McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader — Page 41

Vocabulary

독수리는

doksurineun — Eagle (topic marker attached); large predatory bird

날카로운

nalkaroun — Sharp, pointed; describes a keen edge or tip

부리와

buriwa — Beak/bill (with conjunction); bird's mouth structure

발톱으로

baltob-euro — With claws; sharp nail-like appendages on birds

매섭게

maeseobge — Fiercely, harshly; in a sharp and intense manner

그에게

geueге — To him; indirect object pronoun for a male

날아들어

naradeulleo — Flies into; swoops toward a target aggressively

매가

maega — Hawk/falcon (subject marker); swift predatory bird

물고기를

mulgogireul — Fish (object marker); aquatic animal as direct object

떨어뜨리게

tteoreotteurige — To cause to drop; make something fall down

만든다

mandeunda — Makes, causes; forces something to happen

그런

geureon — Such, that kind of; describes a previously mentioned state

다음

daeum — Next, after; indicates following order or sequence

물고기가

mulgogiga — Fish (subject marker); aquatic animal as subject

땅에

ttange — On the ground; indicates location on earth's surface

닿기

dahgi — Reaching, touching; the act of making contact with

전에

jeone — Before; indicates an action happening prior to another

떨어지는

tteoreojineun — Falling; in the act of dropping downward

낚아채어

nakkchaeo — Snatches, grabs swiftly; seizes something in midair

가져간다

gajyeoganda — Takes away, carries off; removes something to elsewhere

불쌍한

bulssanghan — Pitiful, poor; deserving sympathy or compassion

물수리는

mulsurineun — Osprey (topic marker); fish-hunting bird of prey

큰

keun — Big, large; describes great size or volume

소리로

soriro — With a sound/voice; using a particular noise or cry

울부짖으며

ulbujijeuumyeo — Wailing, crying out loudly; shrieking in distress

겁먹은

geomeogeun — Frightened, scared; having become afraid of something

채

chae — While still in a state; remaining in a condition

날아가

naraga — Flies away; moves through the air to another place

버린다

beorinda — Ends up doing; completes an action with finality

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker); third-person male subject pronoun

다시

dasi — Again, once more; repeating a previous action

물가로

mulgaro — To the waterside; toward the edge of a body of water

가서

gaseo — Goes and then; sequential action starting with going

저녁

jeonyeok — Evening, dinner; the later part of the day

식사를

siksareul — Meal (object marker); a scheduled eating occasion

위해

wihae — For the sake of; in order to achieve a purpose

다른

dareun — Another, different; not the same as before

잡아야

jabaya — Must catch; obligated to capture something

한다

handa — Does, must do; expresses necessity or action

이처럼

icheoreom — Like this, in this way; in the manner described

여러분은

yeoreobun-eun — You all (topic); polite plural address to an audience

독수리가

doksuri-ga — Eagle (subject marker); large bird of prey as subject

도둑임을

dodugimeul — Being a thief (object); the fact of being a robber

알

al — To know; the stem of the verb meaning to understand

수

su — Ability, possibility; grammatical noun meaning can

있다

itda — To exist, to be able; indicates existence or possibility

물수리를

mulsurireul — Osprey (object marker); fish-hunting bird as object

약탈하는데

yaktalhanunde — Plundering, pillaging; stealing by force from another

물수리의

mulsuri-ui — Osprey's (possessive); belonging to the osprey

유일한

yuilhan — Sole, only, unique; the one and nothing else

생계

saengge — Livelihood; means of earning a living or surviving

수단은

sudaneun — Means, method (topic); a way of achieving something

잡는

jabneun — Catching, grabbing; present tense modifier of to catch

것이다

geosida — It is the thing; nominalizer expressing a fact or truth

제

je — My, this (humble); polite first-person possessive form

과

gwa — Lesson, chapter; unit dividing a textbook or course

나뭇잎이

namunnip-i — Leaf (subject marker); a single leaf on a tree

한

han — One, a; numeral or article indicating singularity

말

mal — Word, speech; spoken language or a statement

한두

handu — One or two; a small indefinite number of things

번

beon — Time, instance; a counter for occurrences or turns

작은

jageun — Small, little; describes something of minimal size

부드러운

budeureonn — Soft, gentle; smooth and not harsh or rough

바람이

barami — Wind (subject marker); moving air as grammatical subject

불

bul — Blows; the stem of the verb meaning wind blowing

때

ttae — When, time; indicates a point or period in time

나뭇잎들이

namunnipdeuri — Leaves (subject marker); plural leaves on trees

흔히

heunhi — Commonly, often; frequently in a typical manner

그러듯이

geureodeusi — Just as they do; in the way something typically happens

울고

ulgo — Crying and; weeping while doing another action

한숨짓는

hansumjitneun — Sighing; the act of exhaling deeply in sadness

소리가

soriga — Sound (subject marker); a noise as grammatical subject

들렸다

deullyeotda — Was heard; a sound was perceived by someone

그러자

geureoja — Then, thereupon; immediately following a prior action

나뭇가지가

namutgajiga — Branch (subject marker); a limb of a tree as subject

말했다

malhaetda — Said, spoke; past tense of to say or speak

무슨

museun — What kind of; asks about the nature of something

일이니

irini — What is the matter; asking informally about an issue

나뭇잎아

namunnipa — Hey leaf; vocative calling out to a leaf directly

언젠가

eonjenga — Someday, sometime; at an unspecified future moment

나를

nareul — Me (object marker); first-person pronoun as direct object

잡아당겨

jabadanggyeo — Pulls, tugs; grabs and pulls something toward force

떼어내어

tteeoneeo — Tears off, detaches; separates something from its place

땅바닥에

ttangbadage — On the ground floor; onto the bare surface of earth

던져

deonjyeo — Throws; tosses something with force toward a place

죽게

jukge — So as to die; in a way that causes death to occur

만들

mandeul — Make, cause; the stem of to make or to create

거라고

That it will; quoted future expectation or prediction

방금

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

내게

naege — To me; indirect object form of the first person

말했어

malhaesseo — Told me (informal); past tense speech in casual style

나뭇가지는

namutgajineun — Branch (topic marker); a tree limb as the topic

그

geu — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something mentioned

가지에게

gajiege — To the branch; indirect object referring to a limb

전했고

jeonhaetgo — Conveyed and; passed a message along to another

가지는

gajineun — Branch (topic marker); a limb as the topic of sentence

나무에게

namuege — To the tree; indirect object form referring to a tree

전했다

jeonhaetda — Conveyed, relayed; passed information to someone else

나무가

namuga — Tree (subject marker); a tree as the grammatical subject

듣자

deutja — Upon hearing; as soon as something was listened to

나무

namu — Tree; a tall woody plant with trunk and branches

전체가

jeonchega — Entire, whole (subject); totality of something as subject

바스락거리며

baseulakgeorimyeo — Rustling; making a soft crackling sound while moving

떨고

tteolgo — Trembling and; shaking while also doing another action

있는

inneun — That is doing; present progressive modifier form

나뭇잎에게

namunnibege — To the leaf; indirect object referring to a tree leaf

답신을

dabsineul — Reply (object marker); a response message as direct object

보냈다

bonaetda — Sent; dispatched a message or reply to someone

두려워하지

duryeowohaji — Do not fear; negative imperative of to be afraid

마

ma — Don't; negative imperative ending in casual speech

꼭

kkok — Tightly, certainly; firmly or without fail

붙잡고

butjabgo — Holding on and; gripping tightly while doing more

있으렴

isseuryeom — Stay doing; soft imperative to keep being in a state

그러면

geureomyeon — Then, if so; introduces a conditional result

네가

nega — You (subject marker); informal second person as subject

준비될

junbidoel — Will be ready; future modifier of to become prepared

때까지

ttaekkaji — Until the time; up to a certain point in time

떨어지지

tteoreojiji — Not fall; negative form of the verb to fall down

않을

aneul — Will not; future negative modifier form of a verb

거야

geoya — It will be; casual future tense ending in speech