Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 55

Vocabulary

모든

modeun — Every, all; used to indicate entirety of something

문제에는

munjee-eneun — As for the problem; topic-marked form of issue

두

du — Two; the number two used before a noun

가지

gaji — Kind, type, sort; used to count varieties

측면이

cheungmyeoni — Aspect, side; subject-marked form of aspect

있다

itda — To exist, to have; basic verb of existence

거북이와

geobugiwwa — Turtle; with the turtle, conjunction-marked noun

독수리

dokssuri — Eagle; large bird of prey

거북이는

geobugi-neun — The turtle; topic-marked form of turtle

자신의

jasin-ui — One's own; possessive form of oneself

보잘것없는

bojalgeot-eomneun — Worthless, insignificant, humble, of little value

삶에

salme — In life; locative-marked form of life or living

불만을

bulmaneul — Dissatisfaction, discontent; object-marked form

품고

pumgo — Harboring, holding inside; connective form of 품다

공중에서

gongjung-eseo — In the air, in midair; from or in the sky

즐겁게

jeulgeobge — Joyfully, happily; adverbial form of joyful

새들을

saedeur-eul — Birds; object-marked plural form of bird

부러워하며

bureo-wohhamyeo — Envying, being jealous of; connective form

독수리에게

dokssuri-ege — To the eagle; dative-marked form of eagle

날아다니는

nar-adanineun — Flying around; present modifier form of flying about

법을

beobeul — Method, way, manner; object-marked form

가르쳐

gareuchyeo — Teaching; connective form of 가르치다, to teach

달라고

dallago — Asking to give; quotative form of requesting something

간청했다

gancheong-haetda — Pleaded, begged earnestly; past tense of 간청하다

독수리는

dokssuri-neun — The eagle; topic-marked form of eagle

자연이

jayeon-i — Nature; subject-marked form of nature

날개를

nalgaereul — Wings; object-marked form of wing

주지

juji — Not giving; negative connective form of 주다

않았으니

anasseuneun — Since did not; causal connective of negated past action

시도하는

sidohaneun — Attempting, trying; present modifier of 시도하다

것은

geoseun — The thing; topic-marked nominalizer particle combination

헛된

heotdoen — Vain, futile, useless; modifier form of 헛되다

일이라고

il-iragor — Saying it is a matter; quotative form of 일이다

반박했다

banbak-haetda — Refuted, rebutted, argued against; past tense

하지만

hajiman — However, but; common contrastive conjunction

간청과

gancheong-gwa — Pleading and; conjunctive-marked form of earnest request

보물을

bomureul — Treasure; object-marked form of treasure

약속하며

yakssok-hamyeo — Promising; connective form of 약속하다, to promise

압박하면서

apbak-hamyeonseo — While pressuring, pushing; connective of 압박하다

그것은

geugeoseun — That thing; topic-marked form of that thing

단지

danji — Only, merely, just; adverb limiting scope

하늘을

haneureul — The sky; object-marked form of sky

나는

naneun — Flying; present modifier form of 날다, to fly

기술을

gisureul — Skill, technique; object-marked form of skill

배우는

baeuneun — Learning; present modifier form of 배우다

문제일

munje-il — Being a matter of; nominal predicate modifier form

뿐이라고

ppuniragor — Saying it is only; quotative form of 뿐이다

주장했다

jujang-haetda — Insisted, claimed, argued; past tense of 주장하다

그리하여

geurihayeo — And so, therefore; formal connective conjunction

마침내

machimnae — Finally, at last; adverb indicating eventual outcome

최선을

choeseon-eul — Best effort; object-marked form of one's best

다해

dahae — Doing one's utmost; connective form of 다하다

도와주겠다고

dowajugetdago — Saying will help; quoted promise of assistance

동의하고

dong-uihago — Agreeing and; connective form of 동의하다

거북이를

geobugi-reul — The turtle; object-marked form of turtle

발톱으로

baltob-euro — With claws; instrumental-marked form of claw

집어

jibeo — Picking up; connective form of 집다, to pick up

들었다

deureotda — Lifted, picked up; past tense of 들다

그를

geureul — Him; object-marked third-person male pronoun

데리고

derigo — Taking along; connective form of 데리다

하늘

haneul — Sky, heavens; the open sky above

높이

nopi — High, highly; adverb indicating great height

솟구쳐

sotguchyeo — Soaring up; connective form of 솟구치다

오른

oreun — Having risen; past modifier form of 오르다

놓아

noa — Releasing, letting go; connective form of 놓다

버렸고

beoryeotgo — Dropped completely; past connective of 버리다

불쌍한

bulssanghan — Poor, pitiful, unfortunate; modifier form of 불쌍하다

바위

bawi — Rock, boulder; a large stone or rocky surface

위에

wie — On top of; locative particle meaning above or on

산산조각이

sansanjogagi — Into pieces; subject-marked form of smashed fragments

났다

natda — Broke into, resulted; past tense of 나다

지붕

jibung — Roof; the top covering structure of a building

위의

wi-ui — On top of; possessive locative form of above

새끼

saekki — Young animal, offspring; young of an animal

염소

yeomso — Goat; a common domesticated horned animal

한

han — One; the number one used before a noun

마리가

mariga — One animal; subject-marked animal counter form

자란

jaran — Grown; past modifier form of 자라다, to grow

풀과

pulgwa — Grass and; conjunctive-marked form of grass

다른

dareun — Other, different; modifier meaning another or else

것들에

geotdeure — To the things; locative-marked plural nominalizer

이끌려

ikkeullyeo — Being attracted, lured; passive connective of 이끌다

위로

wiro — Upward, onto; directional particle meaning toward top

올라갔다

ollagatta — Went up, climbed; past tense of 올라가다

그곳에서

geugot-eseo — From that place, there; locative of that location

풀을

pureul — Grass; object-marked form of grass or plant

뜯어

tteueo — Plucking, grazing; connective form of 뜯다

먹고

meokgo — Eating and; connective form of 먹다, to eat

있던

itdeon — Was in the middle of; past progressive modifier

중

jung — Middle, midst; while doing, in the middle of

아래를

araereul — Below; object-marked form of underneath or below

지나가는

jinaganeun — Passing by; present modifier of 지나가다

늑대를

neukdaereul — Wolf; object-marked form of wolf

발견하고는

balgyeonhagoneun — Upon discovering; connective form of 발견하다

자신에게

jasin-ege — To oneself; dative form of reflexive pronoun

닿을

dao-eul — Can reach; future modifier of 닿다, to reach

수

su — Ability, possibility; used with 없다 or 있다

없다며

eobtamyeo — Saying cannot; quotative connective of 없다

비웃었다

biuseotda — Mocked, laughed at scornfully; past tense of 비웃다

늑대는

neukdae-neun — The wolf; topic-marked form of wolf

그저

geujeo — Just, simply, merely; adverb of bare simplicity

위를

wireul — Above, upward; object-marked directional noun

올려다보며

ollyeodabomyeo — Looking up at; connective form of 올려다보다

말했다

malhaetda — Said, spoke; past tense of 말하다, to speak

잘

jal — Well; adverb meaning well or properly

들린다

deullinda — Is heard; present tense of 들리다, to be heard

젊은

jeolmeun — Young; modifier form of 젊다, to be young

친구여

chinguryeo — Friend; vocative form calling out to a friend

나를

nareul — Me; object-marked first-person singular pronoun

조롱하는

jorong-haneun — Mocking, ridiculing; present modifier of 조롱하다

네가

nega — You; subject-marked informal second-person pronoun

아니라

anira — Not; contrastive form meaning it is not that

서

seo — Standing; connective form of 서다, to stand

있는

inneun — That is on; present modifier form of 있다

꼬리

kkori — Tail; the tail of an animal

없는

eomneun — Without, lacking; modifier form of 없다

여우

yeou — Fox; a cunning wild animal

한때

hantae — Once, at one time; adverb meaning formerly

덫에

deoje — In a trap; locative-marked form of trap or snare

걸렸다가

geollyeotdaga — Got caught and then; past connective of 걸리다

힘겹게

himgyeopge — With difficulty, strenuously; adverb of laborious effort

빠져나오는

ppajyeonaoneun — Escaping, getting out of; present modifier form

데

de — In the matter of; nominalizer indicating a situation

성공했지만

seonggong-haetjiman — Succeeded but; past concessive form of 성공하다

꼬리를

kkori-reul — The tail; object-marked form of tail

잃고

ilgo — Losing and; connective form of 잃다, to lose

말았다

maratda — Ended up doing; past tense of regrettable completion