Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 147

Vocabulary

세상에

se-sang-e — In the world; expression of surprise or emphasis

황소가

hwang-so-ga — Bull (subject form); an adult male bovine animal

한

han — One; a single unit or item

마리도

ma-ri-do — Not even one (counter for animals); emphasizes absence

없었으므로

eop-seo-sseu-eu-mo-ro — Because there was none; causal connective of absence

작은

ja-geun — Small; of little size or scale

황소

hwang-so — Bull; adult male cattle

백

baek — One hundred; the number 100

개를

gae-reul — Units/pieces (object form); general counter for items

만들어

man-deu-reo — Made; created something by hand or process

제단에

je-dan-e — On the altar; a sacred platform for offerings

바치면서

ba-chi-myeon-seo — While offering; presenting something as a sacrifice simultaneously

동시에

dong-si-e — At the same time; simultaneously

이렇게

i-reo-ke — Like this; in this manner or way

말했습니다

mal-haet-seum-ni-da — Said; spoke in formal past tense

신들이여

sin-deu-ri-yeo — O gods; vocative address calling upon deities

저는

jeo-neun — I (humble subject form); polite first-person subject

서원을

seo-won-eul — Vow (object form); a solemn promise or pledge

이행했음을

i-haeng-haet-eum-eul — That (I) fulfilled; nominalized past fulfillment of duty

증언해

jeung-eon-hae — Testify; bear witness to a fact

주시길

ju-si-gil — Please do (for me); polite request form

청합니다

cheong-ham-ni-da — I request; formally ask for something

신들은

sin-deu-reun — The gods (topic form); deities as topic of sentence

그에게

geu-e-ge — To him; dative form indicating recipient

복수하기로

bok-su-ha-gi-ro — Decided to take revenge; intent to retaliate

결심하고

gyeol-sim-ha-go — Made a decision and; resolved to do something

꿈을

kkum-eul — Dream (object form); a vision during sleep

보냈습니다

bo-naet-seum-ni-da — Sent; dispatched something or someone formally

꿈속에서

kkum-sok-e-seo — Inside the dream; within a dream setting

해변으로

hae-byeon-eu-ro — To the beach; toward a seaside location

가서

ga-seo — Going and then; sequential connective of motion

그곳에서

geu-got-e-seo — From/at that place; referring to a previously mentioned location

발견할

bal-gyeon-hal — Will discover; future modifier form of to find

가져오라는

ga-jyeo-o-ra-neun — Instruction to bring; directive to fetch something

지시를

ji-si-reul — Instruction (object form); an order or directive

받았습니다

bad-at-seum-ni-da — Received; got something given or sent formally

몹시

mop-si — Extremely; very much, intensely

흥분하여

heung-bun-ha-yeo — Being excited; in a state of agitation or excitement

달려간

dal-ryeo-gan — Ran to; rushed toward a destination

강도

gang-do — Robber; a person who commits robbery

무리를

mu-ri-reul — Group (object form); a band or pack of people

만났고

man-nat-go — Met and; encountered someone, then something followed

그들은

geu-deu-reun — They (topic form); third-person plural subject

그를

geu-reul — Him (object form); third-person male object

붙잡아

but-jab-a — Grabbed; seized or caught hold of someone

노예로

no-ye-ro — As a slave; in the capacity of a slave

팔기

pal-gi — Selling; the act of selling something

위해

wi-hae — For the purpose of; in order to do something

끌고

kkeul-go — Dragging and; pulling someone along forcibly

갔습니다

gat-seum-ni-da — Went; moved to another place formally

그리고

geu-ri-go — And; conjunction connecting sentences or clauses

그들이

geu-deu-ri — They (subject form); third-person plural subject marker

팔았을

par-at-seul — When (they) sold; past modifier of selling action

때

ttae — Time; when; a point or period in time

받은

bad-eun — Received; past modifier describing something gotten

금액은

geum-aek-eun — The amount of money; a sum or financial figure

정확히

jeong-hwak-hi — Exactly; precisely, without error

할

hal — Can do; future/ability modifier of to do

수

su — Ability; possibility, used in 할 수 있다

있는

it-neun — That exists; present modifier of existence or ability

것보다

geot-bo-da — Than what; comparative form involving a thing

더

deo — More; to a greater degree or extent

많은

man-eun — Many; a large quantity or number

것을

geo-seul — Thing (object form); a nominalized object of action

약속하지

yak-sok-ha-ji — Do not promise; negative imperative of to promise

마라

ma-ra — Don't; imperative negative command ending

개들과

gae-deul-gwa — Dogs and; plural dogs with conjunction particle

가죽

ga-juk — Leather; hide or skin of an animal

옛날에

yet-nal-e — Long ago; in the old days, once upon a time

굶주림에

gulm-ju-rim-e — From hunger; in a state of starvation

지친

ji-chin — Exhausted; worn out from effort or hardship

개

gae — Dog; a domesticated canine animal

여러

yeo-reo — Several; various, more than a few

마리가

ma-ri-ga — (Counter for animals) subject form; several animals as subject

강에

gang-e — In the river; at or in a flowing body of water

담가져

dam-ga-jyeo — Soaked in; submerged or steeped in liquid

몇

myeot — Several; how many, an indefinite small number

장을

jang-eul — Sheets/pieces (object form); flat item counter

발견했지만

bal-gyeon-haet-ji-man — Discovered but; found something yet faced a contrast

물이

mul-i — Water (subject form); liquid water as subject

너무

neo-mu — Too; excessively, more than appropriate

깊어서

gip-eo-seo — Because it is deep; causal connective of depth

가죽에

ga-juk-e — To the leather; at or toward the hide

닿을

da-eul — Will reach; future modifier of touching or reaching

수가

su-ga — Possibility (subject form); ability or chance as subject

없었습니다

eop-seot-seum-ni-da — There was not; formal past tense of nonexistence

그래서

geu-rae-seo — Therefore; so, as a result of that

머리를

meo-ri-reul — Head (object form); the head of a person or animal

맞대고

mat-dae-go — Putting heads together; pressing heads against each other

있을

it-seul — Will be; future modifier of existence or state

만큼

man-keum — As much as; to the extent or degree of

강이

gang-i — River (subject form); a flowing body of water

얕아질

yat-a-jil — Will become shallow; future modifier of shallowing

때까지

ttae-kka-ji — Until the time; up to a certain point in time

강물을

gang-mul-eul — River water (object form); water from a river

마시기로

ma-si-gi-ro — Decided to drink; committed to the act of drinking

결정했습니다

gyeol-jeong-haet-seum-ni-da — Decided; made a formal decision about something

하지만

ha-ji-man — However; but, introducing a contrasting statement

그렇게

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

되기

doe-gi — Becoming; the nominalized form of to become

훨씬

hwol-ssin — Far more; by a great degree, much more so

전에

jeon-e — Before; prior to a time or event

물을

mul-eul — Water (object form); liquid water as direct object

많이

man-i — A lot; in large quantity or degree

마셔

ma-syeo — Drinking; drank, consumed liquid

배가

bae-ga — Belly (subject form); stomach or abdomen as subject

터지고

teo-ji-go — Burst and; exploded or ruptured, then something followed

말았습니다

mar-at-seum-ni-da — Ended up doing; regrettable completion of an action

사자

sa-ja — Lion; a large wild cat, apex predator

여우

yeo-u — Fox; a cunning wild canine animal

당나귀

dang-na-gwi — Donkey; a domesticated beast of burden

당나귀가

dang-na-gwi-ga — Donkey (subject form); donkey as grammatical subject

함께

ham-kke — Together; all at once, as a group

사냥을

sa-nyang-eul — Hunting (object form); the act of hunting prey

나갔습니다

na-gat-seum-ni-da — Went out; departed formally for an activity

곧

got — Soon; shortly after, before long

전리품을

jeol-li-pum-eul — Spoils/loot (object form); goods captured in victory

획득했고

hoek-deuk-haet-go — Obtained and; acquired something successfully, then continued

사자는

sa-ja-neun — The lion (topic form); lion as topic of sentence

당나귀에게

dang-na-gwi-e-ge — To the donkey; dative particle indicating recipient

그것을

geu-geot-eul — That thing (object form); referring to previously mentioned item

나누어

na-nu-eo — Dividing; sharing out among members

달라고

dal-la-go — Asking to give; indirect request for something

요청했습니다

yo-cheong-haet-seum-ni-da — Requested; formally asked for something from someone