Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 106

Vocabulary

늑대에게

neukdae-ege — To/for the wolf; dative form of wolf

쫓기는

jjotgineun — Being chased; passive present participle of chase

어린

eorin — Young, little; adjective describing youth or smallness

양

yang — Sheep; a common domesticated woolly animal

늑대가

neukdae-ga — The wolf; subject marker attached to wolf

양을

yang-eul — The sheep; object marker attached to sheep

쫓고

jjotgo — Chasing; connective form of the verb to chase

있었는데

isseonnneunde — Was doing; past progressive with contrastive nuance

양은

yang-eun — The sheep; topic marker attached to sheep

신전으로

sinjeon-euro — To the temple; directional form of temple/shrine

피신하였다

pisin-hayeotda — Fled for safety; took refuge from danger

늑대는

neukdae-neun — The wolf; topic marker attached to wolf

양에게

yang-ege — To the sheep; dative marker attached to sheep

신전

sinjeon — Temple, shrine; a sacred religious building

경내에서

gyeongnae-eseo — Inside the precinct; within temple grounds

나오라고

naorago — Telling to come out; indirect command to exit

재촉하며

jaechokhamyeo — While urging, pressing someone to hurry up

말했다

malhaetda — Said, spoke; past tense of to say

나오지

naoji — Not come out; negative connective form of exit

않으면

aneumyeon — If not; conditional negative conjunction

제사장이

jesajang-i — The priest; subject form of religious officiant

분명히

bunmyeonghi — Clearly, certainly; adverb expressing certainty

너를

neoreul — You; object marker attached to informal pronoun

잡아

jaba — Catch, grab; connective form of to catch

제단에

jedan-e — On the altar; locative form of altar

제물로

jemul-lo — As a sacrifice; instrumental form of offering

바칠

bachil — Will offer/dedicate; future modifier of to offer

것이다

geosida — It will be; noun-ending expressing prediction or fact

그러자

geureoja — Then, at that; transitional conjunction showing response

양이

yang-i — The sheep; subject marker attached to sheep

대답하였다

daedaphayeotda — Answered, replied; past tense of to respond

고맙지만

gomapjiman — Thank you but; thankful yet contrastive conjunction

저는

jeoneun — I (humble); topic form of polite first-person pronoun

여기

yeogi — Here; this place, close to the speaker

있겠어요

itgesseoyo — I will stay; polite volitional form of to be/stay

잡아먹히느니

jabameokhineuni — Rather than being caught and eaten alive

차라리

charari — Rather, preferably; choosing one option over another

제물이

jemul-i — A sacrificial offering; subject form of offering

되는

doeneun — Becoming; present modifier form of to become

편이

pyeon-i — Side, option; subject form indicating preference

낫겠어요

natgesseoyo — Would be better; polite expression of preference

궁수와

gungsu-wa — The archer and; connective form of archer

사자

saja — Lion; large wild African feline predator

한

han — One, a; numeral or indefinite article modifier

궁수가

gungsu-ga — The archer; subject marker attached to archer

활로

hwal-lo — With a bow; instrumental form of bow weapon

사냥을

sanyang-eul — Hunting; object marker attached to hunting activity

즐기려고

jeulgimyeogo — In order to enjoy; purposive form of to enjoy

언덕으로

eondeok-euro — To the hill; directional form of hill/slope

올라갔는데

ollagannneunde — Went up; past tense with contrastive nuance

사자를

saja-reul — The lion; object marker attached to lion

제외한

jeoehan — Except for, excluding; modifier form of to exclude

모든

modeun — All, every; adjective meaning entirety of things

동물들이

dongmuldeuri — The animals; plural subject form of animal

그를

geureul — Him; object marker attached to third-person pronoun

보고

bogo — Seeing; connective form of to see/look

달아났다

daranassda — Ran away, fled; past tense of to flee

사자는

saja-neun — The lion; topic marker attached to lion

그

geu — That, the; third-person pronoun or demonstrative

자리에

jarie — In the spot/place; locative form of place/seat

남아

nama — Remaining, staying; connective form of to remain

그에게

geu-ege — To him; dative form of third-person pronoun

싸움을

ssaum-eul — A fight; object marker attached to fight/battle

걸었다

georeotda — Picked a fight, challenged; past tense of to hang/start

그러나

geureona — However, but; contrastive conjunction between sentences

궁수는

gungsu-neun — The archer; topic marker attached to archer

향해

hyanghae — Toward, facing; directional form of direction/aim

화살을

hwasal-eul — An arrow; object marker attached to arrow

쏘아

ssoa — Shot, fired; connective form of to shoot

맞혔고

matchyeotgo — Hit the target; past connective of to hit mark

말하였다

malhayeotda — Said, stated; formal past tense of to say

자

ja — Now, well; exclamation to draw attention

내

nae — My; first-person possessive pronoun informal

전령이

jeollyeong-i — The messenger; subject form of messenger/herald

무엇을

mueoseul — What; object form of interrogative pronoun

할

hal — Can do; future modifier form of to do

수

su —

있는지

inneunji — Whether there is; indirect question ending

알겠지

algetji — You must know; presumptive form of to know

잠깐

jamkkan — Just a moment, briefly; short period of time

기다려라

gidaryeora — Wait; informal imperative command to wait

내가

naega — I; subject marker attached to first-person pronoun

직접

jikjeop — Directly, personally; adverb meaning in person

상대해

sangdaehae — Deal with, face; connective of to confront opponent

주겠다

jugetda — Will do for you; future benefactive form

화살의

hwasal-eui — Of the arrow; possessive marker on arrow

따끔한

ttakkeumhan — Stinging, sharp pain; adjective for brief sharp ache

통증을

tongjeung-eul — The pain; object marker attached to pain/ache

느끼자

neukkija — Upon feeling; sequential form of to feel/sense

있는

inneun — Existing, present; modifier form of to have/be

힘껏

himkkeot — With all one's strength; adverb of maximum effort

달아나

darana — Running away; connective form of to flee/escape

버렸다

beoryeotda — Did completely; auxiliary past showing finality

이

i — This; demonstrative pronoun/adjective nearby

것을

geoseul — The thing; object marker on nominalizing noun

지켜본

jikyeobon — Watched, observed; past modifier of to watch over

여우가

yeou-ga — The fox; subject marker attached to fox

사자에게

saja-ege — To the lion; dative marker attached to lion

이봐

ibwa — Hey, look here; informal interjection to get attention

겁쟁이처럼

geopjaengi-cheoreom — Like a coward; comparative form using coward

굴지

gulji — Don't act; negative connective of to behave/act

마

ma — Don't; informal negative imperative particle

왜

wae — Why; interrogative adverb asking for reason

남아서

namaseo — By staying; causal connective of to remain

싸우지

ssauji — Not fight; negative connective of to fight

않는

anneun — Not doing; negative present modifier form

거야

geoya — Is it; informal question/assertion ending particle

사자가

saja-ga — The lion; subject marker attached to lion

네가

nega — You; subject marker on informal second-person pronoun

나를

nareul — Me; object marker on first-person pronoun

붙잡아

butjaba — Holding, gripping; connective of to hold/detain

둘

dul — To keep, to place; modifier of keeping someone

수는

su-neun — Ability; topic marker on possibility dependent noun

없어

eopseo — There isn't; informal form of to not exist/have

저

jeo — That over there; distal demonstrative pronoun

사람이

saram-i — The person; subject marker attached to person

저런

jeoreon — Like that, such; demonstrative modifier of distant thing

전령을

jeollyeong-eul — The messenger; object marker on herald/messenger

앞세워

apsewo — Sending ahead; connective of to put in front

보내는데

bonaeneunde — Is sending; present tense with contrastive nuance

자신은

jasin-eun — Oneself; topic marker on reflexive pronoun self

얼마나

eolmana — How much, how very; exclamatory degree adverb

무시무시한

musimusinan — Terrifying, dreadful; adjective for frightening opponent

상대이겠어

sangdae-igeteo — Must be an opponent; presumptive informal ending

멀리서도

meolliseodo — Even from afar; from a distant place too

해를

hae-reul — Harm; object marker attached to harm/injury

끼칠

kkichil — That will cause harm; future modifier of to inflict

자들은

jadeureun — Those people; topic plural form of person suffix

멀리하라

meollihara — Keep away from; imperative of to keep at distance