East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 135

Vocabulary

처음에

cheo-eum-e — At first; initially, at the beginning of something

그는

geu-neun — He; subject pronoun 'he' with topic marker

그

geu — He, that; third-person pronoun or demonstrative

소년을

so-nyeon-eul — The boy; 'boy' with object particle attached

즉시

jeuk-si — Immediately, at once, without any delay

죽이려

jug-i-ryeo — Intending to kill; verb stem with intentional ending

했지만

haet-ji-man — Tried to do, but; past tense with contrast conjunction

소년이

so-nyeon-i — The boy; 'boy' with subject particle attached

울며

ul-myeo — While crying; simultaneous action of weeping

애원하자

ae-won-ha-ja — As the boy pleaded; begged earnestly for mercy

소년에게

so-nyeon-e-ge — To the boy; indirect object particle attached to 'boy'

사흘

sa-heul — Three days; native Korean word for three days

동안

dong-an — During, for a period of time; temporal duration word

자리에

ja-ri-e — In place, in one's spot; location particle attached

누워

nu-wo — Lying down; reclining in a horizontal position

있어야

iss-eo-ya — Must stay, must remain; obligatory existence or state

할

hal — Will do, to do; future/modifier form of 하다

만큼

man-keum — As much as, to the extent of; degree comparison particle

심한

sim-han — Severe, intense, harsh; describing extreme degree

매질만

mae-jil-man — Only a beating; whipping or flogging, nothing more

했다

haet-da — Did, performed; simple past tense of 하다

후

hu — After, later; indicating a point in time after something

남자는

nam-ja-neun — The man; 'man' with topic marker attached

벽에서

byeok-e-seo — From the wall; location particle indicating origin point

항아리를

hang-a-ri-reul — The jar; traditional Korean earthenware pot, object form

내려

nae-ryeo — Taking down, lowering; bringing something from a higher place

안에

an-e — Inside, within; location particle meaning 'in the inside'

든

deun — That is contained in; modifier form of 들다 (to contain)

무언가로

mu-eon-ga-ro — With something; an unspecified thing used as a means

소년의

so-nyeon-ui — The boy's; possessive form of 'boy'

몸을

mom-eul — The body; physical form, with object particle attached

문질렀고

mun-jil-leot-go — Rubbed and then; past tense of rubbing with connector

그러자

geu-reo-ja — Then, as a result; conjunction showing immediate consequence

소년은

so-nyeon-eun — The boy; 'boy' with topic marker attached

언제

eon-je — When; interrogative or relative adverb of time

듯이

deut-i — As if, as though; expressing resemblance or assumption

멀쩡하고

meol-jjeong-ha-go — Fine and healthy, unharmed; perfectly normal with connector

생생해졌다

saeng-saeng-hae-jyeot-da — Became vivid and full of life; grew lively and energetic

그렇게

geu-reo-ke — Like that, in that way; adverb referencing prior situation

얼마

eol-ma — Some time, how much; unspecified amount of time or quantity

다시

da-si — Again, once more; repetition of a previous action

떠났고

tteo-nat-go — Left and then; departed with sequential connector

이번에는

i-beon-e-neun — This time; referring to the current or present occasion

한

han — One; the number one or a single unit

달

dal — Month; one calendar month of time

자리를

ja-ri-reul — The place, one's seat or spot; with object particle

비울

bi-ul — To empty, to vacate; leave a place unoccupied

예정이었다

ye-jeong-i-eot-da — Was scheduled, was planned; something intended in advance

하지만

ha-ji-man — However, but; contrasting conjunction between two statements

떠나기

tteo-na-gi — Leaving; nominalized form of the verb 'to leave/depart'

전에

jeon-e — Before; indicating a time prior to a certain event

만약

man-yak — If, supposing that; conditional conjunction in formal speech

네

ne — Your; second-person possessive, informal form of 너의

번째

beon-jjae — Ordinal number suffix meaning '-th'; e.g., first, second

방에

bang-e — In the room; 'room' with locative particle attached

들어간다면

deul-eo-gan-da-myeon — If one enters; conditional form of 'to go inside'

목숨을

mok-sum-eul — One's life; referring to life itself with object particle

구할

gu-hal — To save, to rescue; future modifier form of 구하다

희망을

hui-mang-eul — Hope, aspiration; with object particle attached

모두

mo-du — All, entirely, every bit; totality of something

버려야

beo-ryeo-ya — Must abandon, must give up; obligatory form of 버리다

것이라고

geot-i-ra-go — Saying that it is; quotative form of a nominal predicate

말했다

mal-haet-da — Said, told; past tense of the verb 말하다 (to speak)

이삼

i-sam — Two or three; approximate number between two and three

주

ju — Week; a period of seven days

버텼지만

beo-tyeot-ji-man — Endured, held out, but; past tense with contrast conjunction

더

deo — More, any longer; comparative adverb indicating addition

이상

i-sang — Any more, beyond this; used with negatives for 'no longer'

참을

cham-eul — To endure, to bear; object modifier form of 참다

수가

su-ga — Ability, possibility; bound noun 수 with subject particle

없었다

eob-seot-da — There was not, could not; past tense negative existence

기어이

gi-eo-i — By all means, no matter what; determined to do something

생각에

saeng-gak-e — With the thought of; driven by a particular idea or intention

살금살금

sal-geum-sal-geum — Stealthily, sneakily; moving quietly so as not to be noticed

안으로

an-eu-ro — Inward, into the inside; directional particle toward interior

들어갔다

deul-eo-gat-da — Entered, went inside; past tense of 들어가다

그곳에는

geu-got-e-neun — In that place; referring to a previously mentioned location

커다란

keo-da-ran — Large, big; adjective modifier meaning very big or huge

검은

geom-eun — Black; adjective modifier form of 검다 (to be black)

말

mal — Horse; a large domesticated four-legged animal

마리가

ma-ri-ga — Counter for animals; here with subject particle attached

혼자

hon-ja — Alone, by oneself; without company of others

마구간에

ma-gu-gan-e — In the stable; building where horses are kept and housed

묶여

muk-kyeo — Tied, bound; passive form of 묶다 in connective form

있었는데

iss-eot-neun-de — Was there, but; past existence with background connector

머리

meo-ri — Head; the upper part of a body or front end

쪽에는

jjok-e-neun — On the side of; directional noun with locative topic marker

벌겋게

beol-geo-ke — Glowing red, flushed bright red; adverb form of 벌겋다

달아오른

dal-a-o-reun — Heated up, glowing hot; modifier form meaning intensely warm

석탄이

seok-tan-i — Coal; black mineral fuel, with subject particle attached

담긴

dam-gin — Filled with, containing; passive modifier form of 담다

구유가

gu-yu-ga — A manger, feed trough; container for animal feed with subject particle

있었고

iss-eot-go — There was and; past existence with sequential connector

꼬리

kko-ri — Tail; the rear appendage of an animal

건초

geon-cho — Hay; dried grass used as animal feed

묶음이

muk-keum-i — A bundle, a bunch; tied group of items, with subject particle

놓여

no-yeo — Placed, laid; passive connective form of 놓다 (to place)

있었다

iss-eot-da — There was, existed; past tense of the existential verb 있다

이것이

i-geot-i — This; proximal demonstrative pronoun with subject particle

잘못되었다고

jal-mot-doe-eot-da-go — Saying it was wrong; quoted past form of 잘못되다

생각하여

saeng-gak-ha-yeo — Thinking that, having thought; connective form of 생각하다

바꿔

ba-kkwo — Switching, changing; connective form of 바꾸다 (to swap)

건초를

geon-cho-reul — The hay; dried animal feed with object particle attached

말의

mal-ui — Of the horse; possessive form indicating belonging to horse

놓아주었다

no-a-ju-eot-da — Gave by placing; put something for someone as a kind act

네가

ne-ga — You; informal second-person pronoun with subject particle

나에게

na-e-ge — To me; first-person pronoun with indirect object particle

먹이를

meo-gi-reul — Feed, food for animals; with object particle attached

주다니

ju-da-ni — The fact that you gave; expressing surprise at an action

마음씨가

ma-eum-ssi-ga — One's disposition or nature; character of the heart

참으로

cham-eu-ro — Truly, indeed, really; adverb expressing genuine sincerity

착하구나

chak-ha-gu-na — How kind you are; exclamatory form expressing good character

내가

nae-ga — I; first-person subject pronoun with subject particle

반드시

ban-deu-si — Certainly, without fail; adverb expressing strong certainty

너를

neo-reul — You; informal second-person pronoun with object particle

자유롭게

ja-yu-rop-ge — Freely; adverb form meaning in a free or liberated manner

해주겠다

hae-ju-get-da — Will do for you; future tense of doing a favor for someone

돌아와서

dol-a-wa-seo — Returning and then; connective form of 돌아오다 (to return)

여기

yeo-gi — Here, this place; proximal location adverb

있는

inn-neun — That is here, existing; present modifier form of 있다

것을

geot-eul — The thing, the fact; bound noun with object particle

발견하면

bal-gyeon-ha-myeon — If discovered, if found; conditional form of 발견하다

죽여버릴

jug-yeo-beo-ril — Will kill off completely; future modifier of emphatic killing

테니까

te-ni-kka — Because it will be so; causal ending expressing certainty