Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 81

Vocabulary

사냥개와

sanyanggaewa — hunting dog (with particle 'and/with')

토끼

tokki — rabbit

어린

eorin — young, little (adjective modifying noun)

사냥개가

sanyanggaega — hunting dog (subject marker attached)

쫓아가서

jjochagaseo — chased after and then (sequential action)

따라잡았을

ttarajababeul — having caught up with, overtaken

때

ttae — time, moment, when

어느

eoneu — a certain, some, which

순간에는

sungane-neun — at a certain moment, at an instant

마치

machi — just like, as if, as though

죽이려는

jugwiryeoneun — intending to kill (modifying form)

듯이

deusi — as if, seeming like (conjunctive)

이빨로

ibpalro — with teeth (instrumental particle)

물려고

mullyeogo — intending to bite (purposive form)

하다가도

hadagado — even while doing, but then also

또

tto — again, also, additionally

다른

dareun — different, another, other

잡았던

jabatdeon — had caught, previously caught (retrospective)

놓아주고

noajugo — letting go, releasing (and then)

노는

noneun — playing (present modifier form)

것처럼

geotcheoreom — as if, like (comparison particle)

주위를

juwireul — surroundings, area around (object marker)

깡충깡충

kkangchungkkangchung — hopping, bounding repeatedly (mimetic word)

뛰어다녔습니다

ttwieodan-yeotseumnida — ran around, hopped around everywhere

마침내

machimnae — finally, at last, in the end

말했습니다

malhaetseumnida — said, spoke (formal past tense)

제발

jebal — please (earnest request or plea)

본색을

bonsaegeul — true nature, real character (object marker)

드러내

deureonae — reveal, show, expose

주세요

juseyo — please do (polite imperative ending)

당신이

dangsini — you (subject marker; somewhat formal)

내

nae — my, I (possessive/subject short form)

친구라면

chinguramen — if you are a friend (conditional)

왜

wae — why, for what reason

무는

muneun — biting (present modifier form)

건가요

geongayo — is it that...? (polite rhetorical question)

적이라면

jeogiramen — if you are an enemy (conditional)

나와

nawa — come out, face me (imperative)

두

du — two (numeral)

마음을

maumeul — heart, mind (object marker attached)

품는

pumneun — harboring, holding within (modifier)

자는

janeun — person who (subject relative clause)

진정한

jinjeonghan — true, genuine, sincere (adjective)

아닙니다

animnida — is not (formal negative copula)

사자

saja — lion

생쥐

saengjwi — mouse (small rodent)

그리고

geurigo — and, and then (connective)

여우

yeou — fox

굴

gul — cave, den, burrow

입구에서

ipgueseo — at the entrance (location particle)

잠들어

jamdeul-eo — falling asleep, sleeping soundly

있을

isseul — while being, existing (modifier form)

한

han — one, a single (numeral/article)

마리가

mariga — animal counter (subject marker attached)

그의

geuui — his, of him (possessive)

등

deung — back (body part)

위를

wireul — top, above (object marker attached)

달려가며

dallyeogamyeo — running across, running while going

간지럽혀서

ganjireophyeoseo — tickled (someone) and so, causing tickle

화들짝

hwadeuljeok — with a startled jump (mimetic word)

놀라

nolla — being startled, surprised (and then)

잠에서

jameseo — from sleep (source particle)

깨어나

kkaeona — waking up, coming awake (and)

자신을

jasineul — oneself (reflexive, object marker)

방해한

banghaean — that disturbed, that interrupted (modifier)

무엇인지

mueosiinji — what it is (indirect question form)

보려고

boryeogo — in order to see, intending to look

사방을

sabang-eul — all four directions, everywhere around

두리번거리기

duribeongeoigi — looking around restlessly (nominalized verb)

시작했습니다

sijakhaetseumnida — began, started (formal past tense)

지켜보고

jikyeobogo — watching closely, observing (and then)

있던

itdeon — who was (retrospective modifier)

놀려줘야겠다고

nollyeojwoyagaetdago — decided should tease, thought to mock

생각했습니다

saenggakhaetseumnida — thought, considered (formal past tense)

그래서

geuraeseo — so, therefore, and so

이런

ireon — like this, this kind of (demonstrative)

무서워하는

museowohaneun — being afraid of, fearing (modifier form)

걸

geol — the fact that, the thing (contracted)

보는

boneun — seeing, watching (present modifier)

건

geon — the thing of, the fact of (contracted)

이번이

ibeoni — this time (subject marker attached)

처음이군요

cheoeumigunyo — it is the first time (exclamatory)

무섭다고요

museopdagoyo — you say (it) is scary? (echoing question)

짜증스럽게

jjajeungseureobge — irritably, in an annoyed manner

천만에요

cheonmaneyo — not at all, far from it, no way

내가

naega — I (subject marker, first person)

참을

chameul — to endure, to bear (modifier form)

수

su — ability, possibility (bound noun)

없는

eomneun — that cannot, lacking (modifier form)

그

geu — that, the (determiner)

녀석의

nyeoseokui — that rascal's, that fellow's (possessive)

무례한

muryehan — rude, impolite, impudent (adjective)

행동이에요

haengdongieyo — it is (his/her) behavior or conduct

포로가

poroga — prisoner of war, captive (subject marker)

된

doen — who became, that became (modifier)

나팔수는

napalsoneun — the trumpeter (topic marker attached)

나팔수

napalsu — trumpeter, bugler (military musician)

군대의

gundaeui — of the army, military's (possessive)

선두에서

seondueso — at the front, at the lead (location)

전장으로

jeonjang-euro — toward the battlefield (directional particle)

행진하며

haengjinhhamyeo — marching, advancing (while doing so)

자신의

jasinui — one's own (possessive reflexive)

씩씩한

ssikssikan — brave, spirited, bold (adjective)

나팔

napal — trumpet, bugle (instrument)

소리로

soriro — with sound, by means of sound

동료들에게

dongnyodeulege — to colleagues, to fellow soldiers

용기를

yonggireul — courage, bravery (object marker attached)

불어넣었습니다

bureoneoeotseumnida — instilled, breathed into, inspired (formal past)