Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 54

Vocabulary

잠시

jamsi — For a short while; briefly

후

hu — After; later; following a certain time

숨을

sumeul — Breath (object form); inhaling and exhaling

돌리기

dolligi — To catch or recover (breath); turning around

위해

wihae — For the sake of; in order to

잠깐

jamkkan — For a moment; briefly; just a second

멈췄을

meomchwossеul — Had stopped; paused at a moment

때

ttae — When; the time that something occurs

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic marker); referring to those people

위쪽

wijjok — Upper side; above; the top direction

바위에

bawие — On a rock; upon a boulder

앉아

anja — Sitting; seated in a position

있는

inneun — That exists; who is present or being

몇

myeot — Some; a few; several in number

마리의

mariui — Counter for animals (possessive); of [number] animals

독수리들을

dokssuridеureul — Eagles (object form); referring to multiple eagles

보았는데

boannеunde — Saw but; noticed and yet (contrast conjunction)

독수리들은

dokssurideuреun — The eagles (topic); multiple eagles as subject

분명히

bunmyeonghi — Clearly; obviously; evidently without doubt

둘

dul — Two; the number two (native Korean)

중

jung — Among; in the middle of; between

하나가

hanaga — One (subject); one of them as subject

죽기를

jukgireul — To die (object form); the act of dying

기다리고

gidarigo — Waiting and; in the state of waiting

있었고

isseotgo — Was (doing) and; existed and continued

그러면

geureomyeon — Then; if so; in that case

날아

nara — Flying; to fly (verb stem form)

내려와

naeryeowa — Coming down; descending to a lower place

시체를

sichereul — The corpse (object); a dead body

먹으려

meogeureyo — Intending to eat; about to consume something

하고

hago — Doing and; with; along with something else

있었다

isseotda — Was; existed; there was (past tense)

광경은

gwanggyeongeun — The scene (topic); a sight or spectacle

즉시

jeuksi — Immediately; instantly; right away

정신

jeongsin — Mind; spirit; consciousness; mental state

차리게

charige — To come to senses; to pull oneself together

했고

haetgo — Did and; caused and (past tense connector)

다툼을

dattumeul — The quarrel (object); a dispute or argument

화해하며

hwahaehamyeo — While reconciling; making up and then

이렇게

ireoke — Like this; in this way; thus

말했다

malhaetda — Said; spoke; expressed in words (past tense)

싸우다가

ssaудaga — While fighting; in the midst of quarreling

독수리에게

dokssuriege — To/by the eagle; by the eagle (indirect object)

잡아먹히는

jabameokhineun — Being eaten; getting devoured by a predator

것보다

geotboda — Rather than doing; compared to the act

친구로

chinguro — As a friend; in the role of a friend

지내는

jinaeneun — Living as; getting along; spending time together

것이

geosi — The thing (subject); the fact that something is

훨씬

hweolssin — Much more; far better; by a great degree

낫겠다

natgetda — Would be better; preferable over something else

호두나무

hodunamu — Walnut tree; tree that produces walnut nuts

길가에

gilgae — By the roadside; at the edge of a path

자라는

jaraneun — Growing; that grows; developing in size

한

han — One; a certain; a particular (determiner)

호두나무는

hodunаmuneun — The walnut tree (topic); walnut tree as subject

매년

maenyeon — Every year; annually; each passing year

풍성한

pungseonghan — Abundant; plentiful; rich in quantity

호두

hodu — Walnut; a type of hard-shelled nut

열매를

yeolmaereul — The fruit (object); bearing fruit or nuts

맺었다

maetjeotda — Bore; produced (fruit); formed a connection

지나가는

jinaganeun — Passing by; going past; walking alongside

사람마다

sarammada — Every person; each and every passerby

떨어뜨리려고

tteoreotteuriryeogo — In order to knock down; trying to drop fruit

나뭇가지에

On the branch; onto a tree branch

막대기와

makdaegwa — With a stick; a rod or stick and...

돌을

doreul — Stones (object); rocks thrown at something

던졌고

deonjyeotgo — Threw and; hurled and (past tense connector)

나무는

namuneun — The tree (topic); the tree as subject

심하게

simhage — Severely; greatly; in an extreme manner

고통을

gotongeul — Pain (object); suffering; agony experienced

받았다

badatda — Received; suffered; endured (past tense)

참으로

chameuro — Truly; indeed; really (emphatic adverb)

가혹하구나

gahokaguna — How cruel; how harsh; exclamation of harshness

나무가

namuga — The tree (subject); tree as grammatical subject

외쳤다

oechyeotda — Cried out; exclaimed; shouted loudly

내

nae — My; mine; belonging to me (first person)

즐기는

jeulginеun — Enjoying; who enjoys; those who take pleasure

바로

baro — Exactly; right; directly; precisely

사람들이

saramdeuri — The people (subject); people as grammatical subject

나에게

naege — To me; toward me; directed at me

모욕과

moyokgwa — Insult and; humiliation along with something else

구타로

gutaro — With beatings; through physical assault

보답하다니

bodaphadani — To repay in such a way; returning favor wrongly

남자와

namjawa — The man and; a male person along with

사자

saja — Lion; a large wild predatory cat

사자가

sajaga — The lion (subject); lion as grammatical subject

여행의

yeohaengui — Of the journey; pertaining to travel

동반자였는데

dongbanjayeonnеunde — Was a companion but; travel partner (contrast)

대화를

daehwareul — Conversation (object); a dialogue or discussion

나누는

nanuneun — Sharing; having; exchanging (conversation)

서로

seoro — Each other; mutually; one another

자신의

jasinui — One's own; their own (possessive reflexive)

용맹함을

yongmaenghaameul — Bravery (object); valor; courageous boldness

자랑하기

jaranghagi — Boasting; bragging; showing off proudly

시작했고

sijakhaetgo — Started and; began and (past tense connector)

각자

gakja — Each one; individually; every person separately

힘과

himgwa — Strength and; power along with something else

용기에서

yongieso — In courage; in terms of bravery

상대방보다

sangdaebangboda — Than the opponent; compared to the other side

우월하다고

uwolhadago — Claiming to be superior; asserting dominance over

주장했다

jujanghaetda — Claimed; argued; asserted (past tense)

그들이

geudеuri — They (subject); those people as grammatical subject

여전히

yeojeonhi — Still; as before; unchanged up to now

열띠게

yeoldige — Heatedly; passionately; with intense enthusiasm

논쟁하고

nonjaenghago — Debating and; arguing and (present connector)

있을

isseul — While being; when there is; existing at time

사자의

sajaui — Of the lion; the lion's (possessive)

목을

mogeul — The neck (object); throat area of a body

조르는

joreuneun — Strangling; choking; gripping around the neck

남자의

namjaui — Of the man; the man's (possessive form)

조각상이

jogaksangi — The statue (subject); a carved sculpture

교차로에

gyocharoe — At the crossroads; at an intersection

이르렀다

ireurеotda — Arrived at; reached; came to a place

봐라

bwara — Look!; See!; imperative to direct attention

남자가

namjaga — The man (subject); a male as grammatical subject

의기양양하게

uigiyangyanghasge — Triumphantly; with great pride and exultation

저것

jeogeot — That thing over there; yonder object

좀

jom — A little; please; somewhat (softening particle)

봐

bwa — Look; see; look at (informal imperative)

저게

jeoge — That (contraction); that thing over there is

우리가

uriga — We (subject); our group as grammatical subject

너희보다

neohuiboda — Than you (plural); compared to your group

강하다는

ganghadaneun — That we are strong; claim of being powerful

것을

geoseul — The thing (object); the fact as direct object

증명하지

jeungmyeonghaji — Does it not prove; fails to demonstrate

않느냐

annеunya — Doesn't it?; rhetorical negative question ending

그리

geuri — So; that way; in such a manner

서두르지

seodureuji — Don't rush; refrain from hurrying

마시오

masio — Please don't; polite negative imperative ending

친구여

chinguyeo — My friend (vocative); addressing someone as friend

그것은

geugeoseun — That (topic); that thing as the topic

단지

danji — Only; merely; just; nothing more than

당신의

dangsinui — Your; belonging to you (formal possessive)

관점일

gwanjeomil — Is a viewpoint; being a perspective or standpoint

뿐이오

ppunio — It is only; merely that and nothing more

만약

manyak — If; supposing that; in the event that

우리

uri — We; our; us (first person plural)

사자들이

sajadeuri — The lions (subject); multiple lions as subject

조각상을

jogaksangeul — The statue (object); a sculpted figure

만들

mandeul — To make; to create; to produce

수

su — Ability; possibility; can (auxiliary noun)

있다면

itdamyeon — If we could; supposing we were able to

대부분에서

daebubuneso — In most cases; for the majority of them

당신은

dangsinеun — You (topic); formal you as the topic

아래에

araee — Underneath; below; at the bottom of

깔려

kkallyeo — Being pinned under; crushed beneath something

보게

boge — Would see; will come to see something

될

doel — Will become; that will be (future modifier)

것이오

geosio — It will be; that is the case (formal ending)