East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 27

Vocabulary

그런데

geureonde — By the way; however; used to change topic

당신

dangsin — You; formal or literary second-person pronoun

어머니는

eomeonineun — As for mother; topic-marked form of mother

어떻게

eotteoke — How; in what way or manner

된

doen — Become; past modifier form of 되다

겁니까

geopmnikka — Is it; formal interrogative sentence ending

잠시

jamsi — A short while; briefly; for a moment

이야기를

iyagireul — Story or conversation; object-marked form

나눈

nanun — Shared; exchanged; past modifier of 나누다

후

hu — After; following a certain time or event

남자가

namjaga — The man; subject-marked form of 남자

말했다

malhaessda — Said; spoke; past tense of 말하다

기절한

gijeolhan — Fainted; having lost consciousness; modifier form

것

geot — Thing; fact; nominalizing bound noun

같으니

gateuni — Seems like; appears to be; causal form

어서

eoseo — Quickly; hurry up; urging someone to act fast

가서

gaseo — Go and; sequential connective of 가다

돌봐

dolbwa — Take care of; look after; shortened form

드리는

deurineun — Giving humbly; honorific present modifier of 드리다

게

ge — Thing to do; contracted nominalizer plus subject

좋겠소

jokessso — Would be good; formal suggestion or recommendation

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore; so; as a result of that

소년은

sonyeoneun — The boy; topic-marked form of 소년

노파를

nopareul — The old woman; object-marked form of 노파

붙잡고

butjapgo — Grabbing and; holding onto; connective form

바닥을

badageul — The floor; the ground; object-marked form

따라

ttara — Along; following; in accordance with

방

bang — Room; an enclosed space inside a building

안으로

aneuro — Into the inside; directional marker with 안

끌어당겼다

kkeureo dangyeossda — Pulled toward; dragged; past tense of 끌어당기다

그러자

geureoja — Then; thereupon; at that moment

정신을

jeongsineul — Consciousness; mind; object-marked form of 정신

차리고

charigo — Regaining senses; connective form of 차리다

발길질을

balkiljireul — Kicking; a kick with the foot; object-marked

하고

hago — Doing and; connective form of 하다

할퀴며

halkwimyeo — Scratching and; clawing while doing something else

몸부림치다가

mombuurimchidaga — Struggling and then; writhing; connective past form

마침내

machimnae — Finally; at last; in the end

구석에

guseoge — In the corner; locative-marked form of 구석

쌓인

ssain — Piled up; stacked; past modifier of 쌓이다

장작

jangjak — Firewood; chopped wood used for burning

더미

deomi — Pile; heap; a large mound of something

위에

wie — On top of; above; locative marker with 위

주저앉았다

jujeoanjassda — Slumped down; collapsed sitting; past tense form

하지만

hajiman — But; however; contrasting conjunction

너무나

neomuna — So very; extremely; overly; emphatic adverb

겁에

geobe — In fear; with fright; locative of 겁

질려서

jillyeoseo — Being overcome by; so scared that; causal form

감히

gamhi — Dare to; boldly; used with negative meaning

누구의

nuguui — Anyone's; whose; possessive form of 누구

얼굴도

eolguldo — Even the face; face with additive particle 도

쳐다보지

chyeodaboji — Look at; stare at; negative modifier base form

못했다

motaessda — Could not; was unable to; past inability form

그곳에서

geugoteseo — From that place; at that location

밤을

bameul — The night; object-marked form of 밤

지낼

jinaел — To spend time; future modifier of 지내다

수

su — Ability; possibility; bound noun with can/cannot

있겠냐고

itgennago — Asking if there would be; indirect question form

물었다

mureossda — Asked; inquired; past tense of 묻다

물론이죠

mullonikyo — Of course; certainly; naturally it is so

두

du — Two; the number two as a determiner

사람은

sarameun — The person(s); topic-marked form of 사람

다시

dasi — Again; once more; anew

계속했지만

gyesokhaetjiman — Continued but; kept going however; past contrast

곧

got — Soon; shortly; before long

배가

baega — Stomach; subject-marked form; feeling hungry

고파져서

gopajyeoseo — Became hungry and so; causal form of 고파지다

숙박뿐만

sukbakppunman — Not only lodging; accommodation with limiting particle

아니라

anira — Not only; but also; used in 뿐만 아니라 pattern

음식도

eumsikdo — Food also; food with additive particle 도

얻을

eodeul — To obtain; future modifier form of 얻다

있는지

inneunji — Whether there is; indirect question connective

알고

algo — Knowing and; connective form of 알다

싶어

sipeo — Want to; desire; informal form of 싶다

했다

haessda — Did; past tense of 하다

그것도

geugeotdo — That too; even that; with additive particle

마련할

maryeonhal — To prepare; to arrange; future modifier form

있습니다

itseumnida — There is; it exists; formal polite present tense

그리고

geurigo — And; and then; additive conjunction

조금

jogeum — A little; a bit; a small amount

더

deo — More; further; additionally

앉아

anja — Sitting; connective form of 앉다

있다가

itdaga — While being; after staying for a while

그는

geuneun — He; topic-marked third-person masculine pronoun

자리에서

jarieseo — From one's seat; from the place one was

일어나

ireona — Stood up; got up; connective form of 일어나다

마른

mareun — Dry; dried; past modifier of 마르다

여섯

yeoseot — Six; the number six

짐을

jimeul — Load; bundle; object-marked form of 짐

불

bul — Fire; flame; a burning light

던져

deonjyeo — Throwing; tossed; connective form of 던지다

넣었다

neoheossda — Put in; inserted; past tense of 넣다

이것이

igeosi — This; subject-marked form of 이것

더욱

deouk — Even more; further; to a greater degree

질리게

jillige — To the point of being scared; causative adverb form

만들었다

mandeureossda — Made; caused; past tense of 만들다

오

o — Oh; exclamation of surprise or realization

이제

ije — Now; from now on; at this point

저자가

jeojaga — That person; that fellow; slightly contemptuous reference

우리를

urireul — Us; object-marked form of 우리

산

san — Alive; living; modifier form of 살다

채로

chaero — As is; while still in that state

구워

guwo — Roasting; baking; connective form of 굽다

버리려

beoriryo — Intending to discard or do completely; intentional form

하는구나

haneugguna — Is doing; realization exclamation present tense

그녀가

geunyeoga — She; subject-marked third-person feminine pronoun

있던

itteon — Where one was; past continuative modifier form

나무가

namuga — The tree or wood; subject-marked form of 나무

타서

taseo — Burning and; having burned; causal connective

숯불이

sutburi — Charcoal fire; glowing embers; subject-marked form

되었을

doesseul — Had become; past perfect modifier of 되다

때

ttae — Time; when; moment

남자는

namjaneun — The man; topic-marked form of 남자

집

jip — House; home; dwelling place

밖으로

bakkeuro — To the outside; outward direction marker

성큼성큼

seongkeumseonkeum — With big strides; striding boldly; onomatopoeic adverb

걸어

georeo — Walking; connective form of 걷다

나갔다

nagassda — Went out; exited; past tense of 나가다

하느님

haneullim — God; Lord; used in Christian or general prayer

당신은

dangsineun — You; topic-marked formal second-person pronoun

정말

jeongmal — Really; truly; indeed

대담한

daedamhan — Bold; daring; courageous; modifier form of 대담하다

마음을

maeumeul — Heart; mind; spirit; object-marked form

가졌군요

gajyeossgunyo — You have; realization ending; past tense polite

노파가

nopaga — The old woman; subject-marked form of 노파

우리가

uriga — We; subject-marked form of 우리

사이에

saie — Between; among; in the middle of

끼어

kkieo — Caught between; squeezed in; connective form

있다는

ittaneun — That there is; reported modifier form of 있다

안

an — Not; negation adverb

보입니까

boimnikka — Can you not see; formal interrogative of 보이다

쓸데없는

sseuldeeomneun — Useless; pointless; unnecessary; modifier form

소리

sori — Sound; noise; words; talk

소년이

sonyeoni — The boy; subject-marked form of 소년

그래

geurae — So; even so; doing that; informal affirmation

봤자

bwatja — Even if you look; even so; concessive form

해로울

haeroul — Harmful; damaging; future modifier of 해롭다

없소

eopso — There is none; formal plain speech ending