East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 144

Vocabulary

모든

mo-deun — All, every; used before nouns to indicate totality

사람들은

sa-ram-deul-eun — People (topic marker); referring to a group of people

자신들을

ja-sin-deul-eul — Themselves (object marker); reflexive plural pronoun

도운

do-un — Who helped; past attributive form of 돕다

이상한

i-sang-han — Strange, weird, unusual; modifying a noun

용사가

yong-sa-ga — Warrior, hero; brave fighter (subject marker)

누구일지

nu-gu-il-ji — Who it might be; wondering about someone's identity

궁금해했지만

gung-geum-hae-haet-ji-man — Were curious but; felt wonder yet with contrast

아무도

a-mu-do — Nobody, no one; used in negative sentences

그에게

geu-e-ge — To him; dative marker indicating direction toward him

한

han — One; a single (counter or determiner)

마디

ma-di — Word, syllable; unit for counting spoken words

말을

ma-reul — Word(s) or speech (object marker); spoken language

건넬

geon-nel — To pass, to address; future attributive of 건네다

만큼

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

가까이

ga-kka-i — Closely, nearby; adverb indicating close proximity

다가가지

da-ga-ga-ji — Approach, go near; negated form of 다가가다

못했고

mot-haet-go — Could not do and; past inability with continuation

그것이

geu-geo-si — That, it (subject marker); referring to something mentioned

청년일

cheong-nyeon-il — That it is a young man; attributive form

거라고는

geo-ra-go-neun — That it would be; expectation or assumption marker

짐작하지

jim-jak-ha-ji — Guess, surmise; negate form of 짐작하다

못했다

mot-haet-da — Could not; past tense inability or failure

이해하기

i-hae-ha-gi — Understanding; gerund form of 이해하다 (to understand)

쉬운

swi-un — Easy, simple; adjective modifying a noun

일이다

il-i-da — It is a matter/thing; describes something as a fact

그래서

geu-rae-seo — So, therefore; conjunction showing cause and result

그들이

geu-deul-i — They (subject marker); third-person plural pronoun

밤에

bam-e — At night; time locative marker indicating nighttime

집으로

jib-eu-ro — Toward home; directional marker indicating movement homeward

돌아가다가

dol-a-ga-da-ga — While returning home; ongoing action then interrupted

청년이

cheong-nyeon-i — Young man (subject marker); a young male person

여전히

yeo-jeon-hi — Still, as before; adverb indicating unchanged condition

자신의

ja-sin-eui — One's own; possessive reflexive pronoun modifier

낡은

nal-geun — Old, worn-out, tattered; describing something aged

말

mal — Horse; an equine animal used for riding

위에

wi-e — On top of, above; locative particle indicating position

앉아

an-ja — Sitting; gerund/connective form of 앉다 (to sit)

있는

in-neun — Being, existing; present attributive form of 있다

것을

geo-seul — Thing, fact (object marker); nominalizer with object case

보고는

bo-go-neun — Having seen and then; sequential connective after seeing

다시

da-si — Again, once more; adverb indicating repetition

번

beon — Time, occurrence; counter for number of times

그를

geu-reul — Him (object marker); third-person singular male pronoun

보며

bo-myeo — While looking at; connective form indicating simultaneous action

웃음을

us-eum-eul — Laughter (object marker); the act or sound of laughing

터뜨렸고

teo-ddeu-ryeot-go — Burst out (laughing) and; past tense with continuation

그들

geu-deul — They, them; third-person plural pronoun

중

jung — Among, in the middle of; indicates selection from a group

하나가

ha-na-ga — One (subject marker); one person or thing from a group

화살을

hwa-sal-eul — Arrow (object marker); projectile shot from a bow

쏘아

sso-a — Shot, fired; connective form of 쏘다 (to shoot)

다리에

da-ri-e — On the leg; locative marker indicating body part location

맞혔다

ma-chyeot-da — Hit, struck; past tense causative of 맞다

그러자

geu-reo-ja — Then, thereupon; conjunction showing immediate consequence

그는

geu-neun — He (topic marker); third-person singular male subject

비명을

bi-myeong-eul — Scream (object marker); a shriek of pain or fear

지르며

ji-reu-myeo — While screaming; connective form of 지르다

울부짖기

ul-bu-jjit-gi — Wailing, howling; gerund of 울부짖다 (to cry out)

시작했는데

si-jak-haet-neun-de — Started to and (but); began with mild contrast conjunction

소리는

so-ri-neun — Sound, noise (topic marker); an audible sound

듣는

deut-neun — Listening, hearing; present attributive form of 듣다

이의

i-eui — Of the person; possessive marker for a mentioned individual

마음을

ma-eum-eul — Heart, mind (object marker); one's inner feelings

찢어놓을

jji-jeo-no-eul — Would tear apart; future attributive of 찢어놓다

만했다

man-haet-da — Was enough to, worthy of; indicating sufficient degree

그리하여

geu-ri-ha-yeo — Thus, therefore; formal conjunction showing resulting action

왕은

wang-eun — The king (topic marker); a monarch or ruler

그의

geu-eui — His; possessive form of third-person pronoun

상처를

sang-cheo-reul — Wound, injury (object marker); a physical or emotional hurt

감싸도록

gam-ssa-do-rok — So as to wrap, cover; purpose form of 감싸다

손수건을

son-su-geon-eul — Handkerchief (object marker); small cloth for wiping

던져주었다

deon-jyeo-ju-eot-da — Threw to (someone); past tense of giving by throwing

셋째

set-jjae — Third; ordinal number indicating third in sequence

날

nal — Day; a unit of time referring to one full day

전투에

jeon-tu-e — In battle; locative marker indicating a fight or combat

나갈

na-gal — Will go out; future attributive form of 나가다

때도

ttae-do — Even when, also at the time; temporal particle with emphasis

자리에

ja-ri-e — In one's place/spot; locative indicating a position or seat

있었다

i-sseot-da — Was, existed; past tense of 있다

말에게

mal-e-ge — To the horse; dative marker toward an animal

말했다

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

아니

a-ni — No, not; informal negation or interjection of surprise

왕의

wang-eui — King's; possessive form indicating belonging to the king

부하들이

bu-ha-deul-i — Subordinates, followers (subject); people under a leader

굶어

gul-meo — Starving; connective form of 굶다 (to starve, skip meals)

죽을

ju-geul — Will die; future attributive form of 죽다

때까지

ttae-kka-ji — Until the time when; temporal particle indicating a deadline

저기

jeo-gi — Over there; distal demonstrative adverb of place

붙어

but-eo — Attached, stuck; connective form of 붙다 (to stick)

있지

it-ji — Will stay, will be; informal present with rhetorical nuance

않겠어

an-ke-sseo — Won't do; informal future negation expressing refusal

그리고

geu-ri-go — And, and then; coordinating conjunction linking clauses

나서

na-seo — After doing, having done; sequential connective particle

타고

ta-go — Riding; connective form of 타다 (to ride)

나아가며

na-a-ga-myeo — While advancing forward; connective form of 나아가다

말에서

mal-e-seo — From the horse; source locative marker off of a horse

떨어질

tteo-reo-jil — Will fall off; future attributive of 떨어지다

듯

deut — As if, seeming like; conjecture or resemblance marker

웃으며

us-eu-myeo — While laughing; connective form of 웃다 (to laugh)

비웃었다

bi-us-eot-da — Mocked, sneered at; past tense of 비웃다

떠나자

tteo-na-ja — As soon as (they) left; immediate sequential connector

달려가

dal-ryeo-ga — Ran toward; connective form of 달려가다

딱

ttak — Exactly, just right; adverb indicating precise timing or fit

맞는

mat-neun — Fitting, matching; present attributive form of 맞다

순간에

sun-gan-e — At the moment; locative indicating a precise point in time

나타났다

na-ta-nat-da — Appeared, showed up; past tense of 나타나다

이날

i-nal — On this day; demonstrative time reference to a specific day

적국의

jeok-guk-eui — Enemy nation's; possessive of an opposing country

왕을

wang-eul — King (object marker); a monarch as the direct object

쓰러뜨렸고

sseu-reo-ddeu-ryeot-go — Knocked down and; past tense causative of 쓰러지다

전쟁은

jeon-jaeng-eun — The war (topic marker); armed conflict between nations

단번에

dan-beon-e — At once, in one go; adverb meaning immediately or swiftly

끝이

kkeut-i — The end (subject marker); conclusion or termination

났다

nat-da — Occurred, came about; past tense of 나다

전투가

jeon-tu-ga — Battle (subject marker); a fight or military engagement

끝나자

kkeut-na-ja — As soon as the battle ended; immediate sequential form

감고

gam-go — Wrapping and; connective form of 감다 (to wrap/wind)

있던

it-deon — Was (in a state); retrospective attributive form of 있다

발견했고

bal-gyeon-haet-go — Discovered and; past tense of 발견하다 (to discover)

찾아내는

cha-ja-nae-neun — Finding out; present attributive of 찾아내다

어렵지

eo-ryeop-ji — Difficult (negated); base for 어렵지 않다 (not difficult)

않았다

an-at-da — Did not; past tense negation of a verb or adjective