Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 161

Vocabulary

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore; so; as a result of that

그는

geuneun — He; that person (subject marker attached)

자신의

jasinui — One's own; belonging to oneself

안부를

anbureul — Regards; greetings inquiring about someone's wellbeing

물으러

mureuro — In order to ask; going to inquire about something

온

on — Who came; that came (modifier form of 오다)

친구

chingu — Friend; close companion

여우에게

yeoueege — To the fox; directed at the fox

말했습니다

malhaessseumnida — Said; spoke (formal polite past tense)

내

nae — My; belonging to me (informal possessive)

좋은

joeun — Good; fine; pleasant (adjective modifier form)

친구여

chingunyeo — O my friend; vocative form addressing a friend

저

jeo — That (over there); I/me (humble first person)

숲으로

supeuro — Into the forest; toward the woods

가서

gaseo — Going and then; after going somewhere

그곳에

geugose — In that place; at that location

사는

saneun — Living; that lives (present modifier form)

큰

keun — Big; large (modifier form of 크다)

수사슴을

susaseumeul — The stag; male deer (object marker attached)

꾀어

kkoeeo — Luring; enticing; coaxing someone somewhere

굴로

gullo — Into the den; toward the cave or lair

오게

oge — So that (someone) comes; to make come

해

hae — Do; doing (informal imperative or connector form)

주었으면

jueosseumyeon — If you would do (something) for me

나는

naneun — I; me (informal subject with topic marker)

수사슴의

susaseumeui — Of the stag; the stag's (possessive marker)

심장과

simjanggwa — Heart and; the heart together with something

뇌로

noero — With the brain; using the brain as ingredient

저녁

jeonyeok — Evening; dinner time; the evening meal

식사를

siksareul — Meal; dining (object marker attached)

하고

hago — Doing and; to do and then (connector form)

싶은

sipeun — Wanting to; desiring (modifier form of 싶다)

마음이

maeumi — Heart; mind; desire (subject marker attached)

여우는

yeouneun — The fox (topic marker attached)

찾아

chaja — Finding; seeking out; visiting someone

그에게

geuege — To him; directed toward that person

친애하는

chinaeharneun — Dear; beloved; affectionate (formal address modifier)

당신은

dangshineun — You (topic marker); formal second-person pronoun

운이

uni — Luck; fortune (subject marker attached)

좋으십니다

joeushipnida — You are lucky; you are fortunate (formal honorific)

우리의

uriui — Our; belonging to us (possessive marker)

왕

wang — King; ruler; monarch

사자를

sajareul — The lion (object marker attached)

아시지요

ashijyo — You know, don't you (polite confirmatory ending)

그가

geuga — He; that person (subject marker attached)

이제

ije — Now; at this point in time

죽음의

jugeumeui — Of death; death's (possessive marker attached)

문턱에

munturge — On the threshold of; at the brink of something

있으며

isseuumyeo — Is in and; while being in a state

당신을

dangshineul — You (object marker); formal second-person object

짐승들을

jimseungdeureul — The animals; beasts (plural object marker)

다스릴

daseuril — To rule; to govern (future modifier form)

후계자로

hugaejaro — As successor; as the heir to a position

임명하였습니다

immyeonghayeossseumnida — Appointed; designated officially (formal past tense)

제가

jega — I (humble subject); polite first-person subject

이

i — This; referring to something nearby

기쁜

gippeun — Joyful; happy; glad (modifier form)

소식을

sosigeul — News; message (object marker attached)

가장

gajang — Most; the most; first among all

먼저

meonjeo — First; before others; ahead of time

전한

jeonhan — Who delivered; that conveyed (past modifier form)

잊지

itji — Forget (negative connector); do not forget

않으시길

aneushigil — Please do not (honorific negative request form)

바랍니다

baramnida — I hope; I wish; I request (formal ending)

저는

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

돌아가야

doragaya — Must return; have to go back somewhere

합니다

hamnida — Do; does (formal polite present tense ending)

제

je — My (humble possessive); polite first-person possessive

충고를

chunggoreul — Advice; counsel (object marker attached)

들으신다면

deurushindamyeon — If you listen to; if you would hear (honorific)

당신도

dangshindo — You also; you too (inclusive particle)

함께

hamkke — Together; along with someone else

가셔서

gashyeoseo — Going (honorific); after going there respectfully

마지막을

majimaGeul — The last; the final moment (object marker)

하시는

hashineun — Doing (honorific present modifier); respectfully doing

것이

geoshi — Thing; fact (subject marker); nominalized clause

좋을

joeul — Will be good; it would be better (modifier)

것입니다

geoshibnida — It is; it will be (formal nominal sentence ending)

수사슴은

susaseumeun — The stag (topic marker); male deer as topic

크게

keuge — Greatly; largely; to a great extent

우쭐해져서

ujjulhaejyeoseo — Becoming conceited; growing puffed up with pride

아무것도

amugeoktto — Nothing at all; not anything whatsoever

의심하지

uishimhaji — Suspect; doubt (negative connector form)

않은

aneun — Not doing (past negative modifier form)

채

chae — While; in the state of; without changing state

여우를

yeouReul — The fox (object marker attached)

따라

ttara — Following; going after someone or something

사자의

sajaui — The lion's; belonging to the lion

갔습니다

gatssseumnida — Went; had gone (formal polite past tense)

안으로

aneuro — Into the inside; toward the interior of something

들어서자마자

deureoseojamaja — As soon as entering; the moment one stepped inside

사자가

sajaga — The lion (subject marker attached)

덤벼들었지만

deombyeodeureodjiman — Pounced but; attacked but (contrasting connector)

사자는

sajaneun — The lion (topic marker attached)

도약을

doyageul — The leap; the jump (object marker attached)

잘못

jalmot — Wrongly; incorrectly; making a mistake

판단하였고

pandanhayeotgo — Misjudged and; made wrong judgment (connector past)

귀만

gwiman — Only the ear; nothing but the ear

찢긴

jjitgin — Torn; ripped (past passive modifier form)

도망쳐

domangchyeo — Fleeing; running away from danger

최대한

As much as possible; to the maximum extent

빨리

ppalli — Quickly; fast; at high speed

숲의

supui — Of the forest; the forest's (possessive marker)

피신처로

pishincheoRo — To the refuge; toward the place of escape

돌아갔습니다

doragaassseumnida — Returned; went back (formal polite past tense)

몹시

mopshi — Extremely; very much; severely

낙담하였고

nakdamhayeotgo — Was discouraged and; felt dejected (connector past)

사자

saja — Lion; the king of beasts

역시

yeokshi — Also; too; as expected; likewise

실망하였습니다

shilmanghayeossseumnida — Was disappointed; felt let down (formal past tense)

왜냐하면

waenyahameun — Because; the reason being that

병에도

byeongeodo — Even with illness; despite being sick

불구하고

bulguHago — Despite; in spite of; notwithstanding

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; highly

배가

baega — Stomach (subject marker); belly as subject

고파지고

gopajigo — Becoming hungry; growing more and more hungry

때문입니다

ttaemunibNida — It is because; the reason is (formal ending)

꾀어오는

kkoeeooneun — Luring and bringing; enticing to come (modifier)

것을

geoseul — Thing; act (object marker on nominalized clause)

다시

dashi — Again; once more; anew

한

han — One; a single (numeral modifier form)

번

beon — Time; instance; counter for occurrences

시도해

shidohae — Attempt; try (informal connector or imperative form)

달라고

dallago — Requesting that someone do something for oneself

간청하였습니다

gancheonghayeossseumnida — Implored; earnestly requested (formal polite past tense)