Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 90

Vocabulary

모든

mo-deun — All, every; used to indicate entirety

것을

geo-seul — Thing (object marker); marks preceding noun as object

잊어버리고

ij-eo-beo-ri-go — Forgetting completely and moving on

젊은

jeol-meun — Young; describing a person of youth

여인은

yeo-in-eun — Woman (topic marker); the woman in question

쥐를

jwi-reul — Mouse or rat (object marker)

보자마자

bo-ja-ma-ja — As soon as one sees something

벌떡

beol-tteok — Suddenly jumping or springing up quickly

일어나

il-eo-na — To stand up or rise from a position

순식간에

sun-sik-gan-e — In an instant; within a split second

쫓아갔습니다

jjoch-a-gat-seum-ni-da — Chased after; pursued something or someone

이를

i-reul — This (object marker); referring to this situation

본

bon — Having seen; past modifier form of 보다

여신은

yeo-sin-eun — Goddess (topic marker); a female deity

너무나

neo-mu-na — So very; extremely, emphasizing a strong degree

역겨워서

yeok-gyeo-wo-seo — Being disgusted, so much so that something follows

그녀를

geu-nyeo-reul — Her (object marker); referring to a female

다시

da-si — Again; once more, returning to a prior state

고양이로

go-yang-i-ro — Into a cat; transforming back to a cat

되돌려

doe-dol-lyeo — To revert or turn back to original state

버렸습니다

beo-ryeot-seum-ni-da — Did completely; auxiliary indicating finality of action

까마귀와

kka-ma-gwi-wa — Crow and; a black scavenging bird

백조

baek-jo — Swan; large graceful white water bird

까마귀는

kka-ma-gwi-neun — The crow (topic marker); a crow as subject

백조의

baek-jo-eui — Swan's; possessive form relating to a swan

아름다운

a-reum-da-un — Beautiful; describing something of great beauty

흰

hwin — White; describing something of white color

깃털을

git-teol-eul — Feathers (object marker); bird's feathers

보고

bo-go — Seeing and then; connecting two sequential actions

시기심으로

si-gi-sim-eu-ro — With jealousy; filled with envy toward another

가득

ga-deuk — Full; completely filled to capacity

차서

cha-seo — Being filled so much that something results

그것이

geu-geo-si — That thing (subject marker); referring to something

백조가

baek-jo-ga — Swan (subject marker); swan as grammatical subject

항상

hang-sang — Always; at all times without exception

목욕하고

mok-yok-ha-go — Bathing and; performing bathing as an action

헤엄치는

he-eom-chi-neun — Swimming; present modifier describing swimming activity

물

mul — Water; the liquid essential for life

때문이라고

ttae-mun-i-ra-go — Because of; citing a reason for something

생각했습니다

saeng-gak-haet-seum-ni-da — Thought; past tense of thinking something

그래서

geu-rae-seo — Therefore, so; indicating a logical consequence

제물로

je-mul-lo — As a sacrificial offering; used in religious rituals

바쳐진

ba-chyeo-jin — Offered, sacrificed; past passive form of offering

고기

go-gi — Meat; flesh used as food

조각을

jo-gak-eul — Piece, fragment (object marker); a small chunk

주워

ju-wo — Picking up; gathering something from the ground

먹으며

meok-eu-myeo — While eating; simultaneous action with eating

살아가던

sal-a-ga-deon — Was living; past habitual form of living on

제단

je-dan — Altar; a sacred platform for religious offerings

근처를

geun-cheo-reul — Vicinity (object marker); nearby area or surroundings

떠나

tteo-na — To leave; to depart from a place

연못과

yeon-mot-gwa — Pond and; a small body of still water

시냇가로

si-naet-ga-ro — To the streamside; toward the edge of stream

가서

ga-seo — Going and then; moving somewhere before next action

살았습니다

sal-at-seum-ni-da — Lived; past tense of residing or surviving

하지만

ha-ji-man — However, but; introducing a contrasting statement

하루에도

ha-ru-e-do — Even in one day; emphasizing frequency within a day

여러

yeo-reo — Several, various; more than a few in number

번

beon —

씻었지만

ssi-seot-ji-man — Washed but; despite washing, something else occurred

깃털은

git-teol-eun — Feathers (topic marker); referring to bird feathers

조금도

jo-geum-do — Not even a little; emphasizing complete lack

하얘지지

ha-yae-ji-ji — Becoming white; turning to a whiter color

않았고

an-at-go — Did not; negation connecting to following clause

결국에는

gyeol-guk-e-neun — In the end; ultimately after everything considered

굶어

gul-meo — Starving; going without food until starving

죽기까지

juk-gi-kka-ji — Even to the point of dying; unto death

했습니다

haet-seum-ni-da — Did; past tense formal sentence ending

습관은

seup-gwan-eun — Habit (topic marker); a regularly practiced behavior

바꿀

ba-kkul — To change; future modifier form of changing

수

su — Ability, possibility; used in can/cannot structures

있어도

it-seo-do — Even if one can; concessive form of ability

본성은

bon-seong-eun — True nature (topic marker); innate character or essence

없습니다

eop-seum-ni-da — There is not; formal negative existence statement

애꾸눈

ae-kku-nun — One-eyed; having only one functional eye

사슴

sa-seum — Deer; a graceful hoofed woodland animal

한

han — One; the numeral one before a counter

마리가

ma-ri-ga — Head/unit of animal (subject marker); animal counter

해안가

hae-an-ga — Coastline area; land along the sea shore

근처에서

geun-cheo-e-seo — Near, in the vicinity of a location

풀을

pul-eul — Grass (object marker); vegetation eaten by animals

뜯으며

tteu-deu-myeo — While grazing; nibbling or plucking grass continuously

사냥개들이

sa-nyang-gae-deul-i — Hunting dogs (subject marker); dogs used for hunting

다가오는

da-ga-o-neun — Approaching; coming closer in present modifier form

알아챌

al-a-chael — To notice, detect; future modifier of noticing

있도록

it-do-rok — So as to be able to; enabling a purpose

성한

seong-han — Uninjured, healthy; describing the good functioning eye

눈은

nun-eun — Eye (topic marker); the visual organ

육지

yuk-ji — Land, mainland; solid ground as opposed to sea

쪽을

jjok-eul — Side, direction (object marker); facing a direction

향하고

hyang-ha-go — Facing toward and; directing attention in a direction

먼

meon — Distant, far; describing something far away

곳에서는

got-e-seo-neun — From that distant place (topic); at a far location

아무런

a-mu-reon — Any; used in negative sentences meaning none at all

위험도

wi-heom-do — Danger also; even danger, used with negation

없을

eop-seul — Will not exist; future modifier of nonexistence

것이라고

geo-si-ra-go — Quoting a belief that something will be the case

생각하며

saeng-gak-ha-myeo — While thinking; doing something simultaneously with thinking

바다

ba-da — Sea, ocean; large body of saltwater

있었습니다

it-eot-seum-ni-da — Was, existed; past tense formal existence statement

그런데

geu-reon-de — But, however, by the way; introducing contrast or shift

마침

ma-chim — Just at that moment; coincidentally at that time

해안을

hae-an-eul — Coast, shoreline (object marker); edge of the sea

따라

tta-ra — Along, following; moving in the same direction as

항해하던

hang-hae-ha-deon — Was sailing; past habitual form of navigating sea

선원들이

seon-won-deul-i — Sailors (subject marker); crew members on a ship

그를

geu-reul — Him (object marker); referring to a male subject

발견하고

bal-gyeon-ha-go — Discovering and then; spotting something and proceeding

화살을

hwa-sal-eul — Arrow (object marker); projectile shot from a bow

쏘아

sso-a — Shooting; firing an arrow or projectile

치명상을

chi-myeong-sang-eul — Fatal wound (object marker); a deadly injury

입혔습니다

ip-hyeot-seum-ni-da — Inflicted; caused an injury upon someone formally

죽어가면서

juk-eo-ga-myeon-seo — While dying; in the process of dying gradually

그는

geu-neun — He (topic marker); referring to a male subject

혼자

hon-ja — Alone, by oneself; without others present

중얼거렸습니다

jung-eol-geo-ryeot-seum-ni-da — Muttered, mumbled; spoke quietly to oneself

나는

na-neun — I (topic marker); first person singular subject

얼마나

eol-ma-na — How much, how very; expressing degree or extent

불쌍한

bul-ssang-han — Pitiful, wretched; deserving pity or sympathy

존재인가

jon-jae-in-ga — What a being am I; questioning one's own existence