Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 141

Vocabulary

당신은

dangsin-eun — You (subject marker attached); formal second person pronoun.

나를

na-reul — Me; first person pronoun with object marker.

매우

mae-u — Very; extremely; to a great degree.

단순한

dansun-han — Simple; uncomplicated; straightforward in nature.

사람으로

saram-euro — As a person; with directional particle attached.

생각하는

saenggak-haneun — Thinking; who thinks; present attributive form.

것이

geot-i — The thing that; nominalizer with subject marker.

틀림없군요

teullim-eomgun-nyo — It must be; without doubt; certainly so.

그가

geu-ga — He; third person male pronoun with subject marker.

말했다

malhaet-da — Said; spoke; past tense of 말하다.

만약

man-yak — If; supposing; used to introduce a conditional clause.

당신이

dangsin-i — You (subject); formal pronoun with subject marker.

내가

nae-ga — I; first person pronoun with subject marker.

현재

hyeonjae — Currently; at present; the present time.

아무런

amureon — Any; no (with negative); used before negation.

징조도

jingjo-do — Even a sign; omen; indication (with also marker).

보이지

boi-ji — Is not visible; does not appear; negative stem form.

않는

an-neun — Not doing; negative present attributive modifier.

더

deo — More; further; additionally; comparative adverb.

나은

na-eun — Better; improved; superior comparative adjective form.

것을

geot-eul — The thing; nominalizer with object marker attached.

얻을

eodeul — To obtain; to get; future attributive verb form.

기회를

gihoe-reul — Opportunity; chance; with object marker attached.

위해

wihae — For the sake of; in order to; for a purpose.

확실한

hwaksilhan — Certain; definite; sure; clear and reliable.

상을

sang-eul — Prize; reward; award with object marker.

포기할

pogi-hal — To give up; to abandon; future attributive form.

것이라고

geos-irago — That it is the case; quotative nominalizer form.

생각한다면

saenggak-handamyeon — If (you) think; conditional form of 생각하다.

장미와

jangmi-wa — Rose; flower with conjunctive particle and.

정원에서

jeongwon-eseo — In the garden; from the garden; location particle.

나란히

naranhi — Side by side; in parallel; next to each other.

꽃을

kkot-eul — Flower; blossom with object marker attached.

피웠고

piwotgo — Bloomed and; blossomed; past tense connective form.

이웃에게

i-us-ege — To the neighbor; neighbor with dative particle.

나는

na-neun — I; first person subject pronoun with topic marker.

당신의

dangsin-ui — Your; belonging to you; possessive form.

아름다움과

areumdaum-gwa — Beauty and; the quality of being beautiful.

달콤한

dalkomhan — Sweet; pleasantly sweet in taste or smell.

향기가

hyanggi-ga — Fragrance; sweet scent with subject marker.

얼마나

eolmana — How much; how very; to what degree.

부럽던지

bureop-deonji — How envious I was; exclamatory past envy form.

그토록

geu-torok — So much; to that extent; in that degree.

모두에게

modu-ege — By everyone; to everyone; all people dative.

사랑받는

sarangbat-neun — Being loved; receiving love; present attributive form.

것은

geot-eun — The fact that; nominalizer with topic marker.

당연하지요

dangyeonha-jiyo — It is natural; of course; obviously so.

그러나

geureona — However; but; nevertheless; contrastive conjunction.

장미는

jangmi-neun — The rose; rose with topic marker attached.

목소리에

moksori-e — In the voice; tone of voice with locative particle.

약간의

yakgan-ui — A little; some; slight amount possessive form.

슬픔을

seulpeum-eul — Sadness; sorrow with object marker attached.

담아

dam-a — Containing; holding; carrying within (connective form).

대답했다

daedap-haetda — Answered; replied; past tense of 대답하다.

아

a — Ah; oh; interjection expressing emotion or realization.

나의

na-ui — My; belonging to me; first person possessive.

소중한

sojunghan — Precious; dear; valuable and cherished.

친구여

chingu-yeo — O friend; vocative form addressing a friend warmly.

잠시

jamsi — For a moment; briefly; a short period of time.

동안만

dongan-man — Only during; only for the duration of time.

피울

piul — To bloom; to make flower; future attributive form.

뿐이에요

ppun-i-eyo — Only; merely; nothing more than; limiting expression.

꽃잎은

kkonip-eun — Petals; flower petals with topic marker attached.

곧

got — Soon; shortly; before long; immediately.

시들어

sideulео — Wither; fade; droop; connective form of 시들다.

떨어지고

tteoreoji-go — Fall and; drop; past connective form of 떨어지다.

그러면

geureomyeon — Then; in that case; if so; conditional connector.

죽지요

jukji-yo — Will die; perish; polite present-future form.

하지만

hajiman — But; however; yet; contrastive conjunction.

꽃은

kkot-eun — The flower; blossom with topic marker attached.

잘려도

jallryeo-do — Even if cut; even when severed; concessive form.

결코

gyeolko — Never; by no means; used with negative verbs.

시들지

sideul-ji — Does not wither; negative stem of 시들다.

않아요

an-ayo — Does not; polite negative ending form.

그것들은

geugeotdeul-eun — They; those things; plural pronoun with topic marker.

영원하니까요

yeongwonha-nikka-yo — Because they are eternal; everlasting explanatory form.

남자

namja — Man; male adult person.

말

mal — Horse; large domesticated equine animal.

황소

hwangso — Bull; ox; adult male bovine animal.

그리고

geurigo — And; also; in addition; additive conjunction.

개

gae — Dog; common domesticated canine animal.

어느

eoneu — A certain; some; one particular unspecified item.

겨울날

gyeoulnal — Winter day; a day during the winter season.

심한

simhan — Severe; intense; extreme in degree.

폭풍이

pokpung-i — Storm; violent storm with subject marker.

치는

chi-neun — Raging; striking; present attributive form of 치다.

동안

dongan — During; while; for a period of time.

한

han — One; a; single; numeral or article-like determiner.

마리

mari — Counter for animals; one animal unit.

마리가

mari-ga — Animal (subject); counter with subject marker attached.

어떤

eotteon — A certain; some kind of; what kind of.

남자의

namja-ui — A man's; belonging to a man; possessive form.

집에

jib-e — To the house; at home; location particle.

와서

waseo — Came and; arriving; connective past form of 오다.

피신처를

pisincheo-reul — Shelter; refuge; place of refuge with object marker.

구했다

guhaetda — Sought; looked for; past tense of 구하다.

그는

geu-neun — He; that person with topic marker attached.

기꺼이

gikkeoi — Willingly; gladly; with pleasure and goodwill.

그들을

geudeul-eul — Them; third person plural with object marker.

받아들였고

bad-adeullyeotgo — Accepted and; welcomed; past connective of 받아들이다.

춥고

chupgo — Cold and; being cold; connective adjective form.

젖어

jeo-jeo — Wet; soaked; connective form of 젖다.

있었기

iss-eotgi — Because they were; past nominalized causal form.

때문에

ttaemun-e — Because of; due to; reason-causal postposition.

그들의

geudeul-ui — Their; belonging to them; plural possessive form.

안락을

allak-eul — Comfort; ease; physical well-being with object marker.

불을

bul-eul — Fire; flame with object marker attached.

피웠다

piwotda — Lit a fire; kindled; past tense of 피우다.

앞에는

ap-e-neun — In front of; before; with topic marker attached.

귀리를

gwiri-reul — Oats; cereal grain with object marker attached.

건초를

geoncho-reul — Hay; dried grass with object marker attached.

놓아

no-a — Place and; set down; connective form of 놓다.

주었으며

ju-eoss-eumyeo — Gave and; provided; past connective of 주다.

개에게는

gae-ege-neun — To the dog; for the dog with topic marker.

자신의

jasin-ui — One's own; his own; reflexive possessive pronoun.

저녁

jeonyeok — Evening; dinner time; the evening meal.

식사

siksa — Meal; dining; act of eating a meal.

나머지를

nameoji-reul — The rest; remainder; leftovers with object marker.

먹였다

meogyeotda — Fed; caused to eat; past tense of 먹이다.

가라앉고

gara-ankgo — Calming down and; subsiding; connective form of 가라앉다.

떠나려

tteonaryeo — About to leave; intending to depart; intentive form.

할

hal — To do; about to do; future attributive of 하다.

때

ttae — Time; moment; when; a point in time.

그들은

geudeul-eun — They; third person plural with topic marker.

다음과

daeum-gwa — Following and; next; with conjunctive particle.

같은

gateun — Same; like; similar; attributive form of 같다.

방식으로

bangsik-euro — In a way; in a manner; method with particle.

감사함을

gamsaham-eul — Gratitude; thankfulness with object marker attached.

표하기로

pyoha-giro — Decided to express; show; intentive nominalized form.

결심했다

gyeolsim-haetda — Decided; resolved; past tense of 결심하다.

인간의

ingan-ui — Human; of humanity; human possessive modifier.

삶을

salm-eul — Life; one's life with object marker attached.

서로

seoro — Each other; mutually; one another.

나누어

nanuweo — Dividing and; sharing; connective form of 나누다.

각자

gakja — Each person; each individually; each one separately.

자신만의

jasin-man-ui — Only one's own; unique to oneself; possessive form.

고유한

goyuhan — Unique; inherent; distinctive; characteristic to something.

특성으로

teukseong-euro — With characteristics; traits with directional particle.

그

geu — That; the; third person demonstrative determiner.

삶의

salm-ui — Of life; life's; possessive form of 삶.

부분을

bubun-eul — Part; portion; section with object marker attached.

부여했다

buyeo-haetda — Bestowed; granted; assigned; past tense of 부여하다.