East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 93

Vocabulary

그

geu — He, that; third-person pronoun or demonstrative

말을

mareul — Words, speech (object form of 말)

들으려

deureuryeo — Intending to listen; volitional form of 듣다

하지

haji — Do not; negation base form of 하다

않았습니다

anatseumnida — Did not; formal past negative ending

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker); subject pronoun with topic particle

머물고

meomulgo — Staying and; connective form of 머물다

싶었습니다

sipeotsseumnida — Wanted to; formal past tense of 싶다

하지만

hajiman — However, but; common conjunctive adverb

노부부는

nobubeuneun — The elderly couple (topic); aged husband and wife

자신들의

jasindeurui — Their own; reflexive plural possessive pronoun

주장을

jujangеul — Claim, assertion (object form); insistence or argument

굽히지

guphiji — Not bending, not yielding; stem of 굽히다 negated

않으며

aneumyeo — While not doing; simultaneous negative connective

그가

geuga — He (subject marker); third-person subject pronoun

농부의

nongbuui — Of the farmer; possessive form of 농부 (farmer)

집으로

jibeuro — To the house; directional particle attached to 집

가는

ganeun — Going; present modifier form of 가다

편이

pyeoni — Side, option; used in 'it would be better to'

낫겠다고

natgetdago — Said it would be better; indirect quotation of 낫다

했습니다

haetsseumnida — Did, said; formal past tense of 하다

거기서라면

geogiseorамyeon — If it is there; conditional locative expression

음식과

eumsikgwa — Food and; 음식 (food) with connective particle 과

음료를

eumnyoreul — Drink, beverage (object form); liquid refreshment

모두

modu — All, everything; total inclusivity adverb

얻을

eodeul — To obtain, get; future modifier form of 얻다

수

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

있을

isseul — Will exist, will be; future modifier of 있다

것이라고요

geosiragoyo — It is said that it would be; quoted assertion ending

그에게

geue게 — To him; dative particle form for third person

앉으라고

anjeurago — Telling to sit; indirect command quotation of 앉다

내어줄

naeeojul — To offer, give out; future modifier of 내어주다

의자조차

uijajoca — Even a chair; particle 조차 adds 'not even' nuance

없다고

eopdago — Said there is none; quoted negative existence

아니요

aniyo — No; polite informal negative response

말했습니다

malhaetsseumnida — Said, spoke; formal past tense of 말하다

저는

jeoneun — I (topic); humble first-person pronoun with topic marker

내일

naeil — Tomorrow; next day time adverb

아침까지

achimkkaji — Until morning; time limit with particle 까지

거기에

geogie — There, to that place; locative particle on 거기

가지

gaji — Go (negation base); stem of 가다 before 않다

않겠어요

anketsseoyo — Will not do; polite future negative intention

그냥

geunyang — Just, simply; adverb meaning without change or reason

오늘

oneul — Today; current day time adverb

밤

bam — Night; nighttime noun

여기

yeogi — Here, this place; proximal location pronoun

머물게

meomulge — To stay; causative-purpose form of 머물다

해주세요

haejuseyo — Please do for me; polite request with 주다

최악의

choeagui — Of the worst; superlative negative adjective possessive

경우에는

gyeongueneun — In the case of; conditional situational expression

굴뚝

gulttuk — Chimney, flue; structure for smoke ventilation

모퉁이에

motungie — At the corner; locative form of 모퉁이 (corner)

앉아

anja — Sitting; connective form of 앉다 (to sit)

있으면

isseumyeon — If there is, if staying; conditional of 있다

되니까요

doenikkaуо — Because it will do, it suffices; polite causal ending

글쎄

geulssse — Well, hmm; hesitation filler expressing uncertainty

그들은

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

그에 대해

geu e daehae — About that, regarding it; prepositional phrase

아무

amu — Any, no (with negation); indefinite pronoun/determiner

말도

maldo — Even a word; 말 (word) with emphatic particle 도

할

hal — To do, can do; future modifier form of 하다

없었습니다

eopsseotsseumnida — There was not; formal past negative of 없다

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore, so; resultative conjunctive adverb

난롯가에

nallogae — By the fireplace; locative of 난롯가 (fireside)

옛날에

yetnale — In the old days; past time adverbial expression

집에서

jibeseo — At home; locative source particle on 집

뒹굴며

dwinggulmyeo — Rolling around, loafing; connective of 뒹굴다

게으른

geeureun — Lazy; modifier form of 게으르다 (to be lazy)

몸을

momeul — Body (object form); physical body noun

쭉

jjuk — Fully stretched out; adverb of complete extension

뻗곤

ppeotgon — Used to stretch out; habitual past connective form

했던

haetdeon — Used to do; past habitual retrospective modifier

것처럼

geotcheoreom — Like, as if; comparative particle on nominalizer

재

jae — Ash, cinders; residue left after burning

속을

sogeul — Inside (object form); interior or midst noun

쑤석거리기

ssusseokgeorigi — Poking around, rummaging; gerund of 쑤석거리다

시작했습니다

sijakhaetsseumnida — Began, started; formal past tense of 시작하다

이런저런

ireonjeoron — This and that, various; general variety expression

많은

maneun — Many, much; modifier form of 많다 (to be many)

것들에

geotdeure — About things; plural nominalizer with locative particle

수다를

sudareul — Chatter, gossip (object form); idle talk noun

떨며

tteolmyeo — Chattering, gabbing; connective of 떨다 in talk sense

이야기했습니다

iyagihaetsseumnida — Told stories, chatted; formal past of 이야기하다

이것저것에

igeotjeogeos e — About this and that; varied topics expression

이야기해

iyagihae — Tell, talk about; informal connective of 이야기하다

주었습니다

jueosseumnida — Gave, did for someone; formal past of 주다

그들에게

geudeureege — To them; dative particle on third-person plural

자녀가

janyeoga — Children (subject); sons and daughters subject form

없었냐고

eopseonnуago — Asked if there were none; quoted past negative question

물었습니다

mureosseumnida — Asked, inquired; formal past tense of 묻다

네

ne — Yes; affirmative response particle

그들에게는

geudeurегеneun — As for them; dative topic-marked third-person plural

한때

hanttae — Once, at one time; past period adverb

이름의

ireumui — Of the name; possessive form of 이름 (name)

아이가

aiga — Child (subject); young person with subject particle

있었지만

isseotjiman — There was, but; past concessive connective of 있다

어디로

eodiro — To where; directional particle on question word

떠돌아다녔는지

tteodora danyeonneunjи — Whether wandered around; indirect question of 떠돌아다니다

알지

alji — Know (negation base); stem of 알다 before 못하다

못했습니다

motaetsseumnida — Could not do; formal past inability negative

살았는지

saranneunjи — Whether lived; indirect question form of 살다

죽었는지조차

jugeonneunji joca — Even whether died; extreme uncertainty expression

알

al — Know; base modifier form of 알다 (to know)

혹시

hoksi — Perhaps, by any chance; polite uncertainty adverb

그게

geuge — That thing, that; contracted form of 그것이

저

jeo — I, me (humble); polite first-person pronoun

아닐까요

anilkkayo — Might it not be; polite speculative negative question

어디

eodi — Where; interrogative location pronoun

봅시다

bopsida — Let's see, let's look; hortative form of 보다

저라면

jeoramyeon — If it were me; conditional on humble first person

충분히

chungbunhi — Sufficiently, enough; adverb from 충분하다

알아볼

arabоl — To recognize, investigate; future modifier of 알아보다

거예요

geoyeyo — It is (prediction); polite declarative ending with 것

노파가

nopaga — Old woman (subject); elderly female with subject marker

말하며

malhamyeo — Saying while doing; connective of 말하다

일어났습니다

ireonatseumnida — Stood up, arose; formal past tense of 일어나다

우리

uri — We, our; first-person plural pronoun

너무

neomu — Too, excessively; degree adverb of excess

게으르고

geeureugo — Lazy and; connective form of 게으르다

둔해서

dunhaeseo — Because dull/slow; causal connective of 둔하다

아무것도

amugeotdo — Nothing at all; negative indefinite pronoun with 도

않았거든요

anatgeodeunyo — Didn't do, you see; explanatory past negative ending

게다가

gedaga — Moreover, besides; additive conjunctive adverb

옷이

osi — Clothes (subject); garments with subject particle

누더기라서

nudeogiraseo — Because ragged; causal copula form of 누더기 (rags)

누더기가

nudeogiga — Rags (subject); tattered cloth with subject particle

누더기를

nudeogireul — Rags (object); tattered cloth with object particle

붙잡고

butjapgo — Grabbing and; connective form of 붙잡다 (to grab)

정도였어요

jeongdoyeosseoyo — It was to the extent; polite past degree expression

아이에게서는

aiegeseoeneun — From the child (topic); source particle on 아이

당신처럼

dangsincheoреом — Like you; comparative particle on second-person pronoun

이렇게

ireoke — Like this, this way; demonstrative manner adverb

훌륭한

hullyunghan — Excellent, admirable; modifier form of 훌륭하다

청년이

cheongnyeoni — Young man (subject); youth with subject particle

될

doel — To become; future modifier form of 되다

재목은

Timber, material; figuratively means potential or caliber

결코

gyeolko — Never, absolutely not; strong negative adverb

없었답니다

eopseotdamnida — There reportedly was not; formal evidential past negative

도련님

doryeonnim — Young master; respectful address for young nobleman