Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 107

Vocabulary

늑대와

neukdaewa — Wolf and (topic/subject marker attached)

염소

yeomso — A goat; small horned farm animal

늑대

neukdae — A wolf; large wild predatory canine

한

han — One; a single (numeral modifier)

마리가

mariga — Counter for animals, subject marker attached

가파른

gapareun — Steep; describing a sharply inclined surface

바위

bawi — A rock; large stone formation

꼭대기에

kkokdaegie — At the top; on the summit or peak

자라난

jaranan — Having grown; sprouted or developed over time

빈약한

binyakan — Sparse; meager, thin, or insufficient in amount

풀을

pureul — Grass (object marker); green ground vegetation

뜯고

tteudgo — Grazing and; plucking or nibbling grass continuously

있는

inneun — That is; present-tense modifier indicating ongoing state

염소를

yeomsoreul — The goat (object marker); goat as sentence object

발견했는데

balgyeonhaenneunde — Discovered but; found and then (contrastive connector)

그녀에게

geunyeoege — To her; indirect object marker attached to 'she'

다가갈

dagagal — To approach; future modifier form of drawing near

수

su — Ability; possibility or means to do something

없자

eopja — Since unable; causal form meaning lacking ability

아래로

araero — Downward; in the direction of a lower place

내려오도록

naeryeoodourok — So as to come down; in order to descend

유인하려

yuinharyeo — Intending to lure; trying to entice or attract

했다

haetda — Did; past tense of 'to do'

부인

buin — Madam; polite term addressing a woman

거기

geogi — There; that place relatively distant from speaker

있으면

isseumyeon — If you are; conditional form of 'to be/exist'

목숨을

moksumeul — Life (object marker); one's life or vital existence

잃을

ireul — To lose; future modifier form of losing something

수도

sudo — Could also; possibility with additive nuance

있습니다

itsseumnida — There is; formal polite form of existence

정말이에요

jeongmarieyo — It's true; really, I mean it (polite)

그가

geuga — He (subject marker); third-person male subject

외쳤다

oechyeotda — Shouted; cried out loudly in past tense

제

je — My; humble first-person possessive pronoun

말을

mareul — Words (object marker); speech or statement as object

들으시고

deureuisigo — Please listen and; honorific request to hear

이리

iri — Over here; this way, toward the speaker

내려오세요

naeryeooseyo — Please come down; polite imperative to descend

여기엔

yeogien — Here; at this place (topic marker attached)

훨씬

hwolssin — Much more; by far, to a greater degree

좋은

joeun — Good; favorable or pleasant quality modifier

먹이가

meogiga — Food (subject marker); feed or prey for animals

많이

mani — A lot; in great quantity or abundance

있답니다

ittamnida — There is (I tell you); assertive polite statement

염소는

yeomsoneun — The goat (topic marker); goat as sentence topic

그를

geureul — Him (object marker); male third person as object

향해

hyanghae — Toward; in the direction of something or someone

눈치

nunchi — Perception; social awareness or reading the atmosphere

눈길을

nungireul — Gaze (object marker); a glance or look directed somewhere

돌렸다

dollyeotda — Turned; directed one's gaze or attention in past

당신은

dangshineun — You (topic marker); second-person formal subject

내가

naega — I (subject marker); first-person subject form

나쁜

nappeun — Bad; poor or negative quality modifier

별로

byeollo — Not particularly; used with negatives to mean 'not really'

상관없겠죠

sanggwaneopgetjyo — Won't matter, right?; expressing indifference rhetorically

그녀가

geunyeoga — She (subject marker); third-person female subject

말했다

malhaetda — Said; spoke or uttered something in past tense

당신이

dangshini — You (subject marker); formal second-person subject

원하는

wonhaneun — Wanting; present-tense modifier meaning desired or wished

건

geon — Thing; contracted form of 것은 (that which)

나를

nareul — Me (object marker); first-person object form

잡아먹는

jabameongneun — Devouring; catching and eating prey (modifier form)

것이에요

geosieyo — It is the thing; polite nominalizing sentence ending

병든

byeongdeun — Sick; afflicted with illness (modifier form)

수사슴

susaseum — Stag; male deer with antlers

병에

byeonge — With illness; locative/instrumental attached to 'disease'

걸려

geollyeo — Caught (illness); afflicted, contracted a disease

숲속의

supsogeui — Of the forest interior; inside the woods (possessive)

빈터에

binteoе — In a clearing; open empty space in a forest

누웠는데

nuweonneunde — Was lying down but; resting on the ground (contrastive)

너무

neomu — Too; excessively, very much so

약해서

yakhaeseo — Because weak; so feeble that (causal connector)

자리에서

jarieseo — From the spot; at or from one's place

움직이지

umjigiji — Not moving; base of 'to move' in negative form

못했다

mothaetda — Could not; past tense inability to do something

그의

geuui — His; third-person male possessive

병소식이

byeongsosigeui — News of illness (subject marker); word of sickness spreading

퍼지자

peojija — As it spread; when news spread (temporal connector)

다른

dareun — Other; different or another (modifier)

짐승들이

jimsseungdeuri — The animals (subject marker); beasts or wild creatures

여럿

yeoreot — Several; many in number, quite a few

문병을

munbyeongeul — Sick visit (object marker); visiting an ill person

왔는데

wanneunde — Came but; arrived with contrastive nuance

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic marker); third-person plural subject

하나같이

hanagachi — Without exception; each and every one alike

주변에

jubyeone — Around; in the surrounding area or vicinity

조금씩

jogeumssik — Little by little; a small amount at a time

뜯어

tteudeo — Pluck and; tearing off grass (connective form)

먹어서

meogeoseo — Because ate; having eaten (causal connective)

결국

gyeolguk — In the end; ultimately, finally

닿을

daheul — Reachable; able to be reached (future modifier)

곳에는

gosenun — At places (topic marker); locations within reach

풀

pul — Grass; green low-growing vegetation

포기도

pogido — Even a clump; not even one tuft (with negative)

남지

namji — Remaining; base of 'to remain' in negative construction

않게

atge — So as not to; negative purpose or result form

되었다

doeeotda — Became; resulted in a certain state (past tense)

며칠

myeochil — Several days; a few days in number

후

hu — After; subsequent time, later on

회복되기

hoeokdoegi — Recovering; nominalizing form of recovery process

시작했지만

sijakhaetjiman — Began but; started yet with contrasting result

여전히

yeojeonhi — Still; as before, continuing in same state

쇠약해서

soeayakhaeseo — Because feeble; so weakened and debilitated (causal)

일어나

ireona — Getting up; rising from a lying position

먹이를

meogireul — Food (object marker); feed or nourishment as object

찾으러

chajeureo — To look for; going with purpose of finding food

갈

gal — To go; future modifier form of 'to go'

없었다

eopseotda — Was unable; did not exist or could not (past)

그리하여

geurihayeo — Thus; therefore, as a result of that

친구들의

chingudeului — Of friends; belonging to his companions (possessive)

무심함으로

musimhameuro — Due to indifference; because of thoughtless uncaring behavior

인해

inhae — Due to; caused by, owing to (formal causal)

굶주림으로

gumjurimuro — By starvation; through hunger and lack of food

비참하게

bihamhage — Miserably; in a wretched and pitiful manner

죽고

jukgo — Died and; past connective form of dying

말았다

maratda — Ended up; regrettable completion of an action

당나귀와

dangnagwiwa — Donkey and; donkey with connective particle

노새

nosae — A mule; hybrid offspring of horse and donkey

노새를

nosaereul — The mule (object marker); mule as sentence object

가진

gajin — Having; possessing (past modifier form)

어떤

eotteon — A certain; some particular (indefinite modifier)

남자가

namjaga — A man (subject marker); male person as subject

어느

eoneu — One; a certain (indefinite determiner for time/place)

날

nal — Day; a single day in time

둘

dul — Two; the number two

다

da — Both; all, every one of them

짐을

jimeul — Load (object marker); cargo or burden to carry

싣고

sitgo — Loading and; placing cargo on (connective form)

여행을

yeohaengeul — Travel (object marker); a journey or trip as object

떠났다

tteonatda — Departed; left on a journey in past tense