Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 96

Vocabulary

그는

geu-neun — He (subject marker attached to pronoun)

모든

mo-deun — All, every, each of something

독에

dog-e — To or regarding poison (location/topic marker)

대한

dae-han — Regarding, about, concerning a topic

만능

man-neung — Omnipotent, all-powerful, cure-all ability

해독제의

hae-dok-je-ui — Of the antidote (possessive form)

비밀을

bi-mil-eul — Secret, mystery (object marker attached)

알고

al-go — Knowing, being aware of something

있다고

it-da-go — Quoting that one possesses or knows

자신을

ja-sin-eul — Oneself (object marker attached)

과장하여

gwa-jang-ha-yeo — Having exaggerated, overstating something

선전하는

seon-jeon-ha-neun — Promoting, advertising, propagandizing oneself

재주

jae-ju — Talent, skill, natural ability

덕분에

deok-bun-e — Thanks to, owing to a reason

적지

jeok-ji — Not small, considerable (used in negation)

않은

an-eun — Not (negative modifier attached to verb)

명성을

myeong-seong-eul — Fame, reputation (object marker attached)

얻었다

eo-deot-da — Gained, obtained, acquired something

그러나

geu-reo-na — However, but, nevertheless (conjunction)

어느

eo-neu — A certain, some, one particular

날

nal — Day, a specific day or date

그가

geu-ga — He (subject marker attached)

몹시

mop-si — Severely, very much, extremely

되자

doe-ja — When it became, as it happened

그

geu — That, the (demonstrative determiner)

나라의

na-ra-ui — Of the country or kingdom

왕은

wang-eun — The king (topic marker attached)

그의

geu-ui — His, of him (possessive)

약의

yag-ui — Of the medicine or drug

효능을

hyo-neung-eul — Efficacy, effectiveness of medicine (object marker)

시험해

si-heom-hae — To test, to try, to examine

보기로

bo-gi-ro — To try doing, decided to see

마음먹었다

ma-eum-meog-eot-da — Made up one's mind, decided firmly

그리하여

geu-ri-ha-yeo — Therefore, and so, thus (formal conjunction)

컵을

keop-eul — A cup (object marker attached)

가져오게

ga-jyeo-o-ge — To have someone bring something over

하여

ha-yeo — Having done, causing to do

해독제를

hae-dok-je-reul — Antidote (object marker attached)

한

han — One, a single (numeral)

잔

jan — Glass, cup (counter for drinks)

따른

tta-reun — Poured, filled a cup with liquid

다음

da-eum — Next, after, following step

독을

dog-eul — Poison (object marker attached)

섞는

seok-neun — Mixing, blending substances together

척하며

cheok-ha-myeo — Pretending to do something

물을

mul-eul — Water (object marker attached)

조금

jo-geum — A little, a small amount

넣고

neo-ko — Put in, added and (continued)

그에게

geu-e-ge — To him (indirect object marker)

마시라고

ma-si-ra-go — Ordered to drink something

명하였다

myeong-ha-yeot-da — Commanded, ordered officially

중독될지도

jung-dok-doel-ji-do — Might possibly become poisoned

모른다는

mo-reun-da-neun — Quoting that one does not know

두려움에

du-ryeo-um-e — Out of fear, in a state of dread

겁에

geob-e — In fright, overcome by fear

질린

jil-lin — Terrified, paralyzed with fear

구두장이는

gu-du-jang-i-neun — The cobbler, shoemaker (topic marker)

자신이

ja-sin-i — Oneself (subject marker attached)

의학에

ui-hag-e — In medicine, regarding medical knowledge

대해

dae-hae — About, regarding, concerning something

아무것도

a-mu-geot-do — Nothing at all, not anything

모르며

mo-reu-myeo — Not knowing and (continued further)

자신의

ja-sin-ui — One's own (possessive form)

해독제는

hae-dok-je-neun — The antidote (topic marker attached)

아무

a-mu — Any, no (used in negative contexts)

쓸모가

sseul-mo-ga — Usefulness, utility (subject marker attached)

없다고

eop-da-go — Quoting that there is none

고백하였다

go-baek-ha-yeot-da — Confessed, admitted openly

그러자

geu-reo-ja — Then, at that moment, thereupon

신하들을

sin-ha-deul-eul — The subjects, retainers (object marker)

불러

bul-leo — Called, summoned someone

모아

mo-a — Gathered, assembled together

다음과

da-eum-gwa — As follows, the following (with marker)

같이

ga-chi — Like, as, together with

말하였다

mal-ha-yeot-da — Said, spoke, stated formally

여러분보다

yeo-reo-bun-bo-da — More than you all (comparative marker)

더

deo — More, even more (comparative adverb)

큰

keun — Big, large, great

어리석음이

eo-ri-seog-eum-i — Foolishness, stupidity (subject marker)

어디

eo-di — Where, anywhere (interrogative)

여기

yeo-gi — Here, this place

이

i — This (demonstrative determiner)

아무도

a-mu-do — Nobody, no one at all

구두

gu-du — Shoes, leather shoes

수선을

su-seon-eul — Repair, mending (object marker attached)

맡기려

mat-gi-ryeo — Intending to entrust, hand over for repair

하지

ha-ji — Do not (negative verbal form)

않는

an-neun — Not doing (present negative modifier)

그럼에도

geu-reom-e-do — Nevertheless, even so, despite that

여러분은

yeo-reo-bun-eun — You all, everyone (honorific topic form)

목숨을

mok-sum-eul — One's life (object marker attached)

맡기는

mat-gi-neun — Entrusting, handing over to someone

것을

geot-eul — The thing, the act of (nominalizer)

주저하지

ju-jeo-ha-ji — Hesitating, not hesitating (negative form)

당나귀

dang-na-gwi — Donkey, small domesticated pack animal

수탉

su-tak — Rooster, male chicken

그리고

geu-ri-go — And, also, in addition

사자

sa-ja — Lion, large wild feline predator

마리와

ma-ri-wa — Counter for animals (with conjunction)

마리가

ma-ri-ga — Counter for animals (subject marker)

함께

ham-kke — Together, along with, jointly

가축

ga-chuk — Livestock, domesticated farm animals

우리

u-ri — Pen, enclosure for animals

안에

an-e — Inside, within a space

있었다

it-eot-da — Was, existed, were present

그때

geu-ttae — At that time, then

며칠째

myeo-chil-jjae — For several days (ordinal/duration marker)

굶주리고

gulm-ju-ri-go — Starving, going hungry continuously

있던

it-deon — Was (past progressive modifier form)

나타나

na-ta-na — Appeared, showed up suddenly

막

mak — Just about to, right at that moment

당나귀에게

dang-na-gwi-e-ge — To or toward the donkey

달려들어

dal-lyeo-deul-eo — Rushed at, charged toward something

참에

cham-e — At the moment of, just as

수탉이

su-tak-i — The rooster (subject marker attached)

온몸을

on-mom-eul — The whole body (object marker)

힘차게

him-cha-ge — Powerfully, vigorously, with great force

날개를

nal-gae-reul — Wings (object marker attached)

우렁찬

u-reong-chan — Loud, resonant, booming (sound)

울음소리를

ul-eum-so-ri-reul — A cry, sound of crying or crowing

질렀다

jil-reot-da — Let out a cry, screamed loudly

사자가

sa-ja-ga — The lion (subject marker attached)

두려워하는

du-ryeo-wo-ha-neun — Fearing, being afraid of something

것이

geot-i — The thing that (nominalizer subject form)

있다면

it-da-myeon — If there is something, hypothetically

그것은

geu-geot-eun — That thing, it (topic marker attached)

바로

ba-ro — Exactly, precisely, right away

수탉의

su-tak-ui — Of the rooster (possessive form)

사자도

sa-ja-do — Even the lion (also/even marker)

소리를

so-ri-reul — Sound (object marker attached)

듣자마자

deut-ja-ma-ja — As soon as hearing, immediately upon hearing

곧장

got-jang — Straight away, directly, immediately

달아나

dal-a-na — Ran away, fled, escaped

버렸다

beo-ryeot-da — Did completely (finishing auxiliary verb)