East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 35

Vocabulary

아침이

achimi — Morning (subject marker attached)

되었을

doesseul — When something had become (past modifier form)

때

ttae — Time, moment, when

노파는

nopaneun — Old woman (topic marker attached)

너무

neomu — Too much, excessively

쇠약하여

soeyakhayeo — Being weak and frail, debilitated

신음과

sineum-gwa — Groaning, moaning (with connective particle)

한숨

hansum — A sigh; deep exhale of distress

외에는

oeeneun — Except for, other than

한

han — One; a single (numeral modifier)

마디도

madido — Not even a word or syllable

말을

mareul — Word, speech (object marker attached)

할

hal — To do (future/modifier form of 하다)

수

su — Ability or possibility (grammatical noun)

없었습니다

eopseotseumnida — There was not; could not (formal past)

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic marker attached)

그

geu — That, the (demonstrative determiner)

남자의

namjaui — Of the man, man's (possessive)

형제들이

hyeongjedeur-i — Brothers (plural, subject marker attached)

사는

saneun — Living, residing (present modifier form)

성

seong — Castle, fortress

근처

geuncheo — Nearby area, vicinity

과수원에서

gwasuwon-eseo — From/in the orchard (locative particle)

자라는

jaraneun — Growing, sprouting (present modifier form)

사과를

sagwareul — Apple (object marker attached)

먹지

meokji — Eat (negative connective form, 먹지 않으면)

않으면

aneumyeon — If not; unless (negative conditional)

결코

gyeolko — Never, absolutely not (strong negation)

다시는

dasineun — Never again (emphatic adverb)

건강해질

geonganghaeijil — Will become healthy (future modifier form)

없을

eopseul — Will not exist; won't be possible

것이라고

geosiratgo — That it would be (reported speech ending)

확신했습니다

hwaksinhaetseumnida — Was convinced, certain (formal past tense)

다만

daman — However, only, but (contrastive adverb)

그녀에게는

geunyeoegeneun — For her, to her (dative with topic marker)

가져오도록

gajyeoodolog — So as to bring (purposive connective form)

보낼

bonaell — To send (future modifier form of 보내다)

사람이

sarami — Person (subject marker attached)

소년은

sonyeoneun — The boy (topic marker attached)

즉시

jeuksi — Immediately, at once

떠날

tteonaL — To leave, depart (future modifier form)

준비가

junbiga — Preparation, readiness (subject marker attached)

되어

doeseo — Having become, being ready (connective form)

있었습니다

isseotseumnida — Was, existed (formal polite past tense)

그런데

geureonde — But, however, by the way

열한

yeolhan — Eleven (native Korean numeral modifier)

마리의

mariui — Counter for animals (possessive form)

사자가

sajaga — Lion (subject marker attached)

그와

geugwa — With him (comitative particle attached)

함께

hamkke — Together, along with

갔습니다

gatseumnida — Went (formal polite past tense)

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore, so, as a result

그가

geuga — He (subject marker attached)

과수원에

gwasuwone — To/in the orchard (locative particle)

이르자

ireuja — Upon arriving, as soon as he reached

사과나무에

sagwanamuye — On/in the apple tree (locative particle)

올라가

ollaga — Climbing up, going up (connective form)

있는

inneun — Existing, being (present modifier form)

많은

maneun — Many, a lot of (modifier form)

먹었고

meogeotgo — Ate and (past tense connective form)

나무에서

namueso — From the tree (source particle attached)

내려오자마자

naeryeoojamaJa — As soon as he came down (immediate sequential)

깊은

gipeun — Deep (modifier form of 깊다)

잠에

jame — Into sleep (locative particle attached)

빠져들었습니다

ppajyeodeureotseumnida — Fell into, sank into (formal past tense)

그러나

geureona — However, but (contrastive conjunction)

사자들은

sajadeureun — The lions (plural, topic marker attached)

모두

modu — All, everyone, altogether

그의

geuui — His (possessive pronoun)

주위에

juwi-e — Around, surrounding (locative particle)

원을

woneul — Circle (object marker attached)

이루며

irumyeo — Forming, making (simultaneous connective)

누워

nuwo — Lying down (connective form of 눕다)

셋째

setjjae — Third (ordinal number)

날

nal — Day

왔지만

watjiman — Came but, arrived however (concessive)

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic marker attached)

사람의

saramui — Of a person, human's (possessive)

모습으로

moseupeuro — In the form/appearance of (instrumental)

오지

oji — Come (negative connective form, 오지 않다)

않았습니다

anasseubnida — Did not (formal polite past negation)

사람을

sarameul — Person (object marker attached)

잡아먹는

jabameongeun — Man-eating, devouring people (modifier form)

말처럼

malcheoreom — Like a horse (simile particle attached)

왔고

watgo — Came and (past connective form)

감히

gamhi — Daringly, with audacity, boldly

거기

geogi — There, that place

누구인지

nuguinji — Who it is (indirect question form)

의아해하며

uiahaehAmyeo — Wondering, being puzzled (simultaneous form)

그를

geureul — Him (object marker attached)

산산조각

sansanjogak — Into pieces, completely shattered

내어

naeo — Breaking apart, tearing out (connective)

아무것도

amugeotdo — Nothing at all (emphatic negative pronoun)

남기지

namgiji — Leave behind (negative connective form)

않겠다고

anketdago — Said would not (reported speech, negative)

말했습니다

malhaetseumnida — Said, stated (formal polite past tense)

사자들이

sajadeuri — The lions (plural, subject marker attached)

일어나

ireona — Rising up, getting up (connective form)

작은

jageun — Small, little (modifier form of 작다)

조각으로

jogageuro — Into pieces (instrumental particle attached)

찢어버려

jjijeobeoryeo — Tore apart completely (completed action form)

장소는

jangsoneun — The place, location (topic marker attached)

마치

machi — Just as if, as though (simile adverb)

더미가

deomiga — Pile, heap (subject marker attached)

것처럼

geotcheoreom — As if, like (simile grammatical form)

보였습니다

boyeotseumnida — Looked, appeared (formal polite past tense)

그리고

geurigo — And, and then (additive conjunction)

해치운

haechuun — Having finished off, dealt with (modifier)

후

hu — After, afterwards

다시

dasi — Again, once more

누웠습니다

nuwotseumnida — Lay down (formal polite past tense)

오후

ohu — Afternoon

늦게까지

neutgekkaji — Until late (time extent particle attached)

깨어나지

kkaeeonaji — Wake up (negative connective form)

못했고

mothaetgo — Could not (past inability, connective form)

무릎을

mureupseul — Knee (object marker attached)

꿇고

kkulgo — Kneeling (connective form of 꿇다)

눈에서

nun-eseo — From the eyes (source particle attached)

잠을

jameul — Sleep (object marker attached)

후

hu — After, following

자국을

jageugeul — Track, mark, trace (object marker attached)

보고서

bogoseo — After seeing, having observed (connective)

무슨

museun — What kind of, what (interrogative determiner)

일이

iri — Thing, event (subject marker attached)

있었는지

isseonneunji — Whether there was (indirect past question)

의아해하기

uiahaeHagi — Being puzzled, wondering (nominalized form)

시작했습니다

sijakhaetseumnida — Began, started (formal polite past tense)