Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 108

Vocabulary

길이

giri — length; for a long time

꽤

kkwae — quite, fairly, considerably

평탄한

pyeongtan-han — flat, smooth, even terrain

동안은

dong-an-eun — during (a period of time), topic-marked

당나귀가

dangnagwi-ga — donkey (subject marker attached)

매우

maeu — very, extremely, highly

잘

jal — well, skillfully, smoothly

나아갔습니다

na-agassseumnida — moved forward, advanced, proceeded well

그러나

geureona — however, but, nevertheless

얼마

eolma — how much, some amount of time

후

hu — after, later, following a time

그들은

geudeul-eun — they (topic marker attached)

언덕

eondeok — hill, slope, small elevated ground

사이의

sai-eui — between, among (possessive marker attached)

험하고

heomhago — rough, rugged, difficult terrain and...

가파른

gapareun — steep, sharply inclined

곳에

gose — place, location (locative marker attached)

이르렀고

ireuryeotgo — arrived at, reached a place and...

당나귀는

dangnagwi-neun — donkey (topic marker attached)

거의

geoui — almost, nearly, barely

숨이

sumi — breath (subject marker attached)

넘어갈

neomeogal — about to pass out, collapse from exhaustion

지경이었습니다

jigyeong-ieossseumnida — was in a state or dire situation

그래서

geuraeseo — therefore, so, as a result

그는

geuneun — he (topic marker attached)

노새에게

nosae-ege — to the mule (dative marker attached)

짐의

jim-eui — of the load, cargo (possessive marker)

일부를

ilbu-reul — a portion, part of something (object marker)

덜어

deoleo — to reduce, lighten, take some off

달라고

dallago — asking someone to give or do something

애원했지만

aewon-haetjiman — begged, pleaded earnestly but

노새는

nosae-neun — mule (topic marker attached)

거절했습니다

geojeol-haessseumnida — refused, rejected, declined a request

마침내

machimnae — finally, at last, eventually

극도의

geukdo-eui — extreme, utmost degree of something

피로로

piro-ro — from fatigue, due to exhaustion

인해

inhae — due to, because of, owing to

비틀거리다가

biteulgeorida-ga — while staggering, stumbling unsteadily

곳에서

gose-seo — at the place, from the location

굴러

gulleo — rolling, tumbling down

떨어져

tteoreojyeo — falling off, dropping down

죽고

jukgo — dying and... (verb connector)

말았습니다

marassseumnida — ended up doing (regrettable outcome)

마부는

mabu-neun — coachman, driver (topic marker attached)

절망했지만

jeolmang-haetjiman — was despairing, felt hopeless but

최선을

choeseon-eul — one's best effort (object marker attached)

다했습니다

da-haessseumnida — did all, gave everything possible

당나귀의

dangnagwi-eui — donkey's (possessive marker attached)

짐을

jim-eul — load, baggage (object marker attached)

노새의

nosae-eui — mule's (possessive marker attached)

짐에

jim-e — onto the load (locative marker attached)

더하고

deohago — adding to, plus, in addition

가죽을

gajuk-eul — hide, skin, leather (object marker attached)

벗겨

beotgyeo — peeling off, stripping the hide

두

du — two (numeral)

배가

bae-ga — double, twice as much (subject marker)

된

doen — become, that has become (modifier form)

짐

jim — load, burden, cargo

위에

wie — on top of, above

올려놓았습니다

ollyeonoa-ssseumnida — placed on top, set upon something

겨우

gyeou — barely, just barely, with great difficulty

그

geu — that, the (determiner)

추가된

chuga-doen — added, additional, extra (modifier form)

무게를

muge-reul — weight (object marker attached)

감당할

gamdanghal — able to bear, handle, manage

수

su — ability, possibility (used with verbs)

있었고

isseotgo — was able to, existed and...

고통스럽게

gotongseureopge — painfully, in an agonizing manner

비틀거리며

biteulgeorimseo — while staggering, stumbling along

걸으면서

georeumyeonseo — while walking, as one walks

혼자

honja — alone, by oneself

중얼거렸습니다

jungeolgeoryeossseumnida — muttered, grumbled to oneself quietly

나는

na-neun — I (topic marker attached)

당연한

dangyeon-han — natural, deserved, expected consequence

대가를

daega-reul — price, consequence, reward (object marker)

받은

badeun — received, gotten (past modifier form)

것뿐이야

geotppun-iya — it's just that, nothing more than

처음에

cheoeum-e — at first, in the beginning

당나귀를

dangnagwi-reul — donkey (object marker attached)

기꺼이

gikkeoI — willingly, gladly, with pleasure

도왔더라면

dowatdeoramyeon — if I had helped (past counterfactual)

지금

jigeum — now, at this moment

그의

geu-eui — his, belonging to him

짐과

jim-gwa — load and... (connective marker attached)

가죽까지

gajuk-kkaji — even the hide, skin as well

함께

hamkke — together, along with

지고

jigo — carrying on back and...

가지는

gajineun — going (topic/contrast marker attached)

않았을

anhassseul — would not have (past negative speculation)

텐데

tende — would have been, expressing regret

오누이

onui — brother and sister, siblings of opposite sex

어떤

eotteon — a certain, some kind of

남자에게

namja-ege — to a man (dative marker attached)

아이가

ai-ga — child (subject marker attached)

있었는데

isseonnneunde — there was, existed (background clause connector)

사내아이와

sanaei-wa — boy child and... (connective marker)

계집아이였습니다

gyejib-ai-yeossseumnida — was a girl child

사내아이는

sanaei-neun — the boy (topic marker attached)

잘생긴

jalsaenggin — handsome, good-looking (modifier form)

반면

banmyeon — on the other hand, whereas, in contrast

계집아이는

gyejib-ai-neun — the girl (topic marker attached)

평범한

pyeongbeom-han — ordinary, plain, unremarkable appearance

외모였습니다

oemoyeossseumnida — was the appearance, looks, outward look

어느

eoneu — a certain, one (particular)

날

nal — day

그들이

geudeuri — they (subject marker attached)

어머니의

eomeoni-eui — mother's (possessive marker attached)

방에서

bang-eseo — in the room (locative marker attached)

놀다가

noldaga — while playing, in the middle of playing

우연히

uyeonhi — by chance, accidentally, unexpectedly

거울을

geoul-eul — mirror (object marker attached)

발견하고

balgyeon-hago — discovered, found and...

처음으로

cheoeum-euro — for the first time

자신들의

jasin-deul-eui — their own (reflexive possessive)

모습을

moseup-eul — appearance, figure, image (object marker)

보게

boge — coming to see, so as to see

되었습니다

doeeossseumnida — became, came to be, happened