East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 102

Vocabulary

네

ne — Yes; a polite affirmative response.

결국

gyeolguk — In the end; ultimately; finally after everything.

이

i — This; demonstrative pronoun indicating nearby thing.

사람이

sarami — Person (subject marker); the person who.

맞는

manneun — Correct; right; fitting; the one that matches.

사람이에요

sarami-eyo — It is the person; polite declarative sentence ending.

라고

rago — Quotative particle meaning 'saying that' or 'called'.

막내

mangnae — The youngest child in a family or group.

공주

gongju — Princess; daughter of a king or royal family.

는

neun — Topic marker particle indicating the subject of discussion.

그를

geureul — Him; third-person masculine object pronoun with marker.

보자마자

bojamaja — As soon as (one) saw; immediately upon seeing.

말했고

malhaetgo — Said and; spoke and then (connective past tense).

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore; so; as a result of that.

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She; third-person feminine pronoun with topic marker.

다른

dareun — Other; different; another person or thing.

사람을

sarameul — Person (object marker); indicates the person as object.

창문

changmun — Window; an opening in a wall for light.

밖으로

bakkeuro — To the outside; outward through or beyond.

던져버리고

deonjyeobeorigo — Threw away completely and; discarded forcefully and then.

와

wa — And; with; conjunctive particle joining nouns together.

결혼식을

gyeorhonsik-eul — Wedding ceremony (object marker); the marriage celebration.

올렸습니다

ollyeotseumnida — Held (a ceremony); conducted formally in polite speech.

몸속에

momso-ge — Inside the body; within one's physical form.

심장이

simjangi — Heart (subject marker); the cardiac organ inside chest.

없었던

eopseotdeon — That did not have; which lacked (retrospective modifier).

거인

geoin — Giant; a very large mythical or fictional being.

옛날

yennal — Long ago; olden times; once upon a time.

옛적에

yetjeoge — In olden times; in the days of old.

일곱

ilgop — Seven; the number 7 in native Korean counting.

아들

adeul — Son; a male child of a parent.

을

eul — Object marker particle attached to preceding noun.

둔

dun — Who had; who kept or placed (modifier form).

왕

wang — King; a male monarch ruling a kingdom.

있었는데

isseonnneunde — There was, and; existed but (background connective clause).

그는

geuneun — He; third-person masculine pronoun with topic marker.

아들들을

adeuldeureul — Sons (plural, object marker); his multiple male children.

너무나

neomuna — So very; extremely; to a great excessive degree.

사랑한

saranghan — Loved; who loved (past tense modifier form).

나머지

nameoji — As a result of; remainder; so much that consequently.

한꺼번에

han-kkeobeon-e — All at once; simultaneously; at the same time.

모두를

modureul — All of them (object marker); everyone together as whole.

곁에

gyeote — By one's side; near; close beside someone.

두지

duji — To keep/place (negative connective); not keeping nearby.

않고는

ankoeneun — Without doing; unless one does (negative conditional).

견딜

gyeondil — To endure; to bear; to withstand difficulty or absence.

수가

suga — Ability/possibility (subject marker); cannot possibly do.

없었고

eopseotgo — There was not, and; did not exist and then.

항상

hangsang — Always; at all times; constantly without exception.

한

han — One; a single; the number one in Korean.

명은

myeongeun — Person/counter (topic marker); one person among a group.

그와

geuwa — With him; together with the king or man.

함께

hamkke — Together; jointly; in company with someone else.

있어야

isseonya — Must be present; needs to stay or remain.

했습니다

haetseumnida — Did; made someone do (formal polite past tense).

이제

ije — Now; at this point; from this time onward.

그들이

geudeur-i — They (subject marker); those people as the subject.

다

da — All; entirely; completely; every one of them.

자라자

jaraja — Once they grew up; as soon as they matured.

여섯

yeoseot — Six; the number 6 in native Korean counting.

구혼하러

guhon-hareo — To go courting; in order to propose marriage.

떠나게

tteonage — To set off; to leave; to depart from somewhere.

되었지만

doeeotjiman — Became, but; it came to be however (contrast).

막내는

mangnaeneun — The youngest one (topic marker); the youngest child.

아버지가

abeojiga — Father (subject marker); one's father as the subject.

집에

jibe — At home; in the house; at one's dwelling.

머물게

meomulge — To stay; to remain; to be kept at home.

했고

haetgo — Made/did, and; caused to do and then continued.

형들은

hyeongdeureun — The older brothers (topic); elder brothers as subject.

위해

wihae — For the sake of; in order to benefit someone.

공주를

gongjureul — Princess (object marker); the princess as direct object.

궁궐로

gunggweollo — To the palace; toward the royal residence building.

데려와야

deryeowaya — Must bring (someone) here; need to escort back.

은

eun — Topic marker particle attached after consonant-ending noun.

명에게

myeong-ege — To each person; giving to each one individually.

눈이

nuni — Eyes (subject marker); the eyes as grammatical subject.

부실

busil — To dazzle; to blind the eyes with brilliance.

만큼

mankeum — As much as; to the extent of; so much that.

훌륭한

hullyunghan — Magnificent; splendid; excellent; wonderfully impressive.

옷을

oseul — Clothes (object marker); garments as the direct object.

입혀주었는데

ipyeojueonnneunde — Dressed them in and; had them wear (background).

어찌나

eojjina — So much; how very; to such a great degree.

훌륭한지

hullyunghanji — How magnificent; so splendid that (exclamatory clause).

멀리서도

meolliseo-do — Even from afar; from a great distance away too.

빛이

bichi — Light (subject marker); rays of brightness as subject.

번쩍였고

beonjjeogieotgo — Flashed and; gleamed brilliantly and then continued.

각자

gakja — Each person; individually; every one on their own.

수백

subaek — Hundreds; several hundred; a large unspecified quantity.

파운드나

pa-undeu-na — Pounds or more; weighing hundreds of pounds each.

하는

haneun — That is worth; costing; doing (present modifier form).

말을

mareul — Horse (object marker); the horse as direct object.

마리씩

marissik — One animal each; one horse apiece (counter with each).

받아

bada — Receiving; to receive and (connective verb form).

길을

gireul — Road/path (object marker); the way as direct object.

떠났습니다

tteonasseumnida — Departed; set off on a journey (formal polite past).

여러

yeoreo — Several; various; many different kinds or places.

궁궐을

gunggweoreul — Palaces (object marker); royal residences as direct object.

다니며

danimyeo — Going around; visiting various places while traveling.

많은

maneun — Many; numerous; a large quantity of something.

공주들을

gongjudeureul — Princesses (plural, object); multiple princesses as object.

만난

mannan — Met; whom they met (past tense modifier form).

끝에

kkeute — At the end of; after; upon conclusion of something.

마침내

machimnae — Finally; at last; eventually after a long time.

딸

ttal — Daughter; a female child of a parent.

에게

ege — To; for; dative particle indicating recipient of action.

이르렀습니다

irreotseumnida — Arrived at; reached a destination (formal polite past).

그토록

geutorok — So; to such a degree; as much as that.

아름다운

areumdaun — Beautiful; lovely; aesthetically pleasing (modifier form).

왕의

wang-ui — King's; of the king (possessive genitive marker).

딸들은

ttaldeureun — Daughters (topic marker); the daughters as the topic.

일찍이

iljjigi — Ever before; previously; at an earlier point in time.

본

bon — Seen; that one has seen (past modifier form).

적이

jeogi — Time/occasion (subject); had never experienced before now.

저마다

jeomada — Each one; every person individually; each for themselves.

구혼을

guhon-eul — A marriage proposal (object marker); act of courting.

하게

hage — To do; causing to do; making one perform action.

되었으며

doeeoteumyeo — Came about, and; came to do and additionally.

그녀들을

geunyeodeureul — Them (feminine plural, object); those women as object.

연인으로

yeonin-euro — As lovers; in the role of romantic partners.

얻게

eotge — To obtain; to gain; so as to acquire someone.

되자

doeja — Once it came to be; as soon as they obtained.

다시

dasi — Again; once more; returning to a previous state.

집을

jibeul — Home (object marker); house as the direct object.

향해

hyanghae — Toward; heading in the direction of somewhere.

그러나

geureona — However; but; nevertheless (contrastive conjunction).

남아

nama — Remaining; staying behind; left over (connective form).

있는

inneun — Who is; existing; present (present tense modifier).

형제

hyeongje — Brother; sibling; brothers collectively as a group.

부츠

bucheu — Boots; sturdy footwear covering ankle and lower leg.

를

reul — Object marker particle after vowel-ending noun.

위한

wihan — For; intended for the benefit of someone.

연인을

yeonineul — A lover (object marker); romantic partner as direct object.

한다는

handaneun — That one should do; the fact of needing to do.

것을

geoseul — Thing/fact (object marker); the matter as direct object.

까맣게

kkamake — Completely; utterly (as in to forget entirely).

잊어버렸으니

ijeobeoryeosseuni — Had completely forgotten, so; because they forgot entirely.

그것은

geugeos-eun — That (topic marker); that fact or thing as topic.

자신의

jasin-ui — Their own; one's own (possessive reflexive pronoun).

연인들에게

yeonindeul-ege — To their lovers; for their romantic partners (dative).

흠뻑

heumppok — Deeply; completely; thoroughly soaked or absorbed in.

빠져

ppajyeo — Fallen into; absorbed in; engrossed in something deeply.

있었기

isseotgi — Because they were; since they had been (causal form).

때문이었습니다

ttaemun-i-eotseumnida — It was because of; the reason was (formal polite).