East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 74

Vocabulary

무엇을

mueoseul — What (object form of 무엇)

하든

hadeun — Whatever one does; regardless of action

미끼와

mikkiwa — Bait and (fishing lure with conjunction)

낚싯대로

nakssitdaero — With a fishing rod; using a fishing pole

아무리

amuri — No matter how much; however hard one tries

애를

aereul — Effort (object form); used in 애를 쓰다

써도

sseodo — Even if one tries hard; even making effort

낚싯바늘에는

nakssitbaneule neun — On the fishing hook; at the fishhook

청어

cheongeo — Herring; a type of saltwater fish

한

han — One; a single (numeral modifier)

마리도

marido — Not even one (animal counter with 도)

걸리지

geolliji — To get caught; to be hooked (negative form)

않았습니다

anasseumnida — Did not; formal negative past tense ending

그런데

geureonde — But; however; by the way (connector)

날이

nari — The day (subject form); daylight hours

많이

mani — A lot; much; greatly; in large quantity

저물었을

jeomureosseul — Had grown late; day had drawn to close

때

ttae — Time; moment; when; occasion

머리

meori — Head; a head (here a creature's head)

하나가

hanaga — One (subject form); a single one appeared

물

mul — Water; body of water

위로

wiro — Upward; above the surface; toward the top

불쑥

bulssuk — Suddenly; abruptly popping up unexpectedly

올라오더니

ollaodeoني — Rose up and then; came up and proceeded to

말했습니다

malhaesseumnida — Said; spoke (formal past tense)

당신의

dangsinui — Your; belonging to you (possessive form)

아내가

anaega — Wife (subject form); one's spouse

허리띠

heorittti — Belt; waistband worn around the waist

아래에

araee — Below; underneath; beneath something

품고

pumgo — Carrying; holding close; harboring inside

있는

inneun — That exists; that is present (modifier form)

것을

geoseul — The thing (object form); what is there

내게

naege — To me; for me (dative first person)

준다면

jundamyeon — If you give; conditional form of to give

물고기를

mulgogireul — Fish (object form); aquatic creature

충분히

chungbunhi — Sufficiently; enough; in adequate amounts

잡을

jabeul — Will catch; future modifier of to catch

것이오

geosio — It will be so; assertive ending (older style)

그래서

geuraeseo — So; therefore; as a result of that

남자는

namjaneun — The man (topic form); male person

대담하게

daedamhage — Boldly; bravely; with daring confidence

라고

rago — Quotation marker; saying that; quoting speech

대답했습니다

daedaphaesseumnida — Answered; replied (formal past tense)

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because; the reason being; for the reason that

아이를

aireul — Child (object form); a young person

가졌다는

gajyeotdaneun — That she had; that she was carrying (child)

몰랐기

mollassgi — Because he did not know; being unaware of

때문입니다

ttaemunipnida — It is because; the reason is (formal ending)

그

geu — That; the; following (demonstrative)

후로

huro — After that; from that time onward

당연한

dangyeonhan — Natural; obvious; as expected; of course

온갖

ongat — All kinds of; every sort of; various types

종류의

Of types; of kinds; of various sorts

잡았습니다

jabasseumnida — Caught; captured (formal past tense)

밤에

bame — At night; in the evening; during nighttime

집에

jibe — To the house; at home; homeward

돌아와

dorawа — Returned; came back (connective form)

어떻게

eotteoke — How; in what way; by what means

많은

maneun — Many; numerous; a large amount of

잡았는지

jabanneunjj — How much was caught; whether caught (indirect)

이야기하자

iyagiha ja — When he told; as he began to tell the story

아내는

anaeneun — The wife (topic form); his spouse

울며

ulmyeo — Crying and; while weeping; sobbing

탄식하기

tansikagi — To lament; to sigh in grief and sorrow

시작했고

sijakhaetgo — Began and; started (connective past tense)

남편이

nampyeoni — Husband (subject form); one's male spouse

약속

yakssok — Promise; agreement; commitment made

때문에

ttaemune — Because of; due to; on account of

정신을

jeongsineul — Mind; senses; consciousness (object form)

잃을

ireul — Will lose; about to lose (future modifier)

지경이었습니다

jigyeongi eosseumnida — Was at the point of; nearly at the brink

말하기를

malhaigireul — As for saying; in the act of speaking

나는

naneun — I (topic form); first person singular topic

있어요

isseoyo — There is; I have; exists (polite present)

했기

haetgi — Because did; having done (reason connector)

이야기는

iyagineun — The story (topic form); tale or narrative

곧

got — Soon; shortly; right away; immediately

퍼져서

peojyeoseo — Spread and; having spread throughout

성까지

seongkkaji — All the way to the castle; reaching the palace

전해졌습니다

jeonhaejyeosseumnida — Was conveyed; was delivered; reached (formal)

그리고

geurigo — And; and then; furthermore (conjunction)

왕이

wangi — The king (subject form); ruler of the land

여인의

yeorinui — Of the woman; the woman's (possessive form)

슬픔과

seulpeumgwa — Sorrow and; grief and (with conjunction)

원인을

woninеul — Cause; reason; origin of something (object)

듣고는

deutgoneun — Upon hearing; after listening to (topic)

보살피고

bosalpigo — To look after and; to care for and protect

구할

guhal — To save; to rescue (future modifier form)

수

su — Way; means; possibility (with 있다/없다)

있는지

inneun ji — Whether there is; if it is possible

알아보겠다는

arabogettdaneun — Said he would find out; intending to investigate

전갈을

jeongal eul — Message; word sent (object form); dispatch

내려

naeryeo — Sending down; issuing (connective form)

보냈습니다

bonaesseumnida — Sent; dispatched (formal past tense)

그렇게

geureoke — Like that; in that way; thus; so

달이

dari — Months (subject form); the moon; lunar months

계속

gyesok — Continuously; continuously; without stopping

흘러서

heulleoeseo — Flowing and; as time passed and flowed by

때가

ttaega — The time (subject form); when the moment came

되자

doeja — When it became; once the time arrived

어부의

eobuui — Fisherman's; belonging to the fisherman

아들을

adeureul — Son (object form); male child

낳았습니다

naasseumnida — Gave birth to; bore a child (formal past)

왕은

wangeun — The king (topic form); ruler as subject

즉시

jeuksi — Immediately; at once; without delay

데려다가

deryeodaga — Taking and bringing; fetching someone over

소년이

sonyeoni — The boy (subject form); a young male child

자랄

jaral — To grow up; growing (future modifier form)

때까지

ttaekkaji — Until the time; up until; by the time that

자신의

jashinui — His own; one's own (possessive reflexive)

친아들처럼

chinadeulcheoreom — Like his own biological son; as real son

키웠습니다

kiwosseumnida — Raised; brought up; nurtured (formal past)

그러던

geureodeon — As that was happening; during that time

어느

eoneu — One; a certain; some (before noun)

날

nal — Day; a specific day; one fine day

소년은

sonyeoneun — The boy (topic form); the young male child

아버지와

abeojiwа — With his father; father and (conjunction)

함께

hamkke — Together; along with; jointly with someone

낚시하러

nakssihareо — To go fishing; for the purpose of fishing

나가게

nagаge — To go out; so as to go outside

해달라고

haedalrago — Asked to let him; requested to allow him

간청했습니다

gancheonghaesseumnida — Pleaded; earnestly requested; begged (formal)

꼭

kkok — Definitely; surely; without fail; must

가고

gago — Going and; wanting to go (connective form)

싶다고

sipttago — Said he wanted to; expressing desire to go

처음에

cheoеume — At first; in the beginning; initially

말을

mareul — Words; speech (object form); what is said

들으려

deureuryeo — Willing to listen; intending to hear

하지

haji — Did not; to do (negative connector form)

않았지만

anassji man — Did not but; refused however; yet still

결국

gyeolguk — In the end; eventually; after all; finally

뜻을

tteseul — Will; wish; intention (object form)

이루어

irueo — Achieving; fulfilling; having accomplished

떠났습니다

tteonasseumnida — Departed; left; set off (formal past tense)