East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 12

Vocabulary

당신은

dangsin-eun — You (subject marker attached); formal second-person pronoun

무슨

museun — What kind of; used to ask about type or nature

짓을

jis-eul — Act, deed (object form); often implies bad behavior

한

han — Did, done; past modifier form of 하다

겁니까

geomnikka — Is it that...?; formal polite interrogative ending

그가

geuga — He (subject marker); third-person male subject

외쳤습니다

oechyeotseumnida — Shouted, cried out; formal past tense of 외치다

이제

ije — Now, from now on; indicates a new point in time

우리

uri — We, our; first-person plural pronoun

둘

dul — Two; native Korean number for two people or things

다

da — All, both, entirely; totality adverb

불행하게

bulhaenghage — Unhappily, miserably; adverb form of 불행하다

만들었어요

mandeureosseoyo — Made, caused to become; past tense of 만들다

당신이

dangsin-i — You (subject); formal second-person subject form

이

i — This; demonstrative pronoun or modifier

해만

haeman — Only this one night/year; 해 (year/night) plus only marker

버텨

beotyeo — Endured, held on; stem form of 버티다

주었더라면

jueotdeoramyeon — If only you had done (for me); past counterfactual conditional

나는

naneun — I (topic marker); first-person singular topic

해방될

haebangdoel — To be freed, liberated; future modifier of 해방되다

수

su — Ability, possibility; used in ~ㄹ 수 있다 constructions

있었을

isseosseul — Would have been able; past supposition modifier form

텐데

tende — It would have been; expresses regret or supposition

저에게는

jeoegeneun — For me, to me (topic); humble first-person dative topic

저를

jeoreul — Me (object); humble first-person object form

마법에

mabobe — Under magic, by a spell; 마법 means magic/spell

걸어

georeo — Cast (a spell), hang; stem form of 걸다

놓은

noeun — Having placed/cast; past modifier of 놓다

계모가

gyemoga — Stepmother (subject); 계모 means stepmother

있어서

isseoseo — Because there is; causal connective of 있다

낮에는

naje-neun — During the daytime (topic); 낮 means daytime

백곰

baekgom — White bear, polar bear; 백 white + 곰 bear

되고

doego — Becomes and...; connective form of 되다

밤에는

bame-neun — At night (topic); 밤 means night

인간

ingan — Human being, person; general term for humanity

되는

doeneun — Becoming; present modifier form of 되다

겁니다

geomnida — It is that...; formal declarative explanatory ending

하지만

hajiman — However, but; common adversative conjunction

사이의

saio — Between, among (modifier); 사이 means relationship/between

모든

modeun — Every, all; modifier meaning all or every

인연이

inyeon-i — Fate, connection, bond (subject); karmic or personal tie

끊어졌습니다

kkeuneojeotseumnida — Has been severed, cut off; formal past of 끊어지다

저는

jeoneun — I (topic); humble first-person topic form

당신

dangsin — You; formal or literary second-person pronoun

곁을

gyeot-eul — Side, beside (object); 곁 means one's side or vicinity

떠나

tteona — Leave, depart; stem/connective form of 떠나다

그녀에게로

geunyeoegero — Toward her; directional marker attached to 그녀에게

가야만

gayaman — Must go, have no choice but to go; obligatory form

합니다

hamnida — Do, does; formal polite declarative ending of 하다

그녀는

geunyeo-neun — She (topic); third-person female topic form

해의

hae-ui — Of the sun; possessive form of 해 (sun)

동쪽

dongijjok — East, eastern side; directional noun

달의

dal-ui — Of the moon; possessive form of 달 (moon)

서쪽

seojjok — West, western side; directional noun

에

e — At, in, to; location or direction particle

있는

inneun — That is/exists; present modifier form of 있다

성에

seong-e — In the castle; 성 means castle or fortress

살고

salgo — Lives and...; connective form of 살다 (to live)

있으며

isseumyeo — Is/exists and also; formal connective of 있다

그곳에는

geugot-e-neun — In that place (topic); 그곳 means that place

코가

koga — Nose (subject); 코 means nose

세

se — Three; native Korean numeral three

공주

gongju — Princess; royal female title

도

do — Also, too, even; inclusive particle

있는데

inneunde — There is, and...; connective of 있다 with background nuance

그

geu — That; demonstrative modifier for something mentioned

공주가

gongju-ga — The princess (subject); 공주 with subject marker

제가

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

맞이해야

majihaeya — Must welcome, must receive; obligatory form of 맞이하다

할

hal — Will do, to do; future/prospective modifier of 하다

아내입니다

anae-imnida — She is the wife; formal declarative, 아내 means wife

울며

ulmyeo — Crying while; simultaneous connective of 울다

슬퍼했지만

seulpeohaejtjiman — Was sad but; past concessive of 슬퍼하다

어쩔

eojjeol — To do about it; prospective modifier of 어쩌다

도리가

doriga — Way, means, recourse (subject); 도리 means proper way

없었습니다

eopseotseumnida — There was not; formal past tense of 없다

그는

geu-neun — He (topic); third-person male topic form

떠나야만

tteonayaman — Must leave without fail; emphatic obligatory of 떠나다

했습니다

haetseumnida — Did; formal past declarative ending of 하다

그러자

geureoja — Thereupon, then; narrative sequential conjunction

자신도

jasin-do — Oneself also; 자신 means oneself, with inclusive particle

함께

hamkke — Together, along with; adverb of togetherness

갈

gal — To go; future/prospective modifier of 가다

없냐고

eopsnago — Asking if there is no way; indirect question form

물었습니다

mureotseumnida — Asked, inquired; formal past tense of 묻다

안

an — Not, no; short negation adverb

된다고

doendago — Saying it is not allowed; indirect quote of 안 된다

그러면

geureomyeon — If so, then; conditional transitional conjunction

길이라도

girilado — At least the way/path; 길 (road) with concessive particle

알려

allyeo — Tell, inform; connective/stem form of 알리다

주세요

juseyo — Please give/do for me; polite request ending

그녀가

geunyeo-ga — She (subject); third-person female subject form

말했습니다

malhaetseumnida — Said, spoke; formal past tense of 말하다

당신을

dangsin-eul — You (object); formal second-person object form

찾아갈게요

chajagalgeyo — I will go find you; volitional future of 찾아가다

그것

geugeot — That thing, it; third-person demonstrative pronoun

만큼은

mankeum-eun — At least that much (topic); extent marker with topic

허락해

heorakae — Allow, permit; connective/stem form of 허락하다

주실

jusil — Will give/do (honorific); prospective honorific of 주다

있겠죠

itgetjyo — There would be, right?; presumptive rhetorical ending

네

ne — Yes; affirmative response word

그렇게

geureoke — Like that, in that way; demonstrative adverb

해도

haedo — Even if you do; concessive connective of 하다

좋다고

jotdago — Saying it is okay/good; indirect quotation of 좋다

그곳으로

geugot-euro — Toward that place; directional form of 그곳

가는

ganeun — Going; present modifier form of 가다

길은

gireun — The road/way (topic); 길 means road or path

없습니다

eopseumnida — There is not; formal declarative of 없다

그곳은

geugot-eun — That place (topic); demonstrative location topic form

결코

gyeolko — Never, by no means; strong negative adverb

길을

gireul — Road, path (object); 길 with object marker

찾지

chatji — Find; negative connective stem form of 찾다

못할

mothal — Will not be able to; prospective negative modifier

것입니다

geot-imnida — It is the case that; formal declarative nominalizer ending

그리하여

geuriayeo — Thus, therefore; formal literary transitional conjunction

다음

daeum — Next, following; adjective or noun meaning next

날

nal — Day; native Korean word for a day

아침

achim — Morning; time of day after night

잠에서

jam-eseo — From sleep; 잠 means sleep with locative source marker

깨어났을

kkaeeonasseul — Had woken up; past supposition modifier of 깨어나다

때

ttae — Time, when; temporal noun used in clauses

왕자

wangja — Prince; royal male title

와

wa — And, with; connective or comitative particle

성은

seong-eun — The castle (topic); 성 with topic marker

모두

modu — All, everything, everyone; totality pronoun/adverb

사라져

sarajyeo — Disappeared, vanished; connective form of 사라지다

있었습니다

isseotseumnida — Was, existed; formal past tense of 있다

어둡고

eodupgo — Dark and...; connective form of 어둡다

울창한

ulchanghan — Dense, thick (forest); adjective modifier meaning lush

숲

sup — Forest, woods; natural wooded area

한가운데의

hangaunde-ui — Of the very middle; 한가운데 means very center

작은

jageun — Small, little; adjective modifier form of 작다

풀밭

pulbat — Grassy field, meadow; 풀 grass + 밭 field

위에

wie — On top of, above; positional noun with locative particle

누워

nuwo — Lying down; connective form of 눕다

있었고

isseotgo — Was and...; past connective form of 있다

그녀의

geunyeo-ui — Her, of her; possessive form of 그녀

곁에는

gyeote-neun — Beside (topic); 곁 with locative and topic markers

옛집에서

yetjib-eseo — From the old house; 옛집 means old/former home

가져왔던

gajyeowatdeon — Had brought along; retrospective modifier of 가져오다

낡은

nalgeun — Old, worn-out; modifier form of 낡다

보따리가

bottari-ga — Bundle, wrapped bag (subject); 보따리 means cloth bundle

놓여

noyeo — Was placed, lay; connective/passive form of 놓이다