East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 114

Vocabulary

그래서

geulaeseo — Therefore; so; as a result of that

그는

geuneun — He; that person (subject marker attached)

사람들을

saramdeureul — People (object form); human beings collectively

불러

bullео — Called; summoned someone to come

성대한

seongdaehan — Grand; magnificent; elaborate and impressive

결혼

gyeolhon — Marriage; the union of two people

잔치를

janchireul — Feast; festive celebration banquet (object form)

열었고

yeoreotgo — Opened; held an event and then continued

흥겨움은

heunggyeoumеun — Merriment; joyful festive excitement (topic form)

크고

keugo — Large and; great and (connective form)

오래

orae — For a long time; lasting duration

계속되었으며

gyesokdoeeosseumyeo — Continued; kept going and furthermore

만약

manyak — If; supposing that; in the event that

그들이

geudeuri — They; those people (subject marker attached)

아직

ajik — Still; yet; not yet finished

끝내지

kkeunaeji — Finished; brought to an end (negation follows)

않았다면

anatdamyeon — If had not; conditional past negation form

지금도

jigeumdo — Even now; still at this present moment

여전히

yeojeonhi — Still; as before; unchanged from previous state

벌이고

beoigo — Carrying on; conducting an activity and continuing

있을

isseul — Would be; likely existing (future/conjecture modifier)

것이다

geosida — It is; expresses conclusion or supposition

유리

yuri — Glass; transparent hard material

언덕

eondeok — Hill; small elevated mound of land

위의

wiui — Above; on top of (possessive/location form)

공주

gongju — Princess; daughter of a king or royalty

옛날

yennal — Long ago; old times; once upon a time

옛적에

yetjeoge — In olden times; in the days of old

높은

nopeun — High; tall; elevated in position

곳에

gose — At a place; in a location (locative form)

초원을

chowoneul — Meadow; grassland; open grassy field (object form)

가진

gajin — Having; possessing; owning something (modifier form)

한

han — One; a certain; a particular (determiner)

남자가

namjaga — Man; adult male person (subject marker attached)

있었는데

isseonnеunde — There was; existed but (background context connector)

그

geu — That; the; referring to something mentioned before

초원에는

chowoneneun — In the meadow; at the grassland (topic form)

건초를

geonchoreul — Hay; dried grass used as animal feed (object)

보관하기

bogwanhagi — Storing; keeping; preserving items safely (noun form)

위해

wihae — For the purpose of; in order to

그가

geuga — He; that man (subject marker attached)

지은

jieun — Built; constructed; made (past modifier form)

헛간이

heotgani — Barn; storage shed for hay or tools (subject)

있었다

isseotda — There was; existed (plain past tense statement)

그런데

geureonde — However; but; by the way (contrast connector)

말씀드려야

malsseumdeuryeoya — Must tell; obliged to inform respectfully

할

hal — Will do; should do (future modifier form)

것이

geosi — Thing that; the fact that (subject form)

지난

jinan — Past; last; previous (time modifier)

동안

dongan — During; for a period of time

헛간에는

heotganeneun — In the barn; inside the shed (topic form)

건초가

geonchoga — Hay; dried grass (subject marker attached)

별로

byeollo — Not much; hardly; not particularly (with negative)

없었는데

eopseonnеunde — There was not; lacked something (background connector)

이는

ineun — This is; this (formal written topic reference)

성

seong — Saint; holy; sacred (religious honorific prefix)

밤마다

bammada — Every night; each and every night

풀이

puri — Grass; plants; vegetation (subject marker attached)

가장

gajang — Most; the most; extremely (superlative adverb)

푸르고

peureugo — Green and; blue-green in color and (connective)

무성하게

museonghaге — Lushly; thickly; growing in abundance

자라면

jaramyeon — If grows; when it grows (conditional form)

다음

daeum — Next; following; the one after

날

nal — Day; a single day in time

아침에는

achimeneun — In the morning; during morning time (topic form)

마치

machi — Just as if; as though; exactly like

양

yang — Sheep; woolly domesticated farm animal

떼가

ttеga — Flock; herd; group of animals (subject form)

밤새

bamsae — All night; throughout the entire night

그곳에서

geugосеseo — From that place; at that location

풀을

pureul — Grass; vegetation (object marker attached)

뜯어

tteueo — Grazed; plucked; pulled off by eating

먹은

meogeun — Ate; consumed food (past modifier form)

것처럼

geotcheoreom — As if; like; in the same way as

초원이

chowoni — Meadow; grassland (subject marker attached)

땅바닥까지

ttangbadakkkaji — Down to the bare ground; to the very earth

다

da — All; completely; entirely consumed

먹혀

meokyeo — Eaten up; consumed passively (passive verb form)

있었기

isseotgi — Had been; was in a state (noun clause form)

때문이었다

ttaemunиеотda — Was because of; the reason was that

이런

ireon — Such; this kind of; this sort of

일이

ili — Thing; matter; event (subject marker attached)

번

beon — Time; occurrence; instance of something happening

두

du — Two; a pair of (Korean native numeral)

일어나자

ireonajа — Once it happened; as soon as it occurred

마침내

machimnaе — Finally; at last; eventually after long time

남자는

namjaneun — The man; adult male (topic marker attached)

잃는

ilneun — Losing; the act of losing something (modifier)

것에

geose — To the thing; regarding the matter (locative)

지쳐서

jichyeoseo — Being exhausted; worn out and therefore

아들들에게

adeuldeulege — To his sons; toward the sons (dative form)

그에게는

geuegeneun — To him; for him (topic dative form)

아들이

adeuri — Son; male child (subject marker attached)

셋

set — Three; the number three (native Korean)

막내는

mangnaeneun — The youngest child; last-born (topic form)

물론

mullon — Of course; naturally; needless to say

부츠

bucheu — Boots; tall footwear covering the ankle

별명으로

byeolmyeongеuro — By the nickname; known as (instrumental form)

불렸다

bullyeotda — Was called; was named; received a nickname

밤이

bami — Night; the nighttime (subject marker attached)

오면

omyeon — When comes; if night arrives (conditional form)

중

jung — Among; one of; in the middle of

명이

myeongi — Person(s); counter for people (subject form)

외딴

oedan — Remote; isolated; far from other places

들판의

deulpanui — Of the field; open countryside (possessive form)

헛간에

heotgane — In the barn; to the shed (locative form)

가서

gaseo — Going and then; after going there

자야

jaya — Must sleep; obligated to sleep there

한다고

handago — Saying that one must; reported obligation

말했는데

malhaennеunde — Said but; spoke and provided background context

마찬가지로

machankajiro — Similarly; in the same way; likewise

올해도

olhaedo — This year too; also in the current year

뿌리째

ppurijjae — Root and all; entirely including the roots

버린다면

beoindamyeon — If it discards; if it wastes completely

그것은

geugeoseun — That thing; it (topic marker attached)

너무나

neomuna — Way too; far too; excessively so

어처구니없는

eocheoguni-eopneun — Absurd; preposterous; utterly nonsensical situation

일이기

irigi — Because it is a matter; being such a thing

그러므로

geureoмеuro — Therefore; for that reason; consequently

누가

nuga — Whoever; who; which person (subject form)

가든

gadeun — Whoever goes; regardless of who goes

간에

gane — Regardless; no matter what (concessive form)

철저히

cheoljeohi — Thoroughly; completely; in a thorough manner

감시해야

gamsihaeya — Must watch; must keep guard over carefully

아버지가

abeojiga — Father; dad (subject marker attached)

말이었다

malieotda — Were the words; those were his words

큰아들은

keunadereun — The eldest son; oldest boy (topic form)

초원에

chowone — In the meadow; at the grassland (locative)

지키겠다고

jikigetdago — Said he would guard; pledged to keep watch

나섰는데

nasеonnеunde — Stepped forward but; came forward providing context

지키는

jikineun — Guarding; keeping watch (present modifier form)

일이라면

iliramyeon — If it is a matter of; when it comes to

믿어도

mideodo — Even if trusted; can be trusted (concessive)

된다고

doendago — Said it is fine; reported that it is okay

했다

haetda — Did; said; completed an action (past tense)