East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 23

Vocabulary

하지만

hajiman — However; used to contrast two statements

그녀가

geunyeoga — She (subject marker attached); referring to a female

셔츠를

syeocheureul — Shirt (object marker attached); a wearable top garment

손에

sone — In the hand; indicating location on one's hand

쥔

jwin — Gripped; held tightly in one's hand

지

ji — Since; particle indicating elapsed time

얼마

eolma — How much; how long; an unspecified amount

되지

doeji — Has not become; negated form of 되다

않아

ana — Not; negation word used with preceding verb

셔츠는

syeocheuneun — The shirt (topic marker); referring to the shirt

전보다

jeonboda — Than before; comparing to a previous state

훨씬

hwolssin — Much more; by far; to a greater degree

더

deo — More; additionally; to a greater extent

나빠졌고

nappajyeotgo — Got worse and; deteriorated and continued further

아무리

amuri — No matter how; regardless of how hard one tries

문지르고

munjireugo — Rubbing and; scrubbing with repeated motion

비틀고

biteulgo — Twisting and; wringing fabric with force

문질러도

munjilleodo — Even if scrubbed; despite rubbing hard

얼룩은

eolleugeun — The stain (topic marker); a mark or blemish

크고

keugo — Big and; large and continuing to grow

검게

geomge — Darkly; in a black manner; turning black

변해갔으며

byeonhaegasseumyeo — Continued to change and; kept transforming progressively

점점

jeomjeom — Gradually; increasingly; more and more over time

어둡고

eodupsgo — Dark and; becoming darker and continuing

흉해졌습니다

hyunghajyeotseumnida — Became ugly; turned unsightly or grotesque

그러자

geureoja — Then; at that moment; thereupon

다른

dareun — Other; different; another one among many

모두

modu — All; everyone; everything altogether

세탁을

setageul — Laundry (object marker); the act of washing clothes

시작했지만

sijakhaetjiman — Started but; began yet something went wrong

시간이

sigani — Time (subject marker); as time passed

지날수록

jinalsurok — The more time passes; as time goes on

검고

geomgo — Black and; dark-colored and continuing

흉해져서

hyunghajyeoseo — Becoming ugly so; turning unsightly therefore

마침내

machimnae — Finally; at last; in the end

마치

machi — Just like; as if; resembling something closely

굴뚝

gulttuk — Chimney; a vertical pipe for smoke

속에

soge — Inside; within; in the interior of

들어갔다

deureogatta — Entered; went inside a place

나온

naon — Came out; emerged from inside

것처럼

geotcheoreom — As if; like something; resembling a situation

온통

ontong — Entirely; all over; completely covered

새까맣게

saekkamaке — Jet black; completely and utterly black

되어버렸습니다

doeeoboryeotseumnida — Ended up becoming; turned into completely and regrettably

왕자가

wangjaga — The prince (subject marker); a royal male heir

말했습니다

malhaetseumnida — Said; spoke; uttered words formally

너희들은

neohuideurеun — You all (topic marker); referring to a group

쓸모가

sseulmoga — Usefulness (subject marker); practical value or utility

없구나

eopsguna — There is none; exclamatory lack of something

빨래도

ppallaedo — Even laundry; washing clothes as a basic task

못

mot — Cannot; unable to do something

하다니

hadani — Cannot even do; expressing disbelief at inability

저기

jeogi — Over there; indicating a distant location

밖에

bakke — Outside; beyond a boundary or enclosure

거지

geoji — Beggar; a poor person who asks for charity

아가씨

agassi — Young lady; a respectful term for a young woman

앉아

anja — Sitting; in a seated position

있는데

inneunde — Is there and; exists while noting a contrast

너희들

neohuideu — You all; informal plural second-person pronoun

모두보다

moduboda — More than all of you; surpassing everyone

빨래를

ppallaerel — Laundry (object marker); clothes to be washed

잘할

jalhal — Will do well; able to perform skillfully

것이

geosi — It is; thing that; subject nominalization particle

분명하다

bunmyeonghada — It is clear; obviously certain without doubt

들어오너라

deureonoera — Come in; an authoritative command to enter

그가

geuga — He (subject marker); referring to a male person

소리쳤습니다

sorichyeotseumnida — Shouted; cried out loudly

그리하여

geurihayeo — And so; therefore; as a result of that

안으로

anеuro — Inward; toward the inside of a place

들어왔습니다

deureowatseumnida — Came inside; entered a place

깨끗이

kkaekkeusi — Cleanly; neatly; in a spotless manner

빨

ppal — To wash; launder clothes

수

su — Ability; possibility; can do something

있겠느냐

itgenneunya — Can you do it; questioning ability formally

모르겠어요

moreugesseoyo — I am not sure; I do not know politely

할

hal — To do; will do; future action verb form

있을

isseul — Will be able to; future potential form

것

geot — Thing; fact; nominalizer for verbs

같아요

gatayo — It seems; I think; appears to be politely

그리고

geurigo — And then; furthermore; adding more information

집어

jibeo — Picking up; grabbing and lifting an object

물에

mure — In water; into water; placed in liquid

담그기가

damgeugiga — The act of soaking; dipping into water

무섭게

museopge — Frighteningly fast; incredibly; at an alarming speed

흰

hwin — White; pure white in color

눈처럼

nuncheoreom — Like snow; resembling white snow

새하얗게

saehayage — Brilliantly white; pure snowy white color

아니

ani — No; or rather; correction of a previous statement

그보다

geuboda — More than that; even more so than before

하얗게

hayage — Whitely; in a white manner; turning white

변했습니다

byeonhaetseumnida — Changed; transformed into a different state formally

그래

geurae — Yes; indeed; that's right; affirmative response

나의

naui — My; belonging to me; possessive form

늙은

neulgeun — Old; aged; referring to an elderly person

너무나

neomuna — So very; extremely; far too much

화가

hwaga — Anger (subject marker); being furious or enraged

나서

naseo — Having become angry; arising and then doing something

자리에서

jariseo — From her spot; from the place she was in

터져버렸고

teojyeobeoryeotgo — Burst and; exploded completely and regrettably

긴

gin — Long; having great length

코를

koreul — Nose (object marker); the facial organ for breathing

가진

gajin — Having; possessing a particular feature or trait

공주도

gongjudo — The princess also; a royal female following suit

뒤를

dwireul — The back (object marker); following behind someone

따랐으며

ttarasseumy eo — Followed and; came after and continued likewise

무리

muri — Group; a crowd or pack of beings

전체도

jeonchaedo — The entire group also; all of them as well

따랐습니다

ttarassseumnida — Followed; went after someone formally

적어도

jeogeodo — At least; at minimum; no less than

이후로

ihuro — After that; from that point onward

그들에

geudeure — About them; concerning those people

대한

daehan — Regarding; about; concerning a topic

이야기는

iyagineun — The story (topic marker); a tale or account

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all; absolutely never; completely none

들어본

deureobeon — Having heard; listened to before

적이

jeogi — Experience (subject marker); an instance of doing something

없습니다

eopseumnida — There is none; does not exist formally