East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 131

Vocabulary

왕이

wang-i — The king (subject marker attached to 왕).

말했습니다

malhaetsseumnida — Said; spoke in formal polite speech.

너는

neoneun — You (informal subject); second person singular topic.

내

nae — My; first person singular possessive pronoun.

딸과

ttal-gwa — Daughter and; noun with conjunction particle attached.

왕국의

wanggug-ui — Of the kingdom; possessive form of kingdom.

절반을

jeolban-eul — Half of something; object-marked half.

가질

gajil — Will have; future modifier form of 가지다.

것이다

geosida — It is; declarative sentence-ending expression.

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because; conjunction introducing a reason or cause.

그

geu — That; third person pronoun or determiner.

둘

dul — Two; the number two in native Korean.

다를

dareul — Different; object-marked adjective stem 다르다.

충분히

chungbunhi — Sufficiently; enough; adequately.

받을

badeul — Will receive; future modifier form of 받다.

자격이

jagyeog-i — Qualification; eligibility subject-marked.

있기

itgi — Existing; nominalized form of 있다.

때문이다

ttaemun-ida — It is because; causal concluding expression.

그리하여

geurihayeo — Therefore; and so; consequently.

그들은

geudeul-eun — They; third person plural with topic marker.

결혼식

gyeolhonsik — Wedding ceremony; marriage celebration event.

준비를

junbi-reul — Preparation; object-marked form of 준비.

하였고

hayeotgo — Did and; past tense connective form of 하다.

공주를

gongju-reul — Princess; object-marked form of 공주.

아내로

anae-ro — As a wife; directional marker on 아내.

맞이하였으며

majihayeosseumyeo — Welcomed and; took as spouse, connective past.

혼인

honin — Marriage; matrimony; formal term for wedding.

잔치에서는

janchi-eseoneun — At the feast; topic-marked location of banquet.

큰

keun — Big; great; large modifier before noun.

흥겨움이

heunggyeoum-i — Joyfulness; merriment subject-marked.

있었습니다

isseosseumnida — There was; formal polite past of 있다.

짐작하시겠지만

jimjakhashigetjiman — As you might guess; honorific conjectural concessive.

유리

yuri — Glass; transparent hard material.

언덕을

eondeog-eul — Hill; object-marked form of 언덕.

올라타지

ollataji — Ride up; negative connector form of 올라타다.

못했더라도

mothaetdeorado — Even if could not do; past counterfactual concessive.

그들

geudeul — They; third person plural pronoun.

모두

modu — All; everyone; entirely.

즐거울

jeulgeoul — Joyful; pleasant; future modifier of 즐겁다.

수

su — Ability; possibility; used in ~ㄹ 수 있다.

있었으니까요

isseosseunikkayo — Because there was; explanatory past ending.

그리고

geurigo — And; furthermore; connecting conjunction.

내가

naega — I; first person subject with subject marker.

말할

malhal — Will say; future modifier form of 말하다.

있는

inneun — That exists; present modifier form of 있다.

것은

geoseun — The thing that; nominalizer with topic marker.

만약

manyak — If; supposing; conditional conjunction.

그들이

geudeuri — They; third person plural with subject marker.

아직도

ajikdo — Still; even now; yet.

흥겨움을

heunggyeoum-eul — Merriment; joy; object-marked festive happiness.

멈추지

meomchuji — Stop; negative connector form of 멈추다.

않았다면

anhassedamyeon — If had not stopped; past negative conditional.

여전히

yeojeonhi — Still; as before; unchanged from earlier state.

자리에

jarie — At the place; location marker on 자리 (seat/place).

있을

isseul — Will be there; future modifier form of 있다.

것이라는

geosiranneun — That it would be; nominalizer with quotative modifier.

것입니다

geosipnida — It is; formal polite nominal sentence ending.

과부의

gwabu-ui — Widow's; possessive form of 과부 (widow).

아들

adeul — Son; male child.

옛날

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

옛적에

yeotjeoge — In olden times; in the days of old.

외아들을

oeadeul-eul — Only son; object-marked only male child.

둔

dun — Had; kept; modifier past form of 두다.

가난하고

gananhago — Poor and; connective form of 가난하다.

가난한

gananhan — Poor; impoverished; modifier form of 가난하다.

과부가

gwabu-ga — Widow; subject-marked form of 과부.

그녀는

geunyeo-neun — She; third person feminine pronoun with topic marker.

아들이

adeuri — Son; subject-marked form of 아들.

때까지

ttaekkaji — Until; up to the time of.

겨우겨우

gyeougyeou — Barely; just barely managing with difficulty.

버텼지만

beotgyeotjiman — Endured but; held on but (concessive past).

후에는

hue-neun — After that; afterward with topic marker.

더

deo — More; further; anymore.

이상

isang — More than; beyond; no longer (더 이상).

그를

geureul — Him; third person male object pronoun.

먹여

meogyeo — Feed; causative connective form of 먹이다.

살릴

sallil — To sustain life; future modifier of 살리다.

없다고

eopdago — Said there is none; quotative form of 없다.

말하며

malhámyeo — Saying and; connective form of 말하다.

그가

geuga — He; third person male subject pronoun.

나가서

nagaseo — Go out and; connective form of 나가다.

스스로

seuseuro — By oneself; on one's own; independently.

먹을

meogeul — To eat; future modifier form of 먹다.

것을

geoseul — The thing; nominalized object with object marker.

벌어야

beoreoya — Must earn; obligatory connective of 벌다.

한다고

handago — Said that one does; indirect quotation of 하다.

했습니다

haetsseumnida — Did; said; formal polite past of 하다.

소년은

sonyeon-eun — The boy; youth with topic marker.

세상으로

sesang-euro — Into the world; directional marker on 세상.

떠돌아

tteodora — Wander; roam; connective form of 떠돌다.

나갔고

nagatkko — Went out and; past connective of 나가다.

하루

haru — One day; a single day.

정도

jeongdo — About; approximately; degree or extent.

걷고

geotgo — Walk and; connective form of 걷다.

나서

naseo — After doing; connective of 나다 indicating sequence.

낯선

natsseon — Unfamiliar; strange; unknown modifier of 낯설다.

남자를

namja-reul — Man; object-marked adult male person.

만났습니다

mannatsseumnida — Met; encountered; formal polite past of 만나다.

어디로

eodiro — To where; directional question word.

가는

ganeun — Going; present modifier form of 가다.

길이냐

girina — Is it the road?; informal question about path/purpose.

남자가

namja-ga — The man; subject-marked adult male.

물었습니다

mureosseumnida — Asked; inquired; formal polite past of 묻다.

오

o — Oh; interjection expressing mild surprise or response.

저는

jeoneun — I; humble first person pronoun with topic marker.

일자리를

iljari-reul — Job; employment; object-marked work position.

구하러

guhureo — In order to seek; purposive form of 구하다.

나가는

naganeun — Going out; present modifier form of 나가다.

길입니다

giripnida — It is the way; formal polite nominal sentence.

소년이

sonyeon-i — The boy; subject-marked young male person.

나를

nareul — Me; first person object pronoun.

위해

wihae — For; for the sake of; on behalf of.

일하러

ilhareo — To go work; purposive form of 일하다.

오겠느냐

ogetneunya — Will you come?; informal future question of 오다.

그렇습니다

geureosseumnida — Yes, that is so; formal polite affirmative response.

다른

dareun — Other; different; another modifier of 다르다.

누구보다도

nugubodado — More than anyone; comparative with anyone.

당신을

dangsin-eul — You; formal second person object pronoun.

일하겠습니다

ilhagetseumnida — I will work; formal polite future of 일하다.

글쎄

geulssse — Well; hmm; expression of slight hesitation or thinking.

나와

nawa — With me; first person noun with comitative particle.

함께하면

hamkkehamyeon — If together with; conditional of 함께하다.

좋은

joeun — Good; nice; positive modifier of 좋다.

자리를

jari-reul — Position; place; object-marked spot or seat.

얻게

eotge — So as to obtain; resultative form of 얻다.

될

doel — Will become; future modifier form of 되다.

함께

hamkke — Together; jointly; with each other.

있어

isseo — Be present; informal connective form of 있다.

주기만

jugiman — Only give; just stay; restrictive form of 주다.

하면

hamyeon — If do; conditional form of 하다.

되고

doego — Become and; connective form of 되다.

외에는

oeeneun — Except for; besides that; exclusionary expression.

아무것도

amugeotdo — Nothing at all; anything (with negative).

할

hal — To do; future modifier form of 하다.

필요가

piryo-ga — Need; necessity subject-marked.

없으니까

eopseunikkayo — Because there is no need; causal ending of 없다.