Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 59

Vocabulary

새끼

saekki — Young offspring of an animal; also informal term

그의

geuui — His; possessive pronoun referring to a male

어머니

eomeoni — Mother; a respectful term for one's mother

암사슴이

amsaseuми — The doe (female deer); subject marker attached

이제

ije — Now; at this point in time

훌쩍

huljjeok — Suddenly grown tall; with a leap or bound

자라고

jarago — Having grown up; connective form of 'to grow'

튼튼해진

teunteunhaejin — Having become strong and sturdy

사슴에게

saseuмege — To the deer; dative marker attached to deer

말했습니다

malhaessseumnida — Said; formal past tense of 'to speak'

얘야

yaeya — Hey child; affectionate address to a young one

자연은

jayeoneun — Nature (as subject); the natural world

너에게

neoege — To you; dative form of second-person pronoun

강한

ganghan — Strong; powerful in body or force

몸과

momgwa — Body and; listing conjunction attached to body

단단한

dandanhan — Hard; firm and solid in texture or structure

뿔

ppul — Horn or antler of an animal

한

han — One; a/an; also meaning 'a pair of' in context

쌍을

ssangeul — A pair; set of two things (object marker)

주었는데

jueonnneunde — Gave, but…; past tense connective of 'to give'

네가

nega — You (subject); informal second-person subject form

왜

wae — Why; questioning the reason for something

그렇게

geureoke — Like that; in such a manner or way

겁쟁이처럼

geopjaengicheoreom — Like a coward; behaving in a fearful manner

사냥개들을

sanyanggaedeureul — Hunting dogs (plural, object marker); hounds

피해

pihae — Avoiding; evading something or someone

달아나는지

darananeуnji — Whether running away; fleeing from something

이해할

ihaеhal — To understand; comprehend a situation or reason

수가

suga — Ability/possibility (subject marker); can do

없구나

eopsguna — Cannot; there is none; exclamatory realization

바로

baro — Right at that moment; exactly; directly

그때

geuttae — At that time; that moment in the past

둘

dul — Two; both of them; the number two

다

da — All; both; entirely; every one of them

꽤

kkwae — Quite; fairly; considerably more than expected

멀리서

meolliseo — From afar; from a distant location

사냥개

sanyangga — Hunting dog; hound used for chasing prey

무리가

muriga — A pack or group (subject marker); crowd

짖어대는

jijeoddaeneun — Barking repeatedly; continuously making barking sounds

소리를

sorireul — Sound (object marker); a noise or voice

들었습니다

deureossseumnida — Heard; formal past tense of 'to hear/listen'

너는

neoneun — You (topic marker); informal second-person topic

거기

geogi — There; that place; over there

있어

isseo — Stay; be present; informal form of 'to be/stay'

나는

naneun — I (topic marker); first-person topic pronoun

신경

singyeong — Mind; nerve; concern or attention to something

쓰지

sseuji — Don't use/mind; negative connective of 'to use'

마라

mara — Don't do it; imperative prohibition in informal speech

그리고는

geurigoneun — And then; after that; transitional connector

다리가

dariga — Legs (subject marker); the limbs used for walking

닿는

dannеun — Reaching; touching; as far as legs can reach

최대한

choedaehan — As much as possible; to the maximum extent

빠르게

ppareuge — Quickly; at a fast speed; rapidly

달아났습니다

daranassseumnida — Ran away; fled; formal past tense of fleeing

여우와

yeouwa — Fox and; the fox (with conjunctive marker)

사자

saja — Lion; the large wild cat of Africa

사자를

sajareul — Lion (object marker); the lion as direct object

번도

bеondo — Not even once; not a single time

본

bon — Seen; past modifier form of 'to see'

적이

jeogi — Experience (subject); time when something happened

없던

eopdeon — Had never; did not have (past retrospective form)

여우가

yeouga — The fox (subject marker); fox as sentence subject

어느

eoneu — One; a certain; some particular day or thing

날

nal — Day; a particular day in time

만났는데

mannanneunde — Met, but; past tense connective of 'to meet'

그

geu — That; the; a demonstrative or definite article

모습을

moseуbeul — Appearance (object); the look or figure of something

보고

bogo — Upon seeing; connective form of 'to see'

너무나

neomuna — So very; extremely; to an excessive degree

겁에

geoбe — In fear; gripped by fright or terror

질려

jillyeo — Overcome by; seized with fear or disgust

공포로

gongporo — With terror; due to intense fear or dread

죽을

jugeul — About to die; going to die (future modifier)

것만

geotman — Only that; just the thought or feeling of it

같았습니다

gatassseumnida — Seemed like; appeared to be (formal past tense)

얼마

eolma — Some time; how much; a short while later

후

hu — After; later; subsequent point in time

여우는

yeouneun — The fox (topic); fox as the sentence topic

다시

dasi — Again; once more; returning to a prior state

여전히

yeojeonhi — Still; as before; continuing in the same state

다소

daso — Somewhat; to some degree; rather slightly

두려웠지만

duryeowotjiman — Was afraid, but; past concessive of 'to fear'

처음

cheoeum — The first time; the beginning; initially

만났을

mannassel — When (they) met; past modifier of 'to meet'

때만큼은

ttaemankeumeun — As much as the time when; to that same degree

아니었습니다

anieossseumnida — Was not; formal past tense negation of 'to be'

하지만

hajiman — However; but; contrasting conjunction between clauses

세

se — Three; the number three in native Korean

번째로

beonjjaero — For the nth time; ordinal marker meaning 'third time'

보았을

boasseul — When (they) saw; past modifier of 'to see'

때

ttae — Time; moment; when something occurs

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all; completely not; used with negatives

두렵지

duryeopji — Not afraid; connective negation of 'to be scared'

않아서

anaseo — Because (one) did not; connective negative form

사자에게

sajaege — To the lion; dative marker attached to lion

다가가

dagaga — Approaching; moving closer toward someone

마치

machi — As if; just like; used before comparison clauses

평생

pyeongsaeng — All one's life; lifetime; for one's entire life

알고

algo — Knowing; connective form of 'to know'

지낸

jinaen — Having spent time; past modifier of 'to get along'

것처럼

geotcheoreom — As if; like the fact that; resembling a situation

말을

mareul — Words (object marker); speech as a direct object

걸기

geolgi — To start a conversation; striking up talk

시작했습니다

sijakhaessseumnida — Started; began; formal past tense of 'to start'

독수리와

dokssuriwa — Eagle and; the eagle (with conjunctive marker)

그를

geureul — Him (object marker); third-person male object pronoun

사로잡은

sarojaben — Who captured; past modifier of 'to capture/seize'

사람

saram — Person; human being; a man or woman

남자가

namjaga — The man (subject marker); an adult male person

독수리를

dokssuririeul — The eagle (object marker); eagle as direct object

잡아

jaba — Catching; connective form of 'to catch/grab'

날개를

nalgaereul — Wings (object marker); the wings of a bird

자른

jareun — Cut; past modifier form of 'to cut/trim'

닭장

dakjang — Chicken coop; an enclosure for keeping chickens

안의

anui — Inside of; within; possessive form of 'inside'

닭들

dakdeul — Chickens (plural); domesticated fowl kept for eggs

사이에

saie — Among; between; in the midst of a group

풀어놓았는데

pureononasseunnеunde — Released into; let loose, but; past connective form

독수리는

dokssurineun — The eagle (topic marker); eagle as sentence topic

구석에서

guseogeso — In the corner; from a corner of a room/space

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; a high degree of intensity

풀이

puri — Spirit (subject); 풀이 죽다 means to be dejected

죽고

jukgo — Deflated; connective of 풀이 죽다 (to be downcast)

쓸쓸한

sseulsseulhan — Lonely; desolate; feeling sad and isolated

표정으로

pyojeongеuro — With an expression; showing a facial emotion

울적하게

uljeokhage — Gloomily; in a melancholy or depressed manner

지냈습니다

jinaessseumnida — Lived; spent time; formal past tense of 'to get by'