Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 130

Vocabulary

자신을

ja-sin-eul — Oneself (object form); reflexive pronoun indicating self

그렇게

geu-reo-ke — Like that; in that way or manner

만든

man-deun — Made; past attributive form of 만들다

것에

geo-se — To the thing/fact; nominalizer with location particle

대해

dae-hae — Regarding; about a certain topic or subject

몹시

mop-si — Extremely; very much, to a great degree

불평했다

bul-pyeong-haet-da — Complained; expressed dissatisfaction or grievance

그러나

geu-reo-na — However; conjunction indicating contrast or opposition

그것이

geu-geo-si — That thing (subject); demonstrative pronoun as subject

자신의

ja-sin-ui — One's own; possessive form of reflexive pronoun

잘못이

jal-mo-si — Fault or mistake (subject); error or wrongdoing

아니라고

a-ni-ra-go — Saying it is not; quotative form of negation

말했다

mal-haet-da — Said; past tense of 말하다, to speak

위해

wi-hae — For the sake of; in order to benefit someone

최선을

choe-seo-neul — Best effort (object); one's utmost or best

다했으며

da-hae-sseu-myeo — Did one's best and; past tense with connective ending

이것이

i-geo-si — This thing (subject); proximal demonstrative as subject

유일한

yu-il-han — Only; sole, the one and only

결점임을

gyeol-jeom-i-meul — Being a flaw (object); defect or shortcoming as object

감안하면

gam-an-ha-myeon — Taking into account; considering a certain factor

충분히

chung-bun-hi — Sufficiently; enough, to an adequate degree

만족해야

man-jo-kae-ya — Must be satisfied; obligation to feel contentment

한다고

han-da-go — Saying that one should; indirect quotative statement

했다

haet-da — Did; general past tense of 하다

사자는

sa-ja-neun — The lion (topic); large feline animal as topic

위로받으려

wi-ro-ba-deu-ryeo — In order to be comforted; seeking consolation

하지

ha-ji — Not do; negative connective form of 하다

않았고

a-nat-go — Did not and; past negative with connective ending

소심함이

so-sim-ha-mi — Timidity (subject); being faint-hearted or cowardly

너무나

neo-mu-na — So very; excessively, to an extreme degree

부끄러워

bu-kkeu-reo-wo — Ashamed; feeling embarrassment or shame

차라리

cha-ra-ri — Rather; preferring one option over another

죽고

juk-go — Die and; connective form of 죽다, to die

싶다고

sip-da-go — Saying one wants to; quoted desire or wish

생각했다

saeng-ga-kaet-da — Thought; past tense of 생각하다, to think

이런

i-reon — This kind of; such a state or situation

마음

ma-eum — Heart; mind, emotions, or inner feelings

상태에서

sang-tae-e-seo — In a state of; from within a certain condition

코끼리를

ko-kki-ri-reul — Elephant (object); large mammal with a trunk

만나

man-na — Meet and; connective form of 만나다, to meet

이야기를

i-ya-gi-reul — Story or conversation (object); talk or narrative

나누었다

na-nu-eot-da — Shared; exchanged words or conversation with someone

그

geu — That; demonstrative adjective referring to something nearby

거대한

geo-dae-han — Enormous; huge in size or scale

짐승이

jim-seung-i — The beast (subject); wild animal or creature

마치

ma-chi — As if; just like, used in comparisons

무언가를

mu-eon-ga-reul — Something (object); an unspecified thing or sound

듣고

deut-go — Listening and; connective form of 듣다, to hear

있는

in-neun — Being; present progressive attributive form

것처럼

geot-cheo-reom — As if it were; like the thing or situation

내내

nae-nae — Throughout; the entire time without interruption

귀를

gwi-reul — Ears (object); the organ used for hearing

쫑긋

jjong-geut — Pricked up; ears raised alertly to listen

세우고

se-u-go — Raising and; connective form of 세우다, to erect

것을

geo-seul — The thing (object); nominalizer with object particle

알아채고

a-ra-chae-go — Noticed and; perceived or detected something

왜

wae — Why; interrogative adverb asking for a reason

그러냐고

geu-reo-nya-go — Asking why that is; quoted question about reason

물었다

mu-reot-da — Asked; past tense of 묻다, to ask a question

바로

ba-ro — Right; exactly at that moment or place

그때

geu-ttae — At that time; that particular moment

모기

mo-gi — Mosquito; small biting insect that buzzes

한

han — One; the numeral one, a single

마리가

ma-ri-ga — One animal (subject); counter for animals as subject

윙윙거리며

wing-wing-geo-ri-myeo — Buzzing and; making a continuous humming sound

날아왔고

na-ra-wat-go — Flew in and; arrived by flying, past connective

코끼리가

ko-kki-ri-ga — The elephant (subject); large mammal as subject

저

jeo — That over there; distal demonstrative or humble I

가련하고

ga-ryeon-ha-go — Pitiful and; deserving pity or compassion

작은

ja-geun — Small; little in size or amount

윙윙거리는

wing-wing-geo-ri-neun — Buzzing; attributive form describing a humming insect

벌레가

beol-le-ga — The bug (subject); insect or small creature

보이나요

bo-i-na-yo — Can you see?; polite interrogative of 보이다

저것이

jeo-geo-si — That thing over there (subject); distal demonstrative

내

nae — My; possessive first person pronoun

귀

gwi — Ear; the organ of hearing

속으로

so-geu-ro — Into the inside; directional particle indicating interior

들어올까봐

deu-reo-ol-kka-bwa — For fear of entering; worried something will come in

두렵습니다

du-ryeop-seum-ni-da — I am afraid; formal expression of fear or dread

번

beon — Time; counter for occurrences or instances

들어오면

deu-reo-o-myeon — If it enters; conditional form of 들어오다

저는

jeo-neun — I (humble topic); humble first person as topic

죽은

ju-geun — Dead; past attributive form of 죽다

목숨이나

mok-su-mi-na — Life or something like it; one's life at stake

다름없어요

da-reum-eop-seo-yo — No different from; equivalent to, as good as

이

i — This; proximal demonstrative adjective

말을

ma-reul — Words or speech (object); what was said

듣자마자

deut-ja-ma-ja — As soon as hearing; immediately upon listening

기운이

gi-u-ni — Energy or spirit (subject); vitality, vigor

솟았다

so-sat-da — Rose up; energy surged or sprang upward

왜냐하면

wae-nya-ha-myeon — Because; conjunction introducing an explanation or reason

코끼리처럼

ko-kki-ri-cheo-reom — Like an elephant; comparing to an elephant

짐승도

jim-seung-do — Even a beast; wild animal with inclusive particle

모기를

mo-gi-reul — Mosquito (object); the small buzzing insect

두려워한다면

du-ryeo-wo-han-da-myeon — If one fears; conditional of being afraid of something

모기보다

mo-gi-bo-da — Than a mosquito; comparative particle attached

만

man — Ten thousand; large number used in multiplication

배나

bae-na — Times larger; multiple times as big

큰

keun — Big; large in size, attributive form

수탉을

su-ta-geul — Rooster (object); adult male chicken

두려워하는

du-ryeo-wo-ha-neun — Fearing; attributive form of being afraid of

것이

geo-si — The thing (subject); nominalizer as subject

그리

geu-ri — That; so, to that extent or degree

부끄러운

bu-kkeu-reo-un — Shameful; embarrassing, causing shame or embarrassment

일은

i-reun — The matter (topic); a thing or affair as topic

아니지

a-ni-ji — Is it not; rhetorical negative tag question

않은가

a-neun-ga — Is it not so; rhetorical question seeking agreement

돼지와

dwae-ji-wa — Pig and; swine with conjunctive particle

양

yang — Sheep; a woolly domesticated farm animal

돼지

dwae-ji — Pig; a domesticated swine animal

떼가

tte-ga — A herd (subject); group or flock of animals

풀을

pu-reul — Grass (object); green vegetation on the ground

뜯고

tteut-go — Grazing and; pulling and eating grass, connective

초원으로

cho-wo-neu-ro — Into the meadow; direction toward an open grassland

들어갔다

deu-reo-gat-da — Entered; went into a place, past tense

양치기가

yang-chi-gi-ga — The shepherd (subject); person who tends sheep

붙잡아

but-ja-ba — Grabbed and; caught or seized, connective form

도살장으로

do-sal-jang-eu-ro — To the slaughterhouse; place where animals are killed

끌고

kkeul-go — Dragging and; pulling forcibly, connective form

가려

ga-ryeo — Intending to go; purposive connective of 가다

하자

ha-ja — When one tried to; as soon as attempting

돼지는

dwae-ji-neun — The pig (topic); swine as the topic of sentence

크게

keu-ge — Loudly or greatly; to a large degree

꽥꽥거리며

kkwaek-kkwaek-geo-ri-myeo — Squealing and; making loud oinking or shrieking sounds

도망치려고

do-mang-chi-ryeo-go — In order to escape; trying to run away

발버둥쳤다

bal-beo-dung-chyeot-da — Struggled; kicked and thrashed to break free