East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 122

Vocabulary

그러니

geureon i — So, therefore; conjunction indicating logical consequence

그녀에

geunyeo e — To/about her; locative or dative form of 'she'

대한

daehan — Regarding, about, concerning something or someone

소문을

somun eul — Rumor, gossip; object form of 소문

들은

deureun — Heard; past tense modifier form of 듣다

모든

modeun — All, every; determiner indicating entirety

왕자들과

wangja deul gwa — Princes and; plural noun with conjunction particle

기사들이

gisa deul i — Knights; plural subject form of 기사 (knight)

그녀를

geunyeo reul — Her; object particle form of 그녀 (she/her)

아내로

anae ro — As a wife; directional particle form of 아내

맞이하고

majihago — To welcome, receive someone; connective form

왕국의

wangguk ui — Of the kingdom; possessive form of 왕국

절반도

jeolban do — Even half; half with inclusive particle 도

함께

hamkke — Together, along with; adverb of companionship

얻으려

eodeuryeo — In order to obtain; intentional verb connective form

얼마나

eolmana — How much, to what extent; exclamatory adverb

열망했는지는

yeolmanghaenneunji neun — How much they desired/longed for something

굳이

gudi — Deliberately, insistently, needlessly; stubborn adverb

말할

malhal — To say, speak; future/modifier form of 말하다

필요도

piryo do — Even need; necessity with inclusive particle 도

없겠지요

eopgessjiyo — There probably is not; polite presumptive negative form

그들이

geudeul i — They; subject particle form of 그들 (they)

세상의

sesang ui — Of the world; possessive form of 세상 (world)

곳에서

got eseo — From a place; location particle form of 곳 (place)

높이

nopi — High, highly; adverb of height or elevation

뛰어오르는

ttwieooreuneun — Leaping up, jumping; present modifier form

말을

mal eul — Horse; object particle form of 말 (horse)

타고

tago — Riding, mounting; connective form of 타다

가장

gajang — Most, the most; superlative adverb

화려한

hwaryeohan — Splendid, gorgeous, flashy; descriptive adjective

옷을

ot eul — Clothes; object particle form of 옷 (clothing)

입고

ipgo — Wearing, putting on; connective form of 입다

달려왔는데

dallyeowannneunde — Came running; past tense with contrast connector

그들

geudeul — They, them; third person plural pronoun

중

jung — Among, in the middle of; positional noun

자기야말로

jagi yamallo — Precisely oneself; emphatic reflexive pronoun form

오직

ojik — Only, solely, exclusively; limiting adverb

자기만이

jagimani — Only oneself; exclusive particle form of 자기

공주를

gongju reul — Princess; object particle form of 공주

차지할

chajilhal — To claim, take possession of; future modifier form

것이라고

geosirago — That it would be; quotative form for conviction

마음먹지

maeum meokji — To make up one's mind; negative connective form

않은

aneun — Did not; past negative modifier of 않다

단

dan — Just, merely, only; limiting adverb

한

han — One; Korean native numeral or determiner

명도

myeong do — Even one person; counter for people with 도

없었습니다

eopseossseubnida — There was not; formal polite past negative form

그리하여

geurihayeo — And so, thus; formal conjunctive adverb

왕이

wang i — The king; subject particle form of 왕 (king)

정해

jeonghae — Set, decided; short connective form of 정하다

놓은

noeun — Placed, set up; past modifier form of 놓다

시험의

siheom ui — Of the test/trial; possessive form of 시험

날이

nal i — The day; subject particle form of 날 (day)

되었을

doeeosseul — When it became; past conjecture modifier form

때

ttae — Time, moment, when; temporal noun

유리

yuri — Glass; material noun, here used as in 'glass hill'

언덕

eondeok — Hill, mound; small elevated landform

아래에는

arae e neun — Below, at the bottom of; locative with topic particle

너무나

neomuna — So very, extremely; intensifying adverb

많이

mani — A lot, many, much; adverb of quantity

모여들어

moyeodeulleo — Gathered together; connective form of 모여들다

그들을

geudeul eul — Them; object particle form of 그들 (they)

바라보면

barabomyeon — If one looks at; conditional form of 바라보다

머리가

meori ga — Head; subject particle form of 머리 (head)

어지러울

eojireoul — Dizzy, dizzy-making; future modifier of 어지럽다

지경이었고

jigyeong ieotgo — Was to the extent/degree; past connective form

나라

nara — Country, nation, kingdom; common noun

안에서

an eseo — Inside, within; locative form of 안 (inside)

기어다닐

gieo danil — To crawl around; future modifier of 기어다니다

수

su — Ability, possibility; bound noun after verb modifier

있는

inneun — Existing, who can; present modifier of 있다

사람이라면

saram iramyeon — If a person; conditional quotative form

누구나

nuguna — Everyone, anyone; universal pronoun

언덕으로

eondeok euro — Toward the hill; directional particle form

향했습니다

hyanghyeossseubnida — Headed toward, directed; formal past tense form

사람을

saram eul — Person; object particle form of 사람 (person)

모두들

modudeul — Everyone, all of them; plural emphatic form of 모두

보고

bogo — Seeing, looking; connective form of 보다 (to see)

싶어

sipeo — Want to; short form of 싶다 (to want)

했기

haetgi — Did; past gerundive form used before 때문에

때문입니다

ttaemun imnida — It is because of; formal causal concluding expression

그래서

geuraeseo — So, therefore; causal conjunctive adverb

두

du — Two; Korean native numeral determiner

형들도

hyeong deul do — The older brothers too; plural with inclusive particle

다른

dareun — Other, different; attributive adjective

사람들과

saramdeul gwa — With other people; plural noun with conjunctive particle

출발했습니다

chulbalhyeossseubnida — Departed, set out; formal polite past tense

그러나

geureona — However, but; adversative conjunctive adverb

관해서는

gwanhaeseo neun — As for concerning, regarding; topical prepositional form

형들이

hyeongdeul i — The older brothers; subject particle plural form

대놓고

daenoko — Openly, blatantly; adverb meaning without hesitation

그가

geuga — He; subject particle form of 그 (he/him)

가서는

gaseo neun — As for going; connective topic form of 가다

안

an — Not, inside; negation adverb or spatial noun

된다고

doendago — That it is acceptable/should be; quotative form

했습니다

haessseubnida — Said, did; formal polite past tense of 하다

구두를

gudu reul — Dress shoes; object particle form of 구두

닦고

dakgo — Polishing, cleaning; connective form of 닦다

속에서

sok eseo — Inside, within; locative form of 속 (inside)

재를

jae reul — Ash, soot; object particle form of 재

온통

ontong — Entirely, all over; adverb of total coverage

더럽혀진

deoreopyeojin — Dirtied, soiled; past modifier of 더럽히다

그런

geureon — Such, that kind of; demonstrative determiner

지저분한

jijeobunhan — Messy, dirty, unkempt; descriptive adjective

아이와

ai wa — With a child; conjunctive particle form of 아이

다니는

daninneun — Going around with; present modifier of 다니다

것이

geosi — The fact that; subject form of bound noun 것

사람들에게

saramdeul ege — To people; dative particle form of 사람들

보이면

boimyeon — If seen, if visible; conditional form of 보이다

놀림감이

nollimgam i — Laughingstock, object of ridicule; subject form

될

doel — Will become; future modifier form of 되다

형들은

hyeongdeul eun — The older brothers; topic particle plural form

말했습니다

malhaessseubnida — Said, spoke; formal polite past tense of 말하다

그래도

geuraedo — Even so, still, nevertheless; concessive adverb

상관없어

sanggwan eopseo — Doesn't matter, don't care; casual negative form

나한테는

nahante neun — To/for me; dative topic form of 나 (I/me)

다

da — All, everything; adverb meaning entirely or same

마찬가지야

machanjagiya — Same thing, no difference; casual declarative form

혼자

honja — Alone, by oneself; adverb of solitude

가서

gaseo — Going and then; sequential connective of 가다

잘되든

jalddoedeun — Whether it goes well; alternative connective form

못되든

motdoedeun — Whether it goes badly; alternative connective form

하면

hamyeon — If one does; conditional form of 하다 (to do)

되지

doeji — It will be fine; casual assertive form of 되다