Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 84

Vocabulary

얼마

eolma — How much; used to ask about quantity or amount

후

hu — After; following a certain time or event

그는

geuneun — He; third-person masculine subject pronoun

기운을

giuneul — Energy or vitality (object form)

차리기

charigi — To regain or collect oneself; gather strength

시작했고

sijakhaetgo — Started and (then); began doing something

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; to a great degree

배가

baega — Stomach/hunger (subject form); feeling of hunger

고파서

gopaseo — Because (one) is hungry; due to hunger

지나가는

jinaganeun — Passing by; going past (modifying a noun)

양에게

yangeге — To the sheep; dative form of sheep

소리쳐

sorichyeo — Shouted; called out loudly to someone

말했습니다

malhaetsseumnida — Said; spoke (formal polite past tense)

근처

geuncheo — Nearby; in the vicinity of a place

시냇물에서

sinaenmureseo — From the stream; at the brook or creek

물을

mureul — Water (object form); referring to drinking water

좀

jom — A little; some; softening request particle

가져다

gajyeoda — Bring (something) over; fetch and deliver

주시겠습니까

jusigetsseumnikka — Would you please give or provide (formal polite)

마실

masil — To drink; drinkable (modifying future noun)

것만

geotman — Only the thing; just what is needed

구할

guhal — To obtain; to find or secure something

수

su — Ability; possibility; can do something

있다면

itdamyeon — If there is; supposing something exists

고기는

gogineun — Meat (topic form); referring to food/flesh

제가

jega — I (humble subject form); polite first person

알아서

araseo — Will take care of; handle on one's own

할

hal — Will do; about to do (future modifier)

있습니다

itsseumnida — There is; exists (formal polite declarative)

하지만

hajiman — However; but; contrasting conjunction

이

i — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby objects

양은

yangeun — The sheep (topic form); referring to a sheep

바보가

baboga — Fool/idiot (subject form); a foolish person

아니었습니다

anieotseumnida — Was not; formal past tense negation

충분히

chungbunhi — Sufficiently; enough; adequately

이해합니다

ihaehamnida — Understand; comprehend (formal polite present)

양이

yangi — The sheep (subject form)

드리면

deurimyeon — If (I) give (honorific); when offering something

고기에

gogie — Regarding the meat; about the food

대해서는

daehaeseo­neun — As for; concerning; on the topic of

아무

amu — Any; no (in negative); whatsoever

어려움이

eolyeoumi — Difficulty; trouble (subject form)

없으실

eopseusil — Will not have (honorific); there won't be

테지요

tejyo — It will surely be; expectation or assumption

안녕히

annyeonghi — Peacefully; used in farewell greetings

계세요

gyeseyo — Please stay well; honorific farewell phrase

참치와

chamchwa — Tuna and; tuna fish (with conjunction)

돌고래

dolgolae — Dolphin; a marine mammal

참치

chamchi — Tuna; a common ocean fish

한

han — One; a single (numeral modifier)

마리가

mariga — (Animal) counter subject form; one animal

돌고래에게

dolgolaeege — By the dolphin; dative/agent dolphin form

쫓기며

jjotgimyeo — While being chased; being pursued simultaneously

맹렬한

maengnyeolhan — Fierce; intense; furious (adjective modifier)

속도로

sokdoro — At speed; with velocity (instrumental form)

헤쳐

hechyeo — Cutting through; pushing through water or obstacles

나갔지만

nagатjiman — Went out/through but; despite moving forward

돌고래는

dolgolae­neun — The dolphin (topic form)

점점

jeomjeom — Gradually; more and more; increasingly

거리를

georireul — Distance (object form); the gap between things

좁혀왔고

jobhyeowatgo — Had been closing in and; narrowed the gap

막

mak — Just about to; right at that moment

참치를

chamchireul — Tuna (object form); the tuna fish

잡으려는

jabeulyeo­neun — Attempting to catch; trying to grab (modifier)

순간

sungan — Moment; instant; a split second in time

참치의

chamchiui — The tuna's; possessive form of tuna

도주

doju — Escape; fleeing; running away from danger

인해

inhae — Due to; because of; as a result of

참치가

chamchiga — The tuna (subject form)

모래톱

moraetop — Sandbar; shallow sandy area near water

위로

wiro — Onto; upward; in the direction of above

올라가고

ollagago — Goes up and; ascends (connective form)

말았습니다

maratseumnida — Ended up doing; unfortunately resulted in

추격의

chugyeogui — Of the pursuit; possessive form of chase

열기

yeolgi — Heat; fervor; intense excitement or energy

속에

soge — Inside; within; in the midst of something

돌고래도

dolgolaedo — The dolphin also; dolphin too (inclusive particle)

그를

geureul — Him (object form); referring to a male

따라갔고

ttaragatgo — Followed and; went after someone

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic form); referring to multiple people

둘

dul — Two; both of them; a pair

다

da — All; both; entirely; completely

물

mul — Water; referring to water in general

밖에서

bakkeseo — Outside of; beyond (a boundary or place)

숨을

sumeul — Breath (object form); referring to breathing

헐떡이며

heoltteo­gimyeo — While gasping; panting breathlessly simultaneously

누워

nuwo — Lying down; in a reclined position

있었습니다

iteo tseumnida — Were; existed (formal polite past tense)

참치는

chamchineun — The tuna (topic form)

자신의

jasinui — One's own; possessive reflexive pronoun

적도

jeokdo — Even the enemy; foe also (inclusive particle)

자신처럼

jasincheoreom — Like oneself; similar to one's own situation

죽을

jugeul — Will die; fated to die (future modifier)

운명임을

unmyeongimeul — That it is fate/destiny (object clause form)

알게

alge — Come to know; realize (connective form)

되었을

doesseotseul — Had become; when it had come to be

때

ttae — Time; when; the moment something occurs

이제

ije — Now; at this point; from this moment

죽어도

jugeoeo — Even if (I) die; regardless of death

상관없습니다

sanggwaneopseumnida — Does not matter; it is of no concern

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because; the reason is; introducing explanation

나의

naui — My; belonging to me (possessive form)

죽음의

jugeumui — Of death; possessive form related to dying

원인을

woninеул — The cause (object form); reason for something

제공한

jegonghan — Provided; gave; offered (past tense modifier)

자도

jado — Even the person who; also the one who

같은

gateun — Same; identical; similar (adjective modifier)

운명을

unmyeongeul — Fate/destiny (object form); one's predetermined end

맞이하게

majihage — To face; to meet; to encounter (causative)

될

doel — Will become; will be (future modifier)

것이기

geosigi — Because it is; since it will be

때문입니다

ttaemunip­nida — It is because; formal causal concluding phrase

세

se — Three; the numeral three (native Korean)

명의

myeongui — Of (people); possessive counter for persons

장인

jangin — Craftsman; artisan; skilled tradesperson

어느

eoneu — A certain; some; which (indefinite modifier)

도시의

dosiui — Of the city; belonging to a city

시민들이

simindeu­ri — Citizens (subject form); residents of a city

안전을

anjeo­neul — Safety (object form); security of a place

강화하기

ganghwahagi — To strengthen; to reinforce something further

위해

wihae — For the sake of; in order to do

건설될

geonseoldoel — To be built; will be constructed (future modifier)

방어

bangeo — Defense; protection; guarding against attack

시설에

siseolle — To/at the facility; referring to a structure

사용할

sayonghal — Will use; to be used (future modifier)

최적의

choejeogui — Optimal; best suited; most appropriate (modifier)

재료에

jaelyoe — Regarding materials; about the ingredients used

대해

daehae — About; concerning; regarding a topic

토론하고

toronhago — Debated and; discussed (connective past form)

목수가

moksuga — The carpenter (subject form); a woodworker

일어나

ireona — Rose; stood up; got up from a seat

나무

namu — Wood; tree; timber material

사용을

sayongeul — Use (object form); the usage of something

권고하며

gwongohhamyeo — While recommending; suggesting while doing something

나무는

namuneun — Wood/trees (topic form); referring to timber

쉽게

swipge — Easily; without difficulty; in a simple way

있고

itgo — There is and; exists (connective form)

다루기도

darugido — Also to handle; easy to work with too

쉽다고

swipttago — Saying it is easy; reported to be simple