Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 4

Vocabulary

전자

jeonja — The former (of two previously mentioned things)

중

jung — Among, in the middle of, during

하나는

hananeun — One (of them) is/was (topic marker)

가장

gajang — Most, the most (superlative adverb)

기괴한

gigoehan — Strange, bizarre, grotesque in appearance

크기였다

keugigyeotda — Was (of that) size or magnitude

이것은

igeoseun — This (thing) is/was (topic marker)

입을

ibeul — Mouth (object marker form)

크게

keuge — Greatly, widely, in a large manner

벌린

beollin — Opened wide, spread apart (modifier form)

채

chae — While still in a state, with something remaining

우리를

urireul — Us (object marker form of 'we')

향해

hyanghae — Toward, in the direction of

다가왔고

dagawaotgo — Approached and (then); came closer and

사방으로

sabang-euro — In all four directions, on all sides

파도를

padoreul — Waves (ocean waves, object marker form)

일으키며

ireukimyeo — While causing, raising, or stirring up

앞바다를

apbadareul — The sea ahead, offshore waters (object marker)

거품으로

geopumeuro — With foam, using bubbles or froth

뒤덮었다

dwideopeotda — Covered over completely, blanketed entirely

진실한

jinsirhan — True, genuine, honest, sincere

역사

yeoksa — History, historical account or record

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker form, third person male)

이

i — This (demonstrative determiner before noun)

나라를

narareul — Country, nation (object marker form)

방문한

bangmunhan — Visited (modifier form of to visit)

목적

mokjeok — Purpose, goal, objective

하나가

hanaga — One (subject marker form)

잡기

japgi — Catching, capturing (nominalized verb form)

위해서였는데

wihaeseo yeonnneunde — Was for the purpose of, in order to

그

geu — That, its (determiner or third person pronoun)

이빨에

ippare — In/on the teeth (locative marker form)

있는

inneun — That is in, that exists (present modifier)

뼈가

ppyeoga — Bone (subject marker form)

매우

maeu — Very, extremely, greatly

귀한

gwihan — Precious, valuable, rare, noble

가치를

gachireul — Value, worth (object marker form)

지니고

jinigo — Possessing, holding, carrying (connective form)

있었으며

isseosseumyeo — Was possessing and (also); had and furthermore

일부를

ilbureul — Some, a portion of (object marker form)

왕에게

wang-ege — To the king (dative marker form)

가져왔다

gajyeowatda — Brought, carried here, brought along

좋은

joheun — Good, fine, excellent (modifier form)

고래들은

goraedeurneun — Whales (plural topic marker form)

고국에서

goguge-seo — From one's home country or homeland

잡혔는데

japhyeonneunde — Were caught, were captured (background clause)

일부는

ilbuneun — Some (of them), a portion (topic marker)

길이가

giriga — Length (subject marker form)

어떤

eotteon — Some, certain, what kind of

것은

geoseun — Thing, one (topic marker form)

달했다

dalhaetda — Reached, amounted to, attained a quantity

두

du — Two (native Korean number)

사람이

sarami — Person, people (subject marker form)

이틀

iteul — Two days (native Korean time expression)

만에

mane — Within, in the span of (time expression)

예순

yesun — Sixty (native Korean number)

마리를

marireul — Animals (counter, object marker form)

잡은

jabeun — Caught, captured (past modifier form)

여섯

yeoseot — Six (native Korean number)

명

myeong — People (counter for counting persons)

하나였다고

hanayeotdago — Was one of (reported speech ending form)

말했다

malhaetda — Said, stated, told (past tense form)

왕이

wang-i — King (subject marker form)

직접

jikjeop — Directly, personally, in person

받아

bada — Receiving, getting (connective verb form)

적은

jeogeun — Written down, recorded (past modifier form)

혹은

hogeun — Or, alternatively, otherwise

이야기

iyagi — Story, tale, account, narrative

서기

seogi — AD, anno domini (year designation)

년

nyeon — Year (counter for years)

그리고

geurigo — And, and then, furthermore

짐승이든

jimseuŋideun — Whether beast or animal (concessive form)

배든

baedeun — Whether ship or boat (concessive form)

괴물

goemul — Monster, creature, beast

고래

gorae — Whale (large marine mammal)

입이라는

ibiraneun — Called the mouth of, known as the mouth

무시무시한

musimusinan — Terrifying, dreadful, horrifying, fearsome

심연

simyeon — Abyss, deep chasm, bottomless depth

속으로

sogeuro — Into the inside of, inward

들어가는

deureo-ganeun — Entering, going inside (present modifier form)

다른

dareun — Other, different, another

모든

modeun — All, every, entire

것들은

geotdeurneun — Things (plural topic marker form)

즉시

jeuksi — Immediately, instantly, at once

사라지고

sarajigo — Disappear and (then); vanish and

삼켜지는

samkyeojineun — Being swallowed, getting devoured (modifier)

반면

banmyeon — On the other hand, whereas, in contrast

바다의

badaui — Of the sea, ocean's (possessive form)

아주

aju — Very, quite, extremely, absolutely

안전하게

anjeonhage — Safely, securely, without danger

안으로

aneuro — Into the inside, inward

들어가

deureo-ga — Enter, go inside (connective verb form)

그곳에서

geugose-seo — In that place, there, at that location

잠을

jameul — Sleep (object marker form)

잔다

janda — Sleeps, is sleeping (present tense form)

위한

wihan — For, intended for, on behalf of

변명

byeonmyeong — Excuse, defense, apology, justification

도망치자

domangchija — Let's flee, let's run away (proposal form)

이것이

igeosi — This (subject marker form, demonstrative)

인내의

innaeui — Of patience, of endurance (possessive form)

사람

saram — Person, human being

생애에서

saengae-eseo — In the life of, during one's lifetime

고귀한

gogwihan — Noble, exalted, dignified, illustrious

예언자

yeeonja — Prophet, one who foretells the future

묘사한

myosahan — Described, depicted (past modifier form)

아니라면

anirahmyeon — If it is not, unless it is

악마에게

angma-ege — To the devil, by the demon (dative form)

잡혀가도

japhyeogado — Even if taken away, even if captured by

좋다

jota — Good, fine, it is okay (adjective)

간은

ganeun — Liver (topic marker form)

수레

sure — Cart, wagon, wheelbarrow

대

dae — Unit, stand, counter for vehicles or machines

분량이었다

bullyang-iyeotda — Was the amount, was the quantity of

연대기

yeondaegi — Chronicle, annals, historical record

끓는

kkeulneun — Boiling, bubbling (present modifier form)

냄비처럼

naembicheoreom — Like a pot, resembling a cooking pot

바다를

badareul — Sea, ocean (object marker form)

하는

haneun — Doing, making (present modifier form)

위대한

widaehan — Great, grand, magnificent, mighty

경의

gyeong-ui — Of Lord, Sir's (honorific possessive form)

번역

beonyeok — Translation, interpretation of a text

같은

gateun — Same, equal, like, similar to

몸집에

momjibe — About the body size, regarding physique

관해서

gwanhaeseo — Regarding, concerning, about

우리는

urineun — We, us (topic marker form)

확실한

hwaksilhan — Certain, definite, clear, sure

것을

geoseul — Thing (object marker form)

전혀

jeonhyeo — At all, not at all, entirely (negative adverb)

전해

jeonhae — Passed down, conveyed, transmitted (connective)

받지

batji — Receive (negative connective form)

못했다

mothaetda — Could not, was unable to (past tense)

그것들은

geugeotdeurneun — Those things (plural topic marker form)

엄청나게

eomcheongnage — Enormously, tremendously, incredibly

살이

sari — Flesh, fat (subject marker form)

쪄서

jjyeoseo — Having fattened, having gained weight (connective)

한

han — One (determiner before counter word)

마리에서

marie-seo — From one animal (source locative marker)

믿기

mitgi — Believing, trusting (nominalized verb form)

어려운

eoryeoun — Difficult, hard, challenging (modifier form)

양의

yang-ui — Of the amount, of the quantity (possessive)

기름이

gireumi — Oil, fat, grease (subject marker form)

정도이다

jeongdoida — Is to the extent that, is about the degree