Aesop's Fables; a new translation — Page 168

Vocabulary

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic marker attached); refers to a female subject

그에게

geuege — To him; indirect object form of 'he'

왜

wae — Why; interrogative adverb asking for reason

우는지

uneunji — Whether (someone) is crying; indirect question form

물었고

mureotgo — Asked and (continued); past tense connective of 'to ask'

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker attached); refers to a male subject

대답했습니다

daedaphaetseumnida — Answered; formal polite past tense of 'to reply'

저는

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

최근에

choegeune — Recently; adverb indicating a short time ago

제게

jege — To me; humble indirect object form of 'I'

매우

maeu — Very; adverb intensifying the following adjective

소중했던

sojunghaetdeon — Was precious/dear; past attributive form of 'to be precious'

아내를

anaereul — Wife (object marker); one's own spouse

잃었고

ireotgo — Lost and (continued); past connective of 'to lose'

눈물이

nunmuri — Tears (subject marker); liquid from crying eyes

슬픔을

seulpeumeul — Sadness (object marker); feeling of grief or sorrow

달래줍니다

dallaejumnida — Soothes/comforts; formal present tense of 'to console'

그리고

geurigo — And; conjunction connecting sentences or clauses

저도

jeodo — I also/too; humble first-person with additive particle

그녀가

geunyeoga — She (subject marker); female subject of a sentence

말했습니다

malhaetseumnida — Said/spoke; formal polite past tense of 'to say'

남편을

nampyeoneul — Husband (object marker); one's male spouse

잃었습니다

ireotseumnida — Lost; formal polite past tense of 'to lose'

그리하여

geurihayeo — Therefore/thus; formal connective showing result

한동안

handonggan — For a while; indicating a period of time

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic marker); third-person plural pronoun

침묵

chimmuk — Silence; complete absence of sound or speech

속에서

sogeso — Within/inside; locative particle indicating interior space

슬퍼했습니다

seulpeohaetseumnida — Grieved/was sad; formal past tense of 'to feel sad'

그러고

geureogo — And then; connective indicating subsequent action

나서

naseo — After doing; connective particle indicating sequence

그가

geuga — He (subject marker); male subject of a sentence

당신과

dangsingwa — With you; second-person pronoun with comitative particle

처지가

cheojiga — Situation/circumstance (subject marker); one's condition

같으니

gateuni — Since (our) situations are the same; causal connective

결혼하여

gyeolhonhayeo — Getting married and; connective form of 'to marry'

함께

hamkke — Together; adverb indicating joint action with others

사는

saneun — Living/residing; present attributive form of 'to live'

것이

geosi — Thing/fact (subject marker); nominalizer used in sentences

좋지

jochi — Good/isn't it good; adjective with tag question nuance

않겠습니까

anketseumnikka — Wouldn't it be; formal negative interrogative ending

당신의

dangsinui — Your; possessive form of second-person pronoun

돌아가신

doragasin — Deceased/passed away; honorific past attributive form

남편의

nampyeonui — Husband's; possessive form indicating belonging

자리를

jarireul — Place/position (object marker); spot or role

대신하고

daesinhago — Replacing/substituting and; connective of 'to substitute'

당신은

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

제

je — My; humble possessive first-person pronoun form

아내의

anaeui — Wife's; possessive marker on 'wife'

대신하십시오

daesinhasipsio — Please substitute/take the place of; formal imperative form

여인은

yeoinneun — The woman (topic marker); refers to a female person

그

geu — That; demonstrative pronoun or determiner

계획에

gyehoege — To/for the plan; dative particle on 'plan'

동의했는데

donguihaenneunde — Agreed but/and; past tense with background connective

그것은

geugeoson — That (topic marker); pronoun referring to something mentioned

실로

sillo — Indeed/truly; formal adverb emphasizing truth

충분히

chungbunhi — Sufficiently/enough; adverb indicating adequate degree

합리적으로

Rationally/reasonably; adverb from 'rational'

보였습니다

boyeotseumnida — Appeared/seemed; formal past tense of 'to appear'

눈물을

nunmureul — Tears (object marker); crying liquid from eyes

닦았습니다

dakkwatseumnida — Wiped; formal polite past tense of 'to wipe'

그러는

geureuneun — While doing so; connective attributive of ongoing action

동안

dongan — During/while; time particle indicating a period

도둑이

doduki — Thief (subject marker); person who steals things

와서

waseo — Came and; sequential connective of 'to come'

농부가

nongbuga — Farmer (subject marker); person who works farmland

쟁기

jaenggi — Plow; farming tool used to till soil

옆에

yeopse — Beside/next to; locative particle indicating proximity

두었던

dueotdeon — Had placed/left; past retrospective attributive of 'to put'

소들을

sodeure — Oxen/cattle (object marker); plural of cow

훔쳐갔습니다

humchyeogatseumnida — Stole and left; formal past tense of 'to steal away'

도둑맞은

dodungmajeun — Stolen; attributive form meaning 'having been robbed'

것을

geoseul — The fact/thing (object marker); nominalizer

알게

alge — Coming to know; connective form of 'to realize'

되자

doeja — Upon becoming/realizing; connective of sudden change

가슴을

gaseumeul — Chest/heart (object marker); the breast area

치며

chimyeo — Beating/striking and; simultaneous connective of 'to beat'

크게

keuge — Loudly/greatly; adverb meaning in a big manner

통곡했습니다

tonggokaetseumnida — Wailed/wept bitterly; formal past tense of 'to wail'

여인이

yeoini — The woman (subject marker); female person subject

그의

geuui — His; possessive form of third-person male pronoun

울음소리를

ureumsori — Crying sound (object marker); sound of someone weeping

듣고

deutgo — Hearing and; connective form of 'to hear/listen'

아니

ani — No/oh my; exclamation expressing surprise or negation

아직도

ajikdo — Still/even now; adverb indicating continuation to present

울고

ulgo — Crying and; connective form of 'to cry'

계신가요

gyesingayo — Are you (honorific)?; polite progressive question form

그러자

geureonja — Thereupon/at that; connective showing immediate response

네

ne — Yes; affirmative response particle

이번에는

ibeoneneun — This time (topic); indicating the current instance

진심입니다

jinsimimnida — It is sincere; formal statement meaning 'I am genuine'

인간의

inganui — Of humanity; possessive form of 'human being'

창조

changjo — Creation; the act of creating something new

명에

myeonge — To the order/command; dative particle on 'command'

따라

ttara — Following/according to; connective meaning 'in accordance'

인간과

ingangwa — Humans and; noun with comitative/additive particle

다른

dareun — Other/different; attributive adjective meaning 'another'

동물들을

dongmuldeureul — Animals (plural object marker); living creatures

창조하는

changjohaneun — Creating; present attributive form of 'to create'

일에

iree — To the task/work; dative particle on 'work'

착수했습니다

chaksuhwaetseumnida — Began/undertook; formal past tense of 'to start a task'

유일한

yuirhan — The only/sole; adjective meaning singular or unique

이성적

iseongjeok — Rational; adjective relating to reason and logic

존재인

jonjaegun — Being/entity that is; attributive form of 'existence'

인류가

illlyuga — Humanity (subject marker); the human race as subject

비이성적인

biiseongjakein — Irrational; adjective describing lack of reason

짐승들에

jimseungdeire — To animals/beasts; plural dative of 'beast'

비해

bihae — Compared to; comparative particle meaning 'in contrast'

수가

suga — Number/count (subject marker); quantity of something

훨씬

hwolssin — Much more/far; adverb intensifying comparison

적은

jeogeun — Few/small in number; attributive form of 'to be few'

보고

bogo — Seeing and; connective form of 'to see/observe'

짐승들

jimseungdeul — Animals/beasts; plural form of 'beast'

중

jung — Among/in; particle meaning 'out of a group'

일부를

ilbureul — Some/part (object marker); a portion of a whole

인간으로

inganeullo — Into humans; directional particle on 'human being'

변화시켜

byeonhwasikkyeo — Transforming and; causative connective of 'to change'

균형을

gyunhyeongeul — Balance (object marker); equilibrium or equal proportion

바로잡으라고

barojabeurago — To correct/set right; indirect command form

명했습니다

myeonghaetseumnida — Commanded/ordered; formal past tense of 'to command'

명령받은

myeongnyeongbadeun — Ordered/commanded; past attributive of 'to receive orders'

대로

daero — As/just as; particle meaning 'in the manner of'

했고

haetgo — Did and; past connective form of 'to do'

이것이

igeosi — This (subject marker); demonstrative pronoun for nearby thing

바로

baro — Exactly/right; adverb emphasizing precision or immediacy

어떤

eotteon — Some/certain; attributive pronoun meaning 'a certain kind'

사람들이

saramdeuri — People (subject marker); plural of 'person'

형상을

hyeongsangeul — Form/shape (object marker); external appearance or figure

지니고

jinigo — Possessing and; connective form of 'to possess/carry'

있지만

itjiman — Have/exist but; concessive connective of 'to have'

짐승의

jimseungui — Beast's; possessive form indicating belonging to animal

영혼을

yeongohoneul — Soul/spirit (object marker); inner spiritual essence

가진

gajin — Having/possessing; past attributive form of 'to have'

이유입니다

iyuimnida — Is the reason; formal statement of 'reason/cause'

제비와

jjebiwa — Swallow (bird) and; comitative particle on 'swallow'

까마귀

kkamagwi — Crow; a large black bird known for intelligence

한번은

hanbeonneun — Once/one time (topic); indicating a particular occasion

제비가

jebiga — The swallow (subject marker); migratory bird subject

까마귀에게

kkamagwiege — To the crow; indirect object marker on 'crow'

자신의

jasinui — One's own; reflexive possessive pronoun

태생을

taesaengeul — Birth/lineage (object marker); one's origin or background

자랑하고

jaranghago — Boasting and; connective form of 'to brag/show off'

있었습니다

isseotseumnida — Was/were; formal past progressive/existential form