Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 137

Vocabulary

그녀가

geunyeoga — She (subject marker attached); referring to a female subject

말했다

malhaessda — Said; past tense of 'to speak or say'

어쨌든

eojjaessdeon — Anyway; regardless of the situation or circumstances

당신이

dangsini — You (subject marker); formal second-person pronoun

세우려는

seureuryeoneun — Intending to build or establish something

도시가

dosiga — City (subject marker); an urban settlement or town

그런

geureon — Such; of that kind or type

종류라면

jongnyuramyeon — If it is that kind or type of category

그것을

geugeosel — It (object marker); referring to that thing

채울

chaeeul — To fill; future modifier form of filling something

만큼

mankeum — As much as; to the extent or degree of

충분한

chungbunhan — Sufficient; enough in quantity or amount

바보들을

babodeureul — Fools (object marker); stupid or foolish people

찾는

chatneun — Finding or looking for; present modifier of seek

데

de — In doing; place or act of doing something

오랜

oraen — Long; a long period of time

시간이

sigani — Time (subject marker); a period or duration

걸릴

geollil — Will take; future modifier of taking time

것입니다

geosimnida — It is; formal declarative sentence ending noun form

피리

piri — Traditional Korean flute or pipe instrument

부는

buneun — Playing (wind instrument); present modifier of blow

어부

eobu — Fisherman; a person who catches fish professionally

연주할

yeonjuhal — To perform music; future modifier of playing instrument

수

su — Ability; expresses possibility or capability of doing

있는

inneun — Existing or having; present modifier of 'to be'

한

han — One; a single person or thing

어부가

eobuga — Fisherman (subject marker); person catching fish

어느

eoneu — One; a certain unspecified day or thing

날

nal — Day; a single calendar day

그물과

geumulgwa — Net (and); fishing net used to catch fish

가지고

gajigo — Taking along; carrying or bringing something with oneself

해변으로

haebyeoneumeo — To the beach; toward the seashore or coastline

내려갔다

naeryeogassda — Went down; past tense of descending to a place

그리고

geurigo — And; connecting two sentences or clauses together

돌출된

dolchuldoen — Protruding; jutting out from a surface or structure

바위

bawi — Rock or boulder; a large natural stone formation

위에

wie — On top of; indicating position above a surface

자리를

jarireul — Seat or spot (object); a place to sit or stand

잡고

jabgo — Taking a spot; settling into a position and continuing

음악이

eumagi — Music (subject marker); organized sound for listening

물고기들을

mulgogideureul — Fish (plural object marker); aquatic animals in water

바다

bada — Sea or ocean; large body of salt water

밖으로

bakkeuро — To the outside of; out beyond a boundary

뛰어오르게

ttwieooreuge — To make jump up; leap or spring out of water

할

hal — Will do; future modifier expressing intention or action

것이라고

geosirarago — Thinking that it will be; indirect quotation form

생각하며

saenggakhemyeo — While thinking; doing something simultaneously with thought

곡을

gogeul — A piece of music (object marker); a musical tune

연주하기

yeonjuhagi — Playing music; noun form of performing an instrument

시작했다

sijakhaessda — Started; past tense of beginning an action

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker); referring to a male subject

한동안

handongан — For a while; for some period of time

계속

gyesok — Continuously; without stopping, ongoing action

연주했지만

yeonjuhaessijiman — Played music but; past tense with contrast conjunction

물고기는

mulgogineun — Fish (topic marker); aquatic animal being discussed

마리도

marido — Not even one (counter for animals); not a single fish

나타나지

natanaji — Not appearing; negative form of showing up or appearing

않았다

anassda — Did not; past tense negative ending

그래서

geuraeseo — So therefore; indicating result or consequence

마침내

machimnae — Finally; at last after a long time

내던지고

naedeonjigo — Throwing aside; discarding something and continuing

바다에

badae — Into the sea; toward or into the ocean

그물을

geumureul — Net (object marker); fishing net cast into water

던져

deonjyeo — Throwing; casting a net or object into water

많은

maneun — Many; a large number or quantity of things

물고기를

mulgogireul — Fish (object marker); aquatic animals caught by net

잡았다

jabassda — Caught; past tense of catching fish or animals

물고기들이

mulgogideuri — Fish (plural subject); multiple fish as the subject

육지에

yukjie — On land; on dry ground as opposed to water

올라와

ollawa — Coming up onto; moving from water to land

해변에서

haebyeoneseo — At the beach; on the seashore location

펄떡이는

peolttaogineun — Flopping or flapping; fish thrashing on dry land

것을

geoseul — The thing (object marker); nominalizer with object marker

보자

boja — Upon seeing; when one sees something happen

외쳤다

oechyeossda — Exclaimed or cried out; spoke loudly in surprise

이

i — These; demonstrative pronoun pointing to nearby things

녀석들

nyeoseokdeul — These guys or creatures; informal reference to beings

내가

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

피리를

pirireul — Flute (object marker); traditional pipe being played

불

bul — To blow; blowing a wind instrument like a flute

때는

ttaeneun — When; at the time of a particular action

춤을

chumeul — Dance (object marker); the act of dancing

추지

chuji — Not dancing; negative form of performing dance

않더니

anteoни — Did not do before but now; contrast with past behavior

이제

ije — Now; at the present moment or time

멈추니

meomchuni — When stopped; upon ceasing an action

다른

dareun — Different or other; not the same as before

것은

geoseun — The thing (topic marker); nominalizer with topic marker

아무것도

amugeotdo — Nothing at all; not anything whatsoever

못

mot — Cannot; inability to perform an action

하는구나

haneuneuna — So you do; exclamatory realization about an action

사람

saram — Person; a human being in general

남자가

namjaga — Man (subject marker); an adult male person

언제나

eonjena — Always; at all times without exception

집

jip — House or home; a residential dwelling

안을

aneul — Inside (object marker); the interior of a space

몰래

mollae — Secretly; without others knowing, stealthily

돌아다니던

doradanideon — Used to roam around; past habitual wandering about

잡아

jaba — Catching; grabbing or capturing a creature

물통에

multonge — Into the water bucket; a container holding water

빠뜨려

ppatteullyeo — Dropping into; causing something to fall into water

죽이려던

jungniryeodeon — Was about to kill; intention to cause death

참에

chame — Just at that moment; at the very point of action

살려달라고

sallyeodallago — Pleading to be spared; begging for one's life

간청하며

gancheonghamyeo — While pleading earnestly; begging desperately for something

그에게

geuege — To him; indirect object referring to the man

설마

seolma — Surely not; expressing disbelief or rhetorical doubt

저를

jeoreul — Me (object, humble); humble first-person object pronoun

죽일

jungil — To kill; future modifier of taking a life

마음은

maeumeun — Heart or intention (topic); one's mind or feelings

없으시겠지요

eopseusigessjiyo — Surely you don't have; polite negative rhetorical question

제가

jega — I (humble subject marker); polite first-person subject

집에

jibe — In the house; inside the home location

쥐와

jwewa — Mice (and); small rodent pests found in homes

없애는

eopsaeneun — Eliminating; getting rid of pests or problems

얼마나

eolmana — How much; to what extent or degree

유용했는지

yuyonghaenneunji — How useful it was; degree of usefulness in past

생각해

saenggakae — Think about; consider or reflect on something

보시고

bosigo — Please consider; honorific form of looking at something

제

je — My (humble); humble possessive first-person pronoun

목숨을

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

감사를

gamsareul — Gratitude (object marker); thankfulness for a kindness

표해

pyohae — Express; show or demonstrate a feeling outwardly

주세요

juseyo — Please give or do; polite request ending

네가

nega — You (subject, informal); informal second-person subject

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all; completely none, used with negation

쓸모없지는

sseulmoeopsjieneun — Not useless; regarding being without value or use

않았다는

anasssdaneun — That it was not; past negative nominalizer form

인정하겠다

injeonghagetda — I will admit; acknowledging or conceding a point

하지만

hajiman — But; however, introducing a contrasting statement

닭을

dalgeul — Chicken (object marker); a domestic bird raised for food

죽인

jungin — Who killed; past modifier of taking a life

누구냐

nugunya — Who is it; informal question asking for identity

고기를

gogireul — Meat (object marker); flesh used as food

훔친

humchin — Who stole; past modifier of stealing something

안

an — Cannot or will not; negative expression of refusal

되겠어

doegesseo — It won't do; expressing something is unacceptable

돼

dwae — Okay or done; short form of acceptance or completion