East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 50

Vocabulary

그리고

geurigo — Conjunction meaning 'and' or 'and then'.

그것은

geugeoseun — Topic-marked pronoun meaning 'that' or 'it'.

너무나

neomuna — Intensifier meaning 'so very' or 'extremely'.

달콤한

dalkomhan — Adjective meaning 'sweet' or 'sugary in taste'.

그녀는

geunyeoneun — Subject pronoun 'she' with topic marker.

빨간

ppalgan — Adjective meaning 'red' in color.

것도

geotdo — 'The thing also'; particle adding 'also' to noun.

집어

jibeo — Verbal stem meaning 'to pick up' something.

노파의

nopaeui — Possessive form of 'old woman'; 'old woman's'.

엄숙한

eomsugan — Adjective meaning 'solemn', 'grave', or 'serious'.

경고는

gyeonggoneun — Noun 'warning' or 'caution' with topic marker.

까맣게

kkamahge — Adverb meaning 'completely' or 'entirely' forgotten.

잊은

ijeun — Adjective form of 'forget'; 'having forgotten'.

채로

chaero — Particle meaning 'while still in that state'.

그로부터

geurobuta — 'From that time'; temporal expression meaning 'after that'.

얼마

eolma — Pronoun meaning 'some time' or 'how much/many'.

후

hu — Noun meaning 'after' or 'later in time'.

왕은

wangeun — Noun 'king' with topic marker attached.

전쟁터로

jeonjaengteoro — 'To the battlefield'; directional form of 'battlefield'.

떠났습니다

tteonasseumnida — Polite past tense of 'to leave' or 'to depart'.

왕이

wangi — Noun 'king' with subject marker attached.

아직

ajik — Adverb meaning 'yet' or 'still' (not yet).

돌아오지

doraoji — Negative stem of 'to return'; 'not having returned'.

않은

aneun — Negative modifier meaning 'did not' or 'has not'.

사이

sai — Noun meaning 'interval', 'between', or 'while'.

왕비는

wangbineun — Noun 'queen' with topic marker; 'the queen'.

쌍둥이의

ssangdungiui — Possessive form of 'twins'; 'of twins'.

어머니가

eomeoniga — Noun 'mother' with subject marker attached.

되었습니다

doeeotseumnida — Polite past tense of 'to become'.

하나는

hananeun — 'One (of them)' with topic marker; 'one was'.

사랑스러운

sarangseureoun — Adjective meaning 'lovely', 'adorable', or 'charming'.

사내아이였고

sanaiaiyeotgo — 'Was a boy'; past tense with connective ending.

다른

dareun — Adjective meaning 'other', 'another', or 'different'.

즉

jeuk — Conjunction meaning 'namely', 'that is', or 'i.e.'.

거대한

geodaehan — Adjective meaning 'gigantic', 'enormous', or 'huge'.

뱀이었습니다

baemieotseumnida — 'Was a snake/serpent'; polite past descriptive sentence.

보고

bogo — Connective verb form meaning 'upon seeing' or 'after seeing'.

몹시

mobsi — Adverb meaning 'terribly', 'greatly', or 'extremely'.

겁에

geobe — 'In fear'; locative form of the noun 'fear/fright'.

질렸지만

jillyeotjiman — 'Was terrified but'; past tense with contrastive ending.

방

bang — Noun meaning 'room' or 'chamber' in a building.

밖으로

bakkeuro — 'To the outside'; directional form of 'outside'.

꿈틀거리며

kkumteulgeorimeо — 'While wriggling' or 'squirming'; continuous motion verb form.

사라져버렸고

sarajyeobeoryeotgo — 'Disappeared completely'; past completed action with connective.

왕비

wangbi — Noun meaning 'queen' or 'king's consort'.

외에는

oeeneun — 'Other than'; particle meaning 'except for' someone.

아무도

amudo — Negative pronoun meaning 'nobody' or 'no one'.

그것을

geugeoseul — Object-marked pronoun meaning 'it' or 'that thing'.

본

bon — Past modifier of 'to see'; 'seen' or 'who saw'.

것

geot — Bound noun meaning 'thing', 'fact', or 'act'.

같지

gatji — Verb stem with negation; 'does not seem' or 'unlike'.

않았습니다

anasseumnida — Polite past negative form; 'did not' do something.

그래서

geuraeseo — Conjunction meaning 'therefore', 'so', or 'thus'.

그것이

geugeosi — Subject-marked pronoun meaning 'it' or 'that'.

틀림없다고

teullimeopdago — 'That there is no doubt'; expressing certainty or conviction.

생각했습니다

saenggakhaetseumnida — Polite past form of 'to think' or 'to believe'.

아기

agi — Noun meaning 'baby' or 'infant'.

왕자는

wangjaneun — Noun 'prince' with topic marker; 'the prince'.

아름답고

areumdapgo — 'Beautiful and'; adjective with connective ending.

건강했기에

geonganghaetkiе — 'Because he was healthy'; causal past clause.

기쁨으로

gippeumeuro — 'With joy'; instrumental form of the noun 'joy'.

가득

gadeuk — Adverb meaning 'full of' or 'filled with'.

찼습니다

chasseumnida — Polite past form of 'to be filled' or 'to be full'.

돌아와

doraowa — Connective form of 'to return'; 'returning' or 'came back'.

자신의

jasinui — Possessive reflexive pronoun meaning 'one's own'.

아들이자

adeulija — 'As his son and'; connective form of 'son'.

후계자를

hugyejareul — Object-marked noun meaning 'heir' or 'successor'.

보았을

boasseul — Modifier form of past tense 'to see'; 'when he saw'.

때도

ttaedo — 'Even at the time'; temporal noun with additive particle.

마찬가지였습니다

machangajiyeotseumnida — 'It was the same'; polite past form of 'likewise'.

대해

daehae — Postposition meaning 'about', 'regarding', or 'concerning'.

누구도

nugudo — Negative pronoun meaning 'no one' or 'nobody at all'.

한마디도

hanmadido — 'Not even a single word'; emphatic negative expression.

하지

haji — Negative verb stem; 'does not do' or 'not doing'.

않았습니다

anasseumnida — Polite past negative form; 'did not' do something.

다만

daman — Adverb meaning 'only', 'just', or 'merely'.

왕비만이

wangbimani — 'Only the queen'; exclusive particle attached to 'queen'.

이따금

ittageum — Adverb meaning 'occasionally', 'sometimes', or 'from time to time'.

생각할

saenggakhal — Future modifier of 'to think'; 'would think about'.

뿐이었습니다

ppuniyeotseumnida — 'Was only'; limiting expression meaning 'nothing but'.

많은

maneun — Adjective meaning 'many', 'much', or 'numerous'.

날들과

naldeulgwa — 'Days and'; plural form of 'day' with connective particle.

세월이

sewori — Subject-marked noun meaning 'years' or 'time passing'.

흘러

heulleo — Connective verb form meaning 'flowing' or 'passing (of time)'.

아기는

agineun — 'The baby' with topic marker; subject of sentence.

잘생긴

jalsaenggin — Adjective meaning 'handsome' or 'good-looking'.

젊은

jeolmeun — Adjective meaning 'young' or 'youthful'.

왕자로

wangjaro — 'Into a prince'; transformative directional form of 'prince'.

자라났고

jaranakgo — 'Grew up and'; past tense with connective ending.

이제

ije — Adverb meaning 'now' or 'at this point in time'.

그가

geuga — Subject pronoun 'he' with subject marker attached.

결혼할

gyeolhonhal — Future modifier of 'to marry'; 'time to get married'.

때가

ttaega — Subject-marked noun meaning 'time' or 'occasion'.

그를

geureul — Object pronoun 'him'; 'him' as direct object.

왕실

wangsil — Noun meaning 'royal court' or 'royal family'.

마차에

machae — 'In a carriage'; locative form of 'carriage/coach'.

태우고

taeugо — 'Putting aboard and'; connective form of 'to load/board'.

여섯

yeoset — Number meaning 'six'.

마리의

mariui — Counter 'heads of animals' possessive; 'of (six) animals'.

백마와

baengmawa — 'White horses and'; noun 'white horse' with connective particle.

함께

hamkke — Adverb meaning 'together' or 'along with'.

외국

oeguk — Noun meaning 'foreign country' or 'overseas nation'.

왕국들을

wanggudeureul — 'Kingdoms' (plural, object-marked); foreign kingdoms visited.

방문하도록

bangmunhadorok — 'So as to visit'; purposive form of the verb 'to visit'.

보냈습니다

bonaetseumnida — Polite past form of 'to send' someone somewhere.

왕자의

wangjaui — Possessive form of 'prince'; 'the prince's'.

신부가

sinbuga — Subject-marked noun meaning 'bride' or 'fiancée'.

될

doel — Future modifier of 'to become'; 'who could become'.

만큼

mankeum — Particle meaning 'as much as' or 'enough to'.

훌륭한

hullyunghan — Adjective meaning 'excellent', 'splendid', or 'worthy'.

공주를

gongjureul — Object-marked noun meaning 'princess'.

찾기

chatgi — Nominalized verb meaning 'finding' or 'the act of finding'.

그런데

geureonde — Conjunction meaning 'however', 'but', or 'by the way'.

첫

cheot — Ordinal prefix meaning 'first'.

번째

beonjjae — Counter suffix meaning '-th' (ordinal number marker).

사거리에

sageorie — 'At the crossroads'; locative form of 'four-way intersection'.

이르자

ireuja — 'Upon arriving at'; connective form of 'to reach/arrive'.

길이

giri — Subject-marked noun meaning 'road' or 'path'.

의해

uihae — Postposition meaning 'by' (indicating agent or cause).

막혀버렸습니다

makhyeobeoryeotseumnida — 'Was completely blocked'; past completed passive verb form.

가장

gajang — Superlative adverb meaning 'most' or 'the most'.

용감한

yonggamhan — Adjective meaning 'brave', 'courageous', or 'bold'.

자도

jado — 'Even the person'; bound noun 'person' with additive particle.

겁을

geobeul — Object-marked noun meaning 'fear' or 'fright'.

먹을

meogeul — Future modifier of 'to eat'; here means 'to feel (fear)'.

만한

manhan — Modifier meaning 'enough to' or 'worthy of'.

크기였습니다

keugiyeotseumnida — 'Was a size (of)'; past descriptive sentence about size.

길

gil — Noun meaning 'road', 'path', or 'street'.

한가운데

hangaunde — Noun meaning 'the very middle' or 'the center'.

크게

keuge — Adverb meaning 'widely', 'greatly', or 'hugely'.

입을

ibeul — Object-marked noun meaning 'mouth'.

벌린

beollin — Modifier of 'to open wide'; 'wide-open' (mouth).

채

chae — Bound noun meaning 'while in a state of' or 'as is'.

드러누워

deureonuwo — 'Lying sprawled out'; connective form of 'to lie stretched'.

외쳤습니다

oechyeotseumnida — Polite past tense of 'to shout' or 'to cry out'.

네가

nega — Subject pronoun 'you' (informal) with subject marker.

신부를

sinbureul — Object-marked noun meaning 'bride' or 'fiancée'.

얻기

eotgi — Nominalized verb meaning 'obtaining' or 'getting (a bride)'.

전에

jeone — 'Before'; temporal postposition meaning 'prior to'.

나에게

naege — Dative pronoun meaning 'to me' or 'for me'.

먼저

meonjeo — Adverb meaning 'first' or 'before others'.

다오

dao — Informal imperative of 'to give'; 'give (it) to me!'