East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 91

Vocabulary

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore; so; as a result of that

그가

geuga — He; third-person singular male subject pronoun

첫

cheot — First; the very beginning one

번째

beonjjae — Ordinal number suffix meaning '-th' in sequence

머리를

meorireul — Head (object form); the head as target

그는

geuneun — He; third-person singular male topic marker

다른

dareun — Other; different; another one

이들이

ideuri — These people; plural subject referring to others

말했던

malhaetdeon — Had said; past recollective form of 'to say'

것처럼

geotcheoreom — Like; just as; in the same way as

말했습니다

malhaetseumnida — Said; formal polite past tense of 'to speak'

피

pi — Blood; the red fluid in the body

냄새가

naemsaega — Smell; odor as subject of a sentence

바로

baro — Right; exactly; immediately; precisely at that point

그

geu — That; the; a demonstrative or article-like modifier

순간

sungan — Moment; instant; a very brief point in time

그다음

geudaeum — After that; next; the following step or action

나머지

nameoji — The rest; the remaining ones; the remainder

모두

modu — All; everyone; every single one together

그러나

geureona — However; but; a contrastive conjunctive adverb

마지막

majimak — Last; final; the very end one

머리가

meoriga — Head (subject); the head as grammatical subject

그중에서

geujungeseo — Among them; out of those; from within that group

가장

gajang — Most; the superlative degree marker in Korean

그것을

geugeoSeul — It (object); that thing as grammatical object

것이

geosi — The thing that; nominalizer with subject particle

힘든

himdeun — Difficult; hard; requiring great effort or strength

비록

birok — Although; even though; a concessive conjunction

자신에게

jasinage — To himself; referring reflexively to oneself

해낼

haenael — To accomplish; future modifier of completing a task

만한

manhan — Worthy of; enough for; sufficient to do something

충분한

chungbunhan — Sufficient; enough; adequate amount of something

힘이

himi — Strength (subject); power or energy as grammatical subject

있다는

itdaneun — That there is; quoted present existence modifier

것을

geoseul — The fact that; nominalizer as grammatical object

잘

jal — Well; fully; in a good or thorough manner

알고

algo — Knowing and; gerund form of 'to know'

그리하여

geurihayeo — Therefore; thus; and so as a result

모든

modeun — All; every; each and every one of them

공주들이

gongjudeuri — The princesses (subject); plural royal daughters

불리는

bullineun — Called; known as; passive modifier of naming

성으로

seongeuro — To the castle; directional particle after castle

함께

hamkke — Together; jointly; all at the same time

모였고

moyeotgo — Gathered and; assembled together and continued

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic); third-person plural with topic marker

살면서

salmyeonseo — While living; simultaneous gerund of 'to live'

한

han — One; a single; used with counting expressions

번도

beondo — Not even once; 'even one time' with negation

느껴본

neukkkyeobon — Have felt before; past experiential modifier of feeling

적

jeok — Time; experience; occasion of having done something

없을

eopseul — Will not have; future modifier of nonexistence

만큼

mankeum — As much as; to the extent of; proportionally

기쁘고

gippeugo — Happy and; joyful and; connecting adjective form

행복했습니다

haengbokhaetseumnida — Were happy; formal past tense of being happy

그들

geudeul — They; them; third-person plural pronoun

모두는

modueun — All of them (topic); everyone with topic marker

좋아했고

joahaetgo — Liked and; past tense of liking, connecting form

그들을

geudeureul — Them (object); third-person plural as grammatical object

마음에

maeume — To one's heart; in the mind or feelings

드는

deuneun — That pleases; present modifier of 'to suit/please'

신부로

sinburo — As a bride; directional form of bride

선택할

seonтaeкhal — To choose; future modifier of selecting someone

수

su — Ability; possibility; can; a nominal of capability

있었습니다

isseotseumnida — There was; formal past tense of existence

셋

set — Three; the native Korean number three

중에서

jungeseo — Among; from within; out of a group

막내

mangnae — Youngest; the last-born child in a family

공주가

gongjuga — The princess (subject); royal daughter as grammatical subject

그를

geureul — Him (object); third-person singular male as object

좋아했습니다

joahaetseumnida — Liked; formal past tense of liking someone

그런데

geureonde — But then; by the way; shifting topic conjunction

얼마

eolma — Some; how much; a certain amount of time

후

hu — After; later; following a period of time

이리저리

irijeorii — Here and there; wandering about in all directions

돌아다니며

doradanimyeo — Wandering around and; roaming while doing something else

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; highly; a degree adverb

이상하고

isanghago — Strange and; odd and; connecting adjective form

무기력하며

mugiryeoкhamyeo — Listless and; lethargic and; lacking energy conjunction

말이

mari — Words (subject); speech as grammatical subject

없어졌습니다

eopseojyeotseumnida — Disappeared; became absent; stopped speaking altogether

그러자

geurеoja — Then; thereupon; at that point in response

공주들은

gongjudeureun — The princesses (topic); plural royal daughters as topic

그에게

geuege — To him; dative form of third-person male pronoun

무엇이

mueosi — What (subject); interrogative pronoun as grammatical subject

부족한지

bujokhanji — Whether something is lacking; indirect question of shortage

더

deo — More; anymore; further degree or continuation

이상

isang — No longer; anymore; beyond a certain point

그들과

geudeulgwa — With them; comitative particle after third-person plural

사는

saneun — Living; present modifier form of 'to live'

싫은지

sireunjji — Whether he dislikes; indirect question of disliking

물었습니다

mureotseumnida — Asked; formal past tense of asking a question

아니요

aniyo — No; polite negative answer to a question

그렇지

geureochi — Not so; that is not the case

않다고

antago — Said it is not; indirect quotation of negation

했습니다

haetseumnida — Did; said; formal past tense of doing/saying

남을

nameul — Remaining; left over; surplus beyond what is needed

있었고

isseotgo — There was and; past existence connecting form

면에서

myeoneseo — In terms of; in every aspect or respect

지내고

jinaego — Getting along and; living and; managing and continuing

있었지만

isseotjiman — Was doing but; past progressive with contrast conjunction

그래도

graedo — Even so; still; nevertheless; despite that fact

어쩐지

eojjeоnji — Somehow; for some reason; inexplicably feeling something

집에

jibe — To home; at home; locative of 'house/home'

돌아가고

doragago — Returning and; wanting to go back home

싶은

sipeun — Wanting to; desire modifier attached to verb

마음이

maeumi — Heart/mind (subject); feeling or desire as subject

간절했습니다

ganjeolhaetseumnida — Was earnest; deeply longed for; felt desperately needed

아버지와

abeojiwa — Father and; comitative particle after 'father'

어머니가

eomeoniga — Mother (subject); one's mother as grammatical subject

살아

sara — Alive; living; gerund form of 'to live/be alive'

계셨고

gyesyeotgo — Were living (honorific) and; respectful past existence

너무나

neomuna — So very; extremely; far too much of something

보고

bogo — Seeing and; wanting to see; gerund of 'see'

싶었기

sipeotgi — Because of wanting; causal nominalized desire form

때문입니다

ttaemunImnida — It is because; formal causal ending of explanation

글쎄요

geulsseyо — Well; hmm; I'm not sure; hedging response

그것이

geugеosi — That thing (subject); it as grammatical subject

충분히

chungbunhi — Sufficiently; enough; adequately; in ample degree

쉽게

swipge — Easily; in an easy manner; without difficulty

이루어질

irueojil — Will come true; future modifier of being realized

있을

isseul — Will be possible; future modifier of existence/possibility

거라고

georago — That it would be; quoted future expectation form

생각했습니다

saenggakhaetseumnida — Thought; formal past tense of thinking or believing