Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 93

Vocabulary

군마와

gunma-wa — war horse (with particle 'and/with')

방앗간

bang-atgan — mill; place where grain is ground

주인

juin — owner; master of a place or animal

전쟁터에서

jeonjaengteo-eseo — on the battlefield; at the place of war

기수를

gisu-reul — rider; person who rides a horse (object)

태우던

taeudeon — used to carry; used to give a ride

말이

mal-i — horse (subject marker attached)

자신이

jasin-i — oneself (subject); referring to one's own self

늙어가는

neulgeoganeun — growing old; gradually aging over time

것을

geoseul — the fact that; nominalizer with object marker

느끼고

neukkigo — feeling; sensing and then doing something

대신

daesin — instead; in place of something else

방앗간에서

bang-atgan-eseo — at the mill; in the grain-grinding place

일하기로

ilhagiro — decided to work; intending to do work

했습니다

haetsseumnida — did; formal past tense of 'to do'

그는

geuneun — he; third-person masculine pronoun with topic

이제

ije — now; at this point in time

더

deo — more; anymore; additional degree or amount

이상

isang — anymore; no longer (used in negative sentences)

북소리에

buksori-e — to the sound of drums; drum sound (with particle)

맞춰

matchwo — in time with; matching to a beat or rhythm

당당하게

dangdanghage — proudly; confidently; in a dignified manner

걸어나가지

georeonagatji — to walk out; to stride forward (negative context)

못하고

motago — unable to do; failing to accomplish something

하루

haru — one day; a full day from morning to night

종일

jongil — all day long; throughout the entire day

곡식을

goksik-eul — grain; cereal crops (with object marker)

갈며

galmyeo — grinding; milling grain while doing something else

고되게

godoege — laboriously; in an exhausting and difficult manner

일해야

ilhaeya — must work; have to do labor or toil

자신의

jasin-ui — one's own; belonging to oneself (possessive)

고된

godoen — hard; grueling; difficult and exhausting (modifier)

처지를

cheoji-reul — one's situation; circumstances or plight (object)

한탄하며

hantanhamyeo — lamenting; grieving over one's misfortune while

어느

eoneu — one; a certain; some (before a noun)

날

nal — day; a particular day in time

주인에게

juin-ege — to the owner; toward the master (dative)

말했습니다

malhaetsseumnida — said; spoke; formal past tense of 'to say'

아

a — ah; oh; exclamation of emotion or realization

슬프도다

seulpeudoda — how sad; archaic exclamation expressing deep sorrow

나는

naneun — I; first-person pronoun with topic marker

한때

hantae — once; at one time; formerly in the past

훌륭한

hullyunghan — excellent; splendid; outstanding (modifier form)

군마였고

gunma-yeotgo — was a war horse and; past tense connector

화려한

hwaryeohan — magnificent; splendid; ornate and showy (modifier)

마구를

magu-reul — horse gear; bridle and saddle equipment (object)

갖추고

gatchugo — equipped with; having all necessary gear ready

오로지

oroji — solely; only; exclusively focused on one thing

내

nae — my; first-person possessive pronoun

필요를

piryo-reul — needs; necessities; what is required (object)

챙기는

chaengineun — taking care of; looking after; tending to needs

것이

geosi — the thing that; nominalizer with subject marker

유일한

yuirhan — only; sole; the one and only (modifier)

임무인

immu-in — being the mission; duty or task (modifier form)

마부의

mabu-ui — groom's; belonging to the horse handler (possessive)

시중을

sijung-eul — service; attendance; waiting upon someone (object)

받았지요

badatjiyo — I received; I was served (past, soft confirmation)

지금의

jigeum-ui — current; present; of right now (possessive modifier)

처지는

cheoji-neun — situation; circumstances (topic marker attached)

얼마나

eolmana — how much; how very; to what extent

다른가요

dareungayo — how different is it?; isn't it different? (question)

방앗간을

bang-atgan-eul — the mill (with object marker); grain-grinding place

위해

wihae — for the sake of; in order to benefit something

전쟁터를

jeonjaengteo-reul — the battlefield (object marker); place of war

포기하지

pogihaji — give up; abandon (negative verb stem form)

않았더라면

anatdeoramyeon — if only I had not; contrary-to-fact past condition

좋았을

joasseul — would have been good; past hypothetical positive outcome

텐데요

tende-yo — it would have been; expression of regret or wish

퉁명스럽게

tungmyeongseureobge — bluntly; curtly; in a gruff and brusque manner

대답했습니다

daedaphaetsseumnida — answered; replied formally in past tense

과거를

gwageo-reul — the past; former times (with object marker)

후회해봤자

huhoehaebwatja — even if you regret; regretting is useless anyway

소용없소

soyong-eobso — it is useless; there is no use (archaic formal)

운명에는

unmyeong-eneun — in fate; regarding destiny (with topic marker)

기복이

gibok-i — ups and downs; fluctuations in fortune (subject)

많은

maneun — many; much; a lot of (modifier before noun)

법이니

beob-ini — it is natural that; such is the way/law of things

그저

geujeo — just; simply; merely without any special effort

닥치는

dakcineun — whatever comes; approaching situations (modifier form)

대로

daero — as it is; according to; just as things come

받아들여야

badadeulryeoya — must accept; have to receive and embrace things

하오

hao — do so; formal archaic imperative or statement ending

메뚜기와

mettugi-wa — grasshopper (with 'and' particle); jumping insect

부엉이

bueong-i — owl; nocturnal bird of prey

속이

sogi — inside; interior (subject marker attached)

빈

bin — empty; hollow; vacant (modifier before noun)

나무에

namu-e — in a tree; on a tree (locative particle)

사는

saneun — living; residing (present tense modifier form)

밤에

bam-e — at night; during the nighttime hours

먹이를

meogi-reul — food; prey; something to eat (object marker)

먹고

meokgo — eating and; consuming food and then

낮에

naj-e — during the day; in the daytime hours

자는

janeun — sleeping; resting (present tense modifier form)

습관이

seupgwan-i — habit; custom; regular behavioral pattern (subject)

있었는데

isseotneunde — there was; existed (past tense with contrast connector)

가지에

gaji-e — on a branch; on a bough of a tree

자리를

jari-reul — spot; place; position (with object marker)

잡은

jabeun — took; grabbed; settled into (past modifier form)

메뚜기의

mettugi-ui — of the grasshopper; grasshopper's (possessive)

울음소리

ureumsori — crying sound; the noise of crying or chirping

때문에

ttaemune — because of; due to; on account of something

잠을

jam-eul — sleep (with object marker); one's sleeping time

크게

keuge — greatly; largely; to a great degree

방해받았습니다

banghaebadasseumnida — was disturbed; was interrupted formally in past

편안함을

pyeonanham-eul — comfort; ease; feeling of being at ease (object)

배려해

baeryeohae — please consider; show consideration for someone

달라고

dallago — asking to give; requesting that someone do something

거듭

geodeup — repeatedly; over and over; again and again

부탁했지만

butakhaetjiman — requested but; asked but (past tense with contrast)

오히려

ohiryeo — on the contrary; rather; unexpectedly the opposite

울어댔습니다

ureodaetsseumnida — kept crying out; chirped on loudly and persistently

마침내

machimne — finally; at last; in the end after waiting

참을

cham-eul — enduring; tolerating (object marker; verbal noun)

수

su — ability; possibility (used in 'can/cannot' structure)

없어

eobseo — there is not; lacking; unable (informal form)

꾀를

kkoe-reul — trick; scheme; cunning idea (with object marker)

써서

sseoseo — using; employing a method and then doing more

이

i — this; demonstrative pronoun referring to nearby thing

골칫거리를

golchitgeori-reul — nuisance; troublemaker; source of headache (object)

없애버리기로

eobsaebeoirigi-ro — decided to get rid of; to eliminate completely

결심했습니다

gyeolsimhaetsseumnida — made a decision; resolved firmly (formal past tense)