East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 157

Vocabulary

이제

ije — Now; from this point on

당신은

dangsin-eun — You (topic marker attached); formal second person

누워서

nuwoseo — Lying down and then; in a lying position

틈새를

teumsae-reul — The gap or crack (object marker attached)

따라

ttara — Following along; according to something

똑바로

ttokbaro — Straight; directly without deviation

바라봐야

barabwaya — Must look at; need to gaze toward

합니다

hamnida — Formal polite ending meaning 'do' or 'is'

그러면

geureomyeon — Then; if so; in that case

곧

got — Soon; shortly; right away

나무

namu — Tree; wood

자르는

jareuneun — Cutting; the act of cutting something

법을

beob-eul — The method or way (object marker attached)

배우게

baeuge — So as to learn; in a way that one learns

될

doel — Will become; will turn out to be

거예요

geoyeyo — Casual polite ending indicating a future or assumed fact

라고

rago — Quotation marker meaning 'saying that'

병사가

byeongsa-ga — The soldier (subject marker attached)

말했습니다

malhaetsseumnida — Said; spoke in formal past tense

그

geu — That; the (demonstrative or article-like word)

동안

dong-an — During; for a period of time

제가

je-ga — I (humble subject form with subject marker)

도끼

doki — Axe; a chopping tool

사용법을

sayongbeob-eul — The method of use (object marker attached)

알려드리겠습니다

allyeodeuri-getsseumnida — I will inform you (humble, formal future)

노인은

noin-eun — The old man (topic marker attached)

충분히

chungbunhi — Sufficiently; enough; adequately

영리하지

yeongniha-ji — Clever; smart (used before negation)

못했고

motaetgo — Could not do and; was unable to

시키는

sikineun — Ordering; causing someone to do something

대로

daero — As; according to; just as told

했습니다

haetsseumnida — Did; performed an action (formal past)

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker attached)

통나무를

tongnamu-reul — The log (object marker attached)

바라보았습니다

baraboatsseumnida — Gazed at; stared at (formal past tense)

병사는

byeongsa-neun — The soldier (topic marker attached)

노인의

noin-eui — The old man's (possessive marker attached)

수염이

suyeom-i — The beard (subject marker attached)

틈새

teumsae — Gap; crack; narrow space between things

안으로

an-euro — Into the inside; toward the interior

깊숙이

gipssuki — Deeply; far into the interior

들어간

deureogan — Having gone in; entered into something

것을

geoseul — The thing; fact (object marker attached)

보고

bogo — Seeing and then; having seen

뽑아냈습니다

ppoba-naetsseumnida — Pulled out; extracted something (formal past)

틈새가

teumsae-ga — The gap (subject marker attached)

닫히면서

dachimyeonseo — While closing; as it shut together

끼이고

kkiigo — Got caught; became trapped and then

말았습니다

marasseumnida — Ended up doing; unfortunately resulted in

자루로

jaru-ro — With the handle; using the grip

그를

geu-reul — Him (object marker attached)

때리기

ttaerigi — The act of hitting or striking someone

시작했고

sijakhaetgo — Started doing and then; began and

그런

geureon — Such; that kind of; like that

다음

daeum — Next; after; the following step

도끼를

doki-reul — The axe (object marker attached)

머리

meori — Head; hair; top part of the body

위로

wiro — Upward; above; toward the top

휘두르며

hwidureumyeo — While swinging; brandishing as one speaks

공주들이

gongjudeul-i — The princesses (plural subject marker attached)

어디에

eodie — Where; at what place

있는지

inneun-ji — Whether there are; where something exists

당장

dangjang — Immediately; right now without delay

말하지

malhaji — Tell; speak (used before negation or condition)

않으면

aneumyeon — If not; unless one does something

그의

geu-eui — His (possessive marker attached)

맹세했습니다

maengsehaetsseumnida — Swore; made a solemn oath (formal past)

목숨만

mokssum-man — Only my life; just spare my life

살려주세요

sallyeojuseyo — Please spare my life; let me live

말씀드리겠습니다

malsseumdeurigetsseumnida — I will tell you (humble formal future)

노인이

noin-i — The old man (subject marker attached)

집의

jib-eui — The house's; of the home (possessive)

동쪽에

dongjjok-e — To the east; at the eastern side

큰

keun — Big; large; great in size

언덕이

eondeok-i — The hill (subject marker attached)

있습니다

itsseumnida — There is; exists (formal polite form)

언덕

eondeok — Hill; a raised area of land

꼭대기에서

kkokdaegi-eseo — At the top; from the summit or peak

네모난

nemonan — Square-shaped; rectangular in form

잔디

jandi — Grass; lawn; turf

조각을

jogak-eul — A piece or chunk (object marker attached)

파내면

paenaemyeon — If you dig out; when you excavate

보일

boil — Will be visible; can be seen

것입니다

geossimnida — It is the case that; formal declarative ending

아래에

arae-e — Below; underneath; at the bottom

깊은

gipeun — Deep; profound in depth

구멍이

gumeong-i — The hole (subject marker attached)

있는데

inneunde — There is, and; exists but also

구멍을

gumeong-eul — The hole (object marker attached)

통해

tonghae — Through; by way of; via

내려가야

naeryeogaya — Must go down; need to descend

공주들을

gongjudeul-eul — The princesses (plural object marker attached)

찾을

chajeul — Will find; to search for and locate

수

su — Ability; possibility; can (modal noun)

있는

inneun — That exists; which is present

다른

dareun — Different; another; other

세계에

segye-e — In the world; to a realm or dimension

이르게

ireuge — So as to reach; in order to arrive at

하지만

hajiman — However; but; nevertheless

길은

gil-eun — The path or road (topic marker attached)

길고

gilgo — Long and; being long in extent

어두우며

eoduumyeo — Dark and; being dark while also

불과

bulgwa — Fire and; both fire along with something

물을

mul-eul — Water (object marker attached)

모두

modu — All; both; everything entirely

통과합니다

tonggwahamnida — Passes through; goes across (formal present)

이것을

igeoseul — This thing (object marker attached)

알게

alge — Coming to know; so as to learn

되자

doeja — As soon as it became; upon learning

노인을

noin-eul — The old man (object marker attached)

풀어주었고

pureojueotgo — Released him and then; let go and

머지않아

meojianha — Before long; soon; in a short while

달아났습니다

daranatsseumnida — Ran away; fled; escaped (formal past tense)