Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 74

Vocabulary

그러나

geureona — However; but; used to contrast preceding statement.

가엾고

gaeyeopgo — Pitiful and; being poor and deserving sympathy.

반쯤

banjjeum — About half; halfway; partially.

굶주린

gumjurin — Starving; extremely hungry from lack of food.

짐승은

jimsеungeun — The beast; an animal (topic marker attached).

그의

geuui — His; possessive pronoun referring to a male.

무게에

mugee — Under the weight; due to the heaviness of something.

짓눌려

jinnullyeo — Being crushed or pressed down by weight.

쓰러지며

sseuреojimyeo — While collapsing; falling down and simultaneously doing something.

기수에게

gisuege — To the rider; addressing a horse rider or jockey.

말했습니다

malhaessseumnida — Said; spoke (formal polite past tense).

이번에는

ibeone neun — This time; on this particular occasion.

걸어서

georeoseo — On foot; by walking rather than riding.

전투에

jeontuе — To battle; into combat or a fight.

나가셔야

nagasyeoya — Must go out to; you need to proceed toward.

할

hal — Will do; future/prospective modifier of a verb.

것입니다

geosimnida — It is that; formal ending asserting a fact.

고된

godoen — Hard; arduous; referring to laborious or exhausting work.

노동과

nodongwa — Labor and; hard work combined with something else.

형편없는

hyeongpyeonneomneun — Terrible; very poor quality or inadequate.

먹이

meogi — Feed; food given to an animal.

덕분에

deokbune — Thanks to; because of (often used sarcastically).

당신은

dangsineun — You (topic); formal second-person pronoun with topic marker.

나를

nareul — Me; first-person object pronoun.

말에서

mareseo — From a horse; departing from the status of horse.

당나귀로

dangnagwiro — Into a donkey; transformed to become a donkey.

만들어

mandeureo — Made; turned something into a particular state.

버렸습니다

beoryeossseumnida — Have done completely; action done regrettably or irreversibly.

그리고

geurigo — And; furthermore; connecting two statements together.

순식간에

sunsikgane — In an instant; happening extremely quickly.

다시

dasi — Again; once more; returning to a previous state.

말로

mallo — Into a horse; back to being a horse.

되돌릴

doedollil — To revert; to turn back to original state.

수는

suneun — The ability or possibility (topic marker attached).

없습니다

eopseumnida — There is not; formal polite negative existence.

황소들과

hwangsodеulwa — Oxen and; bulls together with something else.

도살업자들

dosareopjadeul — Butchers; people who slaughter animals for meat.

옛날

yennal — Long ago; in the old days; once upon a time.

옛적에

yetjeoge — In ancient times; in days of old.

황소들은

hwangso deureun — The oxen; bulls (plural topic marker attached).

도살업자들이

dosareopjadeuri — The butchers (subject marker); those who slaughter animals.

자신들의

jasindeului — Their own; belonging to themselves (plural reflexive).

무리에

murie — To the herd; within the group or flock.

가한

gahan — Inflicted; harm that was applied or done to someone.

피해에

pihaee — To the damage; regarding harm or injury suffered.

복수하기로

boksuhagiро — Decided to take revenge; planning retaliation.

결심하고

gyeolsimhago — Resolved and; having made a firm decision.

정해진

jeonghаejin — Appointed; set or designated in advance.

날에

nare — On the day; referring to a specific day.

그들을

geudeureul — Them; third-person plural object pronoun.

죽이려는

jugиryeoneun — Intending to kill; with the purpose of killing.

음모를

eummo reul — A conspiracy; a secret plot or scheme.

꾸몄습니다

kkumyeossseumnida — Hatched a plot; devised a scheme or conspiracy.

그들은

geudeurеun — They; third-person plural with topic marker.

모두

modu — All; everyone; every one of them.

모여

moyeo — Gathered; assembled together in one place.

계획을

gyehoеgeul — The plan; a scheme or project (object marker).

어떻게

eotteoke — How; in what way or manner.

가장

gajang — Most; the superlative degree of an adjective.

잘

jal — Well; skillfully; in a good manner.

실행할지

silhaenghalji — Whether to execute; how to carry out a plan.

논의하고

nonuihago — Discussing and; deliberating on a topic together.

있었고

isseotgo — Were doing and; past progressive with conjunction.

그중

geujung — Among them; within that group.

더

deo — More; to a greater degree or extent.

과격한

gwagyeokhan — Radical; extreme or violent in behavior or views.

자들은

jadeureun — Those people; referring to a group of individuals.

싸움을

ssaumeul — The fight; a battle or quarrel (object marker).

위해

wihae — For the sake of; in order to achieve something.

뿔을

ppureul — The horns; pointed growths on an animal's head.

갈고

galgo — Sharpening and; grinding to make something sharp.

있었습니다

isseossseumnida — Were; past progressive formal polite existence.

그때

geuttae — At that time; then; at that moment.

늙은

neulgeun — Old; aged; elderly in description.

황소

hwangso — Ox; a bull, especially a large male bovine.

한

han — One; a single; used as a numeral modifier.

마리가

mariga — One animal (counter); subject marker for animals.

일어서서

ireoseoseo — Stood up and; rose to a standing position.

형제들이여

hyeongjedeuliyeo — Brothers!; vocative address to a group of brothers.

여러분이

yeoreobuni — You all; everyone (subject marker attached).

이

i — This; a demonstrative pronoun indicating nearby object.

도살업자들을

dosareopjadeureul — The butchers; slaughterers (object marker attached).

미워할

miwоhal — To hate; to feel strong dislike toward someone.

충분한

chungbunhan — Sufficient; enough; adequate for a purpose.

이유가

iyuga — The reason; grounds or cause (subject marker).

있다는

itdaneun — That there is; nominalized clause asserting existence.

것을

geoseul — The fact that; nominalizer with object marker.

나도

nado — I also; me too; first person with additive particle.

압니다

amnida — I know; formal polite present tense of to know.

하지만

hajiman — However; but; a conjunction showing contrast.

어쨌든

eojjaetdeun — Anyway; regardless; in any case.

일을

ireul — The work; the matter or task (object marker).

이해하고

ihaehago — Understanding and; comprehending a situation.

불필요한

bulpillyohan — Unnecessary; not needed; superfluous.

고통을

gotong eul — The pain; suffering or agony (object marker).

주지

juji — Not give; negative form of to give something.

않으면서

aneumyeonseo — While not doing; without doing a certain action.

해야

haeya — Must do; need to do; obligation form.

합니다

hamnida — Do; formal polite present tense of to do.

만약

manyak — If; supposing that; a conditional conjunction.

우리가

uriga — We; first-person plural with subject marker.

죽인다면

jugindam yeon — If we kill; conditional form of to kill.

경험이

gyeongheomi — Experience; practical knowledge (subject marker attached).

없는

eomneun — Without; lacking; having no experience or quality.

다른

dareun — Other; different; another person or thing.

자들이

jadeuri — Those people; individuals (subject marker attached).

도살하게

dosalhage — To slaughter; to cause someone to butcher animals.

될

doel — Will become; future modifier of to become.

것이고

geosiго — It will be and; asserting a future fact with conjunction.

그들의

geudeului — Their; possessive form of the third-person plural.

서투름으로

seotureumеuro — Due to clumsiness; because of inexperience or awkwardness.

인해

inhae — Due to; owing to; as a result of.

우리에게

uriege — To us; for us; dative marker on first-person plural.

큰

keun — Great; big; large in size or degree.

안겨줄

angyeojul — Will bring about; cause to experience something (usually pain).

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because; the reason being that; introducing an explanation.

모든

modeun — All; every; each and every one.

사라진다

sarajinda — Disappears; ceases to exist; vanishes.

해도

haedo — Even if; regardless of; concessive conjunction.

인간은

inganeun — Humans; mankind (topic marker attached).

결코

gyeolко — Never; absolutely not; under no circumstances.

쇠고기

soegogi — Beef; meat from a cow or ox.

없이

eopsi — Without; in the absence of something.

지내지

jinaеji — Not live; negative form of to get along or live.

않을

aneul — Will not; future negative modifier form.

것이라는

geosiraneun — That it will be; nominalized future assertion.

점을

jeomeul — The point; the fact (object marker attached).

확신해도

hwaksinhaedo — Even if certain; you can be sure of this.

좋기

joki — Being good; the nominalized form of good or fine.

때문입니다

ttaemуnimnida — It is because; formal polite causal ending.

늑대와

neukdaewa — Wolf and; a predatory canine with conjunction.

사자

saja — Lion; large predatory African wild cat.

늑대

neukdae — Wolf; a wild canine predator.

양

yang — Sheep; a domesticated woolly farm animal.

떼에서

ttеeseo — From the flock; from a group of animals.

어린

eorin — Young; small; referring to a young animal or child.

마리를

marireul — One animal (counter with object marker); individual creature.

훔쳐

humchyeo — Having stolen; taking something without permission.

한가로이

hangaгои — Leisurely; in a relaxed and unhurried manner.

잡아먹으려고

jabameogeuryeogo — In order to catch and eat; intending to devour prey.

데리고

Taking along; bringing someone or something with oneself.

가던

gadeon — Was going; past progressive modifier while heading somewhere.

중

jung — In the middle of; while doing something.

사자를

sajareul — The lion; large predatory cat (object marker).

만났고

mannatgo — Met and; encountered someone (past tense with conjunction).

그에게서

geuegeso — From him; taking away from a male person.

먹잇감을

meogitgameul — The prey; food target for a predator (object marker).

빼앗아

ppaеasа — Snatched away; forcibly taken from someone.

가버렸습니다

gabeolyeossseumnida — Went away completely; left taking something irreversibly.