East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 34

Vocabulary

그는

geu-neun — He (subject marker attached); refers to a male person

그

geu — He, that; third-person pronoun or demonstrative

젊은이가

jeolmeun-i-ga — Young person (subject form); a youth

사자의

saja-ui — Of the lion; possessive form of lion

젖을

jeot-eul — Milk (object form); breast milk or animal milk

짤

jjal — To squeeze or milk; extract liquid by pressing

사람이

saram-i — Person (subject form); a human being

아니라고

anira-go — Saying that it is not; quoting a denial

확신했다

hwaksin-haet-da — Was convinced; felt certain about something

말을

mal-eul — Words or speech (object form); language or talk

듣자

deutja — Upon hearing; as soon as one hears

_트롤_

_teurol_ — Troll; a mythical monstrous creature

을

eul — Object particle; marks the direct object of a verb

억지로

eokji-ro — Forcibly, against one's will; by compulsion

침대에서

chimdae-eseo — From the bed; location particle attached to bed

일어나게

ireona-ge — So as to get up; causative form of rise

하고

hago — Doing and; conjunctive form connecting actions

문을

mun-eul — Door (object form); an entrance or gate

활짝

hwalljjak — Wide open; fully and completely open

열었으며

yeoreot-euMyeo — Opened and (furthermore); connective past tense form

모든

modeun — All, every; referring to the entirety of something

사자들이

saja-deul-i — The lions (subject form); plural of lion

일어나

ireona — Got up, rose; stood up from a resting position

붙잡았고

butjaba-tgo — Seized and; grabbed and held onto someone

결국

gyeolguk — In the end, eventually; after all that happened

젊은이는

jeolmeun-i-neun — The young person (topic form); a youth as topic

놓아주도록

noa-ju-dorok — So as to let go; in order to release someone

해야

haeya — Must do; obligation to perform an action

했다

haet-da — Did; past tense of the verb to do

그날

geunal — That day; referring to a specific day mentioned

밤

bam — Night; the period of darkness after sunset

은

eun — Topic particle; marks the topic of a sentence

다시

dasi — Again, once more; repeating a previous action

늙은

neulgeun — Old, aged; describing an elderly person or thing

여인에게

yeoin-ege — To the woman; dative particle attached to woman

걸기

geolgi — Calling (phone) or hanging; act of making a call

시작했다

sijak-haet-da — Started, began; commenced an action in the past

이

i — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby objects

젊은이를

jeolmeun-i-reul — The young person (object form); a youth as object

어떻게

eotteoke — How; asking in what way or manner

없애야

eopsaeya — Must get rid of; obligated to eliminate something

할지

halji — Whether to do; uncertain about what action to take

정말

jeongmal — Really, truly; expressing genuine sincerity or emphasis

모르겠어

moreugesseo — I don't know; expressing uncertainty or ignorance

너무나

neomuna — So very, extremely; intensifying an adjective

엄청나게

eomcheongnage — Enormously, tremendously; to an extreme degree

힘이

him-i — Strength (subject form); physical power or force

세거든

sege-deun — Because he is strong; explaining reason for strength

무슨

museun — What kind of, what; asking about type or identity

방법을

bangbeob-eul — Method (object form); a way or means to do something

생각해낼

saenggakhaenael — To come up with; think of a solution or idea

수

su — Ability, way; used to express possibility or capability

없겠어

eopgesseo — Won't be able to; expressing inability or impossibility

아니요

aniyo — No; polite negative response or disagreement

여인이

yeoin-i — The woman (subject form); a female person as subject

말했다

malhaet-da — Said, spoke; expressed something verbally in past

당신이

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

모른다면

morеundamyeon — If you don't know; conditional of not knowing

저도

jeo-do — I also, me too; humble first-person with also particle

분명히

bunmyeonghi — Clearly, certainly; without a doubt or ambiguity

모를

moreul — Will not know; future attributive form of not knowing

거예요

geoyeyo — It will be; polite presumptive or expectation ending

그래

geurae — I see, okay; casual acknowledgment or agreement

나에게는

na-ege-neun — As for me; to me with topic emphasis particle

성에

seong-e — In the castle; location particle attached to castle

형제

hyeongje — Brothers, siblings; male relatives of same generation

둘이

dul-i — Two (subject form); the number two as subject

있는데

inneunde — There are, but; existence with contrastive connector

그들은

geudeul-eun — They (topic form); plural third-person pronoun as topic

나보다

na-boda — Than me; comparative particle indicating more than I

열두

yeoldu — Twelve; the cardinal number twelve

배나

bae-na — Times as much; indicating multiple factor of comparison

더

deo — More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree

세

se — Strong; powerful, having great physical strength

그래서

geuraeseo — So, therefore; conjunction indicating result or consequence

내가

nae-ga — I (subject form); first-person pronoun as subject

쫓겨나서

jjotgyeona-seo — Being driven out and; expelled and then did something

농장으로

nongjang-euro — To the farm; directional particle attached to farm

만족해야

manjok-haeya — Must be satisfied; obligated to be content with

했던

haet-deon — Had to do; past retrospective form of doing

거야

geoya — It is so; casual declarative ending explaining situation

그들이

geudeul-i — They (subject form); plural pronoun as sentence subject

성을

seong-eul — Castle (object form); a fortified building as object

차지하고

chajihago — Occupying and; taking possession of and then

주변에는

jubyeon-e-neun — Around, in the surroundings (topic); nearby area as topic

사과가

sagwa-ga — Apple (subject form); the fruit apple as subject

달린

dallin — Hanging, attached; fruit hanging from a branch

과수원이

gwasuwon-i — Orchard (subject form); a fruit tree garden as subject

있어

isseo — There is, exists; casual form of existence verb

사과를

sagwa-reul — Apple (object form); the fruit as direct object

먹는

meongneun — Eating; present tense attributive form of to eat

자는

ja-neun — One who; present attributive form indicating a person

누구든지

nugudeunji — Whoever, anyone; indefinite pronoun for any person

사흘

saheul — Three days; native Korean word for three days

낮

nat — Daytime; the period between sunrise and sunset

밤을

bam-eul — Night (object form); nighttime as a direct object

잠든다네

jamdeundane — Falls asleep, I hear; hearsay form of falling asleep

과일을

gwail-eul — Fruit (object form); edible fruit as direct object

가지러

gajireo — In order to fetch; going for the purpose of getting

보낼

bonael — To send; future attributive form of sending someone

수만

suman — Only if able; restrictive possibility particle combination

있다면

itdamyeon — If there is; conditional form of existence verb

맛보지

matboji — Not tasting; negative form of to taste something

않을

aneul — Will not; future negative attributive form

없을

eopseul — There will not be; future negative existence form

그리고

geurigo — And, and then; conjunction connecting two statements

그가

geu-ga — He (subject form); male pronoun as sentence subject

잠들자마자

jamdeulja-maja — As soon as he falls asleep; immediately upon sleeping

내

nae — My; first-person possessive pronoun

형제들이

hyeongje-deul-i — The brothers (subject form); plural brothers as subject

그를

geu-reul — Him (object form); male pronoun as direct object

갈기갈기

galgi-galgi — Into shreds, to pieces; tearing completely apart

찢어버릴

jjij-eobeolil — Will tear apart; future form of ripping to shreds

여인은

yeoin-eun — The woman (topic form); female person as sentence topic

아픈

apeun — Sick, ailing; feeling pain or being unwell

척하면서

cheokhamy-eonseo — While pretending; acting as if something is the case

않으면

aneumyeon — If not; conditional negative linking two clauses

다시는

dasin-eun — Never again; emphatic form of not doing again

회복할

hoebok-hal — To recover; future attributive form of recovering health

없다고

eopda-go — Saying there is none; quoting a negative statement

말하겠다고

malha-getda-go — Saying she would say; quoting an intended statement

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because, the reason is; introducing an explanation

그녀가

geunyeo-ga — She (subject form); female pronoun as sentence subject

몹시

mobsi — Very much, intensely; to a very great degree

원하고

wonhago — Wanting and; desiring something and then doing more

있었기

isseotgi — Because she was; reason form of progressive existence

때문이다

ttaemun-ida — It is because; causal ending explaining a reason

것을

geot-eul — The thing (object form); nominalizer as direct object

누운

nuun — Lying down; attributive form of to lie down flat

채로

chaero — While still; remaining in a state while doing something

듣고

deutgo — Hearing and; listening and then doing something else

있었다

isseot-da — Was doing; past progressive form of existence verb