Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 140

Vocabulary

까마귀와

kkamagwi-wa — crow (with particle 'and/with')

뱀

baem — snake

배고픈

baegopеun — hungry, feeling hunger

까마귀가

kkamagwi-ga — crow (subject marker attached)

햇볕이

haetbyeochi — sunlight, sunshine (subject form)

잘

jal — well, nicely, properly

드는

deuneun — entering, coming in (modifying form)

곳에

gose — at a place, in a spot

잠들어

jamdeulео — fallen asleep, sleeping

있는

inneun — existing, being present (modifier)

뱀을

baemeul — snake (object marker attached)

발견하고

balgyeonhago — discovered and, having found

발톱으로

baltabeuro — with claws, using talons

집어

jibeo — picked up, grabbed with fingers or claws

들어

deulео — lifted, raised up

방해받지

banghaebaкji — not disturbed, without being interrupted

않고

anko — without doing, not doing and

먹을

meogeul — to eat (future/intention modifier)

수

su — ability, possibility (noun form)

곳으로

gosеuro — to a place, toward a spot

옮기려

omgiryео — intending to move, about to transfer

하던

hadeon — was doing, used to do (past modifier)

중

jung — middle, in the midst of

뱀이

baemi — snake (subject marker attached)

머리를

meorireul — head (object marker attached)

그를

geureul — him (object marker attached)

물었습니다

mureotseumnida — bit, did bite (formal past tense)

그것은

geugeoseun — it, that thing (topic marker)

독뱀이었고

dokbaemieotgo — was a venomous snake and

그

geu — that, the (demonstrative)

물림은

mulrimеun — the bite (topic marker attached)

치명적이었습니다

chimyeongjeogiеotseumnida — was fatal, was deadly (formal)

죽어가는

jugеoganeun — dying, in the process of dying

말했습니다

malhaetseumnida — said, spoke (formal past tense)

이

i — this (demonstrative pronoun)

얼마나

eolmana — how much, how very

잔인한

janinhan — cruel, brutal, merciless

운명인가

unmyeonginga — is this fate, what a destiny

나는

naneun — I (topic marker attached)

운

un — luck, fortune

좋게

joke — luckily, favorably, in a good way

먹이를

meogireul — prey, food (object marker attached)

발견했다고

balgyeonhaetdago — that I found, saying I discovered

생각했는데

saenggakhaenneunde — I thought, but I believed

그것이

geugeosi — it, that thing (subject marker)

내

nae — my (possessive pronoun)

목숨을

moksumeul — life, one's life (object form)

앗아가고

asagago — taking away, snatching life

말았구나

maratguna — ended up doing, alas it happened

개들과

gaedеulgwa — dogs (plural, with 'and/with')

여우

yеou — fox

어느

eoneu — a certain, some (determiner)

날

nal — day

개들이

gaedеuli — dogs (plural, subject marker)

사자의

sajaui — of the lion, lion's (possessive)

가죽을

gajugeul — hide, skin, leather (object form)

이빨로

ibbalro — with teeth, using fangs

물어뜯고

mureotteutgo — biting and tearing, gnawing

있었습니다

isseotseumnida — were doing, was in progress (formal)

바로

baro — right, exactly, just at that moment

그때

geuttae — at that time, then

여우가

yeouga — fox (subject marker attached)

지나가며

jinaagamyeo — passing by, while walking past

너희들은

neohidеuleun — you all (plural, topic marker)

분명

bunmyeong — clearly, obviously, certainly

자신들이

jasindеuli — themselves (subject marker attached)

매우

maeu — very, extremely, greatly

용감하다고

yonggamhadago — that they are brave, saying courageous

생각하겠지만

saenggakhagetjiman — you might think, but you would suppose

만약

manyak — if, in case, supposing

저것이

jeogeosi — that thing (over there, subject form)

살아있는

sarainneun — living, alive (modifying form)

사자라면

sajаramyeon — if it were a lion

그의

geuui — his, its (possessive form)

발톱이

baltabi — claws, talons (subject marker)

너희

neohi — you all, your (plural)

이빨보다

ibbalboda — than teeth, compared to fangs

훨씬

hwolssin — much more, far greater, by far

날카롭다는

nalkaropдaneun — that it is sharp, being razor-sharp

것을

geoseul — thing, fact (object marker attached)

알게

alge — come to know, get to realize

될

doel — will become, would be (future modifier)

거야

geoya — it is, it will be (informal ending)

매

mae — hawk, falcon

한

han — one, a single

마리가

mariga — counter for animals (subject form)

늘

neul — always, constantly, as usual

그랬듯이

geurаetdеusi — as it always did, as usual

참나무

chamnamu — oak tree

가지에

gajie — on a branch, at a twig

앉아

anja — sitting, perched, seated

노래를

noraereul — song (object marker attached)

부르고

bureogo — singing and, calling and

이내

inae — soon, shortly after, immediately

그녀를

geunyeoreul — her (object marker attached)

자리로

jariro — to the spot, toward the place

날아들어

naradeulео — flew in, swooped into

낚아챘습니다

nakkachaetseumnida — snatched, caught swiftly (formal past)

막

mak — just about to, right at the moment

갈기갈기

galgigalgi — into shreds, into pieces, torn apart

찢으려는

jjijeuryeoneun — about to tear, intending to rip

순간

sungan — moment, instant

그녀는

geunyeoneun — she (topic marker attached)

살려달라고

sallyeodalrago — begging to be saved, please spare me

애원했습니다

aewonhaetseumnida — pleaded, begged desperately (formal past)

저는

jeoneun — I (humble/polite, topic marker)

당신에게

dangsinege — to you, for you (dative form)

좋은

joeun — good, worthy, fine

먹이가

meogiga — prey, food (subject marker attached)

만큼

mankeum — as much as, to the extent of

크지

keuji — large, big (negation base form)

않아요

anayo — am not, do not (polite negative)

그녀가

geunyeoga — she (subject marker attached)

간청했습니다

gancheonghaetseumnida — implored, earnestly requested (formal past)

더

deo — more, even more

큰

keun — big, large (modifier form)

새들

saedеul — birds (plural form)

중에서

jungeso — among, from within

찾아야

chajaya — must find, should look for

할

hal — should do, will do (future modifier)

거예요

geyeyo — it is, you should (polite ending)

매는

maeneun — the hawk (topic marker attached)

약간의

yakganui — a little, slight, some (modifier)

경멸스러운

gyeongmyeolseureoun — contemptuous, scornful, disdainful

눈빛으로

nunbicheuro — with a look in the eyes, glancing

바라보았습니다

baraboatseumnida — looked at, gazed upon (formal past)