East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 164

Vocabulary

하지만

hajiman — However; used to contrast two opposing statements

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker attached); referring to a male subject

겨우

gyeou — Barely, only just; with great difficulty or effort

칼을

kareul — Sword/knife (object form); bladed weapon

움직일

umjigil — To move (modifier form); capable of being moved

수

su — Ability, possibility; used in 'can/cannot' constructions

있었을

isseosseul — Was able to; past possibility modifier form

뿐이었다

ppuniyeotda — Was only, was merely; limiting what was possible

그것은

geugeoseun — That thing (topic marker); referring to previously mentioned object

여전히

yeojeonhi — Still, as before; continuing unchanged from before

다른

dareun — Other, different; not the same as something else

두

du — Two; the number two used as a determiner

칼보다

kalboda — Than the sword/knife; comparison particle attached to blade

더

deo — More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree

크고

keugo — Big and; large size, connecting to next adjective

무거웠다

mugeoweotda — Was heavy; past tense of the adjective heavy

그다음

geudaeum — After that, next; indicating the following step or action

벽에서

byeogeseo — From the wall; location particle indicating origin point

뿔을

ppureul — Horn (object form); animal horn or horn-shaped vessel

내려

naeryeo — Take down, lower; to bring something down from above

거기서

geogiseo — From there, at that place; indicating a specific location

세

se — Three; the number three used as a determiner

모금을

mogeumеul — Sips (object form); small mouthfuls of liquid

마셔야

masyeoya — Must drink; obligation form of the verb to drink

했지만

haetjiman — Did but; past tense with contrastive conjunction attached

마셨을

masyeosseul — When he/she drank; past tense modifier form of drink

때

ttae — Time, when; indicating a point or period in time

들어

deureo — Lift, enter; to raise up or go inside something

올릴

ollil — To lift up (modifier form); raise something upward

있었고

isseotgo — Was able to and; past tense connective form of exist/can

또

tto — Also, again; additionally or once more

마치

machi — Just like, as if; used to introduce a simile or comparison

깃털인

gitteorin — Which is a feather; modifier form of the noun feather

것처럼

geotcheoreom — As if it were; comparative expression like 'as though'

쉽게

swipge — Easily; adverb form of the adjective easy

휘둘렀다

hwidulleotda — Swung, wielded; past tense of swinging a weapon freely

그러자

geureoja — Then, upon that; indicating immediate consequence of action

공주는

gongjuneun — The princess (topic marker); royal female protagonist

병사와

byeongsawa — With the soldier; military person with companionship particle

함께

hamkke — Together; doing something jointly with another person

언니들이

eonniдeuri — The older sisters (subject); female speaker's elder sisters

했던

haetdeon — Had done; past retrospective modifier of the verb do

것과

geotgwa — The same as what; comparing actions with conjunction and

똑같이

ttokgachi — Exactly the same; identically, in exactly the same way

하기로

hagiro — To do, decided to; expressing intention or agreement to act

약속했다

yaksokaetda — Promised, made a pledge; past tense of to promise

깊이

gipi — Deeply; adverb indicating great depth or intensity

잠들자마자

jamdeuljamaја — As soon as he fell asleep; immediately upon sleeping

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic marker); referring to a female subject

닭들을

dakdeureul — The chickens (object); plural form of chicken/hen

부를

bureul — To call, to summon; modifier form of the verb to call

것이고

geosigo — Will do and; future intention with connective ending

서둘러

seodulleo — Hurriedly, in a rush; to do something quickly and hastily

들어와

deureoа — Come in, enter; to come inside a place

끝장내야

kkeutjangnaeya — Must finish off, must end; obligation to put an end to

했다

haetda — Did, had to; simple past tense of the verb do

갑자기

gapjagi — Suddenly, all at once; without warning or expectation

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic marker); referring to a group of people

벽과

byeokgwa — The wall and; structural element with conjunction particle

지붕이

jiбungi — The roof (subject); the top covering of a building

무너져

munеojyeo — Collapsing, crumbling; falling apart or caving in

내리는

naerineun — Falling down (modifier); coming down with force

천둥

cheondung — Thunder; the loud sound accompanying a lightning storm

같은

gateun — Same as, like; comparative modifier meaning similar to

요란한

yoranhan — Loud, boisterous, clamorous; making a great noisy disturbance

소리를

sorireul — Sound, noise (object form); audible vibration or noise

들었다

deureotda — Heard, listened; past tense of the verb to hear

내

nae — My; first person possessive pronoun in Korean

집에서

jibeseo — In/from the house; location particle attached to home

피와

piwa — Blood and; bodily fluid with conjunction particle attached

뼈

ppyeo — Bone; hard skeletal structure inside a body

냄새가

naemsaega — The smell (subject marker); an odor or scent detected

나

na — Comes out, emanates; smell or scent is detected

아홉

ahop — Nine; the number nine as a native Korean numeral

개의

gaeui — Of; counter for objects with possessive particle attached

코를

koreul — Nose (object form); the organ used for smelling

모두

modu — All, everyone; totality of a group or collection

말했다

malhaetda — Said, spoke; past tense of the verb to say

그래요

geuraeyo — That's right, yes; polite affirmation or agreement

당신은

dangshineun — You (topic marker); formal second person pronoun

이런

ireon — This kind of, such; modifier referring to the current situation

일을

ireul — Thing, matter (object); an event or occurrence

본

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

적이

jeogi — Experience (subject); used in 'have/haven't experienced' form

없을

eopseul — Will not have; future modifier of non-existence or absence

거예요

geoyeyo — It will be; polite future conjecture or prediction ending

방금

banggeum — Just now, a moment ago; very recently in time

까마귀

kkamagwi — Crow; a large black bird known for intelligence

한

han — One; the number one used as a determiner

마리가

mariga — One animal (subject); counter for animals with subject marker

이곳을

igoseul — This place (object); the current location mentioned

날아가다가

nalagadaga — While flying past; in the middle of flying by here

굴뚝으로

gulttugeuro — Through the chimney; direction particle attached to chimney

사람

saram — Person, human being; a human individual

뼈를

ppyeoreul — Bone (object form); skeletal remains of a person

떨어뜨렸어요

tteoreoddeuryeosseoyo — Dropped it; polite past tense of to drop something

저는

jeoneun — I (topic, humble); humble first person subject form

그것을

geugeoseul — That thing (object form); referring to a previously mentioned item

밖으로

bakkeuro — To the outside; directional particle meaning outward

던졌지만

deonjyeotjiman — Threw it but; past tense of throw with contrast conjunction

까마귀가

kkamagwiga — The crow (subject marker); the bird as grammatical subject

다시

dasi — Again, once more; repeating an action a second time

가져왔고

gajyeowatgo — Brought back and; past tense of to bring something here

이것이

igeosi — This thing (subject); referring to the situation at hand

한동안

handонgan — For a while; for a certain period of time

계속되었어요

gyesokdoeeosseoyo — Continued, kept going; polite past of to continue happening

공주가

gongjuga — The princess (subject marker); female royal as subject

마침내

machimne — Finally, at last; after a long time the outcome occurs

묻었다고

muteotdago — Said that she buried; reported speech of burying action

말했고

malhaetgo — Said and; past tense of speak with connective ending

그

geu — That; a determiner pointing to something previously mentioned

장소를

jangso reul — The place (object form); a specific location or spot

쓸고

sseulgo — Swept and; past action of sweeping a surface clean

청소했지만

cheongsohaetjiman — Cleaned but; past tense of to clean with contrast conjunction

아직도

ajikdo — Still, even now; continuing to be true at present

그래

geurae — Okay, I see; informal affirmative or acknowledgment response

잘

jal — Well; adverb meaning in a good or skillful manner