Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 148

Vocabulary

당나귀는

dangnagwineun — The donkey (subject marker attached)

모든

modeun — Every, all; used before nouns

것을

geoseul — Thing, object (object marker attached)

세

se — Three; native Korean number

개의

gaeui — Of (number of) items; counter for objects

동등한

dongdeunghan — Equal, equivalent in share or status

몫으로

mokseuro — As a share or portion

나누고

nanago — Divides and; splits into parts

겸손하게

gyeomsonhage — Humbly, modestly in manner or attitude

다른

dareun — Other, different; referring to another person or thing

이들에게

ideulege — To these people; dative plural pronoun

먼저

meonjeo — First, before others; in priority order

선택하라고

seontaekharago — Telling someone to choose or select

청했다

cheonghhaetda — Requested, asked politely for something

그러자

geuroja — At that moment, thereupon, then suddenly

사자는

sajaneun — The lion (topic marker attached)

분노가

bunnoga — Anger, rage (subject marker attached)

폭발하여

pokbalhayeo — Exploded, erupted; burst out in rage

당나귀에게

dangnagwiege — To or toward the donkey

달려들어

dallyeodeureo — Rushed at, lunged toward aggressively

그를

geureul — Him; third-person masculine object pronoun

갈기갈기

galgigalgi — Into shreds, torn completely apart

찢어버렸다

jjijeobeoryeotda — Tore apart completely and decisively

그런

geureon — Such, that kind of; demonstrative adjective

다음

daeum — Next, following; after that moment

여우를

yeowureul — The fox (object marker attached)

노려보며

noryeobbomyeo — Glaring, staring menacingly at someone

그에게

geuege — To him; third-person dative pronoun

다시

dasi — Again, once more, anew

나누라고

nanurago — Telling someone to divide or share

명령했다

myeongnyeonghhaetda — Ordered, commanded someone to do something

여우는

yeowuneun — The fox (topic marker attached)

거의

geoui — Almost, nearly; close to entirety

전부를

jeonbureul — Everything, the whole amount (object marker)

사자의

sajaui — Of the lion; lion's possessive form

하나의

hanaui — One single; possessive form of one

큰

keun — Big, large in size

더미에

deomie — In or into a pile or heap

모으고

moeugo — Gathers, collects, and then does more

자신을

jasineul — Oneself; reflexive pronoun object form

위해서는

wihaeseoneun — For the sake of; on behalf of

가능한

ganeunghan — Possible, feasible; as much as possible

한

han — One; also means 'as possible' in context

가장

gajang — Most, the most; superlative degree marker

작은

jageun — Small, tiny in size

조각만

jogakman — Only a piece or fragment

남겨두었다

namgyeodueotda — Left behind, kept aside deliberately

친애하는

chinaehan — Dear, beloved; affectionate form of address

친구여

chinguyeo — Oh friend; vocative form of friend

사자가

sajaga — The lion (subject marker attached)

말했다

malhaetda — Said, spoke; past tense of to say

어떻게

eotteoke — How, in what way

그

geu — That; definite article or pronoun

요령을

yoryeongeul — The knack, skill, or trick (object marker)

그토록

geutorok — So much, to that extent, that greatly

잘

jal — Well, skillfully; adverb of manner

터득했는가

teodeukhaenneun-ga — Did you master or learn the knack?

여우가

yeowuga — The fox (subject marker attached)

대답했다

daedaphaetda — Answered, replied to a question

저요

jeoyo — Me? I?; humble first-person with question

오

o — Oh; interjection of realization or surprise

저는

jeoneun — I (humble); first-person topic marker

당나귀에게서

dangnagwiegeseo — From the donkey; ablative source marker

교훈을

gyohwuneul — The lesson or moral (object marker attached)

얻었습니다

eodeotseumnida — Obtained, learned, received formally

이들의

ideului — Of these people; possessive plural pronoun

불행으로부터

bulhaengeurobuteo — From misfortune or unhappiness

배우는

baeuneun — Who learns; present participle of to learn

자는

janeun — The one who; referring to a person

행복하다

haengbokhada — Is happy, blessed, in a state of happiness

사냥꾼

sanyangggun — Hunter; one who hunts animals

자고새

jagosae — Partridge; a type of game bird

그리고

geurigo — And, also; conjunction connecting clauses

수탉

sutak — Rooster, male chicken

어느

eoneu — A certain, some; indefinite determiner

날

nal — Day; a particular day

사냥꾼이

sanyangkkuni — The hunter (subject marker attached)

허름한

heoреumhan — Shabby, humble, modest in quality

채소와

chaesowa — Vegetables and; with vegetables

빵으로

ppangeuro — With bread; using bread as means

된

doen — Made of, consisting of something

저녁을

jeonyeogeul — The dinner or evening meal (object marker)

먹으려고

meogeuryeogo — Intending to eat; purposive connector

앉았을

anjasseul — When sat down; past modifier form

때

ttae — When, at the time of

친구가

chinguga — A friend (subject marker attached)

예기치

yegichi — Unexpectedly; not anticipated (prefix form)

않게

anke — In a way that does not; negation adverb

찾아왔다

chajawatda — Came to visit, showed up unexpectedly

찬장은

chanjangneun — The cupboard or pantry (topic marker)

비어

bieo — Empty; in a state of being vacant

있었다

isseotda — Was, existed; past tense of to be

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore, so; causal conjunction

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker); third-person subject

밖으로

bakkeuro — To the outside, outward direction

나가

naga — Goes out; exits a place

미끼로

mikkiro — As bait; using something as lure

기르던

gireudeon — Had been raising or keeping (an animal)

길든

gildun — Tame, domesticated; trained to be docile

자고새를

jagosaereul — The partridge (object marker attached)

잡아서

jabhaseo — Caught, grabbed and then did something

막

mak — Just about to; on the verge of

목을

mogeul — The neck (object marker attached)

비틀려

biteullyeo — To twist; being twisted (passive form)

할

hal — About to do; future modifier form

자고새가

jagosaega — The partridge (subject marker attached)

외쳤다

oechyeotda — Cried out, shouted, exclaimed

설마

seolma — Surely not, you can't possibly mean it

저를

jeoreul — Me (humble object marker); first person

죽이지는

jugijineun — Would kill; negative rhetorical topic form

않으시겠죠

aneusigessjoyo — Surely you wouldn't, would you? (polite)

다음에

daeume — Next time, afterward, in the future

새

sae — Bird; also means new in other contexts

사냥을

sanyangeul — Hunting (object marker attached)

나가실

nagasil — When you go out (honorific modifier form)

저

jeo — I, me (humble first-person pronoun)

없이

eopsi — Without; lacking something or someone

하실

hasil — Will you do? (honorific future modifier)

거예요

geoyeyo — It is going to be; future informal polite

새들을

saedeureul — The birds (plural object marker attached)

그물로

geumullo — With a net; using a net as tool

유인하실

yuinhhasil — Will you lure or entice (honorific form)

건가요

geongayo — Is that what you intend? (polite question)

이

i — This; demonstrative pronoun or determiner

말을

mareul — The words, speech (object marker attached)

듣고

deutgo — Heard and; after hearing something

놓아주고

noajugo — Let go, released and then did more

닭장으로

dalkjangeuro — Toward the chicken coop

갔는데

ganneunde — Went, but; past tense with contrast

그곳에는

geugose-neun — In that place; at that location (topic)

통통한

tongtonghan — Plump, chubby, fat in a round way

어린

eorin — Young, little; referring to young animal

수탉은

sutakeun — The rooster (topic marker attached)

그가

geuga — He (subject marker); third-person subject

무엇을

mueoseul — What; interrogative object pronoun

하려는지

haryeoneun-ji — What he is intending to do

알아채고

arachhaego — Realized, noticed and then did more

자신의

jasinui — One's own; reflexive possessive pronoun

목숨을

moksumeul — One's life (object marker attached)

살려달라고

sallyeodalrago — Begging to be spared or saved

애원하며

aewonhamyeo — Pleading, begging desperately while doing so

죽이시면

jugisimyeon — If you kill (honorific conditional form)

밤

bam — Night; the nighttime hours

시간을

siganeul — Time (object marker); the hours

아시겠어요

asigesseoyo — Will you know? Do you understand? (polite)