East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 140

Vocabulary

하지만

hajiman — However; used to contrast two statements.

그에게

geuege — To him; dative form of third-person pronoun.

가발을

gabal-eul — Wig (object form); artificial hair covering for head.

벗어

beoseo — Take off; remove clothing or an item worn.

달라고

dallago — Asking someone to give or do something for them.

간청했을

gancheonghaesseul — Had pleaded/begged; earnestly requested something from someone.

때도

ttaedo — Even at the time; even when a situation occurred.

같은

gateun — Same; identical in kind or quality to another.

대답을

daedab-eul — Answer/reply (object form); response given to a question.

들었고

deureotgo — Heard and; received an answer and continued action.

마부

mabu — Coachman; person who tends or drives horses.

역시

yeoksi — Also; likewise; as expected, similarly to before.

그를

geureul — Him (object form); third-person male pronoun, accusative.

받아들이려

badadeuliryo — Intending to accept; trying to take someone in willingly.

하지

haji — Do not; negative base form before negation particle.

않았습니다

anasseumnida — Did not; formal polite past-tense negation ending.

정원사에게

jeongwonsa-ege — To the gardener; dative marker attached to gardener.

내려가는

naeryeoganeun — Going down; descending to a lower place or level.

것이

geosi — Thing/fact (subject form); nominalizer used in sentences.

좋을

joeul — Will be good; future/prospective modifier of goodness.

그가

geuga — He (subject form); third-person male subject pronoun.

말했습니다

malhaesseumnida — Said; spoke in formal polite past tense.

당신은

dangsin-eun — You (topic form); formal or literary second-person pronoun.

정원을

jeongwon-eul — Garden (object form); cultivated outdoor area with plants.

돌아다니며

doradanimyeo — While wandering around; moving about in various directions.

땅을

ttang-eul — Ground/earth (object form); soil or land surface.

파는

paneun — Digging; present modifier of the verb to dig.

일이

iri — Work/task (subject form); job or activity to perform.

가장

gajang — Most; superlative adverb indicating the highest degree.

잘

jal — Well; adverb indicating doing something skillfully or suitably.

맞을

majeul — Will suit/fit; prospective modifier meaning to be appropriate.

그래서

geuraeseo — So; therefore; connecting cause to resulting consequence.

함께

hamkke — Together; alongside another person or group.

있을

isseul — To be/stay; prospective modifier of existence or presence.

허락을

heorak-eul — Permission (object form); approval granted to do something.

받았지만

badatjiman — Received but; got permission yet a contrast follows.

다른

dareun — Other; different from the one already mentioned.

하인들

haindeldeul — Servants (plural); people employed to serve a household.

중

jung — Among; in the middle of a group or set.

누구도

nugudo — Nobody; not a single person among those present.

자려

jaryeo — Intending to sleep; volitional form of the verb sleep.

않아서

anaseo — Because (they) did not; negative causal connective form.

여름

yeoreum — Summer; the warmest season of the year.

별장의

byeoljang-ui — Of the villa; possessive form of summer/country house.

계단

gyedan — Stairs/steps; a series of steps for changing levels.

아래에서

arae-eseo — Under/below; at a location beneath something specified.

혼자

honja — Alone; by oneself without others present.

자야

jaya — Must sleep; obligation form of the verb to sleep.

했습니다

haesseumnida — Did; formal polite past tense of the verb do.

별장은

byeoljang-eun — The villa (topic); a country or summer house.

위에

wie — On top of; indicating a position above something.

세워져

sewojyeo — Built/erected; constructed and standing in a place.

있었고

isseotgo — There was and; past existence with continuing conjunction.

높은

nopeun — High/tall; modifier describing something at great height.

계단이

gyedan-i — Stairs (subject form); steps used to reach upper levels.

잠자리로

jamjariro — As a sleeping place; used as a spot for sleeping.

쓸

sseul — To use; prospective modifier of the verb to use.

잔디를

jandireul — Grass (object form); lawn grass gathered for bedding.

구했고

guhaetgo — Obtained/got and; procured something and then continued.

그곳에서

geugoseseo — There; at that particular place previously mentioned.

최대한

choedaehan — As much as possible; to the maximum extent achievable.

편안하게

pyeonanage — Comfortably; in a relaxed and comfortable manner.

누워

nuwo — Lying down; reclining in a horizontal position.

잤습니다

jatsseumnida — Slept; formal polite past tense of the verb sleep.

그렇게

geureoke — Like that; in that way or manner described.

궁전에서

gungjeon-eseo — In/at the palace; location marker attached to palace.

얼마간

eolmagan — For some time; an unspecified period of time.

지냈을

jinaesseul — Had spent time; past prospective modifier of living/staying.

때

ttae — When/time; a point or period in time.

어느

eoneu — One/a certain; used before nouns to mean a particular.

날

nal — Day; a single calendar day or daytime period.

아침

achim — Morning; the early part of the day after dawn.

해가

haega — The sun (subject form); the star that rises daily.

막

mak — Just; indicating something is happening at that very moment.

떠오를

tteooreul — About to rise; prospective modifier of rising upward.

무렵

muryeop — Around the time of; approximately when an event occurs.

소년이

sonyeon-i — The boy (subject form); a young male person.

벗고

beotgo — Having taken off clothes; undressed and then did something.

서서

seoseo — Standing; being in an upright position while doing something.

세수를

sesureul — Face-washing (object form); the act of washing one's face.

하고

hago — Doing and; connective form of the verb to do.

있었는데

isseonnende — Was doing and; past progressive with contrastive conjunction.

모습이

moseubi — Appearance (subject form); the look or figure of someone.

너무나

neomuna — So very; extremely; intensifier meaning exceedingly much.

잘생겨서

jalssaenggyeoseo — Because (he) is handsome; causal form of being good-looking.

바라보는

baraboneun — Looking at; gazing upon something or someone attentively.

기쁨이

gippeum-i — Joy (subject form); a feeling of great happiness.

되었습니다

doeeosseumnida — Became; formal polite past tense of the verb become.

공주님은

gongjunim-eun — The princess (topic); a royal female of high status.

창문에서

changmun-eseo — From the window; at or through an opening in a wall.

아름다운

areumdaun — Beautiful; modifier describing something of great loveliness.

정원사

jeongwonsa — Gardener; a person who tends and cultivates a garden.

소년을

sonyeon-eul — The boy (object form); a young male, accusative case.

보고

bogo — Seeing and; having seen someone then doing something next.

이렇게

ireoke — Like this; in this particular way or manner.

잘생긴

jalssaenggin — Handsome; modifier describing an attractive-looking person.

사람을

saram-eul — Person (object form); a human being, accusative case.

본

bon — Seen; past modifier form of the verb to see.

적이

jeogi — Experience (subject); indicates having or not having done something.

없다고

eopta-go — Saying there is none; quoting that something does not exist.

생각했습니다

saengakhaesseumnida — Thought; formally polite past tense of to think.

그러고는

geureogoneun — And then; after that action, the next thing happened.

왜

wae — Why; asking for the reason or cause of something.

아래

arae — Below/underneath; a position lower than a reference point.

바깥에서

bakkat-eseo — Outside; at a location exterior to a building.

자는지

janeun-ji — Whether (one) sleeps; indirect question about sleeping habit.

물었습니다

mureosseumnida — Asked; formal polite past tense of the verb to ask.

아

a — Ah; an interjection expressing realization or mild surprise.

않기

anki — Not doing; nominalized negative form of a verb.

때문입니다

ttaemun-imnida — It is because; formal polite causal explanatory ending.

그렇습니다

geureosseumnida — That is so; formal polite affirmation meaning yes/correct.

오늘

oneul — Today; the current day being experienced now.

밤

bam — Night; the dark period after sunset before dawn.

올라오게

ollaoge — To come up; causative form meaning to make someone ascend.

해서

haeseo — Doing so; causal connective meaning by doing or so that.

내

nae — My; first-person possessive pronoun indicating ownership.

침실

chimsil — Bedroom; a room used primarily for sleeping.

안쪽

anjjok — Inner side; the interior part of a space or room.

자게

jage — To sleep; causative/permissive form allowing someone to sleep.

하세요

haseyo — Please do; polite imperative requesting someone to do something.

그러면

geureomyeon — Then; if that is so, the following will result.

더

deo — More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree or extent.

이상

isang — More/anymore; beyond a certain point or threshold.

아무도

amudo — Nobody; not a single person in any situation.

자기를

jagireul — Himself/oneself (object form); reflexive pronoun in accusative.

거부하지

geobuhaji — Does not refuse; negative base before refusal negation.

않을

aneul — Will not; prospective negative modifier of a verb.

것입니다

geosimnida — It is; formal polite nominal predicate sentence ending.

공주님이

gongjunim-i — The princess (subject form); royal female as sentence subject.

말을

mal-eul — Words/message (object form); spoken communication or message.

전했습니다

jeonhaesseumnida — Conveyed/told; formally relayed a message to someone else.

제가

jega — I (subject, humble); polite first-person subject pronoun.

그런

geureon — Such/that kind of; modifier referring to something mentioned.

할

hal — Will do; prospective modifier form of the verb do.

것

geot — Thing; a nominalizer referring to an action or object.

같습니까

gatsseumnikka — Does it seem like; formal polite question of resemblance.