Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 103

Vocabulary

그것은

geugeoseun — As for that; it is (topic marker form)

그가

geuga — He; subject form of third-person pronoun

대답했습니다

daedaphaetsseumnida — Replied; gave an answer formally

불과하지요

bulgwahajiyо — It is nothing more than; merely

하지만

hajiman — However; but; nevertheless

독수리로

doksuriro — As an eagle; in the form of an eagle

여겨지고

yeógyeojigo — To be regarded as; to be considered

싶어

sipeo — Want to; desire to do something

합니다

hamnida — Does; formal polite sentence ending verb

당신의

dangsinui — Your; possessive form of 'you' (formal)

능력을

neungnyeogeul — Ability; capability (object marker form)

벗어난

beoseoran — Beyond; exceeding; outside the limits of

일을

ireul — A task; work; matter (object marker form)

시도하면

sidohamyeon — If one attempts; if one tries something

수고는

sugoneun — Effort; labor; toil (topic marker form)

헛되이

heotdoei — In vain; uselessly; without purpose

낭비될

nangbidoel — Will be wasted; destined to be squandered

것이고

geosigo — It will be; connective form indicating continuation

불행뿐만

bulhaengppunman — Not only misfortune; unhappiness alone is not enough

아니라

anira — Not only; but also (connective particle)

조롱까지

jorongkkaji — Even ridicule; mockery included as well

자초하게

jachohage — To bring upon oneself; to invite trouble

될

doel — Will become; future tense modifier of 되다

것입니다

geosimnida — It is the case; formal declarative sentence ending

늑대와

neukdaewa — Wolf and; wolf (with conjunctive particle)

소년

sonyeon — Boy; a young male child or youth

방금

banggeum — Just now; a moment ago

푸짐한

pujimhan — Plentiful; hearty; generous in amount

식사를

siksareul — A meal; food eaten (object marker form)

마치고

machigo — Having finished; after completing something

장난기가

jangnangiga — Mischievousness; playful spirit (subject marker form)

넘치는

neomchineun — Overflowing; brimming with; full of

기분이었던

gibuniyeotdeon — Was in a mood; had been feeling a certain way

한

han — A; one; certain (determiner before noun)

늑대가

neukdaega — A wolf (subject marker form)

땅바닥에

ttangbadage — On the ground; on the bare earth surface

납작

napjak — Flat; squashed; pressed flat against surface

엎드려

eopdeullye — Lying face down; prostrating oneself flat

있는

inneun — Being; existing; present participle of 있다

소년을

sonyeoneul — The boy (object marker form)

발견하고는

balgyeonhagoneun — Upon discovering; after finding someone or something

숨으려

sumeullye — Intending to hide; trying to conceal oneself

자신에

jashine — To oneself; regarding one's own self

대한

daehan — Regarding; about; concerning something or someone

두려움

duryeoum — Fear; dread; a feeling of terror

때문에

ttaemune — Because of; due to; on account of

그러고

geureogo — Doing so; acting that way; and then

있다는

itdaneun — That one is; quoting existence or state

것을

geoseul — The fact that; thing (object marker form)

깨닫고

kkaedatgo — Realizing; becoming aware and then continuing

그에게

geueге — To him; toward that person (dative form)

다가가

dagaga — Approaching; going closer toward someone

말했습니다

malhaetsseumnida — Said; spoke; told (formal past tense)

아하

aha — Aha; an exclamation of realization or discovery

네가

nega — You (subject form); informal second person

곳을

goseul — A place; spot; location (object marker form)

찾아냈구나

chajanaetguna — You found it out; exclamation of discovery

보이지

boiji — Isn't it visible; can be seen, right?

나에게

naege — To me; for me (first person dative form)

반박할

banbakhal — To refute; to counter-argue (future modifier form)

수

su — Ability; possibility (used in can/cannot constructs)

없는

eomneun — Without; lacking; non-existent (modifier form)

진실된

jinsildoen — True; truthful; genuine (modifier form)

세

se — Three (native Korean number before counter)

가지를

gajireul — Kinds; types; varieties (object marker form)

말할

malhal — To say; to tell (future modifier form)

있다면

itdamyeon — If you can; if there is (conditional form)

네

ne — Your; yes; informal second person possessive

목숨을

moksumeul — Life; one's life at stake (object marker)

살려주겠다

sallyeojugetda — Will spare your life; will let you live

소년은

sonyeoneun — The boy (topic marker form)

용기를

yonggireul — Courage; bravery (object marker form)

내어

naeo — Mustering; bringing out; producing courage etc.

잠시

jamsi — For a moment; briefly; a short while

생각하더니

saengakhadeoní — After thinking; thought for a moment then

첫째

cheotjje — First; firstly (ordinal number)

당신이

dangsini — You (subject form); formal second person pronoun

나를

nareul — Me; first person object marker form

본

bon — Seen; past modifier form of 보다

것은

geoseun — The fact that; the thing (topic marker)

안타까운

antakkaun — Unfortunate; regrettable; pitiable; sad situation

일입니다

ilimnida — It is a matter; it is a fact (formal)

둘째

duljje — Second; secondly (ordinal number)

내가

naega — I; me (subject marker form)

들키도록

deulkidorok — So as to be caught; to the point of detection

내버려

naebeolyeo — Leaving alone; letting be; neglecting

둔

dun — Left; put; past modifier of 두다

어리석은

eoriseokeun — Foolish; stupid; unwise (modifier form)

짓이었습니다

jisiyeosseumnida — It was a deed; it was an act (formal past)

그리고

geurigo — And; and then; furthermore

셋째

setjje — Third; thirdly (ordinal number)

우리

uri — We; our; first person plural pronoun

모두는

modueun — Everyone; all of us (topic marker form)

늑대들이

neukdaedeuI — Wolves (subject marker form, plural)

항상

hangsang — Always; at all times; constantly

양

yang — Sheep; a domesticated woolly farm animal

떼를

ttereul — A flock; herd; group (object marker form)

이유

iyu — Reason; cause; grounds for something

없이

eopsi — Without; lacking; in the absence of

공격하기

gonggyeokhagi — Attacking; the act of attacking something

늑대를

neukdaereul — The wolf (object marker form)

싫어합니다

sileohamjida — Dislike; hate; find unpleasant (formal form)

음

eum — Hmm; a sound expressing contemplation or agreement

하는

haneun — Doing; which does (present modifier form)

말은

mareun — Words; speech; what was said (topic marker)

관점에서

gwanjeomeseo — From a viewpoint; from a perspective

충분히

chungbunhi — Sufficiently; enough; to a satisfactory degree

사실이구나

sasilguna — So it is true; indeed a fact (exclamation)

그러니

geureoni — So; therefore; thus (connective conjunction)

가도

gado — Even if you go; may go (permissive form)

좋다

jota — Good; fine; it is okay

주인

juin — Owner; master; proprietor of something

그의

geuui — His; third person masculine possessive form

아들

adeul — Son; a male child of a parent

그들의

geudeului — Their; possessive form of third person plural

당나귀

dangnakwi — A donkey; a domesticated pack animal

주인이

juini — The owner (subject marker form)

어린

eorin — Young; little; immature (modifier form)

아들을

adeuleul — Son (object marker form)

데리고

derigo — Taking along; bringing someone with you

당나귀를

dangnakwireul — The donkey (object marker form)

팔

pal — To sell; future modifier form of 팔다

구매자를

gumaejareul — A buyer; purchaser (object marker form)

찾기

chatgi — Finding; searching for (nominalized verb form)

위해

wihae — For the purpose of; in order to

시장으로

sijanguro — To the market; toward the marketplace

몰고

molgo — Driving; herding animals forward

가고

gago — Going; in the process of going somewhere

있었습니다

isseosseumnida — Was; were; existed (formal past progressive)

길에서

gireseo — On the road; along the path

그들은

geudeurеun — They; third person plural topic form

웃고

utgo — Laughing; smiling and then continuing

떠드는

tteodeuneun — Chattering; making noise; babbling loudly

소녀들

sonyeodeul — Girls; young females (plural form)

무리를

murirel — A group; a crowd; a bunch (object marker)

만났는데

mannannneunde — Met; encountered (with contrastive connector)

그녀들이

geunyeodeuI — They (females); subject marker form, plural

외쳤습니다

oechyeossseumnida — Exclaimed; shouted out (formal past tense)

이런

ireon — Such; this kind of; like this

바보

babo — Fool; idiot; a silly or stupid person

같은

gateun — Like; same as; similar to (modifier form)

두

du — Two (native Korean number before noun)

사람을

sarameul — Person; people (object marker form)

적이

jeogi — An occasion; a time; experience (subject form)

있어요

isseoyo — There is; have; exist (polite informal form)