East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 97

Vocabulary

저는

jeoneun — I (topic marker attached); first person subject

그

geu — he, that; third person pronoun or demonstrative

말에

mare — to/for the horse; horse with directional particle

많은

maneun — many, much; adjective modifying a noun

돈을

doneul — money (object marker); money as direct object

주지

juji — not give; base of negated giving action

않았고

anassgo — did not do, and; past negation connective form

그만한

geumanan — of that much; equivalent to that degree or amount

가치도

gachido — value, worth (also); not even worth that much

없어요

eopseoyo — there is not, does not exist; polite negative existence

타기엔

tagien — for riding; gerund form with topic contrast particle

용감한

yonggamhan — brave, courageous; adjective describing boldness

말이지만

marijiman — it is a horse, but; concessive connective clause

전혀

jeonhyeo — not at all, entirely; emphasizes complete negation

짐을

jimeul — luggage, load (object marker); cargo as direct object

끌지는

kkeuljiineun — pulling (topic contrast); dragging with contrasting emphasis

못해요

motaeyo — cannot do; polite form expressing inability

그래도

geuraedo — even so, nevertheless; concessive transitional conjunction

당신의

dangsinui — your; possessive form of second person pronoun

배낭과

baenangwa — backpack and; backpack with additive connective particle

번갈아

beongara — alternately, in turns; doing things one after another

가며

gamyeo — while going; simultaneous action connective gerund form

충분히

chungbunhi — sufficiently, enough; adverb indicating adequate degree

실어

sireo — to carry, load; verb stem for transporting cargo

나를

nareul — me (object marker); first person as direct object

만큼은

mankeumeun — at least to the extent; particle showing minimum degree

튼튼하죠

teunteunhajyo — it is sturdy, right; strong with seeking-agreement ending

라고

rago — quotation particle; marks direct or indirect speech

남자가

namjaga — the man (subject); male person as sentence subject

말했다

malhaetda — said, spoke; past tense of the verb to speak

마침내

machimnae — finally, at last; adverb indicating eventual conclusion

그들은

geudeureun — they (topic); third person plural with topic marker

가격에

gagyeoge — on the price; price with locative particle attached

합의했고

habeuihaetgo — agreed and; reached agreement with connective past form

말 위에

mal wie — on top of the horse; locative phrase atop horse

배낭을

baenangul — backpack (object marker); backpack as direct object

얹고서

eonjgoseo — after placing on top; loaded and then proceeded

조금은

jogeumneun — a little (topic); small amount with contrast particle

걷고

geotgo — walking and; connective form of the verb to walk

타며

tamyeo — while riding; simultaneous riding action connective form

나아갔다

naagattda — advanced, moved forward; past tense of to proceed

밤이 되자

bami doeja — when night came; temporal clause marking nightfall onset

커다란

keodaraan — large, big; adjective emphasizing great size of object

나무가

namuga — tree (subject marker); tree as grammatical subject

서 있는

seo inneun — standing; present participle of to stand upright

푸른

pureun — green, blue; adjective describing verdant color

들판에

deulpane — in the field; open meadow with locative particle

이르러

irreoreo — arriving at, reaching; verb form meaning to arrive

뿌리

ppuri — root; base of a tree or plant underground

곁에

gyeote — beside, next to; locative particle meaning near something

앉았다

anjattda — sat down; past tense of the verb to sit

그곳에서

geugoseso — from there, at that place; locative pronoun phrase

풀어 놓았지만

pureo noattjiman — let loose but; released and left with concessive meaning

잠자리에

jamjarie — to bed, sleeping place; locative noun for sleeping spot

눕지 않고

nupji anko — without lying down; negated rest with connective form

열어

yeoreo — opening; verb form meaning to open something up

식사를

siksareul — meal (object marker); eating a meal as direct object

했다

haetda — did; past tense of the verb to do

동이 트자마자

dongi teujamaja — as soon as dawn broke; immediately at daybreak

다시

dasi — again, once more; adverb indicating repetition of action

길을 떠났다

gireul tteonattda — departed, set out on the road again

도무지

domuji — not at all, simply not; strong negation adverb

쉴 수가 없었기

swil suga eopseotgi — could not rest; inability to rest with causal form

때문이다

ttaemunida — because of; causal ending explaining a reason given

그리하여

geurihayeo — thus, therefore; formal connective showing logical consequence

하루 종일

haru jongil — all day long; entire day from morning to night

넓은

neolbeun — wide, broad; adjective describing a large spacious area

숲을

supeul — forest (object marker); woods as grammatical direct object

탔는데

tattneunde — rode but, rode and; past connective providing background

숲에는

supe neun — in the forest (topic); forest location with topic marker

나무들

namudeur — trees; plural form of tree in Korean

사이로

sairo — between, through; directional particle meaning among things

밝고

balkko — bright and; connective adjective form meaning luminous

아름답게

areumdapge — beautifully; adverb form of the adjective beautiful

빛나는

bichnaneun — shining, gleaming; present participle of to shine brightly

공터와

gongteowa — open space and; clearing with additive connective particle

빈터가

bintoga — empty lot (subject); vacant open patch as subject

무척

mucheok — very, extremely; adverb emphasizing high degree of something

많았다

manattda — there were many; past tense of to be numerous

자신이

jasini — oneself (subject); reflexive pronoun as sentence subject

어디에

eodie — where; locative interrogative pronoun asking about location

있는지

inneunin — whether there is; indirect question form of to be

어디로

eodiro — to where; directional interrogative pronoun indicating destination

가고

gago — going and; connective verb form of to go

알지 못했지만

alji mothaetjiman — did not know, but; past ignorance with concession

말이 풀을 뜯을 때

mari pureul tteujeul ttae — when the horse grazed on grass

외에는

oeeneun — except for, other than; exclusion particle phrase

틈도

teumddo — gap, moment (also); not even a spare moment

그런

geureon — such, that kind of; demonstrative adjective modifier

빈터에

bintoe — at the clearing; empty open space with locative particle

이를 때마다

ireul ttaemada — every time arriving; each time reaching a location

배낭에서

baenange seo — from the backpack; source locative particle on backpack

간식을

gansigeul — snack (object marker); light food as direct object

꺼내

kkeonae — taking out; verb form meaning to pull something out

먹었다

meogeottda — ate; past tense of the verb to eat food

이렇게

ireoke — like this, in this way; adverb of manner demonstrative

타기를 계속했고

tagireul gyesokhaetgo — continued riding and; kept riding with connective past

끝이 없는

kkeuchi eomneun — endless, having no end; without a conclusion or boundary

것처럼

geotcheoreom — as if, like; comparative particle meaning similar to something

보였다

boyeottda — appeared, seemed; past tense of to appear or seem

하지만

hajiman — however, but; common adversative conjunctive adverb

다음 날

daeum nal — the next day; following day in a sequence

해 질 무렵

hae jil mureop — around sunset; time when the sun is setting

저 멀리

jeo meolli — far away over there; distant location adverbial phrase

빛이

bichi — light (subject marker); light as grammatical sentence subject

반짝이는

banjjagineun — twinkling, sparkling; present participle of to glitter brightly

것을 보았다

geoseul boattda — saw something; past tense of perceiving a sight