Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 92

Vocabulary

처음에

cheo-eum-e — At first; in the beginning of a situation

양치기는

yang-chi-gi-neun — As for the shepherd; the shepherd (topic marker)

그를

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

날카롭게

nal-ka-rop-ge — Sharply; in a keen or piercing manner

주시했는데

ju-si-haet-neun-de — Watched closely; observed attentively with background context

그가

geu-ga — He; referring to a male subject

해코지를

hae-ko-ji-reul — Harm; deliberate mischief or injury to someone

할

hal — Will do; future/attributive form of 하다

것이라고

geo-si-ra-go — That it would be; quoting a belief or expectation

자연스럽게

ja-yeon-seu-reop-ge — Naturally; in a spontaneous or expected manner

생각했기

saeng-ga-kaet-gi — Because (he) thought; past tense reason clause of 생각하다

때문이었다

ttae-mu-ni-eot-da — It was because; indicating past reason or cause

그러나

geu-reo-na — However; conjunction indicating contrast or reversal

시간이

si-ga-ni — Time (subject); referring to the passage of time

지나면서

ji-na-myeon-seo — As time passes; while going by or elapsing

늑대가

neuk-dae-ga — The wolf (subject); a predatory canine animal

양

yang — Sheep; a woolly domesticated livestock animal

떼를

tte-reul — The flock/herd (object); a group of animals

건드리려는

geon-deu-ri-ryeo-neun — Intending to touch or disturb; attributive form

기색을

gi-sae-geul — Sign; a visible hint or indication of intent

전혀

jeon-hyeo — Not at all; used to intensify negation completely

보이지

bo-i-ji — Does not show; negative form of 보이다 (appear)

않자

an-ja — When (he) did not; conjunction after negative action

그는

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

늑대를

neuk-dae-reul — The wolf (object); predatory canine as direct object

적으로보다는

jeo-geu-ro-bo-da-neun — Rather than as an enemy; comparison particle phrase

보호자로

bo-ho-ja-ro — As a protector; in the role of guardian

여기기

yeo-gi-gi — To regard; to consider or think of something as

시작했다

si-jak-haet-da — Began; started doing something in the past

그리하여

geu-ri-ha-yeo — Thus; consequently, as a result of that

어느

eo-neu — A certain; one particular (unspecified) thing or day

날

nal — Day; a single unit of time, one day

볼일이

bol-il-i — Errand; business or task one needs to attend to

생겨

saeng-gyeo — Arose; something came up or was created

도시로

do-si-ro — To the city; toward an urban area

가게

ga-ge — To go; infinitive/purpose form meaning heading somewhere

되었을

doe-eot-seul — Having come to be; past attributive of 되다

때

ttae — When; at the time of a certain event

늑대에게

neuk-dae-e-ge — To the wolf; dative marker indicating recipient

양들을

yang-deul-eul — The sheep (plural, object); multiple sheep

맡기고

mat-gi-go — Entrusting and; leaving something in someone's care

떠나는

tteo-na-neun — Leaving; the act of departing from a place

것에

geo-se — About doing; nominalizer with location/topic particle

아무런

a-mu-reon — Any; used in negation meaning not any at all

불안도

bul-an-do — Anxiety either; unease or worry, with additive marker

느끼지

neu-kki-ji — Does not feel; negative form of 느끼다 (to feel)

않았다

an-at-da — Did not; past tense negative ending

양치기가

yang-chi-gi-ga — The shepherd (subject); person who herds sheep

등을

deung-eul — The back (object); the rear side of the body

돌리자마자

dol-li-ja-ma-ja — As soon as (he) turned; immediately upon turning away

늑대는

neuk-dae-neun — The wolf (topic); predatory canine as topic

공격하여

gong-gyeo-ka-yeo — Attacked and; launched an assault and continued

대부분을

dae-bu-bu-neul — Most of (object); the majority of something

죽여

ju-gyeo — Killed; took the life of someone or something

버렸다

beo-ryeot-da — Ended up doing; auxiliary indicating completed regrettable action

돌아와

do-ra-wa — Returned and; came back to a previous place

벌어진

beo-reo-jin — That unfolded; which occurred or spread out (attributive)

참상을

cham-sang-eul — The tragedy (object); a dreadful or horrific scene

보고는

bo-go-neun — Upon seeing; after witnessing with contrast marker

외쳤다

oe-chyeot-da — Exclaimed; cried out loudly in the past

내

nae — My; first-person singular possessive pronoun

맡긴

mat-gin — Entrusted; past attributive of 맡기다 (to entrust)

잘못이지

jal-mo-si-ji — It is my fault; admitting a mistake or error

농부와

nong-bu-wa — The farmer and; a person who farms land

황새

hwang-sae — Stork; a large long-legged migratory bird

한

han — One; a single (also used as indefinite article)

농부가

nong-bu-ga — A farmer (subject); someone who cultivates land

씨앗을

ssi-a-seul — Seeds (object); small plant embryos sown in soil

주워

ju-wo — Picking up and; gathering things from the ground

먹으러

meo-geu-reo — In order to eat; purpose clause meaning to consume

오는

o-neun — Coming; present attributive form of 오다 (to come)

두루미들을

du-ru-mi-deul-eul — Cranes (plural, object); large migratory wading birds

잡기

jap-gi — Catching; the act of capturing or seizing something

위해

wi-hae — For the purpose of; in order to achieve something

얼마

eol-ma — Some; a certain unspecified amount or time before

전에

jeo-ne — Before; prior to a certain time or event

곡식을

gok-si-geul — Grain (object); cereal crops grown for food

심은

si-meun — Planted; past attributive of 심다 (to plant)

밭에

ba-te — In the field; in a dry cultivated farming plot

몇

myeot — Several; a small unspecified number of things

개의

gae-ui — Of (quantity); general counter possessive for items

덫을

deo-seul — Traps (object); devices set to catch animals

놓았다

no-at-da — Set/placed; put down or positioned something in past

확인하러

hwa-gin-ha-reo — To check; going for the purpose of verifying

돌아왔을

do-ra-wat-seul — When (he) had returned; past attributive of 돌아오다

여러

yeo-reo — Several; many, various in number or kind

마리의

ma-ri-ui — Of (animals); animal counter possessive form

두루미가

du-ru-mi-ga — Cranes (subject); large wading birds as subject

잡혀

ja-pyeo — Caught; passive form of 잡다, trapped in a snare

있는

it-neun — Being; present attributive of 있다 (to exist/be)

것을

geo-seul — The fact/thing (object); nominalizer with object marker

발견했고

bal-gyeon-haet-go — Discovered and; found something and continued narrating

그

geu — That; definite demonstrative pronoun or determiner

중에

jung-e — Among them; in the middle of a group

마리도

ma-ri-do — One animal also; animal counter with additive particle

있었다

it-eot-da — There was; past tense of 있다 (to exist/be)

황새는

hwang-sae-neun — The stork (topic); large wading bird as topic

풀어

pu-reo — Release and; asking to be let go or untied

달라고

dal-la-go — Asking to give/do; quoting a request for something

애원하며

ae-won-ha-myeo — Pleading and; begging desperately while doing something

말했다

mal-haet-da — Said; spoke or stated something in the past

저를

jeo-reul — Me (humble, object); formal first-person object pronoun

죽여서는

ju-gyeo-seo-neun — Should not kill; killing followed by prohibition marker

안

an — Not; negation particle placed before a verb

됩니다

doem-ni-da — Must not; formal negative obligation ending

저는

jeo-neun — I (humble, topic); formal first-person topic pronoun

아니라

a-ni-ra — Not that but; contrasting denial of a category

황새입니다

hwang-sae-im-ni-da — (I) am a stork; formal declarative identification sentence

제

je — My (humble); formal first-person possessive pronoun

깃털을

git-teo-reul — Feathers (object); the plumage of a bird

보시면

bo-si-myeon — If you look (honorific); conditional of 보다

쉽게

swip-ge — Easily; in a simple or effortless manner

아실

a-sil — Will know (honorific); future attributive of 알다

수

su — Ability; used in 수 있다 meaning can/able to

있듯이

it-deu-si — Just as you can see; comparative or evidential clause

새

sae — Bird; a feathered flying animal

중에서

jung-e-seo — Among; from within a group or category

가장

ga-jang — Most; superlative adverb meaning the most/greatest

정직하고

jeong-ji-ka-go — Honest and; having integrity and continuing the list

해롭지

hae-rop-ji — Not harmful; negative form of 해롭다 (to be harmful)

않은

an-eun — Which does not; negative past attributive ending

새입니다

sae-im-ni-da — (I) am a bird; formal declarative identification ending

농부는

nong-bu-neun — The farmer (topic); cultivator of land as topic

대답했다

dae-da-paet-da — Replied; gave a response to a question or statement

당신이

dang-si-ni — You (subject); second-person subject pronoun (formal)

무엇인지는

mu-eo-sin-ji-neun — As for what you are; embedded question with topic marker

내게

nae-ge — To me; first-person dative indicating recipient

중요하지

jung-yo-ha-ji — Not important; negative form of 중요하다 (to be important)

않소

an-so — Is not (archaic polite); older formal negative ending

농작물을

nong-jang-mu-reul — Crops (object); agricultural produce grown on a farm

망치는

mang-chi-neun — Ruining; present attributive of 망치다 (to ruin)

이

i — This; demonstrative determiner for nearby things

두루미들

du-ru-mi-deul — Cranes (plural); group of large migratory wading birds

사이에서

sa-i-e-seo — Among; in the midst of a group or space

당신을

dang-si-neul — You (object); second-person formal object pronoun

발견했으니

bal-gyeon-haet-eu-ni — Since I found; causal clause after discovering something

그들과

geu-deul-gwa — With them; third-person plural with comitative particle

마찬가지로

ma-chan-ga-ji-ro — Likewise; in the same way or manner

당신도

dang-sin-do — You too; second-person pronoun with additive particle

벌을

beo-reul — Punishment (object); a penalty for wrongdoing

받아야

ba-da-ya — Must receive; obligation form of 받다 (to receive)

하오

ha-o — Should do (archaic polite); older formal imperative ending

나쁜

na-ppeun — Bad; negative attributive adjective describing someone

친구를

chin-gu-reul — Friend (object); a companion or associate

사귀면

sa-gwi-myeon — If you associate with; conditional of 사귀다

아무도

a-mu-do — Nobody; no one at all (used with negation)

당신

dang-sin — You; second-person formal pronoun

자신이

ja-si-ni — Oneself (subject); reflexive pronoun indicating the self

나쁘지

na-ppeu-ji — Not bad; negative form of 나쁘다 (to be bad)

않다고

an-ta-go — That (one) is not; quoting a negative belief

믿지

mit-ji — Does not believe; negative form of 믿다 (to believe)

않을

a-neul — Will not; future negative attributive ending

것이다

geo-si-da — It will be; nominal predicate expressing a certainty