East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 103

Vocabulary

삽화

saphwa — Illustration or picture accompanying a text

구혼하러

guhonhareо — In order to propose marriage to someone

말을

mareul — Object form of 말 (horse or words)

타고

tago — Riding on; getting aboard a vehicle or animal

나서는

nasеoneun — Setting out; departing on a journey or task

여섯

yеoseot — The number six

형제

hyeongje — Brothers; male siblings

그런데

geureonde — However; but; by the way

그들이

geudeuri — Subject form of 그들, meaning 'they'

길을

gireul — Object form of 길, meaning 'road' or 'path'

꽤

kkwae — Quite; fairly; considerably

가다

gada — To go; to travel somewhere

보니

boni — Upon looking; upon finding out

마치

machi — Just like; as if; as though

벽처럼

byeokchеoreom — Like a wall; resembling a wall

가파른

gapareun — Steep; having a sharp incline

언덕

eонdeok — Hill; a raised area of land

옆을

yeоpeul — Object form of 옆, meaning 'side' or 'beside'

지나게

jinagе — So as to pass by; passing alongside

되었는데

doeeонneunde — It came to be; it turned out that

그곳에

geugose — At that place; there; in that location

거인의

geoineui — Possessive form of 거인, meaning 'giant's'

집이

jibi — Subject form of 집, meaning 'house'

있었고

isseotgo — There was; existed and (connecting clause)

거인이

geoini — Subject form of 거인, meaning 'the giant'

나타나

natana — Appeared; showed up; came into sight

그들을

geudeureul — Object form of 그들, meaning 'them'

바라보더니

barabodeoni — Gazed at them and then; looked and subsequently

왕자들과

wangjadeulgwa — With the princes; together with the princes

공주들을

gongjudeureul — Object form of 공주들, meaning 'the princesses'

모두

modu — All; everyone; entirely

돌로

dollo — Into stone; using stone (instrumental form)

만들어

mandeureo — Made into; turned into; created

버렸습니다

beoryeotseumnida — Did completely (regrettable completion); finished off

왕은

wangeun — Topic form of 왕, meaning 'the king'

아들을

adeureul — Object form of 아들, meaning 'son'

기다리고

gidarigo — Waiting and; continued to wait

기다렸지만

gidarеотjiman — Waited but; despite waiting

기다릴수록

gidarilsurok — The more he waited; the longer he waited

돌아오지

doraooji — Not returning; failing to come back

않았습니다

anassеumnida — Did not (polite past negative ending)

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore; so; for that reason

큰

keun — Big; great; large

슬픔에

seulpеume — In sadness; into grief; overwhelmed by sorrow

빠져

ppajyeo — Falling into; being immersed in

다시는

dasineun — Never again; not once more

기쁨이

gippеumi — Subject form of 기쁨, meaning 'joy' or 'happiness'

무엇인지

mueotиnji — What something is; what it means

알

al — To know; base form before auxiliary verb

수

su — Ability; possibility (used with verbs)

없을

eopseul — Will not be; there will be none (future)

것이라고

geotirago — Saying that it will be; quoting a statement

말했습니다

malhaetseumnida — Said; spoke; declared (polite past tense)

네가

nega — You (subject); informal second-person subject

없었더라면

eopseotdeoramyeon — If you had not existed; if it were not for you

왕이

wangi — Subject form of 왕, meaning 'the king'

형제들을

hyeongjdeureul — Object form of 형제들, meaning 'brothers'

잃은

ireun — Lost; having lost (modifier form)

슬픔으로

seulpеumеuro — Due to sadness; because of grief

이상

isang — More; beyond; no longer (더 이상 = no more)

살아갈

salagal — To continue living; to go on living (future modifier)

없었을

eopseoseul — Would not have been; could not have (past conditional)

것이다

geosida — It is the case that; declarative sentence ending

저도

jeodo — I also; me too (humble first person)

생각해

saenggakhae — Think; have thought (informal form of 생각하다)

보았는데

boatneunde — Tried doing and found; looked into it but

찾아

chaja — To find; to search for; to look for

떠날

ttеonal — To leave; to depart (future modifier form)

있도록

itdorok — So that I can; in order to be able to

허락해

heorakae — Please allow; grant permission (informal request)

주십사

jusiрsa — Please do for me (humble honorific request form)

청하고

cheonghago — Requesting and; making a petition and

싶습니다

sipseumnida — I want to; I wish to (polite desire form)

그게

geuge — That is; that thing (contracted form of 그것이)

제가

jega — I (humble subject); the speaker humbly

생각하는

saenggakhaneun — Thinking; that I think (present modifier)

것입니다

geosimmnida — It is the thing that; formal declarative ending

라고

rago — Quoting particle; saying that

안

an — No; not; negation before a verb

된다

doenda — It is allowed; it becomes; it is possible

돼

dwae — Informal for 돼요; no way; not allowed

아버지가

abeojiga — Subject form of 아버지, meaning 'father'

그

geu — That; the (demonstrative or article-like)

허락은

heoрageun — Topic form of 허락, meaning 'permission'

절대

jeoldae — Absolutely; never; under no circumstances

받을

badeul — Will receive; to receive (future modifier)

없다

eopda — Does not exist; there is none; impossible

그러면

geureomyeon — Then; if so; in that case

너도

neodo — You also; you too (informal)

않을

aneul — Will not (future negative modifier form)

테니까

tenikka — Because it will be so; since it is expected

그러나

geureona — However; nevertheless; but

이미

imi — Already; by now; previously

마음을

maeumeul — Object form of 마음, meaning 'heart' or 'mind'

굳혔습니다

guttyeotseumnida — Made firm; hardened; resolved one's mind

기어코

giеoko — No matter what; by all means; stubbornly

가고야

gagoya — Will definitely go; insisting on going

말겠다며

malgetdamyeo — Declaring that one will definitely do it

어찌나

eojina — So very; how extremely (intensifier in narrative)

오래

orae — For a long time; long (duration)

애원하고

aewonhago — Pleading and; begging and imploring

간청했던지

gancheonghаetdeonji — Had pleaded so much that; such was the begging

어쩔

eojjeol — To do something about it (어쩔 수 없이 = helplessly)

없이

eopsi — Without; in the absence of

그를

geureul — Object form of 그, meaning 'him'

보내주었습니다

bonaejueoтseumnida — Let him go; sent him off willingly

왕에게는

wangeгeneun — For the king; as for what the king had

줄

jul — To give; rope; line (context-dependent noun/verb)

말이

mari — Subject form of 말, meaning 'horse' here

낡고

nalkgo — Old and worn out; tattered and aged

노쇠한

nosoеhan — Feeble with old age; decrepit; senile

말

mal — Horse; also means 'speech' or 'word'

한

han — One; a single (numeral or article-like)

마리밖에

maribakke — Only one animal; nothing but one creature

없었습니다

eopseotseumnida — There was none; did not exist (polite past)

아들과

adeulgwa — With the sons; together with the sons

일행이

ilhaengi — Subject form of 일행, meaning 'the party/group'

말들을

maldeureul — Object form of 말들, meaning 'the horses'

데려갔기

deryeogаtgi — Because they took away; having taken along

때문이었습니다

ttaemuniyeotseumnida — It was because of; the reason was that

하지만

hajiman — However; but; even so

그런

geuren — Such; that kind of; like that

것에

geose — About that thing; regarding that matter

조금도

jogeumdo — Not even a little; not at all

개의치

gaeeuichi — Not caring at all; not minding (개의치 않다)

않고

ankgo — Without doing; not doing and (connective negative)

볼품없는

bolpumеomneun — Shabby-looking; unattractive; unsightly

늙은

neulgeun — Old; aged (modifier form of 늙다)

위에

wie — On top of; above; upon

훌쩍

huljjeok — Lightly leaping up; jumping on swiftly

올라탔습니다

ollatatsеumnida — Mounted; climbed up and rode (polite past)