East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 148

Vocabulary

자

ja — Come on; interjection to prompt action or attention

덤벼라

deombyeora — Come at me; challenge someone to attack

나에게는

na-ege-neun — As for me; to me (topic-marked)

창이

chang-i — Spear (subject-marked); a long thrusting weapon

두

du — Two; the number two

자루

jaru — Counter for long objects; handle or shaft

있다

itda — To exist; to have; to be present

그리고

geurigo — And; furthermore; connecting two clauses

네

ne — Your; second person possessive pronoun

귀로

gwi-ro — With the ears; through the ears (instrumental)

눈알을

nunal-eul — Eyeball (object-marked); the eyeball

게다가

gedaga — Furthermore; in addition; on top of that

돌도

dol-do — Even a stone; a rock (also/even marker)

개

gae — Counter for objects; also means dog

너를

neo-reul — You (object-marked); second person object

산산조각

sansanjogak — Into pieces; smashing into many fragments

내버리겠다

naebeoligetda — Will discard; will throw away completely

살과

sal-gwa — Flesh and; body tissue together with

뼈까지

ppyeo-kkaji — Even to the bone; flesh and bone included

그것이

geugeosi — That (subject-marked); referring to something said

큰

keun — Big; large; great in size

한

han — One; a certain; an article-like determiner

말이었다

mal-i-eotda — It was a word; those were the words spoken

그리하여

geurihayeo — And so; therefore; thus (literary connector)

그는

geu-neun — He (topic-marked); referring to a male subject

달려들어

dallyeodeureo — Rushing at; charging toward something aggressively

뿔로

ppul-lo — With horns; using the horns as a weapon

눈을

nun-eul — Eyes (object-marked); the eyes of someone

뽑아내고

ppobanaego — Pulled out and; extracted completely then continued

내버린

naebeorin — Threw away; discarded (past modifier form)

다음

daeum — Next; after; the following step or moment

개울

gaeul — Stream; a small flowing body of water

속으로

sog-euro — Into the inside; into the depth of something

내던져

naedeomjyeo — Threw into; tossed forcefully into a place

버렸으며

beoryeosseumyeo — Discarded and; threw away (literary connective form)

그

geu — That; the; a demonstrative or definite determiner

후에

hue — After; afterward; following an event in time

언덕

eondeok — Hill; a small elevated landform

위로

wi-ro — Upward; to the top of something

올라갔다

ollagatta — Went up; climbed up to a higher place

그곳에서

geugose-seo — At that place; from there; in that location

너무

neomu — Too; very; excessively so

살이

sal-i — Flesh (subject-marked); body fat or weight

쪄서

jjyeoseo — Having gained weight; fattened and (connective)

집으로

jib-euro — Toward home; in the direction of home

돌아갈

doragal — To return; to go back (future modifier form)

수조차

su-jocha — Even the ability to; not even capable of

없을

eopseul — Will not have; without; lacking (future modifier)

지경이었다

jigyeong-i-eotda — Was to the point of; reached such a state

아직

ajik — Still; yet; not yet at this point

빠지지

ppajiji — To fall out; lose weight (negative base form)

않았다면

anatda-myeon — If it had not; supposing it did not happen

지금도

jigeum-do — Even now; still at the present moment

여전히

yeojeonhi — Still; as before; unchanged from previous state

살쪄

saljjyeo — Having gotten fat; gained weight (connective form)

있을

isseul — Will be; existing (future/speculative modifier form)

것이다

geosida — It is the case; a declarative sentence ending

끝

kkeut — End; finish; the final point of something

이

i — This; a demonstrative determiner for nearby things

이야기는

iyagi-neun — This story (topic-marked); a tale or narrative

끝이

kkeut-i — The end (subject-marked); conclusion of something

났다

natda — Came about; occurred; happened (past tense)

푸른

pureun — Blue; green; of a blue-green color

산의

san-ui — Of the mountain; possessive form of mountain

세

se — Three; the number three

공주

gongju — Princess; a daughter of a king or royal

옛날

yennal — Old days; long ago; once upon a time

옛적에

yetjeoge — In olden times; a long time ago (literary)

아이가

ai-ga — Child (subject-marked); a young person or kid

없는

eomneun — Without; having no; lacking (modifier form)

왕과

wang-gwa — King and; the king together with another

왕비가

wangbi-ga — Queen (subject-marked); wife of a king

있었는데

isseonnunde — There were; existed (past, connective background form)

그들은

geudeul-eun — They (topic-marked); referring to multiple people

그것을

geugeoseul — That (object-marked); referring to a specific thing

너무나

neomuna — Extremely; so very; to a great degree

마음에

maeum-e — In the heart; in the mind; emotionally

담아

dama — Holding inside; keeping in mind (connective form)

두어

dueo — Keeping; leaving it so (connective verb form)

행복한

haengbokan — Happy; joyful; in a state of happiness

순간이

sungan-i — Moment (subject-marked); an instant in time

거의

geoui — Almost; nearly; hardly any

없었다

eopseotda — There was none; did not exist (past tense)

어느

eoneu — One; a certain; some (before a noun)

날

nal — Day; a single day in time

왕은

wang-eun — The king (topic-marked); a male royal ruler

현관에

hyeongwan-e — At the entrance; in the front hall or doorway

서서

seoseo — Standing; while standing (connective verb form)

넓은

neolbeun — Wide; broad; spacious (modifier form)

자신의

jasin-ui — One's own; possessive form of oneself

모든

modeun — All; every; each and every one

것을

geos-eul — Thing (object-marked); a general object or matter

바라보았다

baraboatda — Gazed at; looked out at from a distance

하지만

hajiman — But; however; nevertheless a contrasting conjunction

자신이

jasin-i — Oneself (subject-marked); referring to the self

죽은

jugeun — Dead; deceased (past modifier form)

어떻게

eotteoke — How; in what way; by what means

될지

doelji — Whether it will become; uncertain future outcome

알

al — To know; knowledge (base/modifier form)

수

su — Ability; possibility; means to do something

없었기

eopseotgi — Because there was none; lacking (causal form)

때문에

ttaemune — Because of; due to; on account of

것에서

geos-eseo — From the thing; at or from that matter

아무런

amureon — Any; no (negative context); not a single one

기쁨을

gippeum-eul — Joy (object-marked); happiness or delight

느낄

neukkil — To feel; to sense (future modifier form)

그가

geu-ga — He (subject-marked); the male subject of sentence

그곳에

geugose — At that place; in that location

생각에

saenggage — In thought; deep in thought or contemplation

잠겨

jamgyeo — Submerged in; absorbed in (connective form)

때

ttae — Time; moment; when something happens

늙은

neulgeun — Old; aged; elderly (modifier form)

거지

geoji — Beggar; a person who asks for charity

여인이

yeoin-i — Woman (subject-marked); an adult female person

그에게

geu-ege — To him; directed toward the male subject

다가와

dagawa — Approached; came closer (connective verb form)

이름으로

ireum-euro — In the name of; by the name of something

작은

jageun — Small; little; tiny (modifier form)

그녀는

geunyeo-neun — She (topic-marked); referring to a female subject

인사하고

insa-hago — Greeted and; gave a greeting then continued

무릎을

mureup-eul — Knees (object-marked); the joint of the leg

굽혀

guphyeo — Bending; bowing (connective verb form)

절하며

jeolhamyeo — While bowing; making a deep respectful bow

왜

wae — Why; for what reason

그토록

geutirok — So much; to that extent; that very much

슬퍼

seulpeo — Sad; sorrowful (connective adjective form)

보이는지

boineun-ji — Whether one looks; appears a certain way (indirect)

무슨

museun — What kind of; what (before a noun)

일이

il-i — Matter (subject-marked); a thing or affair

있느냐고

inneunya-go — Asking if there is; indirect question about existence

물었다

mureotda — Asked; inquired (past tense declarative)