Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 8

Vocabulary

메도우

medou — A meadow; an open grassy field or area

마우스가

mauseu-ga — Mouse (as subject); small rodent animal

자신의

jasin-ui — One's own; belonging to oneself

아이들과

aideul-gwa — With children; together with kids

놀고

nolgo — Playing; engaging in play or fun activity

있었습니다

isseotseumnida — Was doing; past progressive polite verb ending

그는

geu-neun — He; third-person masculine subject pronoun

이웃인

iwus-in — Who is a neighbor; being a neighboring person

작은

jageun — Small; little in size or amount

씨가

ssi-ga — Mr./Ms. (subject); polite title suffix as subject

자신을

jasin-eul — Oneself (object); referring to the subject itself

위해

wihae — For the sake of; in order to benefit someone

무엇을

mueot-eul — What (object); asking about an unspecified thing

했는지

haenneun-ji — Whether did; indirect question about past action

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all; completely none, used with negatives

몰랐습니다

mollasseumnida — Did not know; past tense of not knowing something

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because; introducing a reason or explanation

기억하시다시피

gieokhasidasipi — As you may remember; recalling shared knowledge politely

밥

bap — Bob/rice; cooked rice or a name

씨를

ssi-reul — Mr./Ms. (object); polite title suffix as object

보지

boji — Not seeing; verb stem of to see with negation

못했기

mothaetgi — Because could not; inability in past tense clause

때문입니다

ttaemun-imnida — It is because; formal ending expressing a reason

씨는

ssi-neun — Mr./Ms. (topic); polite name title as topic marker

아픔을

apeumreul — Pain (object); physical or emotional suffering

참으며

chameumyeo — While enduring; tolerating pain or difficulty simultaneously

최대한

choedaehan — As much as possible; to the maximum extent

씩

ssik — Each; apiece, distributing equally among items

웃었습니다

useotseumnida — Smiled/laughed; past tense of smiling politely

내가

naega — I (subject); first-person subject pronoun

한

han — Did; past modifier form of the verb to do

일이

il-i — Work/deed (subject); a task or action done

기쁘다

gippeuda — To be glad; feeling happiness or joy

중얼거렸습니다

jungeolgeoryeotseumnida — Muttered; spoke quietly to oneself in past tense

네

ne — Yes; affirmative response or acknowledgment

정말로

jeongmallo — Truly; really, used for sincere emphasis

기쁘고

gippeuggo — Glad and; feeling happy, connecting to next clause

이웃

iwut — Neighbor; person living nearby

그것에

geugeose — About it; referring to a previously mentioned thing

대해

daehae — Regarding; about or concerning a topic

모른다는

moreumdaneun — That (they) don't know; modifying clause of not knowing

것도

geotdo — Also the fact that; adding another point

기쁩니다

gippeubnida — Am glad; formal present tense of being happy

아무도

amudo — Nobody; not anyone, used with negative verbs

것이

geosi — The thing that; nominalizer as subject marker

친절한

chinjeolhan — Kind; describing a warm and considerate action

행동은

haengdong-eun — Action (topic); a behavior or deed as topic

비밀리에

bimille — Secretly; done in a hidden or private manner

행해질

haenghaejil — To be performed; future passive of carrying out

때

ttae — When/time; a moment or occasion something occurs

가장

gajang — Most; superlative adverb meaning the greatest degree

않는

anneun — Not doing; present modifier of negation

곳에서

gose-seo — From/at a place; indicating location of an action

이루어집니다

irueojumnida — Is accomplished; formal present tense of being achieved

그래서

geuraeseo — So/therefore; connecting cause and result

이제

ije — Now; at this point in time

얼마나

eolmana — How much/many; expressing degree or amount

놀랐을지

nollaosseulji — How surprised would have been; speculating about past reaction

상상해

sangsanghae — Imagine; informal form of to picture something mentally

보세요

boseyo — Please try; polite imperative suggesting to do something

가을이

gaeuri — Autumn (subject); the fall season as sentence subject

되어

doeeo — Becoming; transitioning into a new state or season

새

sae — New; fresh or newly obtained item

코트를

koteu-reul — Coat (object); an outer garment as object

입을

ibeul — To wear; future modifier of putting on clothing

때가

ttaega — Time (subject); the moment or occasion as subject

되었을

doesseul — Would have become; past supposition of a change

자연의

jayeon-ui — Of nature; belonging to or from nature

어머니께서

eomeoni-kkeseo — Mother (subject, honorific); nature's mother respectfully

기대했던

gidaehaetdeon — Had expected; past modifier of anticipating something

작고

jakgo — Small and; being little in size, linking clauses

평범한

pyeongbeomhan — Ordinary; plain and unremarkable in appearance

갈색

galsaek — Brown color; a dark warm earthy hue

코트

koteu — Coat; an outer garment worn for warmth

대신

daesin — Instead; in place of something else

아름다운

areumdaun — Beautiful; visually lovely or pleasing in appearance

줄무늬

julmunui — Stripes; lines or bands of contrasting color

건네주셨습니다

geonnejusyeotseumnida — Handed over respectfully; gave something politely in past

어머니의

eomeoni-ui — Mother's; belonging to or of the mother

눈이

nun-i — Eyes (subject); the eyes as sentence subject

반짝이며

banjjagimyeo — While sparkling; twinkling or gleaming simultaneously

말씀하셨습니다

malsseumsyeotseumnida — Spoke respectfully; said something in honorific past tense

당신이

dangsin-i — You (subject); formal second-person subject pronoun

마우스

mauseu — Mouse; small rodent or borrowed English word

구한

guhan — Saved/rescued; past modifier of rescuing someone

날

nal — Day; a specific day or date

씨의

ssi-ui — Mr./Ms.'s; possessive form of a polite title

발톱이

baltopi — Claws (subject); the claws or nails as subject

당신의

dangsin-ui — Your; formal possessive second-person pronoun

낡은

nalgeun — Old/worn; describes something aged or shabby

코트에

koteu-e — On the coat; location particle attached to coat

낸

naen — Made/caused; past modifier of producing something

찢김마다

jjitgimada — Every tear/rip; each instance of tearing fabric

줄무늬가

julmunui-ga — Stripe (subject); a colored stripe as sentence subject

하나씩

hanassik — One by one; each single item distributed equally

있습니다

itseumnida — There is/are; formal present tense of existence

그것들은

geugeotdeul-eun — Those things (topic); plural referring to previous items

명예의

myeongyae-ui — Of honor; belonging to or representing honorable deeds

줄무늬이며

julmunui-imyeo — Are stripes and; identifying stripes while connecting clauses

이제부터

ijebuteo — From now on; starting at this present moment

당신과

dangsin-gwa — You and; together with you, connecting subjects

자녀들

janyeodeul — Children; one's sons and daughters collectively

그리고

geurigo — And; connecting two ideas or items together

자녀들의

janyeodeul-ui — Children's; possessive form relating to one's children

항상

hangsang — Always; at all times without exception

줄무늬를

julmunui-reul — Stripes (object); colored bands as direct object

달게

dalge — Sweetly/to wear; manner of bearing or carrying something

될

doel — Will become; future modifier of becoming something

것입니다

geosimnida — It is; formal ending asserting a fact or conclusion

그것이

geugeos-i — That (subject); referring to a previously mentioned thing

바로

baro — Exactly/right; emphasizing something directly or precisely

갖게

gatge — To come to have; manner of acquiring or obtaining

된

doen — Became; past modifier indicating a change of state

이유이며

iyuimyeo — Is the reason and; identifying cause while connecting

왜

wae — Why; asking for the reason or cause

그토록

geutolog — So much; to such a great degree or extent

자랑스러워하고

jarangseureowoahago — Being proud of and; feeling pride while connecting clauses

소중히

sojunghi — Preciously; treating something with great care and value

여기는지에

yeogineunjie — As to whether cherishing; indirect question of valuing

대한

daehan — About/regarding; concerning a specific topic or subject

이야기입니다

iyagi-imnida — It is a story; formal ending presenting a narrative

할아버지

harabeoji — Grandfather; elderly male family member or respectful elder

개구리가

gaeguri-ga — Frog (subject); a frog as sentence subject

마무리했습니다

mamurihesseumnida — Concluded; finished or wrapped up something in past

손을

son-eul — Hands (object); the hands as direct object

모을

moeul — To gather; future modifier of collecting or folding

수

su — Ability/way; used to express possibility or capability

없는

eomneun — Not having; present modifier expressing lack or absence

이유

iyu — Reason; the cause or explanation for something

다람쥐는

daramjwi-neun — Squirrel (topic); a squirrel as the sentence topic

하얀

hayan — White; pure bright white in color

조끼

jokki — Vest; a sleeveless upper body garment

위에

wie — On top of; indicating a position above something

모으고

moeugo — Gathering and; collecting or folding while continuing

앉아

anja — Sitting; being seated in a relaxed informal form