Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 167

Vocabulary

자신에게

jasineге — To oneself; referring back to the subject

남겨진

namgyeojin — Left behind; remaining after something is gone

것이

geosi — Thing that; nominalizer particle combination

아무것도

amugeotdo — Nothing at all; not anything whatsoever

없었기

eopseotgi — Because there was not; past negative existence

때문에

ttaemune — Because of; due to a reason or cause

어떻게

eotteoke — How; in what way or manner

해야

haeya — Must do; have to do something

할지

halji — Whether to do; uncertainty about action

몰라

molla — Not knowing; unaware of something

당황했습니다

danghwanghaetsseumnida — Was embarrassed or flustered by a situation

하지만

hajiman — However; but; introducing a contrasting statement

마침내

machimnae — Finally; at last after a long time

그는

geuneun — He; third-person masculine pronoun with topic marker

죽은

jugeun — Dead; deceased person or thing

자를

jareul — Person; individual as object of a verb

위해

wihae — For the sake of; on behalf of someone

흘리는

heulllineun — Shedding; flowing as in tears or liquid

눈물이

nunmuri — Tears; water from eyes when crying

자신의

jasinui — One's own; belonging to oneself

되어야

doeeoya — Must become; should turn into something

한다고

handago — Saying that one will do; reported speech marker

결정했습니다

gyeoljeonghаetsseumnida — Decided; made a firm decision about something

따라서

ttaraseo — Therefore; consequently; as a result

슬픔의

seulpeumui — Of grief; possessive form of sadness

신도

sindo — Even a god; deity with additive particle

다른

dareun — Other; different from what is mentioned

신들과

sindeulgwa — With the gods; plural deities with conjunction

마찬가지입니다

machangajiimnida — Is the same; just like; no different from

사람들이

saramdeuri — People; humans as subject of a sentence

그에게

geuege — To him; directed toward that person

마땅한

mattanghan — Proper; fitting; what is rightfully deserved

것을

geoseul — Thing; object noun form with accusative marker

더

deo — More; to a greater degree or extent

경건하게

gyeonggeонhage — Devoutly; in a pious and reverent manner

바칠수록

bachilsurok — The more one offers or dedicates something

자신이

jasini — Oneself as subject; referring to the self

베풀어야

bepureoya — Must bestow; should generously give to others

할

hal — Will do; future modifier form of 하다

아낌없이

akimeopsi — Generously; without holding back anything

줍니다

jumnida — Gives; formal polite form of to give

떠난

tteonan — Departed; having left or passed away

오래

orae — Long time; for an extended duration

애도하는

aedohaneun — Mourning; grieving for someone who has died

것은

geoseun — The thing that; nominalizer with topic marker

좋지

jochi — Not good; negative form of being good

않습니다

aneumnida — Does not; formal negative ending in Korean

그렇지

geureochi — Otherwise; if not that; negating a condition

않으면

aneumyeon — If not; conditional negative clause connector

그러한

geureohan — Such; of that kind or nature

애도에서만

aedoeseoman — Only in mourning; exclusively within grief

기쁨을

gippeumeul — Joy; happiness as object of a verb

찾는

chatneun — Seeking; looking for something or someone

신이

sini — A god; deity as subject of a sentence

새로운

saeroun — New; fresh; not existing before

눈물의

nunmurui — Of tears; possessive relating to crying

원인을

wonineul — Cause; reason for something as object

빠르게

ppareuge — Quickly; rapidly; in a fast manner

보내올

bonaeeol — Will send over; future form of sending

것입니다

geosimnida — It is the thing that; formal declarative ending

매

mae — Hawk; a bird of prey

솔개

solgae — Black kite; a medium-sized predatory bird

그리고

geurigo — And; additionally connecting two elements

비둘기들

bidulgiDeul — Pigeons; doves; plural form of pigeon

어느

eonou — A certain; some particular unspecified thing

비둘기집에

bidulgijibe — In a dovecote; at pigeons' dwelling place

사는

saneun — Living in; residing at a place

비둘기들은

bidulgiDeuleun — The pigeons; doves as topic of sentence

솔개에게

solgaeege — By the kite; directed toward the kite

시달리고

sidalrigo — Being troubled; suffering from harassment or attack

있었는데

isseonnunde — Was happening; background situation connector

솔개는

solgaeneun — The kite; black kite as topic of sentence

때때로

ttaettaero — Sometimes; occasionally; from time to time

급강하하여

geupganghahayeo — Diving steeply; swooping down rapidly from above

그들

geudeul — They; them; third-person plural pronoun

중

jung — Among; in the middle of a group

하나를

hanareul — One; a single item as object of verb

낚아채

nakkachae — Snatched; grabbed swiftly with a swift motion

갔습니다

gatsseumnida — Went away; formal past tense of to go

그래서

geuraeseo — So; therefore; as a result of that

적으로부터

jeogeurobuteo — From the enemy; originating from an adversary

자신들을

jasindeureul — Themselves; reflexive plural pronoun as object

지켜달라고

jikyeodalrago — Asking to protect; requesting defense on their behalf

매를

maereul — The hawk; bird of prey as object of verb

비둘기집으로

bidulgijibeuroe — Into the dovecote; toward the pigeons' home

초대했습니다

chodaehаetsseumnida — Invited; formally welcomed someone to a place

곧

got — Soon; shortly after; before long

자신들의

jasindeului — Their own; belonging to themselves

어리석음을

eoriseogeumeul — Foolishness; stupidity as object of a verb

후회했습니다

huhoehaetsseumnida — Regretted; felt remorse for a past action

매가

maega — The hawk; bird of prey as subject

하루

haru — One day; a single day's time

동안

dongan — During; for a period of time

죽인

jugin — Killed; past modifier of to kill

비둘기의

bidulgiui — Of the pigeon; possessive relating to doves

수가

suga — Number; count as subject of a sentence

솔개가

solgaega — The kite; black kite as subject of sentence

일

il — One; the number one in Korean

년

nyeon — Year; a period of twelve months

수보다

suboda — Than the number; comparative particle with count

많았기

manhasgi — Because it was more; past reason clause

때문입니다

ttaemun imnida — It is because; formal causal explanatory ending

여인과

yeoingwa — A woman and; female person with conjunction

농부

nongbu — Farmer; a person who works agricultural land

얼마

eolma — Some time; a certain amount of time ago

전

jeon — Before; ago; prior to the present time

남편을

nampyeoneul — Husband; male spouse as object of verb

잃은

ireun — Lost; having lost something or someone

한

han — A; one; a certain unspecified individual

여인이

yeoini — A woman; female person as subject of sentence

매일

maeil — Every day; daily without exception

그의

geuui — His; belonging to him possessive pronoun

무덤을

mudeumeul — The grave; burial site as object of verb

찾아가

chajaга — Going to visit; heading toward a place

슬픔을

seulpeumeul — Sadness; grief as object of a verb

한탄하곤

hantanhagon — Used to lament; habitually expressed deep sorrow

했습니다

haetsseumnida — Did; formal past tense of to do

그리

geuri — So; that; not very in negative context

멀지

meolji — Not far; negative form of being distant

않은

aneun — Not; negative modifier form of an adjective

곳에서

goseseo — From a place; at a certain location

밭을

bateul — A field; farmland as object of a verb

갈고

galgo — Plowing; tilling the ground and also doing

있던

itdeon — Was doing; past background activity modifier

농부가

nongbuga — The farmer; agricultural worker as subject

그

geu — That; the; referring to previously mentioned entity

여인을

yeoin eul — The woman; female person as object of verb

보고

bogo — Seeing; looking at and then doing something

아내로

anaero — As a wife; taking as a spouse direction

삼고

samgo — Making someone; taking as and also doing

싶다는

siptaneun — Wanting to; desiring to do reported as modifier

마음이

maeumi — Heart; mind; feelings as subject of sentence

생겼습니다

saenggyeossseumnida — Arose; a feeling or desire came about

쟁기를

jaengireul — The plow; farming tool as object of verb

내려놓고

naeryeonoko — Putting down; setting aside and then doing more

그녀

geunyeo — She; her; third-person feminine pronoun

곁에

gyeote — Beside; next to; near someone's side

와서

waseo — Coming and then; arrived and subsequently did

앉아

anja — Sitting down; taking a seated position

자신도

jasindo — Oneself also; even the person themselves

눈물을

nunmureul — Tears; water from eyes as object of verb

흘리기

heulligi — Shedding tears; letting them flow nominalized form

시작했습니다

sijakhaetsseumnida — Began; started doing something formal past tense