Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 144

Vocabulary

바로

baro — Right away, immediately, or exactly at that point

그때

geuttae — At that time, at that moment

사자

saja — A lion, large wild cat

한

han — One, a certain (counter or article-like modifier)

마리가

mariga — Counter for animals, subject-marked (one animal)

그에게

geuege — To him, toward that person

달려들어

dallyeodeureo — Rushing at, lunging toward someone aggressively

그를

geureul — Him, object form of 'he/that person'

잡아먹기

jabameoкgi — To catch and eat, to devour prey

시작했습니다

sijakhaessseumnida — Began, started doing something (formal past tense)

그가

geuga — He, subject form of 'that person'

외쳤습니다

oechyeossseumnida — Shouted, cried out loudly (formal past tense)

내가

naega — I, me (subject marker attached to 나)

사실을

sasireul — The truth, the fact (object-marked)

놓치지

nochiji — Not missing, not letting slip away

않았더라면

anassdeollamyeon — If only I had not (counterfactual past condition)

헛된

heotdoen — Vain, futile, empty, without substance

공상으로

gongsangeuro — Due to fantasy, because of idle daydreaming

인해

inhae — Due to, because of, owing to

망하지

manghaji — Not being ruined or destroyed (negated form)

않았을

anasseul — Would not have (negative past supposition)

텐데

tende — Expresses regret or contrary-to-fact wish

농부와

nongbuwa — The farmer and… (with the farmer)

늑대

neukdae — A wolf, wild canine predator

농부

nongbu — A farmer, person who works the land

명이

myeongi — Counter for people, subject-marked (one person)

쟁기에서

jaenggieso — From the plow, away from the plowing implement

소들을

sodeuruel — The oxen/cows (plural, object-marked)

풀어

pureo — Untying, releasing, setting loose

물을

mureul — Water (object-marked)

마시게

masige — So that (they) drink, letting them drink

하러

hareo — In order to do, going to do (purpose)

데려갔습니다

deryeogassseumnida — Took (someone) along, led away (formal past)

자리를

jarireul — The spot, place, or seat (object-marked)

비운

biun — Having vacated, left empty (a place)

사이

sai — Between, gap, interval of time or space

반쯤

banjjeum — About half, halfway, semi-

굶주린

gumjurin — Starving, famished, severely hungry

나타나

natana — Appearing, showing up, coming into view

쟁기

jaenggi — A plow, farming tool to turn soil

쪽으로

jjogeuro — Toward, in the direction of

다가가

dagaga — Approaching, drawing closer to something

달린

dallin — Attached, hanging on, connected to

가죽

gajuk — Leather, animal hide or skin

끈을

kkeuneul — The strap, cord, or tie (object-marked)

씹기

ssipgi — Chewing, gnawing on something

굶주림을

gumjurimeul — Hunger, starvation (object-marked)

채우려는

chaeuryeoneun — Intending to fill or satisfy (a need)

희망으로

huimangeuro — With hope, in the hope of something

필사적으로

pilsajeogeutro — Desperately, with all one's might

중

jung — In the middle of, while doing something

어찌하다

eojjihada — Somehow, by some means or circumstance

보니

boni — Upon seeing, having noticed, as it turns out

엉켜버렸고

eongkyeobeoryeotgo — Got tangled up and (continued)…

겁을

geobeul — Fear, fright (object-marked)

먹은

meogeun — Having eaten; also 'having taken on' (fear)

늑대는

neukdaeneun — The wolf (topic-marked)

쟁기를

jaenggireul — The plow (object-marked)

끌고

kkeurgo — Dragging, pulling along (and then…)

가려는

garyeoneun — Intending to go, as if trying to go

듯

deut — As if, seemingly, appearing to

당기며

danggimyeo — Pulling while, yanking and (doing something else)

빠져나오려고

ppajyeona oryeogo — Trying to break free, attempting to escape

안간힘을

anganHimeul — Every last effort, straining with all one's strength

썼습니다

sseossseumnida — Used, exerted, employed (formal past tense)

농부가

nongbuga — The farmer (subject-marked)

돌아와

dorawa — Returning, coming back (to a place)

상황을

sanghwangeul — The situation, circumstances (object-marked)

보고는

bogoneun — Upon seeing and then, having observed (topic shift)

이런

ireon — This kind of, such (exclamatory or descriptive)

못된

motdoen — Wicked, mischievous, ill-behaved

녀석

nyeoseok — Fellow, rascal, creature (informal, slightly scolding)

제발

jebal — Please (earnest plea), I beg you

도둑질을

dodukjireul — Theft, stealing (object-marked)

그만두고

geumandigo — Stopping, quitting, ceasing to do

정직하게

jeongjikage — Honestly, in an upright manner

일이나

irina — Just work, at least do some work

하면

hamyeon — If (you) do, when doing something

좋겠구나

joketguna — It would be good, I wish you would (informal)

개미에게

gaemieге — By the ant, from the ant (dative/agent)

물린

mullin — Bitten, having been bitten by something

남자

namja — A man, male person

언젠가

eonjenga — Someday, at some point in time

배

bae — A ship, boat, or vessel

척이

cheogi — A counter for ships; one ship (subject-marked)

승무원

seungmuwon — Crew member, staff aboard a ship or plane

전원과

jeonwongwa — With all members, together with the entire crew

함께

hamkke — Together, along with

침몰하는

chimmolhaneun — Sinking (a ship), going under the water

것을

geoseul — The thing, the fact of (nominalizer, object-marked)

보고

bogo — Seeing, having seen, after watching

신들의

sindeureui — Of the gods, belonging to the deities

불공정함에

bulgongjeongame — Regarding the unfairness, injustice of the gods

대해

daehae — About, regarding, concerning something

심하게

simhage — Severely, harshly, in an extreme manner

비난했습니다

binanhaessseumnida — Criticized, condemned, blamed (formal past tense)

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic-marked), those people

사람의

Of a person, belonging to people

품성

pumseong — Character, moral nature, personal virtue

따위는

ttawineun — Such things as, the likes of (dismissive tone)

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all, completely (with negation)

상관하지

sanggwanhaji — Not caring about, not concerning oneself with

않고

anko — Without doing, not doing and then…

선한

seonhan — Good, virtuous, morally upright

자와

jawa — The person and… (formal noun for person)

악한

akhan — Evil, wicked, morally corrupt

자를

jareul — The person (object-marked, formal noun)

죽음으로

jugeumeuro — To death, into death, toward dying

하고

hago — Saying, and, with (quotation or conjunction)

말했습니다

malhaessseumnida — Said, spoke, stated (formal past tense)

서

seo — Standing; at (a place) (connective or locative)

있던

itdeon — Where (someone) was, used to be (past descriptive)

곳

got — Place, location, spot

근처에

geuncheoe — Nearby, in the vicinity of

개미집이

gaemijibe — An anthill, ant nest (subject-marked)

하나

hana — One, a single thing

있었는데

isseonnunde — There was, existed (background clause connector)

말하는

malhaneun — Speaking, saying (present attributive)

순간

sungan — The instant, the very moment

개미

gaemi — An ant, small social insect

그의

geuui — His, belonging to him (possessive)

발을

bareul — The foot/feet (object-marked)

물었습니다

mureossseumnida — Bit, stung (formally, past tense)

화가

hwaga — Anger, fury (subject-marked in phrase 화가 나다)

난

nan — Having arisen; 화가 난 = angered, furious

그는

geuneun — He (topic-marked)

개미집

gaemijip — An anthill, nest where ants live

돌아서서

doraseseo — Turning around and then (doing something)

발로

ballo — With one's foot, by foot

짓밟아

jitbalba — Trampling, stomping on forcefully

아무

amu — Any, no (with negation), whatsoever

잘못도

jalmotdo — Not even a fault, no wrongdoing at all

없는

eomneun — Without, lacking, nonexistent (attributive)

수백

subaek — Hundreds of, several hundred

마리의

mariui — Of (animals), possessive counter for animals

개미들을

gaemideureul — The ants (plural, object-marked)

밟아

balba — Stepping on, treading upon

죽였습니다

jugyeossseumnida — Killed, caused to die (formal past tense)