Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 116

Vocabulary

그가

geuga — He (subject marker attached); third person masculine subject

달아나면서

daranaMYeonseo — While running away or fleeing from something

새끼

saeкки — Young offspring of an animal; baby animal

염소에게

yeomso-ege — To the goat; dative marker attached to goat

돌아서서

dorasoseo — Turning around and then doing something else

말했습니다

malhaetsseumnida — Said or spoke; formal past tense of to say

이건

igeon — This is; contraction of 이것은, this thing

내가

naega — I (subject form); first person singular subject

완전히

wanjeonhi — Completely, entirely, fully without exception

받을

badeul — Will receive; future modifier form of to receive

만한

manhan — Worth; deserving of; as much as something

일이야

iriya — It is a matter or thing; informal sentence ending

내

nae — My; first person singular possessive pronoun

직업은

jigeombeun — As for my job or occupation; topic marker attached

정육점이고

jeongyukjeomigo — Is a butcher shop and; connecting clause about occupation

너를

neoreul — You (object form); second person singular object

기쁘게

gippeuge — Happily; in a way that pleases someone

하려고

haryeogo — In order to do; expressing intention or purpose

피리를

piireul — Flute or pipe (object form); wind instrument object

불

bul — To play a wind instrument; blow (modifier form)

이유가

iyuga — Reason or cause (subject form); no reason existed

없었어

eopseosseo — There was none; informal past tense of not exist

채무자와

chaemujawa — The debtor and; person who owes money, with connector

그의

geuui — His; third person singular masculine possessive pronoun

암퇘지

amtweji — A female pig; sow used in farming or market

한

han — One; a certain; indefinite article equivalent in Korean

남자가

namjaga — A man (subject form); adult male person as subject

빚을

bijeul — Debt (object form); money owed to another person

지게

jige — To incur or come to have; so as to acquire debt

되었고

doeeotgo — Became and; past tense connecting two clauses together

채권자로부터

chaegwonjarobuteo — From the creditor; person owed money, source marker

돈을

doneul — Money (object form); currency as the sentence object

갚으라는

gapeulaneun — Demanding repayment; command to pay back a debt

독촉을

dokchokugeul — Pressure or urging (object); strong demand for action

받았습니다

badatsseumnida — Received; formal past tense of to receive something

그러나

geureona — However, but; conjunction indicating contrast or opposition

그

geu — That; the; third person pronoun or demonstrative adjective

당시에는

dangsie-neun — At that time; referring to a specific past moment

갚을

gapeul — To repay (modifier form); future form of pay back

방법이

bangbeobi — Method or way (subject form); means of doing something

없었기에

eopseotgie — Because there was none; causal form of not existing

기한

gihan — Deadline or time limit; set period for a task

연장을

yeonjangеul — Extension (object form); prolonging a deadline or period

간청했습니다

gancheonghaetsseumnida — Pleaded or begged; formally requested with earnest sincerity

채권자는

chaegwonjaneun — The creditor (topic); person to whom money is owed

거절하며

geojolhamyeo — Refusing and; rejecting while doing something else simultaneously

당장

dangjang — Immediately, right now; without any delay whatsoever

갚아야

gapaya — Must repay; obligation to pay back a debt

한다고

handago — Saying that one must do; indirect quotation of obligation

그러자

geureoja — Then, thereupon; conjunction showing immediate consequence

채무자는

chaemujaneun — The debtor (topic); person who owes money to creditor

자신이

jasini — Oneself (subject form); reflexive pronoun referring to self

가진

gajin — Having; possessed; modifier form of to have something

유일한

yuirhan — The only one; sole; unique item among all things

암퇘지를

amtweijireul — The sow (object form); female pig as sentence object

데리고

derigo — Taking along; bringing a person or animal somewhere

시장으로

sijangеuro — To the market; directional marker attached to marketplace

가서

gaseo — Going and then; sequential connector after going somewhere

팔려고

pallyeogo — In order to sell; expressing intention of selling something

내놓았습니다

naenoa-tsseumnida — Put up for sale; formally placed something out for selling

마침

machim — Coincidentally, just then; happening at the right moment

채권자도

chaegwonjado — The creditor too; creditor also present at that place

그곳에

geugose — At that place; locative marker attached to that location

있었습니다

isseotseumnida — Was present; formal past tense of to exist or be

잠시

jamsi — A short while; briefly; a moment of short duration

후

hu — After; later; following a certain event or time

구매자가

gumaejaga — The buyer (subject); person who purchases goods or animals

나타나

natana — Appeared and; showed up, came into view sequentially

암퇘지가

amtweijiga — The sow (subject form); female pig as grammatical subject

새끼를

saеккireul — Offspring (object); young of an animal as object

잘

jal — Well, skillfully; adverb meaning doing something capably

낳는지

nanneunjи — Whether it gives birth; question about birthing ability

물었습니다

mureotseumnida — Asked; formal past tense of to ask a question

네

ne — Yes; affirmative response in Korean conversation

채무자가

chaemujaga — The debtor (subject); person owing money as subject

아주

aju — Very, extremely; adverb intensifying the following adjective

훌륭한

hullyunghan — Excellent, splendid; of very high quality or standard

새끼들을

saеккideureul — The young ones (object plural); multiple offspring as object

낳지요

nachi-yo — It gives birth, you know; soft assertion about birthing

놀라운

nollaun — Surprising, amazing; something that causes astonishment

것은

geoseun — The thing is; topic marker attached to the fact that

축제

chukje — Festival, celebration; a public event of festivity

때는

ttaeneun — When it is; at the time of; temporal topic marker

암컷을

amkeoSeul — Female (object form); female animal as sentence object

수컷을

sukeoseul — Male (object form); male animal as sentence object

낳는다는

nanneundaneun — That it gives birth to; indirect quotation about birthing

겁니다

geomнida — It is the case that; formal assertive sentence ending

이것들은

igeotdeureun — These things (topic); plural demonstrative as sentence topic

축제들이었습니다

chukjеdeuri-eotseumnida — Were festivals; formal past tense plural of festival

축제에서는

chukjee-seoNeun — At festivals; locative topic marking festival as location

다른

dareun — Different, other; adjective indicating something else entirely

수퇘지를

sutweijireul — The boar (object); male pig as sentence object

제물로

jemyullo — As a sacrifice; offering made to a deity or god

바쳤으며

bachyeosseumyeo — Offered and; past tense connecting two sacrificial acts

염소를

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

바쳤습니다

bachyeotseumnida — Offered as sacrifice; formally past tense of to offer

곁에

gyeote — Beside, next to; near the side of someone or something

서

seo — Standing; sequential connector after standing somewhere

있던

itdeon — Who was there; past modifier form of to be present

채권자가

chaegwonjaga — The creditor (subject); person owed money as subject

끼어들었습니다

kkieodeureotseumnida — Interrupted or intruded; formally cut into a conversation

놀라지

nollaji — Don't be surprised; negative imperative of to be surprised

마십시오

masipsio — Please do not; formal negative imperative ending in Korean

손님

sonnim — Customer, guest; polite term for a visitor or buyer

더

deo — More; additionally; comparative adverb indicating increase

때

ttae — Time, occasion; a specific moment or period when

이

i — This; demonstrative adjective referring to nearby thing

낳는답니다

nanneundamnida — It gives birth to, I tell you; assertive hearsay ending

대머리

daemеori — Bald head; a person who has lost all their hair

사냥꾼

sanyankkun — Hunter; a person who hunts animals for sport

머리카락을

meorikarageul — Hair (object form); strands of hair as sentence object

모두

modu — All, everyone, everything; totality without exception

잃은

ireun — Lost; past modifier form of to lose something

가발을

gabareul — Wig (object form); artificial hair covering as object

쓰기

sseugi — Wearing or writing; nominalized form of to wear or write

시작했고

sijakhaetgo — Started and; past tense connecting beginning of an action

어느

eoneu — A certain, some; indefinite modifier before nouns

날

nal — Day; a single day or the day when something occurs

사냥을

sanyangeul — Hunting (object form); the act of hunting as object

나갔습니다

nagatsseumnida — Went out; formal past tense of to go outside somewhere

달아나면서

daranAmyeonseo — While fleeing away; escaping and simultaneously doing something