East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 81

Vocabulary

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore; so; as a result of that

그는

geuneun — He; that person (subject marker attached)

다시

dasi — Again; once more; anew

대해

daehae — About; regarding; concerning something

물었고

mureotgo — Asked and (then); inquired and continued

그

geu — That; the (demonstrative determiner)

남자는

namjaneun — The man (subject/topic marker attached)

힘차게

himchage — Powerfully; vigorously; with great force

불어

bureo — Blew; blowing (as in blowing an instrument)

모든

modeun — All; every; each and every one

새들을

saedeureul — The birds (plural object marker attached)

불러

bulleo — Called; summoned; to call out to

모아

moa — Gathered; collected together; assembled

그들

geudeul — They; them; those people

중

jung — Among; in the middle of; within a group

누가

nuga — Who; which person (subject form)

어디에

eodie — Where; at what place; location question

있는지

inneunji — Whether it exists/is located somewhere

아는지

aneunji — Whether one knows; if someone is aware

물었지만

mureotjiman — Asked but; inquired however with contrast

아무

amu — Any; no (used in negative context)

새도

saedo — Even a bird; not even one bird

알지

alji — To know; knowing (verb stem with suffix)

못했습니다

motaesseumnida — Could not; was unable to do something

그런데

geureonde — However; but; by the way

나머지

nameoji — The rest; the remainder; what is left over

새들이

saedeur-i — The birds (subject marker attached, plural)

온

on — Came; arrived (past modifier form of 오다)

지

ji — Since; after (time elapsed particle suffix)

한참

hancham — For a long while; quite some time passed

뒤에

dwie — After; behind; later in time

늙은

neulgeun — Old; aged; elderly (modifier form)

독수리

doksuri — Eagle; large bird of prey

한

han — One; a single (numeral determiner)

마리가

mariga — One animal (counter unit with subject marker)

왔는데

wanneunde — Came but; arrived and (contrastive connector)

독수리는

doksulineun — The eagle (topic marker attached)

꼬박

kkobak — Exactly; fully; a complete period without interruption

십

sip — Ten; the number 10

년

nyeon — Year; years (unit of time)

동안

dongan — During; for a period of time

멀리

meolli — Far away; at a great distance

떠나

tteona — Left; departed; went away from

있었지만

isseotjiman — Was/existed but; had been however (contrast)

다른

dareun — Other; different; another one

새들보다

saedeurbo-da — Than the birds; in comparison to birds

더

deo — More; even more; to a greater degree

많이

mani — A lot; much; in great quantity

알고

algo — Knowing and; to know and (connective form)

있지는

itjineun — Does not (emphatic negation with topic focus)

않았습니다

anasseumnida — Did not; was not; formal negative past tense

왕은

wang-eun — The king (topic marker attached)

감사의

gamsa-ui — Of gratitude; thankful (possessive form)

말을

mareul — Words; speech (object marker attached)

거듭하며

geodeuphamyeo — Repeatedly; doing something again and again

신었고

sineotgo — Put on (shoes) and; wore footwear and continued

바다의

bada-ui — Of the sea; ocean's (possessive form)

물고기를

mulgogireul — Fish (object marker attached, plural implied)

다스리는

daseurineun — Rules; governs; controls (present modifier form)

주인에게

juin-ege — To the master/owner; to the ruler of

이르렀을

ireureosseur — When reached; upon arriving at a destination

때

ttae — Time; when; at the moment of

돌렸고

dollyeotgo — Turned and; rotated and (then continued)

그러자

geureoja — Then; at that moment; whereupon that happened

집으로

jibeuro — To home; toward the house; homeward

돌아갔습니다

doragasseumnida — Went back; returned home; departed back formally

후

hu — After; afterward; later in time

물었습니다

mureosseumnida — Asked; inquired (formal polite past tense)

물고기들을

mulgogideureul — The fish (plural object marker attached)

불렀지만

bulleotjiman — Called/summoned but; gathered however with contrast

어떤

eotteon — Any; some; what kind of

물고기도

mulgogido — Even a fish; not even one fish

말하지

malhaji — To speak; saying (verb with negative suffix implied)

마침내

machimne — Finally; at last; in the end

너무

neomu — Too; excessively; very much so

있었기

isseotgi — Because it was; since it existed (reason form)

때문에

ttaemune — Because of; due to; on account of

불러들이는

bulleteurineun — Calling in; summoning inside (present modifier form)

데

de — In; at doing something; in the act

무척

mucheok — Very; extremely; tremendously; to a great degree

애를

aereul — Effort; trouble (object marker); great pains taken

먹었습니다

meogeosseumnida — Had; experienced trouble; literally ate (formal past)

그에게

geuege — To him; to that person (dative particle)

물었을

mureosseul — When asked; at the time of asking (modifier)

그가

geuga — He; that person (subject marker attached)

말했습니다

malhaesseumnida — Said; spoke; stated (formal polite past tense)