Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 153

Vocabulary

때때로

ttae-ttae-ro — Sometimes, occasionally, from time to time

여러

yeo-reo — Several, various, many different

진찰을

jin-chal-eul — Medical examination (object particle attached)

받았는데

bad-ass-neun-de — Received (an examination), but / and then

한

han — One; a single (numeral modifier)

명을

myeong-eul — Person/people (counter, object particle attached)

제외한

je-oe-han — Excluding, except for one person

모든

mo-deun — All, every (modifier for all things/people)

생명이

saeng-myeong-i — Life (subject particle attached)

당장

dang-jang — Immediately, right now, at once

위험하지는

wi-heom-ha-ji-neun — Is not dangerous (negation topic contrast form)

않지만

an-ji-man — Does not (verb), but / however

병이

byeong-i — Illness, disease (subject particle attached)

상당히

sang-dang-hi — Considerably, quite, fairly significantly

오래

o-rae — For a long time, lengthy duration

지속될

ji-sok-doel — Will continue, will persist over time

것이라고

geot-i-ra-go — Quoted prediction that something will be

말했다

mal-haet-da — Said, told (past tense declarative)

대해

dae-hae — Regarding, about, concerning a topic

다른

da-reun — Different, other, another (modifier)

견해를

gyeon-hae-reul — Opinion, view, perspective (object particle)

가졌던

ga-jyeot-deon — Had held, used to have (retrospective modifier)

의사

ui-sa — Doctor, physician, medical professional

즉

jeuk — That is, namely, in other words

마지막으로

ma-ji-ma-geu-ro — Lastly, finally, for the last time

진찰한

jin-chal-han — Who examined (modifier form of 진찰하다)

최악의

choe-ak-ui — Worst, most terrible (possessive modifier)

상황을

sang-hwang-eul — Situation, circumstances (object particle attached)

준비하라고

jun-bi-ha-ra-go — Told to prepare (imperative quoted command)

당신은

dang-sin-eun — You (formal pronoun, topic particle attached)

살

sal — To live; also unit for age counting

날이

nal-i — Day(s) remaining (subject particle attached)

스물네

seu-mul-ne — Twenty-four (native Korean numeral)

시간도

si-gan-do — Even (this many) hours (particle 도 = even)

남지

nam-ji — Remaining (negative verb stem form)

않았습니다

an-ass-seup-ni-da — Did not (formal polite past negation)

그리고

geu-ri-go — And, and also, furthermore (conjunction)

제가

je-ga — I (humble first-person subject form)

아무것도

a-mu-geot-do — Nothing at all (negative indefinite pronoun)

수

su — Ability, possibility (bound noun after verb)

것

geot — Thing, fact (nominalizing bound noun)

같아

ga-ta — Seems like, appears to be (conjecture)

두렵습니다

du-ryeop-seup-ni-da — I am afraid, I fear (formal polite form)

그러나

geu-reo-na — However, but, nevertheless (conjunction)

결과적으로

gyeol-gwa-jeok-eu-ro — As a result, consequently, in the end

완전히

wan-jeon-hi — Completely, entirely, totally wrong

틀렸다

teul-ryeot-da — Was wrong, was mistaken (past declarative)

며칠이

myeo-chil-i — Several days (subject particle attached)

지나자

ji-na-ja — Once/after (time) passed (sequential connector)

그

geu — That, the (demonstrative/article-like modifier)

병자는

byeong-ja-neun — The sick person, the patient (topic marker)

자리에서

ja-ri-e-seo — From one's place/bed (locative particle)

일어나

il-eo-na — Got up, rose (sequential verb form)

바깥으로

ba-kkat-eu-ro — To the outside, outdoors (directional particle)

산책을

san-chaek-eul — A walk, stroll (object particle attached)

나갔는데

na-gat-neun-de — Went out (past), and / but then

사실

sa-sil — Actually, in fact, the truth

귀신처럼

gwi-sin-cheo-reom — Like a ghost, resembling a spirit

창백한

chang-baek-han — Pale, pallid (modifier form)

얼굴을

eol-gul-eul — Face (object particle attached)

하던

ha-deon — Was doing (retrospective action modifier)

중

jung — In the middle of, during (bound noun)

자신의

ja-sin-ui — One's own (reflexive possessive modifier)

죽음을

ju-geum-eul — Death (object particle attached)

예언했던

ye-eon-haet-deon — Had prophesied, had predicted (retrospective modifier)

만났다

man-nat-da — Met, encountered (past declarative)

어머나

eo-meo-na — Oh my! Expression of surprise or shock

어떻게

eo-tteo-ke — How, in what way (interrogative adverb)

지내십니까

ji-nae-sip-ni-kka — How are you getting along? (formal honorific)

분명

bun-myeong — Clearly, obviously, certainly (adverb)

저승에서

jeo-seung-e-seo — From the underworld, from the afterlife

막

mak — Just now, right at this moment

돌아오셨겠군요

dol-a-o-syeot-get-gun-yo — You must have just returned (honorific inferential)

부디

bu-di — Please, I earnestly request (polite adverb)

말씀해

mal-sseum-hae — Please tell (honorific form of 말하다)

주시죠

ju-si-jyo — Please do (for me) — polite request ending

저세상으로

jeo-se-sang-eu-ro — To the other world, to the afterlife

떠난

tteo-nan — Who departed, who left (modifier form)

친구들은

chin-gu-deul-eun — Friends (plural, topic particle attached)

거기서

geo-gi-seo — There, at that place (locative particle)

지내고

ji-nae-go — Getting along, living (connective verb form)

있습니까

it-seup-ni-kka — Are (they)? Formal polite interrogative ending

아주

a-ju — Very, quite, extremely (intensifying adverb)

편안하게

pyeon-an-ha-ge — Comfortably, at ease (adverbial form)

있습니다

it-seup-ni-da — There is/are; they are (formal polite)

상대방이

sang-dae-bang-i — The other party, counterpart (subject particle)

대답했다

dae-dap-haet-da — Answered, replied (past declarative)

망각의

mang-gak-ui — Of oblivion, of forgetfulness (possessive modifier)

물을

mul-eul — Water (object particle attached)

마셔서

ma-syeo-seo — Having drunk, drank and so (causal connector)

삶의

sam-ui — Of life, life's (possessive modifier)

고통을

go-tong-eul — Pain, suffering, agony (object particle)

잊어버렸거든요

ij-eo-beo-ryeot-geo-deun-yo — They forgot completely, you see (explanatory ending)

그런데

geu-reon-de — But, by the way, however (conjunction)

떠나기

tteo-na-gi — Departing, leaving (nominalized verb form)

바로

ba-ro — Right, just, directly (adverb of immediacy)

전에

jeon-e — Before, prior to (time particle)

당국에서는

dang-guk-e-seo-neun — The authorities (topic/locative particle attached)

기소할

gi-so-hal — To prosecute, to indict (future modifier form)

준비를

jun-bi-reul — Preparation (object particle attached)

왜냐하면

wae-nya-ha-myeon — Because, the reason being (causal conjunction)

병자들을

byeong-ja-deul-eul — The sick patients (plural object particle)

자연스럽게

ja-yeon-seu-reop-ge — Naturally, in a natural manner (adverb)

죽도록

juk-do-rok — Until death, so as to die (purposive form)

내버려

nae-beo-ryeo — Leave alone, abandon (connective verb form)

두지

du-ji — Let be, keep (negative verb stem form)

않고

an-ko — Without doing, not doing (connective negation)

자신들의

ja-sin-deul-ui — Their own (plural reflexive possessive modifier)

기술을

gi-sul-eul — Skill, technique (object particle attached)

이용해

i-yong-hae — Using, making use of (connective verb form)

살려

sal-ryeo — Keeping alive, saving (connective verb form)

두기

du-gi — Keeping (someone) in a state (nominalized)

때문입니다

ttae-mun-im-ni-da — It is because of (formal causal ending)

당신도

dang-sin-do — You also, you too (particle 도 = also)

함께

ham-kke — Together, along with (adverb)

기소하려

gi-so-ha-ryeo — Intending to prosecute (intentional verb form)

했지만

haet-ji-man — Tried to / did, but (past concessive)

아니라

a-ni-ra — Is not (copula negation connector)

그저

geu-jeo — Just, merely, simply (minimizing adverb)

사기꾼에

sa-gi-kkun-e — A fraud, a swindler (locative/object particle)

불과하다고

bul-gwa-ha-da-go — Is nothing more than, is merely (quoted form)

확신시켜

hwak-sin-si-kyeo — Convinced, persuaded someone (causative connector)

주었습니다

ju-eot-seup-ni-da — Gave, did (for someone) — formal polite past