East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 132

Vocabulary

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore; so; as a result of that

그

geu — He; that; the (third person pronoun)

소년은

sonyeoneun — The boy (topic marker attached)

그와

geuwa — With him; together with that person

함께

hamkke — Together; along with someone

머물며

meomulmyeo — While staying; while remaining in a place

먹고

meokgo — Eating and; having food (connective form)

마시는

masineun — Drinking; the act of consuming liquid

것

geot — Thing; matter; fact (nominalizer)

모두

modu — All; everything; everyone altogether

풍족하게

pungjokhage — Abundantly; plentifully; in plenty

살았고

saratgo — Lived and; was living (past connective form)

할

hal — To do; that must be done (modifier form)

일이

iri — Work; task; thing to do (subject marker)

거의

geoui — Almost; nearly; hardly any

없었다

eopseotda — There was not; did not exist; had none

하지만

hajiman — However; but; nevertheless

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker); as for him

남자의

namjaui — Of the man; the man's (possessive form)

집에서

jibeseo — At the house; from the home

살아있는

sarainnneun — Living; alive; currently existing person

사람을

sarameul — A person (object marker attached)

한

han — One; a; single (numeral or article)

번도

beondo — Not even once; not a single time

본

bon — Seen; having seen (past modifier form)

적이

jeogi — Experience of; time when (subject marker)

그러던

geureodeon — While that was so; at that time

어느

eoneu — One; some; a certain (indefinite determiner)

날

nal — Day; a particular day

남자가

namjaga — The man (subject marker attached)

말했다

malhaetda — Said; spoke; stated something (past tense)

자

ja — Now; come; well then (interjection)

나는

naneun — I; as for me (topic marker)

팔

pal — Eight (number); also means arm

일

il — Day; work; one (numeral or noun)

동안

dongan — During; for a period of time

자리를

jarireul — Seat; place; spot (object marker attached)

비울

biul — To empty; to vacate; to leave (modifier)

것이고

geosigo — It will be and; is the case and (connective)

그동안

geudongan — During that time; meanwhile; in the meantime

너는

neoneun — You (topic marker); as for you

여기서

yeogiseo — Here; at this place; from here

혼자

honja — Alone; by oneself; on one's own

지내야

jinaeyа — Must spend time; must get by alone

한다

handa — Do; must do (plain declarative/obligation form)

여기

yeogi — Here; this place; right here

있는

inneun — That exists; that is here (modifier form)

이

i — This; these (demonstrative determiner)

네

ne — Four; your; yes (context-dependent word)

개의

gaeui — Of (counter for objects); number of things

방

bang — Room; chamber in a building

중

jung — Among; in the middle of; during

곳에도

gosedo — Even to any place; to any spot

들어가서는

deureogaseoneun — As for going in; regarding entering (restrictive)

안

an — Not; inside; no (negation or noun)

된다

doenda — It is allowed; it works; must not (context)

만약

manyak — If; in case; supposing that (conditional)

그렇게

geureoke — Like that; in that way; so

한다면

handamyeon — If one does; supposing you do that

내가

naega — I (subject marker); it is I who

돌아왔을

dorawasseul — When I return; upon returning (modifier form)

때

ttae — When; time; moment; occasion

목숨을

moksumeul — Life; one's life (object marker attached)

빼앗겠다

ppaeasgetda — Will take away; will steal life (future threat)

아니요

aniyo — No; I will not; polite refusal

라고

rago — Quoting particle; saying that; called

말했고

malhaetgo — Said and; spoke and (connective past form)

절대

jeoldae — Never; absolutely not; under no circumstances

그러지

geureoji — Do that; act that way (negative context form)

않겠다고

anketdago — Saying will not; vowing not to do it

했다

haetda — Did; said; acted (general past tense verb)

떠난

tteonan — Having left; after departing (modifier form)

지

ji — Since; time elapsed since an event

사흘이나

saheurina — Even three days; as many as three days

나흘이

naheuri — Four days (subject marker attached)

지나자

jinaja — As soon as passed; once time elapsed

더

deo — More; any more; further

이상

isang — More than; beyond; no longer (with negative)

참을

chameul — To endure; to hold back (object modifier form)

수가

suga — Ability; possibility (subject marker attached)

없어서

eopseoseo — Because there is none; unable to bear it

첫

cheot — First; the very first (ordinal determiner)

번째

beonjjae — Ordinal counter; -th in sequence

방으로

bangeuro — Into the room; toward the room

들어갔다

deureogatda — Entered; went inside; walked into

안으로

aneuro — Into the inside; inward; further inside

들어가

deureo ga — Going in; entering (connective verb form)

둘러보았지만

dulleobоatjiman — Looked around but; surveyed yet found nothing

문

mun — Door; gate; entrance to a room

위의

wiui — Above; on top of (possessive form)

선반에

seonbane — On the shelf; on a ledge or rack

가시나무

gasinamu — Thorn bush; thorny tree or shrub

막대기

makdaegi — Stick; rod; a thin rigid object

하나가

hanaga — One (thing); a single one (subject marker)

놓여

noeo — Placed; lying there; set down (passive)

외에는

oeeneun — Other than; except for; besides that

아무것도

amugeotdo — Nothing at all; not anything whatsoever

보이지

boiji — Not visible; cannot be seen (negative form)

않았다

anatda — Did not; was not (general past negative)

참

cham — Really; truly; my goodness (exclamation)

이런

ireon — This kind of; such; goodness (exclamation)

생각했다

saenggakhaetda — Thought; considered; had that thought (past)

이걸

igeol — This thing (object form); this here (colloquial)

보지

boji — Not to see; looking (negative context form)

말라고

mallago — Told not to; commanding someone to refrain

하다니

hadani — To think that someone said; how surprising

참으로

chameuro — Truly; really; indeed (emphatic adverb)

웃기는

utgineun — Funny; ridiculous; laughable (modifier form)

일이군

iриgun — What a thing; what a ridiculous matter

집으로

jibeuro — To the house; toward home

돌아왔고

dorawatgo — Returned and; came back (connective past form)

처음으로

cheoeumeuro — For the first time; firstly

말은

mareun — Words; speech; what was said (topic marker)

이것이었다

igeosieotda — It was this; this was it (past declarative)

물론

mullон — Of course; naturally; needless to say

방들

bangdeul — Rooms (plural marker attached)

들어가지

deureogaji — Not entered; did not go in (negative form)

않았겠지

anatgetji — Surely didn't; I assume you didn't (past guess)

소년이

sonyeoni — The boy (subject marker); the young boy

곧

got — Soon; shortly; right away

알게

alge — Come to know; will find out (causative form)

되겠지

doegетji — Will probably become; I suppose will know

말하며

malhamyeo — While saying; speaking and (simultaneous action)

들어갔던

deureogatdeon — Had entered; the room that was entered (past modifier)

곧장

gotjang — Straight; directly; right away to a place

갔다

gatda — Went; has gone (past tense verb)

아니

ani — No; ah; wait (surprised interjection)

네가

nega — You (subject marker); it is you who

들어왔었구나

deureowasseotguna — So you had come in; I see you entered

이제

ije — Now; from now on; at this point

잃게

ilke — To lose; will end up losing (causative form)

될

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

것이다

geosida — It is; it will be (declarative nominalizer form)