East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 87

Vocabulary

가

ga — Subject particle attached to a noun ending in a vowel

배불리

baebуlli — Until full; to one's heart's content when eating

먹었을

meogeosseul — Past tense modifier form of 'to eat'

때

ttae — Time; moment; when something occurs

공주

gongju — Princess; a royal female of high status

그에게

geuege — To him; dative particle form meaning 'to that person'

벽에

byeoge — On the wall; locative form of 'wall'

걸린

geollin — Hanging; that is hung or suspended on something

칼을

kareul — Sword or knife; object particle form of 'blade'

휘둘러

hwidulleo — Swinging or brandishing a weapon or object

볼

bol — To try; infinitive modifier meaning 'to see or try'

수

su — Ability; possibility; used in '~ㄹ 수 있다' construction

있는지

inneуnji — Whether something exists or is possible

시도해

sidohae — To attempt; to try doing something

보라고

borago — Indirect command meaning 'try doing' or 'told to try'

했다

haetda — Did; past tense of 'to do' or 'to say'

그러나

geureona — However; but; a conjunction expressing contrast

그는

geuneun — He; topic particle form meaning 'as for him'

휘두를

hwidureul — To wield or swing; future modifier form of brandish

없었고

eopseotgo — Did not have; could not; past negative conjunction form

들어

deureo — Lifting; entering; stem form of 'to lift' or 'to enter'

올리지조차

ollijjocha — Could not even lift; 'even' emphasizing impossibility

못했다

mothaetda — Could not do; past tense of inability to perform action

말했다

malhaetda — Said; spoke; past tense of 'to speak or say'

이제

ije — Now; from this point; indicating present time

옆에

yeope — Next to; beside; locative form meaning 'at the side'

가져다

gajeoda — To bring; to fetch and deliver something here

한

han — One; a single; used as a numeral modifier

모금

mogeum — A sip; a single mouthful of liquid

마셔야

masyeoya — Must drink; obligatory form of 'to drink'

해요

haeyo — Do; polite present tense form of 'to do'

쓰러

sseureo — Falling down; collapsing; stem form of 'to collapse'

나갈

nagal — To go out; future modifier form of 'to exit'

때마다

ttaemada — Every time; whenever a certain event occurs

하는

haneun — Doing; present modifier form of 'to do'

행동이

haengdongi — Action; behavior; subject particle form of 'conduct'

바로

baro — Exactly; right; directly; precisely that thing

그거예요

geugeoye요 — That's it; that is the thing (polite informal)

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore; so; conjunction showing cause and result

마셨고

masyeotgo — Drank and; past tense conjunction of 'to drink'

눈

nun — Eye; also means snow depending on context

깜짝할

kkamjjakhal — Startling; blinking; in an instant; very quickly

사이에

saie — In between; within an interval of time or space

거뜬히

geoddeunhi — Easily; effortlessly; without difficulty or strain

있게

itge — So as to be able; adverbial form of 'to exist/be able'

되었다

doeeotda — Became; turned into; past tense of 'to become'

올

ol — Coming; future modifier form of 'to come'

때가

ttaega — Time; the moment has come; subject form of 'time'

됐다고

dwaetdago — Indirect quote meaning 'it has become time'

생각했다

saenggakhaetda — Thought; considered; past tense of 'to think'

그런데

geureonde — But then; by the way; however; transitional conjunction

그때

geuttae — At that time; then; referring to a specific moment

씩씩거리며

ssikssikgeoriмyeo — Snorting and panting; breathing loudly and aggressively

나타났다

natannatda — Appeared; showed up; past tense of 'to appear'

문

mun — Door; gate; an entrance or exit of a room

뒤로

dwiro — Behind; to the back; directional form of 'behind'

뛰어들었다

ttwieodeureotda — Jumped into; burst in; rushed inside suddenly

문으로

munеuro — Through the door; directional particle form of 'door'

머리를

meorireul — Head; object particle form of 'head'

들이밀며

deurimilmyeo — Pushing or thrusting one's head inside something

피

pi — Blood; the red fluid in living bodies

냄새가

naemsaega — Smell; odor; subject particle form of 'scent'

나는구나

naneunguna — There is a smell; exclamatory form of 'to come out'

그래

geurae — Yeah; right; okay; casual affirmation or acknowledgment

너도

neodo — You too; also-particle form meaning 'even you'

곧

got — Soon; shortly; in a little while

대가를

daegareul — Price; cost; consequence; object form of 'payment'

치르게

chireurge — To pay; to suffer consequences; adverbial causal form

될

doel — Will become; future modifier form of 'to become'

거야

geoya — Will be; casual future assertion particle construction

그러면서

geureоmyeonseo — While doing so; at the same time; connective adverb

모두

modu — All; everyone; everything; the entirety of something

잘라

jalla — Cutting off; severing; stem form of 'to cut'

버렸다

beoryeotda — Threw away; completed an action regrettably or fully

자유로워진

jayurowojin — Having become free; modifier form of 'to become liberated'

것이

geosi — The thing; the fact that; nominalizer with subject particle

너무

neomu — Too; very; excessively; intensifying adverb

기뻐

gippeo — Happy; joyful; glad; informal form of 'to be pleased'

춤을

chumeul — Dance; object particle form of 'dance'

추고

chugo — Dancing and; connective form of 'to dance'

노래를

noraereul — Song; object particle form of 'song'

불렀다

bulleotda — Sang; called out; past tense of 'to sing or call'

문득

mundeuk — Suddenly; all of a sudden; an unexpected recollection

언니들이

eonnideuri — Older sisters (plural); subject form of 'older sister'

생각나서

saenggakнасео — Came to mind; remembered; causal connective of recall

이렇게

ireoke — Like this; in this way; thus

언니들도

eonnideuldo — The older sisters too; also-particle with plural sisters

자유로워지면

jayurowojimyeon — If they become free; conditional form of 'to be liberated'

좋겠어요

joketsseoyo — Would be good; polite wishful or hopeful expression

그들은

geudeureun — They; topic particle form of 'those people'

어디에

eodie — Where; locative question word meaning 'in what place'

있나요

innayo — Are they; polite question form of 'to be/exist'

물었다

mureotda — Asked; inquired; past tense of 'to ask a question'

자초지종을

jachojijонgeul — The whole story; full account from beginning to end

말해

malhae — Tell; say; informal imperative or connective of 'to speak'

주었다

jueotda — Gave; did for someone; past tense of 'to give'

언니는

eonnineun — The older sister; topic particle form of 'older sister'

붙잡혀

butjaphyeo — Captured; seized; passive form of 'to grab and hold'

오십

osip — Fifty; the number 50 in Sino-Korean counting

떨어진

tteoreojin — Away; distant; modifier form of 'to be separated or far'

성으로

seongeuro — To the castle; directional form of 'castle or fortress'

끌려갔고

kkeullyeogatgo — Was dragged away and; past passive connective of 'drag'

다른

dareun — Other; different; another; adjective modifier

또

tto — Again; also; additionally; another occurrence

그보다

geuboda — Than that; comparative form meaning 'more than him/it'

더

deo — More; further; additional degree of comparison

먼

meon — Far; distant; modifier form of 'to be far away'

끌려갔다고

kkeullyeogatdago — Was said to have been dragged away; indirect past quote