Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 65

Vocabulary

어머니

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

그는

geuneun — He; subject pronoun 'he' with topic marker

죽었어요

jugeosseoyo — He/she/it died; past tense of 'to die'

작은

jageun — Small, little; adjective modifying a noun

개구리가

gaeguri-ga — Frog; noun with subject marker attached

말했습니다

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

오늘

oneul — Today; refers to the current day

아침에

achime — In the morning; time expression with locative marker

네

ne — Four; the number four (native Korean)

발

bal — Foot, paw; body part used for walking

달린

dallin — Having; attached, equipped with something

엄청나게

eomcheonnage — Enormously, tremendously; adverb of great degree

큰

keun — Big, large; adjective modifying a noun

생물이

saengmuri — Creature, living thing; organism with subject marker

우리

uri — Our, we; first-person plural pronoun

연못에

yeonmose — In/to the pond; body of water with locative marker

와서

waseo — Coming and then; sequential connective of 'to come'

그를

geureul — Him; third-person pronoun with object marker

진흙

jinheuk — Mud, clay; wet earthy substance

속에

soge — Inside, within; locative expression meaning 'in'

짓밟아

jitbalba — Trampled, stomped on; crushed underfoot violently

버렸어요

beoryeosseoyo — Completely did (regrettable action); auxiliary past verb

이만큼

imankkeum — This much, this big; demonstrative of degree/size

컸니

keossni — Was it this big?; informal past question about size

말하며

malhameyo — While saying; simultaneous connective of 'to speak'

최대한

choedaehan — As much as possible; to the maximum extent

크게

keuge — Largely, greatly; adverb meaning 'in a big way'

보이려고

boiryeogo — In order to appear/look; purposive connective form

몸을

momeul — Body; physical form with object marker attached

부풀렸습니다

bupullyeossseumnida — Inflated, puffed up; formal past tense of inflate

훨씬

hwolssin — Much more, far greater; adverb of strong comparison

더

deo — More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree

컸어요

keosseoyo — It was big; polite past tense of 'to be big'

라는

raneun — Called, saying that; quotative modifier particle

대답이

daedabi — Answer, reply; response with subject marker attached

돌아왔습니다

dorawassseumnida — Came back, returned; formal past tense of return

개구리는

gaegurineun — The frog; frog with topic marker attached

더욱더

deoukdeo — Even more; intensified comparative adverb

그녀가

geunyeoga — She; third-person feminine pronoun with subject marker

그리고

geurigo — And, and then; conjunction connecting clauses

또다시

ttodasi — Once again, yet again; adverb of repetition

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She; feminine third-person pronoun with topic marker

거의

geoui — Almost, nearly; adverb indicating close approximation

공처럼

gongcheoreom — Like a ball; comparative particle meaning 'like a ball'

둥글게

dunggeulge — Roundly; adverb describing a round shape

될

doel — Will become; future modifier form of 'to become'

때까지

ttaekkaji — Until; time expression meaning 'up to the point when'

계속

gyesok — Continuously, keep on; adverb of continuation

부풀리고

bupulligo — Inflating and; connective form of inflate

또

tto — Also, again; adverb indicating repetition or addition

말을

mareul — Words, speech; 'words' with object marker attached

시작했지만

sijakhaessjiiman — Started but; past tense connective with contrast

그만

geuman — Just then, suddenly stopped; indicates abrupt end

터져

teojyeo — Burst, exploded; sequential form of 'to burst'

버리고

beorigo — Ended up doing completely; auxiliary connective form

말았습니다

marassseumnida — Ended up (doing); formal past regrettable completion

남자와

namjawa — Man and; noun 'man' with conjunctive particle

신상

sinsang — Idol, divine image; a statue representing a deity

한

han — One, a; numeral or article meaning 'one/a certain'

가난한

gananhan — Poor, impoverished; adjective describing poverty

남자가

namjaga — A man; 'man' with subject marker attached

나무로

namuro — Made of wood; 'wood' with instrumental marker

만든

mandeun — Made, crafted; past modifier form of 'to make'

신의

sinui — God's, of the deity; possessive form of 'god'

형상을

hyeongsangeul — Image, figure, form; shape or likeness with object marker

가지고

gajigo — Possessing, having; connective form of 'to have'

있었는데

isseonnunde — Had, possessed; past tense with background connective

매일

maeil — Every day; daily time expression

그

geu — That, the; demonstrative determiner for a noun

형상에게

hyeongsanege — To the idol; dative marker indicating target of prayer

부유함을

buyuhaemeul — Wealth, richness; state of being wealthy with object marker

달라고

dallago — Asking to give; indirect request quotative form

기도하곤

gidohagon — Used to pray; habitual past action connective

했습니다

haessseumnida — Did, performed; formal polite past tense of 'to do'

오랫동안

oraetdongan — For a long time; extended duration time expression

이렇게

ireoke — Like this, in this way; demonstrative adverb of manner

했지만

haessjiiman — Did but; past tense with contrastive conjunction

여전히

yeojeonhi — Still, as before; adverb indicating unchanged state

채로

chaero — Remaining as; in the state of, as-is particle

있었고

isseotgo — Was and; past state with sequential connective

어느

eoneu — Some, a certain; determiner for indefinite reference

날

nal — Day; a single day or occasion

마침내

machimne — Finally, at last; adverb indicating eventual outcome

역겨운

yeokgyeoun — Disgusting, revolting; adjective expressing strong disgust

마음에

maeume — In the heart/mind; emotional or mental locative

집어

jibe — Picking up; sequential form of 'to pick up'

들고

deulgo — Holding, picking up and; connective of 'to hold/lift'

온

on — All, entire; determiner meaning 'all one's strength'

힘을

himeul — Strength, power; force with object marker attached

다해

dahae — With all one's might; giving everything, exhausting effort

벽에

byeoge — On/against the wall; 'wall' with locative marker

내던졌습니다

naedeonjyeossseumnida — Hurled, threw violently; formal past tense of throw

충격으로

chunggyegeuro — Due to the impact; shock or impact with causal marker

머리

meori — Head; the upper body part, also means 'top'

부분이

bubuni — Part, section; portion with subject marker attached

쪼개지며

jjogaejimyeo — Splitting apart; simultaneous connective of 'to split'

수많은

sumaneun — Countless, numerous; adjective indicating a great many

금화가

geumhwaga — Gold coins; currency with subject marker attached

바닥으로

badageuro — To the floor; 'floor/ground' with directional marker

쏟아져

ssodajyeo — Pouring out; sequential form of 'to pour/spill out'

나왔습니다

nawassseumnida — Came out, emerged; formal past tense of 'to come out'

남자는

namjaneun — The man; 'man' with topic marker attached

탐욕스럽게

tamyokseureopge — Greedily; adverb describing greedy behavior

금화들을

geumhwadeureul — Gold coins; plural form with object marker attached

주워

juwo — Picking up; sequential form of 'to pick up (from ground)'

모으며

moeumyeo — Collecting and; simultaneous connective of 'to gather'

이

i — This; proximal demonstrative determiner

늙은

neulgeun — Old, aged; adjective describing advanced age

사기꾼

sagikkun — Fraud, swindler; a person who deceives others

내가

naega — I; first-person singular pronoun with subject marker

당신을

dangsineul — You; formal second-person pronoun with object marker

공경할

gonggyeonghal — To revere, respect; future modifier of 'to venerate'

때는

ttaeneun — When, at the time; temporal expression with topic marker

아무런

amureon — Any, no; determiner meaning 'not any whatsoever'

도움도

doumdо — Help either; 'help/assistance' with inclusive particle

주지

juji — Not giving; negative connective form of 'to give'

모욕하고

moyokago — Insulting and; connective form of 'to insult/humiliate'

난폭하게

nanpokage — Violently, roughly; adverb describing violent behavior

대하자마자

daehajamaja — As soon as treating; immediacy connective of 'to treat'

나를

nareul — Me; first-person singular with object marker

부자로

bujaro — As a rich person; 'wealthy person' with resultative marker

만들어

mandeuro — Making; sequential connective form of 'to make'