East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North — Page 171

Vocabulary

그

geu — He, that (third person pronoun or demonstrative)

사이에

saie — In between, among, during a period

궁전에서는

gungjeoneseoeneun — As for in the palace (topic-marked location)

모든

modeun — All, every (adjective modifying a noun)

준비가

junbiga — Preparations, readiness (subject-marked)

갖추어졌고

gatchueojeotgo — Were fully arranged and (also); preparations completed

두

du — Two (native Korean number)

명의

myeongui — Of (a number of) people; counter for persons

맏

mat — Eldest, oldest (prefix for firstborn child)

공주와

gongjuwa — Princess and; royal daughter

결혼할

gyeolhonhal — About to marry; to wed (future modifier form)

날이

nari — The day (subject-marked); a specific day

다가왔다

dagawatda — Approached, drew near, came close

그러나

geureona — However, but (conjunction showing contrast)

공주는

gongjuneun — The princess (topic-marked); royal daughter

막내

mangnae — Youngest child, youngest sibling in a family

여동생보다

yeodongsaengboda — Than (one's) younger sister (comparison marker)

그다지

geudaji — Not so much, not particularly (used with negatives)

더

deo — More, further, additionally (comparative adverb)

행복하지

haengbokhaji — Happy (negative verb stem form before 않다)

않았다

anassda — Did not (past tense negative auxiliary verb)

울음과

ureumgwa — Crying and; weeping, the act of sobbing

슬픔

seulpeum — Sadness, sorrow, grief (noun)

없이

eopsi — Without, lacking (adverbial particle)

지나가는

jinaganeun — Passing by, going by (present modifier form)

거의

geoui — Almost, nearly, hardly (adverb of degree)

없었고

eopseotgo — There was not, and; past tense absence connector

결혼식

gyeolhonsik — Wedding ceremony, marriage celebration

가까워질수록

gakkawoejilsurok — The closer it got; as it drew nearer (proportional)

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic-marked); third person plural pronoun

더욱

deouk — Even more, increasingly (intensifying adverb)

슬퍼졌다

seulpeojeotda — Became sad, grew sorrowful (past tense)

마침내

machimne — Finally, at last, eventually (adverb)

왕이

wangi — The king (subject-marked); male monarch

그들에게

geudeuerege — To them (dative marker); addressed to them

무슨

museun — What kind of, what (interrogative adjective)

일이

iri — Work, matter, thing (subject-marked noun)

있느냐고

inneunyago — Asked if there was something going on (indirect question)

물었다

mureotda — Asked, inquired (past tense verb)

그는

geuneun — He (topic-marked); referring to a male person

구출되어

guchuldoeeo — Having been rescued, saved from danger

자유를

jayureul — Freedom, liberty (object-marked noun)

되찾고

doechatgo — Regained and; recovered something lost

결혼까지

gyeolhonkkaji — Even marriage; up to and including marriage

앞두고

apdugo — With something ahead; having something imminent

있는

inneun — Existing, being (present modifier form of 있다)

지금

jigeum — Now, at this moment (temporal adverb)

즐겁고

jeulgeobgo — Joyful and; happy, pleasant (connector form)

않다는

antdaneun — That one does not (nominalizing negative quote)

것이

geosi — The fact that, thing (subject-marked nominalizer)

매우

maeu — Very, extremely (intensifying adverb)

이상하다고

isanghadadago — That it is strange, odd (quoted adjective form)

생각했다

saenggakhaetda — Thought, considered (past tense verb)

무언가

mueonga — Something, some kind of thing (indefinite pronoun)

대답을

daedabeul — An answer, a reply (object-marked noun)

해야

haeya — Must do, have to do (obligatory verb form)

했고

haetgo — Did and; past tense connector of 하다

그래서

geuraeseo — So, therefore, consequently (causal conjunction)

맏언니가

madeoniga — The oldest sister (subject-marked); eldest female sibling

말하기를

malhaigireul — Saying that; to say (object-marked gerund form)

파란

paran — Blue (adjective modifying a noun)

산에서

saneseo — From/at the mountain (location particle)

가지고

gajigo — Having, carrying; with (connector of 가지다)

놀았던

noratteon — Had played with (retrospective past modifier)

것과

geotgwa — Thing and; nominalizer with additive particle

같은

gateun — Same, identical (adjective modifying a noun)

구할

guhal — To obtain, to get, to seek (future modifier)

수

su — Ability, possibility (bound noun used with verbs)

없다면

eopdamyeon — If there is not, unless (conditional negative)

다시는

dasineun — Never again, once more (topic-marked adverb)

행복할

haengbokal — Will be happy (future modifier of 행복하다)

없을

eopseul — Will not exist, will lack (future modifier)

것이라고

geosirago — Saying that it will be; quoted future statement

했다

haetda — Said, did (past tense of 하다)

그것은

geugeoseun — That thing (topic-marked); it, that object

쉽게

swiipge — Easily, simply (adverbial form of 쉽다)

해결할

haegyeolhal — To resolve, to solve (future modifier form)

있다고

itdago — Saying that one can; quoted possibility statement

왕은

wangeun — The king (topic-marked); male monarch

나라

nara — Country, nation, kingdom (noun)

안의

anui — Inside of, within (possessive location)

가장

gajang — Most, best (superlative adverb)

뛰어나고

ttwieonago — Outstanding and; excellent, skilled (connector)

솜씨

somssi — Skill, craftsmanship, dexterity (noun)

좋은

joeun — Good, fine, nice (adjective modifying noun)

모두에게

modueege — To everyone, to all of them (dative)

공주들을

gongjudeureul — The princesses (object-marked plural noun)

위해

wihae — For the sake of, for (benefactive expression)

만들라는

mandeurlaraneun — Ordering to make (imperative quote modifier)

보냈다

bonaetda — Sent, dispatched (past tense verb)

아무리

amuri — No matter how much, however hard (adverb)

시도해도

sidohaedo — Even if one tries, no matter the attempt

만들

mandeul — To make (verb stem, future modifier form)

사람은

sarameun — Person (topic-marked noun); human being

아무도

amudo — Nobody, no one (indefinite with negative)

없었다

eopseotda — There was not, did not exist (past tense)

한

han — One (native Korean number or determiner)

명을

myeongeul — (A number of) people, persons (object-marked)

제외한

jewoihan — Excluding, except for (modifier form)

궁전에

gungjeone — To/at the palace (location particle)

다녀갔는데

danyeogannneunde — Had visited and; came and went (contrast connector)

남은

nameun — Remaining, leftover (modifier form of 남다)

명은

myeongeun — Person (topic-marked counter); one remaining person

늙고

neulkgo — Old and; aged (connector form of 늙다)

병약한

byeongyakhan — Frail, sickly, weak and infirm (adjective)

노인으로

noineuro — As an old man (instrumental/role particle)

수년째

sunyeonjjae — For several years now (ordinal/duration expression)

잡다한

japdahan — Miscellaneous, odd, various (adjective)

일

il — Work, task, job, matter (noun)

외에는

oeeneun — Besides, other than, except for (particle)

아무

amu — Any, no (indefinite determiner with negatives)

하지

haji — Do not (negative verb stem before 않다/말다)

않았으며

anasseumyeo — Did not do, and furthermore (past negative connector)

그것으로

geugeoseuro — With that, by means of that (instrumental)

겨우

gyeou — Barely, just barely, scarcely (adverb)

목숨을

moksumeul — Life, one's life (object-marked noun)

있었다

isseotda — Was, existed, had been (past tense of 있다)

노인에게

noinege — To the old man (dative particle)

병사가

byeongsaga — The soldier (subject-marked); military infantryman

찾아가

chajaga — Went to visit, sought out (connector form)

제자로

jejaro — As a disciple, as an apprentice (role particle)

받아달라고

badadalrago — Asking to be accepted, pleading to take in

청했다

cheongheatda — Requested, beseeched, pleaded (past tense verb)