Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 163

Vocabulary

삽을

sabeul — Shovel (object marker attached)

잃어버린

ileobeolin — Lost; having lost something

남자

namja — Man; adult male person

한

han — One; a certain (determiner)

남자가

namjaga — Man (subject marker attached)

자신의

jasinui — One's own; belonging to oneself

포도원을

podowoneul — Vineyard (object marker attached)

파는

paneun — Digging; cultivating (present participle)

일을

ireul — Work; task (object marker attached)

하고

hago — Doing; performing (connective form)

있었는데

isseonnunde — Was doing; background action connective

어느

eoneu — A certain; some (determiner)

날

nal — Day; a specific day

일하러

ilhareo — To go work; in order to work

왔다가

watdaga — Came and then; arrived but then

삽이

sabi — Shovel (subject marker attached)

없어진

eopseojin — Disappeared; gone missing

것을

geoseul — Thing; fact (object marker attached)

알아챘다

arachyeotda — Noticed; realized; became aware of

일꾼

ilkkun — Worker; laborer; hired hand

중

jung — Among; in the middle of

명이

myeongi — Person/people (counter with subject marker)

훔쳐갔을

humchyeoganneul — Must have stolen and taken away

것이라

geosira — It must be that; supposing it is

생각한

saenggakhan — Thought; having thought (modifier form)

그는

geuneun — He; that person (topic marker)

그들을

geudeureul — Them; those people (object marker)

면밀히

myeonmilhi — Closely; thoroughly; carefully

캐물었지만

kaemureotjiman — Questioned closely but; interrogated however

그들은

geudeureun — They; those people (topic marker)

하나같이

hanagachi — Unanimously; all alike; without exception

아무것도

amugeotdo — Nothing at all; not anything

모른다고

morеundago — Claiming not to know; saying ignorant

부인했다

buinhaetda — Denied; refused to admit; rejected claim

그들의

geudeului — Their; belonging to them

부인에

buine — Denial; refusal (locative marker attached)

납득하지

napdeukaji — Not being convinced; failing to accept

못하고

motago — Unable to; failing to (connective)

모두

modu — All; everyone; altogether

함께

hamkke — Together; all at once

마을로

maeulro — To the village; toward the town

가서

gaseo — Going and then; after going

절도에

jeoldoe — In theft; regarding the stealing

관여하지

gwanyeohaji — Not being involved; not participating

않았음을

anasseumеul — The fact of not having done

신전에서

sinjeoneseo — At the temple; in the shrine

맹세할

maengsehal — To swear; will take an oath

고집했다

gojiphaetda — Insisted; stubbornly demanded; persisted

이는

ineun — This; this fact (topic marker)

그가

geuga — He; that person (subject marker)

소박한

sobakhan — Simple; humble; plain and unadorned

시골

sigol — Countryside; rural area; village

신들을

sindeureul — Gods; deities (object marker attached)

그다지

geudaji — Not very; not particularly; not that much

신뢰하지

silloehaji — Not trusting; lacking confidence in

더

deo — More; additionally; even more so

영민한

yeongminhan — Clever; sharp; astute and perceptive

마을의

maeului — Of the village; town's (possessive)

신들은

sindeureun — Gods; deities (topic marker attached)

도둑을

dodugeul — Thief; robber (object marker attached)

놓치지

notchiji — Not missing; not letting slip away

않을

aneul — Will not; future negative modifier

생각했기

saenggakaetgi — Because thought; since believed (causal)

때문이었다

ttaemuniyeotda — Was because of; due to the reason

그들이

geudeuri — They; those people (subject marker)

성문

seongmun — City gate; fortress entrance gate

안으로

anuro — Into; inward; to the inside

들어섰을

deureoseosseul — Having entered; when they stepped inside

때

ttae — When; at the time of

처음으로

cheoeumuro — For the first time; firstly

들은

deureun — Heard; having heard (modifier form)

것은

geoseun — Thing; fact (topic marker attached)

시내

sinae — Downtown; city center; in town

무언가를

mueongarеul — Something; some unspecified thing (object)

훔쳐

humchyeo — Stealing; having stolen (connective form)

간

gan — Went; gone (past modifier form)

도둑에

doduge — Regarding the thief; about the robber

대한

daehan — Regarding; about; concerning

정보에

jeongboe — Information; intelligence (locative attached)

현상금을

hyeonsanggeumeul — Bounty money; reward (object marker)

내건다는

naegeondaneun — Offering; posting a reward (quoted modifier)

외침이었다

oechimiyeotda — Was a shout; was a cry announcement

남자는

namjaneun — The man (topic marker attached)

혼자

honja — Alone; by oneself

중얼거렸다

jungeolgeoryeotda — Muttered; grumbled quietly to oneself

그냥

geunyang — Just; simply; without reason

집으로

jibeuro — To home; toward one's house

돌아가는

doraganeun — Returning; going back (present modifier)

게

ge — Thing; it (contracted nominalizer)

낫겠다는

natgetdaneun — Thinking it would be better (quoted)

생각이

saenggagi — Thought; idea (subject marker attached)

드는군

deuneungun — It seems; I feel (exclamatory ending)

이

i — This (demonstrative determiner)

마을

maeul — Village; town; small community

신들이

sindeuri — Gods; deities (subject marker attached)

자기네

jagine — Their own; belonging to themselves

도둑도

dodukdo — Even their own thief (also marker)

잡지

japji — Catching; not catching (negative connective)

못한다면

motandamyeon — If unable to; if they cannot

내

nae — My; mine (first person possessive)

누군지

nugunji — Who it is; the identity of whom

알려줄

allyeojul — Will tell; will inform someone

가능성은

ganeungseongеun — Possibility; likelihood (topic marker)

거의

geoui — Almost; nearly; hardly any

없겠지

eopgetji — There probably won't be; unlikely exists

사냥꾼

sanyangkkun — Hunter; one who hunts animals

사냥꾼이

sanyangkkuni — Hunter (subject marker attached)

그물로

geumulro — With a net; using a trap net

잡아서

jabасео — Having caught; catching and then

막

mak — Just about to; right at the moment

목을

mogeul — Neck; throat (object marker attached)

참에

chame — At the moment; just as about to

목숨을

moksumeul — Life; one's life (object marker)

살려달라고

sallyeodalrago — Asking to be spared; begging for life

애처롭게

aecheoreopge — Pitifully; pathetically; in a piteous way

호소하며

hosohamyeo — Appealing; pleading while making appeal

말했다

malhaetda — Said; spoke; told

저를

jeoreul — Me (humble first person, object marker)

죽이지

jugiji — Not killing; refrain from killing

마시고

masigo — Please don't; refrain and (imperative)

살려주세요

sallyeojuseyo — Please spare my life; let me live

그러면

geureomyeon — If so; then; in that case

다른

dareun — Other; different; another

당신의

dangsinui — Your; belonging to you (polite)

유인하여

yuinhayeo — Luring; enticing; leading into a trap

은혜를

eunhyereul — Favor; grace; kindness (object marker)

갚겠습니다

gapgetseumnida — Will repay; will return the favor