East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 68

Vocabulary

그는

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

밧줄의

bat-jul-eui — Of the rope; possessive form of rope

한쪽

han-jjok — One side; one direction or end

끝을

kkeut-eul — The end or tip of something (object form)

암소의

am-so-eui — Of the cow; possessive form of female cow

목에

mok-e — Around or on the neck (locative form)

단단히

dan-dan-hi — Firmly, tightly, securely fastened

묶고

muk-go — Tied and (then); connecting form of to tie

다른

da-reun — Other, different, another one

쪽

jjok — Side, direction, or end of something

굴뚝

gul-ttuk — Chimney; vertical pipe for smoke

아래로

a-rae-ro — Downward, toward the bottom direction

내려

nae-ryeo — Going down; descending (connecting verb form)

자신의

ja-sin-eui — One's own; possessive reflexive pronoun form

허벅지에

heo-beok-ji-e — On or around the thigh (locative form)

묶었다

muk-keot-da — Tied, fastened securely (past tense)

그리고

geu-ri-go — And, and then; coordinating conjunction

서둘러야

seo-dul-leo-ya — Must hurry; obligatory form of to rush

했는데

haet-neun-de — Was doing but; past tense with contrast

냄비

naem-bi — Pot, cooking pot used on stove

속

sok — Inside, interior of something

물이

mul-i — Water (subject marker attached)

끓기

kkeul-ki — Boiling; noun form of to boil

시작했고

si-jak-haet-go — Started and (then); past tense connecting form

아직

a-jik — Still, yet; not completed at this point

갈아야

gal-a-ya — Must grind; obligatory form of to grind

했기

haet-gi — Because did; past causal connector form

때문이었다

ttae-mun-i-yeot-da — It was because of; past causal expression

그래서

geu-rae-seo — So, therefore; result conjunction

열심히

yeol-sim-hi — Diligently, hard, with great effort

갈기

gal-gi — Grinding; noun form of to grind

시작했다

si-jak-haet-da — Began, started something (past tense)

그런데

geu-reon-de — But, however, by the way (contrast)

한창

han-chang — In the middle of; at the peak of activity

갈고

gal-go — Grinding and (then); connecting verb form

있는

it-neun — Is doing; present progressive modifier form

동안

dong-an — During, while, for a period of time

결국

gyeol-guk — In the end, eventually, after all

암소가

am-so-ga — The cow (subject marker); female bovine

지붕에서

ji-bung-e-seo — From the roof; ablative form of roof

떨어지고

tteol-eo-ji-go — Fell and (then); connecting form of to fall

말았고

mal-at-go — Ended up doing (regrettable result); past form

떨어지면서

tteol-eo-ji-myeon-seo — While falling; simultaneous action connector

밧줄로

bat-jul-lo — With or by the rope; instrumental form

남자를

nam-ja-reul — The man (object marker attached)

위로

wi-ro — Upward, toward the top direction

끌어

kkeul-eo — Pulling (connecting form of to pull/drag)

올렸다

ol-lyeot-da — Lifted up, raised something (past tense)

남자는

nam-ja-neun — The man (topic marker); adult male person

그곳에

geu-got-e — In that place, at that location

꼼짝없이

kkom-jjak-eop-si — Completely stuck, unable to move at all

끼어버렸고

kki-eo-beo-ryeot-go — Got completely wedged in (past completed form)

암소는

am-so-neun — The cow (topic marker); female bovine

벽

byeok — Wall; vertical surface of a building

중간에

jung-gan-e — In the middle, halfway, in between

매달려

mae-dal-lyeo — Hanging, suspended (connecting verb form)

하늘과

ha-neul-gwa — Sky and (conjunction); the sky above

땅

ttang — Ground, earth, land surface

사이에서

sa-i-e-seo — Between, in the space between two things

흔들거렸는데

heun-deul-geo-ryeot-neun-de — Was swaying but; past continuous contrast form

위로도

wi-ro-do — Upward either; even upward direction

아래로도

a-rae-ro-do — Downward either; even toward the bottom

내려올

nae-ryeo-ol — To come down; future modifier of descending

수

su — Ability, possibility; can do something

없었기

eop-seot-gi — Because there was not; past causal form

한편

han-pyeon — Meanwhile, on the other hand, at the same time

아내는

a-nae-neun — The wife (topic marker); married woman

남편이

nam-pyeon-i — The husband (subject marker); married man

와서

wa-seo — Came and (then); sequential connector of coming

저녁

jeo-nyeok — Evening; the period after afternoon

식사를

sik-sa-reul — A meal (object marker); eating a meal

하러

ha-reo — In order to do; purpose connector form

집으로

jib-eu-ro — To the house; directional form of home

부르러

bu-reu-reo — In order to call; purposive connector of calling

오기를

o-gi-reul — Coming (object form); noun form of to come

이리저리

i-ri-jeo-ri — Here and there, this way and that way

오래도록

o-rae-do-rok — For a long time, for an extended duration

기다렸지만

gi-da-ryeot-ji-man — Waited but (contrast); past tense concessive form

아무런

a-mu-reon — Any, no kind of; negating modifier

부름도

bu-reum-do — A call either; even a summons or calling

오지

o-ji — Does not come; negating connector of coming

않았다

an-at-da — Did not; past tense negation form

마침내

ma-chim-nae — Finally, at last, in the end

그녀는

geu-nyeo-neun — She (topic marker); refers to a female person

충분히

chung-bun-hi — Sufficiently, enough, adequately

오래

o-rae — For a long time, long duration

기다렸다고

gi-da-ryeot-da-go — That she had waited; reported past speech form

생각하고

saeng-gak-ha-go — Thought and (then); connecting form of to think

돌아갔다

dol-a-gat-da — Went back, returned to a place (past tense)

집에

jib-e — At home, to the house (locative form)

도착하여

do-chak-ha-yeo — Upon arriving, having arrived (connective form)

그런

geu-reon — Such, that kind of, like that

끔찍한

kkeum-jjik-han — Horrible, dreadful, terrible, appalling

곳에

got-e — At a place, in a spot or location

것을

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

보고는

bo-go-neun — Upon seeing, after seeing (then contrast)

달려가

dal-lyeo-ga — Ran toward, dashed to (connecting form)

밧줄을

bat-jul-eul — The rope (object marker); cord or rope

두

du — Two; the number two

냈다

naet-da — Did it, produced result (past causative form)

그녀가

geu-nyeo-ga — She (subject marker); female third person

그렇게

geu-reo-ke — Like that, in that way, so

하자

ha-ja — As soon as she did; immediate sequential form

굴뚝에서

gul-ttuk-e-seo — From the chimney; ablative form of chimney

떨어졌고

tteol-eo-jyeot-go — Fell and (then); past tense connecting fall form

그리하여

geu-ri-ha-yeo — Thus, therefore, as a result of that

아내가

a-nae-ga — The wife (subject marker); married woman

부엌

bu-eok — Kitchen; room where cooking is done

안으로

an-eu-ro — Into the inside, toward the interior

들어왔을

deul-eo-wat-seul — When she had entered (past modifier form)

때

ttae — Time, moment, when something happens

죽

juk — Porridge, gruel; soft cooked grain dish

속에

sok-e — Inside, within something (locative form)

거꾸로

geo-kku-ro — Upside down, inverted, head first

머리를

meo-ri-reul — The head (object marker); top of body

박고

bak-go — Stuck in and (then); connecting form of to drive in

서

seo — Standing; connective form of to stand

남편을

nam-pyeon-eul — The husband (object marker); married man

발견했다

bal-gyeon-haet-da — Discovered, found someone or something (past)