East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 146

Vocabulary

그런데

geureonde — However; but; by the way, transitioning topics

그가

geuga — He; that person (subject marker attached)

머리를

meorireul — Head or hair (object form of 머리)

자르자마자

jareujamaja — As soon as (someone) cut it

말이

mari — Horse (subject form); the horse

서

seo — Standing; from the verb 서다, to stand

있던

itdeon — That was there; which had been present

자리에

jarie — In the spot; at the place or position

가장

gajang — Most; the most, superlative degree marker

아름다운

areumdaun — Beautiful; describing something of great beauty

왕자

wangja — Prince; son of a king or royalty

나타났습니다

natanassseumnida — Appeared; showed up suddenly in a place

도대체

dodaeche — On earth; in the world, used for emphasis

세상

sesang — World; the entire world or society

어디서

eodiseo — From where; indicating origin or source location

오신

osin — Came; honorific past form of 오다 (to come)

겁니까

geopmnikka — Is it?; formal question ending expressing inquiry

하고

hago — Said; quotative connector meaning 'saying' or 'and'

왕

wang — King; a male monarch or ruler

물었습니다

mureossseumnida — Asked; inquired formally in past tense

것은

geoseun — The thing that; nominalizer with topic marker

바로

baro — Exactly; right, precisely, or just now

저입니다

jeoimnida — It is I; formal polite way to say 'it's me'

말했습니다

malhaessseumnida — Said; spoke formally in the past tense

저는

jeoneun — I (humble); polite first-person pronoun with topic marker

당신이

dangsin-i — You (subject); formal second-person pronoun

어제

eoje — Yesterday; the day before today

죽인

jukin — Killed; past modifier form of 죽이다 (to kill)

왕의

wang-ui — Of the king; possessive form indicating royal ownership

나라를

narareul — Country; nation (object form of 나라)

다스리던

daseurideon — That used to govern; past continuous modifier of 다스리다

왕이었습니다

wang-ieossseumnida — Was a king; formal past tense of 왕이다

저에게

jeoege — To me; dative form of the humble pronoun 저

의

ui — Possessive particle; of, indicating belonging

모습을

moseubeul — Appearance; form or look (object form)

씌우고

sswiugo — Put on (a form/mask); forced a shape onto someone

저를

jeoreul — Me; humble first-person pronoun in object form

에게

ege — To (a person); dative particle indicating recipient

판

pan — Sold; past modifier form of 팔다 (to sell)

하지만

hajiman — However; but, introducing a contrasting statement

이제

ije — Now; at this point in time

죽었으니

jugeosseunikka — Since (he) died; causal connector after death

제

je — My; humble possessive form of 저 (I)

되찾았고

doechajatgo — Reclaimed and; recovered something that was lost

당신과

dangsingwa — With you; formal second-person pronoun with 'with' particle

이웃

iut — Neighbor; person or place next door

나라

nara — Country; nation, homeland

왕이

wang-i — King (subject); monarch with subject particle attached

될

doel — Will become; future modifier form of 되다

것이지만

geosijiman — Although it will be; concessive future nominalizer

우리는

urineun — We; first-person plural pronoun with topic marker

결코

gyeolko — Never; absolutely not, strong negation adverb

서로

seoro — Each other; mutually, one another

전쟁을

jeonjaeng-eul — War; armed conflict (object form of 전쟁)

하지

haji — Do not; negative imperative or negation base form

않을

aneul — Will not; future negative modifier form

것입니다

geosimnida — It is the case; formal declarative nominalizer ending

그리고

geurigo — And; furthermore, connecting sentences or clauses

실제로

silje-ro — Actually; in reality, truly, in practice

그렇게

geureoke — Like that; in that way, so

했습니다

haessseumnida — Did; formal past tense of 하다 (to do)

그들은

geudeur-eun — They; third-person plural pronoun with topic marker

살아있는

sarainneun — Living; alive, present modifier of 살아있다

동안

dong-an — During; for a period of time, while

친구였고

Were friends and; past tense of 친구이다 with connector

매우

maeu — Very; extremely, highly, intensifying adverb

자주

jaju — Often; frequently, many times

방문했습니다

bangmunhaessseumnida — Visited; formally called upon someone in the past

염소

yeomso — Goat; a domesticated horned farm animal

삼

sam — Three; the number 3 (Sino-Korean)

형제

hyeongje — Brothers; male siblings

옛날

yennal — Long ago; in old times, once upon a time

옛적에

yetjeoge — In olden times; in the old days, long ago

세

se — Three; native Korean number three

마리가

mariga — (Counter) animals (subject); three animals subject form

있었는데

isseonnunde — There were; past tense with contrastive connector

산비탈에

sanbitalé — On the hillside; on the slope of a mountain

올라가

ollaga — Go up; climb, ascend (connector form)

살을

sareul — Flesh; body fat or meat (object form of 살)

찌우려

jjiuryeo — Intending to fatten; purposive form of 찌우다

했고

haetgo — Did and; past tense connector form of 하다

마리

mari — Animal counter; unit for counting animals

모두의

moduu-i — Of all; everyone's, possessive form of 모두

이름은

ireumeun — Name (topic); the name of, with topic marker

였습니다

yeossseumnida — Was; formal past tense copula ending

올라가는

ollaganeun — Going up; present modifier form of 올라가다

길에는

giréneun — On the road; path with locative and topic marker

건너야

geonneoya — Must cross; obligatory form of 건너다 (to cross)

할

hal — To do; future modifier form of 하다

개울

gaeul — Stream; a small flowing body of water

위에

wie — On top of; above, over a surface

다리가

dariga — Bridge (subject); a structure spanning a gap

하나

hana — One; the number one in native Korean

있었습니다

isseossseumnida — There was; formal past tense of 있다 (to exist)

다리

dari — Bridge; a structure to cross over water or gap

아래에는

araéneun — Under; beneath a surface, with topic marker

접시만큼

jeopsimankkeum — As big as a plate; comparison to a dish size

큰

keun — Big; large, great in size

눈과

nungwa — Eyes and; eyes (plural) with connector particle

긴

gin — Long; extended in length, elongated

코를

koreul — Nose (object); the nose with object particle

가진

gajin — Having; possessing, modifier form of 가지다

크고

keugo — Big and; large, with connector for another adjective

못생긴

motsaenggin — Ugly; unattractive in appearance

살고

salgo — Living and; residing, connector form of 살다

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore; so, as a result, consequently

맨

maen — Bare; very first or only, as in 맨 먼저

먼저

meonjeo — First; beforehand, ahead of others

막내

mangnae — Youngest; the youngest sibling or member

다리를

darireul — Bridge (object); with object particle, meaning the bridge

건너러

geonnereoro — In order to cross; purposive form of 건너다

왔습니다

wassseumnida — Came; formal past tense of 오다 (to come)

소리를

sorireul — Sound (object); noise with object particle

냈습니다

naessseumnida — Made (a sound); produced, formal past tense of 내다

내

nae — My; possessive first-person pronoun (casual)

위에서

wieseo — On top of; from above, locative source marker

게

ge — Thing that; contracted form of 것이 (that which)

누구야

nuguya — Who is it?; casual question asking someone's identity