East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 130

Vocabulary

글쎄

geulssse — Well; expression of hesitation or uncertainty

왕이

wang-i — The king (subject marker attached)

말했습니다

malhaessseumnida — Said; formal past tense of 'to speak'

누군가는

nugun-ga-neun — Someone; referring to an unspecified person

그것을

geugeoseul — It; that thing (object marker attached)

가지고

gajigo — Having; holding something in possession

있을

isseul — Will have; future/presumptive form of 'to exist'

우리

uri — We; our; first-person plural pronoun

모두가

moduga — Everyone; all of them (subject marker attached)

직접

jikjeop — Directly; in person; firsthand

눈으로

nun-euro — With eyes; using one's own eyes

한

han — One; a certain; an indefinite article equivalent

남자가

namjaga — A man (subject marker attached)

와서

waseo — Coming and then; sequential connector from 'to come'

말을

mareul — Horse (object marker attached)

타고

tago — Riding; getting on a vehicle or animal

올라와

ollawa — Came up; ascended and arrived

가져가는

gajyeoganeun — Taking away; carrying something off

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore; so; as a result

왕국에

wangguге — In the kingdom; locative form of 'kingdom'

있는

inneun — Who/which exists; present attributive of 'to be'

모든

modeun — All; every; entire

사람이

sarami — Person; people (subject marker attached)

궁궐로

gunggweollo — To the palace; directional marker attached

사과를

sagwareul — Apple (object marker attached)

보여줄

boyeojul — To show; to display to someone

수

su — Ability; possibility; can (auxiliary noun)

있는지

inneуnji — Whether there is; indirect question form

확인하라고

hwagin-harago — To verify; ordering someone to confirm or check

명령했습니다

myeongnyeonghaessseumnida — Commanded; gave an official order formally

글쎄요

geulsseyo — Well, you see; polite expression of hesitation

차례차례

charyecharyе — One by one; in order; in turns

왔지만

watjiman — Came but; past tense with contrasting conjunction

아무도

amudo — Nobody; no one at all

황금

hwanggeum — Gold; golden; precious metal

있지

itji — Has; there is (informal declarative ending)

않았고

anassgo — Did not; negative past tense with additive conjunction

오랜

oraen — Long; of a long duration of time

시간이

sigani — Time (subject marker attached)

지난

jinan — Passed; elapsed; last (attributive form)

후

hu — After; later; following a period of time

두

du — Two; the number two

형제가

hyeongjega — Brothers (subject marker attached)

왔습니다

wassseumnida — Came; arrived; formal past tense of 'to come'

그들이

geudeuri — They (subject marker attached)

맨

maen — Very; bare; the most extreme (intensifier)

마지막이었으므로

majimag-ieosseumeurow — Because they were the last; causal ending

왕은

wang-eun — The king (topic marker attached)

그들에게

geudeul-ege — To them; dative marker attached to 'they'

아직

ajik — Yet; still; not yet

오지

oji — Coming (negative infinitive form of 'to come')

않은

aneun — Who did not; negative attributive modifier

없는지

eomneуnji — Whether there isn't; negative indirect question

물었습니다

mureossseumnida — Asked; inquired; formal past tense of 'to ask'

저희에게

jeohui-ege — To us; humble first-person plural dative form

하나

hana — One; the number one; a single item

있긴

itgin — There is indeed; concessive acknowledgment of existence

하지만

hajiman — But; however; contrasting conjunction

가져간

gajyeogan — Took away; carried off (past attributive form)

적이

jeogi — Experience; ever having done something (noun form)

없습니다

eopsseumnida — There is not; formal negative existence statement

사흘

saheul — Three days; a period of three days

중

jung — Among; in the middle of; during

단

dan — Only; merely; just; sole

하루도

haru도 — Not even one day; emphatic negative time expression

구석에서

guseog-eseo — From the corner; in the nook or corner

나온

naon — That came out; emerged (past attributive form)

상관없소

sanggwan-eopsso — It doesn't matter; no concern (archaic ending)

그도

geudo — He also; him too (topic/additive marker)

다른

dareun — Other; different; another

사람들처럼

saramdeulcheoreom — Like other people; in the same way as others

올라오는

ollaoheun — Coming up; ascending (present attributive form)

것이

geosi — The thing that; fact that (nominalization marker)

올라가야

ollagaya — Must go up; obligatory form of 'to ascend'

했습니다

haessseumnida — Did; formal past tense of 'to do'

있습니다

issseumnida — There is; it exists (formal polite statement)

여기

yeogi — Here; this place; right here

첫

cheot — First; the first in a sequence

번째가

beonjjega — Ordinal counter (subject marker); '-th one'

있고

itgo — There is and; existential with additive conjunction

세

se — Three; the number three

번째도

beonjjaedo — Also the third; ordinal with additive marker

그러면서

geureumyeonseo — While doing so; at the same time

주머니에서

jumeoni-eseo — From the pocket; out of one's pocket

사과

sagwa — Apple; also means apology depending on context

개를

gaereul — Items/units (counter object marker attached)

꺼냈고

kkeonaessgo — Took out and; pulled out with additive conjunction

동시에

dongsie — At the same time; simultaneously

벗어

beoseo — Taking off; removing clothing sequentially

던지고

deonjigo — Throwing and; tossing with additive conjunction

빛나는

bichnaneun — Shining; gleaming; radiant (present attributive)

입고

ipgo — Wearing and; putting on clothes with connector

그들

geudeul — They; them; third-person plural pronoun

앞에

ape — In front of; before; ahead of

섰습니다

seossseumnida — Stood; formal past tense of 'to stand'