)

죽음의

jugugmui — of death (possessive marker attached)

문턱에서

muntteogeseo — at the threshold, on the verge of death

아들들에게

adeuldeulege — to the sons (dative marker attached)

매우

maeu — very, extremely (degree adverb)

중요한

jungyohan — important, significant (adjective form)

비밀을

bimireul — secret (object marker attached)

전하고자

jeonhagoja — wishing to convey or pass on something

하여

hayeo — doing, having done (connective verb form)

곁으로

gyeoteuro — to one's side, toward someone's vicinity

불러

buleo — calling, summoning (connective verb form)

내

nae — my (possessive first-person pronoun)

아들들아

adeuldeura — sons! (vocative form addressing male children)

나는

naneun — I, me (first-person subject pronoun)

죽을

jugeul — will die (future attributive form)

것이다

geosida — it is the case that, assertive statement ending

그러니

geureoni — therefore, so, and so (causal conjunction)

포도밭에

podobathe — in the vineyard (locative marker attached)

숨겨진

sumgyeojin — hidden, concealed (past attributive form)

보물이

bomuri — treasure (subject marker attached)

있다는

ittaneun — that there is (reported attributive form)

것을

geoseul — thing, fact (object marker attached)

알아두어라

aradueora — remember this, keep this in mind (imperative)

땅을

ttangeul — ground, land (object marker attached)

파면

pamyeon — if you dig (conditional verb form)

찾을

chajeul — will find (future attributive form)

수

su — ability, possibility (dependent noun)

아버지가

abeojiga — father (subject marker attached)

돌아가시자마자

doragasijamaja — as soon as the father passed away

아들들은

adeuldeureun — the sons (topic marker attached)

삽과

sapgwa — shovel and (conjunction form of shovel)

쇠스랑을

soeseurangeul — pitchfork (object marker attached)

들고

deulgo — picking up, holding (connective verb form)

거기에

geogie — there, in that place (locative marker)

묻혀

mutyeo — buried, interred (connective passive form)

있으리라

isseurira — will probably be there (conjecture ending)

생각한

saenggakhan — thought, believed (past attributive form)

보물을

bomureul — treasure (object marker attached)

찾기

chatgi — searching for, looking for (noun form)

포도밭의

podogbatui — of the vineyard (possessive marker attached)

흙을

heugeul — soil, dirt, earth (object marker attached)

몇

myeot — several, a few (numeral determiner)

번이고

beonigo — times and again (counter for occurrences)

뒤집었다

dwijipeotta — turned over, overturned (past tense)

아무것도

amugotdo — nothing at all (negative indefinite pronoun)

찾지

chatji — to find (negative connective form)

못했다

mothaetta — could not do (past tense inability)

하지만

hajiman — however, but (contrast conjunction)

포도나무들은

podonameodeureun — the grapevines (topic marker attached)

그토록

geuterok — so much, to such a degree

철저한

cheoljeohan — thorough, exhaustive, meticulous (adjective)

경작

gyeongjak — cultivation, farming, tilling of land

후에

hue — after, following (temporal marker)

이전에는

ijeoneneun — before, previously (topic marker attached)

본

bon — seen, witnessed (past attributive form)

적

jeok — experience of, instance of doing something

없는

eomneun — without, not having (present attributive form)

풍성한

pungseonghan — abundant, plentiful, rich (adjective)

수확을

suhwageul — harvest, crop yield (object marker attached)

거두었다

geoduweotta — harvested, reaped, achieved (past tense)