Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 61

Vocabulary

그가

geuga — He (subject marker attached to 그)

수면

sumyeon — Water surface; the top layer of water

위로

wiro — Upward; toward a higher position

몸을

omeul — Body (object form of 몸)

굽혔을

guphyeosseul — When (one) had bent or bowed down

때

ttae — Time; moment; when something occurs

물속에서

mulsogeso — Inside the water; from within the water

자신의

jasinui — One's own; belonging to oneself

모습을

moseubeul — Appearance; figure; one's own reflection

보았고

boatgo — Saw and (continued); past tense of 보다

넓게

neolge — Widely; broadly; in a wide manner

퍼진

peojin — Spread out; having spread or expanded

멋진

meotjin — Splendid; magnificent; impressive-looking

뿔에

ppure — On/to the horns (object with location marker)

감탄했지만

gamtanhaetjiman — Was amazed but; admired yet contrasted

동시에

dongsie — At the same time; simultaneously

다리가

dariga — Legs (subject form); the legs of a body

가늘고

ganeulgo — Thin and; slender and (continuing clause)

약한

yakhan — Weak; feeble; lacking in strength

것에

geose — To/about the thing; regarding the fact

대해서는

daehaeseuneun — Regarding; concerning; as for (a topic)

혐오감만

hyeomogamman — Only disgust; nothing but a feeling of loathing

느꼈습니다

neukkveosseumnida — Felt; experienced an emotion (formal past)

그곳에

geugose — At that place; there; in that location

서서

seoseo — Standing; while standing in place

바라보고

barabogo — Looking at; gazing at and (continuing)

있을

isseul — While being; existing (future/relative clause)

사자에게

sajaegehge — By/to the lion; dative form of 사자

발견되어

balgyeondoeeo — Being discovered; having been found

공격을

gonggyeogeul — Attack (object form); an assault or strike

받았습니다

badassseumnida — Received; was subjected to (formal past)

그러나

geureona — However; but; nevertheless (conjunction)

이어진

ieojin — Continued; ensuing; that followed afterward

추격전에서

chugveokjeone seo — In the chase; during the pursuit scene

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker); referring to the male subject

곧

got — Soon; shortly; immediately after

추격자를

chugveokjareul — The pursuer (object form); one who chases

따돌렸고

ttadollyeotgo — Shook off; outran and (continuing clause)

달리는

dalleuneun — Running; while running (present participle)

땅이

ttangi — The ground (subject form); the open terrain

탁

tak — Wide open; suddenly clear (mimetic word)

트이고

teuigo — Opens up and; becomes clear and unobstructed

나무가

namuga — Trees (subject form); referring to trees present

없는

eomneun — Without; having none; absent (modifier form)

동안에는

donganeneun — During; while; for the duration of

앞서

apseo — Ahead; in front; going before others

나갈

nagal — To go out; to move ahead (future modifier)

수

su — Ability; possibility (used with 있다/없다)

있었습니다

isseosseumnida — Was able to; existed (formal polite past)

숲에

supe — Into/in the forest; the woods location marker

이르렀을

ireuryeosseul — When (one) reached; upon arriving at

그의

geuui — His; belonging to him (possessive form)

뿔이

ppuri — The horns (subject form); antlers as subject

나뭇가지에

namutgajie — On a tree branch; caught on branches

걸리고

geolligo — Got caught and; became entangled and

말았고

maratgo — Ended up (doing); unfortunately resulted in

결국

gyeolguk — In the end; ultimately; finally after all

적의

jeogui — Enemy's; belonging to the foe or opponent

이빨과

ibbalggwa — Teeth and; fangs and (with conjunction)

발톱에

baltobe — By/in the claws; claws as the instrument

희생되고

huisaengdoego — Became a victim and; was sacrificed and

말았습니다

marassseumnida — Ended up; unfortunately came to (formal past)

아

a — Ah; oh (exclamation of emotion or sorrow)

마지막

majimak — Last; final; the very end of something

숨을

sumeul — Breath (object form); one's last breath

내쉬며

naeshimyeo — While exhaling; breathing out as one speaks

외쳤습니다

oechyeosseumnida — Cried out; exclaimed aloud (formal past tense)

내

nae — My; mine (first-person possessive pronoun)

목숨을

moksumeul — Life (object form); one's precious life

구할

guhal — To save; to rescue (future modifier form)

수도

sudo — Even the ability to; even the possibility

있었던

isseotdeon — That was possible; which used to exist

다리를

darireul — Legs (object form); the legs as object

경멸했건만

gyeongmyeolhaetgeonman — Although I despised; even though I scorned

뿔을

ppureul — Horns (object form); antlers as direct object

자랑스러워했더니

jarangseureowohaetdeoni — Because I was proud of; having boasted about

그것이

geugeosi — That thing (subject form); that very thing

나의

naui — My; of mine (possessive first-person form)

파멸을

pamyeoreul — Ruin; destruction; downfall (object form)

불러왔구나

bulleowatguna — Has brought about; caused to come (realization)

가장

gajang — Most; the most (superlative adverb)

가치

gachi — Value; worth; importance of something

있는

inneun — That has; existing; present (modifier form)

종종

jongjong — Often; frequently; from time to time

홀대받는다

holdaebannneunda — Is mistreated; receives neglect or disrespect

개와

gaewa — Dog and; the dog along with something else

그림자

geurimja — Shadow; reflection; a dark silhouette cast

한

han — One; a single (numeral/article modifier)

개가

gaega — A dog (subject form); dog as the subject

입에

ibe — In the mouth; held within the mouth

고기

gogi — Meat; flesh; a piece of food meat

덩어리를

deongeoirireul — A chunk/lump (object form); a large piece

물고

mulgo — Holding in mouth and; biting and carrying

개울

gaeul — Stream; small creek; a shallow waterway

위의

wiui — Above; over; on top of (possessive modifier)

널빤지

neolppan ji — Plank; a flat wooden board used as bridge

건너고

geonneogo — Crossing and; going across and (continuing)

우연히

uyeonhi — By chance; accidentally; coincidentally

보게

boge — Came to see; happened to notice (causative)

되었습니다

Became; came to be (formal polite past)

자신보다

jasinboda — Than oneself; compared to itself

두

du — Two; a quantity of two (numeral)

배나

baena — As much as twice; double the amount

큰

keun — Big; large; great (modifier adjective)

고기를

gogireul — Meat (object form); the piece of meat

가진

gajin — Having; possessing; that holds (modifier)

다른

dareun — Another; different; other (modifier adjective)

개라고

gaerago — Thinking it was a dog; quoting as a dog

생각했습니다

saenggakhaesseumnida — Thought; believed; considered (formal past)

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore; so; as a result (conjunction)

놓아버리고

noabeorigo — Letting go and; dropping and (continuing)

더

deo — More; additionally; to a greater degree

빼앗으려고

ppaeaseulryeogo — In order to snatch; intending to steal

그

geu — That; the (demonstrative determiner/pronoun)

개에게

gaeege — At/to the dog (dative); toward that dog

달려들었습니다

dallyeodeureo sseumnida — Lunged at; rushed toward aggressively (formal)

하지만

hajiman — But; however; yet (common conjunction)

물론

mullon — Of course; naturally; needless to say

아무것도

amugeotdo — Nothing at all; not anything whatsoever

얻지

eotji — Obtaining (negative base); failed to gain

못했습니다

mothaesseumnida — Could not; was unable to (formal past negative)

하나는

hananeun — One of them (topic); the one thing was

그림자에

geurimjae — To/in the shadow; was merely a shadow

불과했고

bulgwahaetgo — Was merely; was nothing more than and

물살에

mulsare — By the current; carried away by water flow

떠내려가

tteonaeryeoga — Drifted away; floated downstream and gone

버렸기

beoryeotgi — Ended up being lost; completely gone away

때문입니다

ttaemun imnida — It is because; the reason is (formal ending)