East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 60

Vocabulary

양어머니가

yang-eomeoni-ga — Stepmother (subject marker attached)

돌아왔을

dora-wassul — When (she) had returned; past modifier form

때

ttae — Time, moment, when

그녀는

geunyeo-neun — She (topic marker attached)

별이

byeol-i — Star (subject marker attached)

날아가

nara-ga — Flew away, having flown off

버린

beorin — Having done completely; modifier of regrettable completion

것을

geoseul — The fact/thing that (object marker attached)

발견하고

balgyeonhago — Discovered and; upon finding out

매우

mae-u — Very, extremely, highly

화가

hwa-ga — Anger (subject marker); became angry

났으며

nasseumyeo — Rose up and; felt anger and (conjunctive)

양딸에게

yangddal-ege — To/toward the stepdaughter

몹시

mobsi — Very much, severely, intensely

성을

seong-eul — Temper, anger (object marker attached)

내며

naemyeo — Expressing anger while; venting rage and

내쫓겠다고

naejjotgetdago — Saying she would drive (her) out

위협했습니다

wihyeophaessseumnida — Threatened; made a threatening statement

하지만

hajiman — However, but, nevertheless

아이가

ai-ga — The child (subject marker attached)

너무나

neomuna — So very, exceedingly, too much so

애절하게

aejeolhage — Piteously, plaintively, in a heartbreaking way

울며

ulmyeo — While crying, weeping and

애원하여

aewonhayeo — Pleaded, begged earnestly and

결국

gyeolguk — In the end, eventually, after all

머물

meomul — To stay, to remain (modifier form)

수

su — Ability, possibility (used in ~ㄹ 수 있다)

있게

itge — So as to be able to; allowing to exist

되었습니다

doeeossseumnida — Became, came to be (formal past tense)

얼마

eolma — Some amount of, a while, how much

후

hu — After, later, afterwards

양어머니는

yang-eomeoni-neun — The stepmother (topic marker attached)

또

tto — Again, also, once more

다른

dareun — Different, another, other

여행을

yeohaeng-eul — Travel, trip (object marker attached)

떠나야

tteonaya — Must leave, has to depart

했습니다

haessseumnida — Did, had to (formal polite past tense)

그리고

geurigo — And, and then, furthermore

떠나기

tteonagi — The act of leaving; before leaving (nominalized)

전에

jeone — Before, prior to

소녀에게

sonyeo-ege — To the girl, toward the young girl

한

han — One; a certain, a single

번도

beondo — Even once, not even one time

들어가

deureoga — Enter, go inside (connective form)

본

bon — Have experienced/seen; past modifier form

적

jeok — Experience, occasion, time (as in ~한 적 있다)

없는

eomneun — That does not exist; lacking, without

그

geu — That, the (demonstrative determiner)

두

du — Two (numeral modifier)

방에

bang-e — In/into the room (locative marker)

들어가지

deureogaji — Not to enter; (prohibition connective form)

말라고

mallago — Telling (her) not to (reported prohibition)

금지했습니다

geumjihaessseumnida — Prohibited, forbade, banned formally

소녀는

sonyeo-neun — The girl (topic marker attached)

조심하겠다고

josimhagetdago — Saying she would be careful/cautious

약속했습니다

yaksokhaessseumnida — Promised, made a promise formally

혼자

honja — Alone, by oneself, on one's own

남겨지자

namgyeojija — As soon as she was left alone

번째

beonjjae — Ordinal suffix: -th (first, second, etc.)

무엇이

mueosi — What (subject marker attached)

있을지

isseulji — Whether there might be; wondering what exists

생각하고

saenggakago — Thinking and; having thought about

궁금해하기

gunggeumhaehagi — Feeling curious, being curious (nominalized)

시작했고

sijjakhaetgo — Started and; began to (past conjunctive)

그냥

geunyang — Just, simply, without reason

살짝

saljjak — Slightly, just a little, briefly

엿보려고

yeotboryeogo — In order to peek, intending to look secretly

문을

mun-eul — The door (object marker attached)

조금

jogeum — A little, a bit, slightly

열지

yeolji — Open (negative connective: could not help opening)

않을

aneul — Not doing; modifier of not (negative form)

없었는데

eopseonnneunde — Could not help but; there was no way not to

순간

sungan — Moment, instant, the very second

펑

peong — Bang, pop (sound effect, onomatopoeia)

달이

dal-i — The moon (subject marker attached)

삽화

saphwa — Illustration, picture insert in a book

집에

jibe — At/to the house (locative marker attached)

돌아와

dorawа — Returning, came back (connective form)

빠져나간

ppajyeonagan — Having escaped, slipped away (modifier form)

발견했을

balgyeonhaessseul — Having discovered (past supposition modifier)

낙담하며

nakdamhamyeo — Feeling discouraged and; despairing while

한다고

handago — Saying that (she) does/will (reported speech)

더

deo — More, any longer, further

이상

isang — Any more, beyond this point

함께

hamkke — Together, along with

있을

isseul — Can be, will be (future/possibility modifier)

없다고

eopsdago — Saying there is not; claiming impossibility

말했습니다

malhaessseumnida — Said, spoke, stated (formal polite past)

소녀가

sonyeo-ga — The girl (subject marker attached)

비통하게

bitonghage — Sorrowfully, with deep grief, bitterly

진심으로

jinsimeuro — Sincerely, wholeheartedly, from the heart

용서를

yongseoreul — Forgiveness (object marker attached)

빌었기

bireotkki — Begged for, implored (nominalized past form)

때문에

ttaemune — Because of, due to, on account of

이번에도

ibeone-do — This time also, again this time too

다시

dasi — Again, once more, anew

그때쯤

geuttaejjeum — Around that time, by about then

반쯤

banjjeum — About half, halfway, roughly half

어른이

eoreuni — Adult (subject marker); grown-up

된

doen — Having become; modifier of becoming

세

se — Age, years old; three (counter)

들어가거나

deureogageona — Either entering or (alternative conjunctive)

엿보려

yeotboryeo — Intending to peek, trying to look secretly

해서는

haeseoneun — If one does; doing (prohibition topic form)

절대

jeoldae — Absolutely, never, under no circumstances

안

an — Not, no (negation adverb)

된다고

doendago — Saying it is not allowed; reported prohibition

간곡히

gangokhi — Earnestly, sincerely, with heartfelt urgency

당부했습니다

dangbuhaessseumnida — Earnestly requested, implored, urged formally