East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 115

Vocabulary

만약

manyak — If; used to introduce a hypothetical condition

사람이든

saramideun — Whether it is a person; regardless of who

짐승이든

jimseuŋideun — Whether it is a beast or animal

아니면

animyeon — Or; otherwise; if not that

악마

akma — Devil; demon; evil supernatural being

자신이든

jashinideun — Whether it is oneself; regardless of identity

풀

pul — Grass; herb; green plant on ground

한

han — One; a single; used as a numeral modifier

포기라도

pogiraedo — Even one bunch or stalk of grass

가져간다면

gajyeogandamyeon — If someone takes or carries something away

그것은

geugeoseun — That thing; it (topic marker attached)

그의

geuui — His; belonging to him

잘못이

jalmosi — Fault; mistake; wrongdoing (subject marker attached)

아닐

anil — Not being; would not be (attributive form)

터였다

teoyeotda — Was expected to be; was supposed to be

그래서

geuraeseo — So; therefore; as a result

저녁이

jeonyeogi — Evening; the time after sunset (subject marker)

되자

doeja — As soon as it became; when it turned into

그는

geuneun — He; that person (topic marker attached)

헛간으로

heotganeuro — Toward the barn; in the direction of the shed

향해

hyanghae — Heading toward; facing in the direction of

잠을

jameul — Sleep (object marker); to sleep

자려고

jaryeogo — In order to sleep; intending to sleep

누웠다

nuwotda — Lay down; reclined to rest or sleep

그런데

geureonde — But; however; by the way

밤이

bami — Night (subject marker); the nighttime

조금

jogeum — A little; slightly; a small amount

지나자

jinaja — As soon as time passed; once a while had passed

엄청난

eomcheongan — Enormous; tremendous; extremely large or intense

소음과

soumgwa — Noise; loud sound (and; with conjunction)

지진이

jijini — Earthquake (subject marker); seismic trembling

일어나

ireona — Arose; occurred; happened suddenly

벽과

byeokgwa — Walls (and); the walls along with something else

지붕이

jibungi — Roof (subject marker); the top covering of a building

흔들리고

heundeulligo — Shaking and; trembling and (connective form)

신음하고

sineumhago — Groaning and; making low sounds of distress

삐걱거렸다

ppigeoggeolyeotda — Creaked; made squeaking or creaking noises

그러자

geureoja — Then; at that moment; thereupon

소년은

sonyeoneun — The boy (topic marker); young male person

벌떡

beoldeok — Suddenly jumping up; springing up abruptly

있는

inneun — Existing; present; having (attributive form)

힘껏

himkkeot — With all one's strength; as hard as possible

도망쳤고

domangchyeotgo — Fled and; ran away and (connective past tense)

집에

jibe — To the house; at home

도착할

dochakhal — Until arriving; to the point of reaching (attributive)

때까지

ttaekkaji — Until; up to the time of

번도

beondo — Not even once; not a single time

뒤를

dwireul — Behind; the back (object marker)

돌아볼

dorabol — To look back; to glance behind oneself

엄두를

eomdureul — Courage; audacity to attempt something (object marker)

내지

naeji — Could not muster; did not dare (negative form)

못했다

mothaetda — Could not do; was unable to accomplish

그리고

geurigo — And; in addition; furthermore

건초는

geonchoneun — The hay (topic marker); dried grass for fodder

이번

ibeon — This time; the current instance or occasion

해에도

haeedo — Even this year; in this year as well

전에

jeone — Before; previously; earlier in time

두

du — Two; the number two (Korean numeral)

번

beon — Time; instance; occurrence (counter for times)

그랬던

geuraetdeon — That had been so; as it previously was

것처럼

geotcheoreom — Just like; in the same way as

먹혀버리고

meokhyeobeorigo — Was devoured and; got eaten up completely

말았다

maratda — Ended up doing; unfortunately resulted in

다음

daeum — Next; following; the one after

성

seong — Saint; holy; sacred (prefix for saint names)

그

geu — That; the; he (demonstrative or pronoun)

남자는

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

다시

dasi — Again; once more; anew

말했다

malhaetda — Said; spoke; told (past tense)

이런

ireon — This kind of; such; like this

식으로

sigeuro — In this manner; in this way or fashion

해마다

haemada — Every year; year after year; annually

외딴

oettan — Remote; isolated; secluded from others

들판의

deulpanui — Of the field; belonging to the open meadow

풀을

pureul — Grass (object marker); green plants on the ground

모두

modu — All; everyone; everything; entirely

잃어버리는

ireobeorineun — Losing; the act of losing something completely

것은

geoseun — The thing that; the fact that (topic marker)

결코

gyeolko — Never; by no means; absolutely not

안

an — Not; negation placed before a verb

될

doel — Will become; that will be (attributive future)

일이니

irini — It is a matter that; since it is a thing

아들

adeul — Son; male child of a parent

중

jung — Among; in the middle of; one of

명이

myeongi — Person (counter with subject marker); one person

가서

gaseo — Going and; after going there

그것을

geugeoseul — That thing (object marker); it

잘

jal — Well; properly; skillfully

지켜야

jikyeoya — Must guard; must watch over carefully

한다고

handago — Saying that one will do; reported speech marker

둘째

duljjae — Second; the second one in order

아들이

adeuri — The son (subject marker); male child

운을

uneul — Luck; fortune (object marker)

시험해

siheomhae — To test; to try out; to put to the test

볼

bol — To see; will try; intending to attempt

준비가

junbiga — Preparation (subject marker); readiness

되어

doeo — Having become; being ready (connective form)

있었다

isseotda — Was; existed; there was (past tense)

형이

hyeongi — Older brother (subject marker); elder male sibling

했던

haetdeon — That had done; which previously did (attributive)

헛간에

heotgane — In the barn; at the shed or storage building

그러나

geureona — However; but; nevertheless

깊어가자

gipeogaja — As the night deepened; as it grew late

지난

jinan — Last; past; previous (attributive modifier)

밤보다도

bambodado — Even more than last night; compared to before

더

deo — More; even more; to a greater degree

심한

simhan — Severe; intense; extreme in degree

땅의

ttangui — Of the ground; belonging to the earth

우르릉거림과

ureureunggeorimgwa — Rumbling and; the thunderous rolling sound and

흔들림이

heundeullimi — Shaking; trembling (subject marker); vibration

찾아왔고

chajawatgo — Came; arrived; visited (past tense connective)

듣고

deutgo — Hearing and; after listening to

겁에

geobe — In fear; gripped by fright

질려

jillyeo — Terrified; overwhelmed with fear; paralyzed by fright

마치

machi — Just as if; as though; like

달리기

dalligi — Running; a foot race; the act of running

경주를

gyeongjureul — Race (object marker); competitive running event

하듯

hadeut — As if doing; as though performing

도망쳐

domangchyeo — Fled; ran away; escaped in panic

버렸다

beoryeotda — Completely did; ended up doing (regrettable completion)