Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 51

Vocabulary

이

i — This; used as a demonstrative determiner

대답에

daedabe — In response to an answer or reply

너무나

neomuna — Extremely; to a very great degree

화가

hwaga — Anger; feeling of being upset or furious

나서

naseo — Having become; arising and then doing something

그때부터

geuttaebuteo — From that time on; starting from that moment

거북이는

geobugineun — The turtle; tortoise as topic of sentence

등에

deunge — On the back; referring to the dorsal surface

집을

jibeul — House or home as the object of an action

지고

jigo — Carrying on one's back; bearing a load

다녀야

danyeoya — Must go around; obliged to travel about

하며

hamyeo — Doing and; while doing something simultaneously

설령

seollyeong — Even if; supposing that something were true

원한다

wonhanda — To want or desire something strongly

해도

haedo — Even if one does; regardless of doing so

떠날

tteoal — To leave; about to depart from a place

수

su — Ability or possibility to do something

없도록

eopsdorok — So that there is no ability or possibility

명령을

myeongnyeongeul — A command or order as the sentence object

내렸다

naeryeotda — Issued or handed down a command or decision

속의

sogui — Inside of; belonging to the interior of something

개

gae — A dog; common domestic animal

한

han — One; a single unit or individual

마리가

mariga — Counter for animals; one animal as subject

소들을

sodeurul — The cows or oxen as the object of action

위해

wihae — For the sake of; in order to benefit someone

넣어둔

neoeodum — Having put in and left; stored inside beforehand

건초

geoncho — Hay; dried grass used as animal fodder

위에

wie — On top of; positioned above something

누워

nuwo — Lying down; in a reclined or horizontal position

있었는데

isseonnende — Was there; existed and then something happened

소들이

sodeuuri — The cows or oxen as the subject of sentence

와서

waseo — Having come; arriving and then doing something

먹으려

meogeullyeo — Intending to eat; about to eat something

하자

haja — As soon as they tried; upon attempting to do

달려들어

dallyeodeureo — Rushing at; lunging aggressively toward something

먹이에

meogie — To the food or prey; toward the feed

접근하지

jeapgeunhaji — Not approaching; failing to get near something

못하게

motage — So as to prevent; making it impossible to do

했다

haetda — Did; completed a past action or deed

정말

jeongmal — Really; truly; used to emphasize sincerity

이기적인

igijeoin — Selfish; acting only for one's own benefit

짐승이군

jimseungrigun — What a beast; exclaiming someone behaves like animal

하고

hago — Said; and; quoting speech or connecting actions

소들

sodeul — Cows or oxen; plural form of cow

중

jung — Among; in the middle of a group

하나가

hanaga — One of them as the grammatical subject

동료들에게

dongnyodeurege — To the colleagues or companions; addressing peers

말했다

malhaetda — Said; spoke to someone in the past

자기는

jagineun — As for itself or oneself; reflexive self-reference

먹지도

meokjido — Not even eating; doesn't eat either

못하면서

motamyeonseo — While being unable to do; despite not being able

먹을

meogeul — Able to eat; modifying a noun to mean edible

있는

inneun — That exists; present modifier for a noun

우리마저

urimajeo — Even us; even we who are being excluded

못

mot — Cannot; negation of ability or permission

먹게

meokge — So as to eat; enabling or causing eating

하잖아

hajanh-a — Isn't doing; look at what it's doing to us

두

du — Two; the number two as a determiner

개의

gaeui — Of the pieces; possessive for counted objects

자루

jaru — A sack or bag used to carry things

모든

modeun — Every; all; referring to the totality of something

사람은

sarameun — A person; human being as the topic

자루를

jarurul — A bag or sack as the grammatical object

가지고

gajigo — Carrying; having and bringing along with oneself

다니는데

daninunde — Goes around carrying; moves about while doing

하나는

hananeun — One of them as the topic of discussion

앞에

ape — In front; at the forward position of something

뒤에

dwie — Behind; at the rear position of something

있으며

isseumyeo — Exists and; is present while also doing something

둘

dul — Two; both of the things mentioned

다

da — All; both; entirely without exception

결점으로

gyeoljeomuero — With flaws; filled by faults or shortcomings

가득

gadeuk — Full; filled to capacity with something

차

cha — Being full; filled up completely

있다

itda — To exist; to be present or available

앞의

apui — The front one's; belonging to the forward bag

자루에는

jarueneun — In the bag; inside the sack as the topic

이웃의

iusui — The neighbor's; belonging to those living nearby

결점이

gyeoljomi — The faults or flaws as the grammatical subject

담겨

damgyeo — Being contained; held inside a container

있고

itgo — Is there and; exists while also something else

뒤의

dwiui — The rear one's; belonging to the back bag

자신의

jasinui — One's own; belonging to oneself personally

그렇기

geureoki — Being so; because that is the case

때문에

ttaemune — Because of; due to a reason or cause

사람들은

saramdeurun — People in general as the topic of sentence

결점은

gyeoljeomeun — Flaws or faults as the topic of discussion

보지

boji — Not seeing; failing or refusing to look at

남의

namui — Another person's; belonging to someone else

반드시

bandeusi — Without fail; certainly and necessarily always

보게

boge — So as to see; causing or enabling seeing

되는

dweineun — Becoming; that which results in something

것이다

geosida — It is the case that; emphasizing a factual statement

황소와

hwangsowa — With the bull or ox; together with the animal

쌍의

ssangui — A pair of; two matching things together

황소가

hwangsoga — The bull or ox as the grammatical subject

무겁게

mugeopge — Heavily; in a heavy or burdensome manner

짐을

jimeul — A load or burden as the grammatical object

실은

sireun — Loaded; carrying a cargo placed upon something

수레를

surerul — A cart or wagon as the grammatical object

큰길을

keungirul — The main road or highway as the object

따라

ttara — Following along; moving in the same direction

끌고

kkeulgo — Pulling and; dragging something while moving

메고

mego — Wearing on shoulders; carrying a yoke or strap

힘껏

himkkeot — With all one's strength; as hard as possible

당기는

dangineun — Pulling; the act of drawing something toward oneself

동안

dongan — During; for the duration of a period of time

심하게

Severely; to a serious or intense degree

신음

sineum — A groan or moan; sound of pain or strain

소리를

soirireul — A sound or noise as the grammatical object

냈다

naetda — Produced or made a sound in the past

황소들은

hwangsodeurun — The bulls or oxen as the topic of sentence

이를

ireul — This situation as the grammatical object

참을

chameul — To endure or tolerate as a verb object

없어

eopseo — There is none; unable to exist or be had

분개하여

bungaehayeo — Having become indignant; feeling angry and resentful

돌아보며

dorabomyeo — While looking back; turning to look behind oneself

이봐

ibwa — Hey; an informal interjection to get attention

거기

geogi — There; that place over there

우리가

uriga — We; us as the grammatical subject

일을

ireul — Work or task as the grammatical object

하는데

haneunde — While doing; we are doing but something contrasts

왜

wae — Why; asking for the reason of something

그렇게

geureoke — Like that; in that manner or to that extent

소란을

soraneul — A commotion or fuss as the grammatical object

피우는

piuineun — Making or creating a disturbance or noise

거야

geoya — Is it; casual question ending seeking explanation

가장

gajang — Most; the superlative degree of an adjective

적게

jeokge — Little; to a small or minimal degree

고통받는

gotongbanneun — Suffering; experiencing pain or hardship currently

자가

jaga — The one who; the person as grammatical subject

많이

mani — A lot; in great quantity or to a high degree

불평한다

bulpyeonghanda — Complains; expresses dissatisfaction or grievances