Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 16

Vocabulary

이유가

i-yu-ga — reason (subject marker attached); 'there is a reason'

있을

i-sseul — future/presumptive form of 'to exist' or 'to have'

거야

geo-ya — casual sentence ending expressing assumption or certainty

라고

ra-go — quotation particle meaning 'saying that' or 'called'

진지하게

jin-ji-ha-ge — seriously, in a sincere and earnest manner

말했습니다

mal-haet-seum-ni-da — formal past tense of 'to say' or 'to speak'

그는

geu-neun — he (topic marker attached); referring to a male subject

자신의

ja-sin-ui — one's own (possessive); belonging to oneself

긴

gin — long (adjective modifying a noun)

귀

gwi — ear; the organ of hearing

중

jung — among, in the middle of, during

하나를

ha-na-reul — one (object marker attached); referring to one item

생각에

saeng-ga-ge — in thought, in contemplation (locative form)

잠겨

jam-gyeo — submerged in, absorbed in (e.g., deep in thought)

잡아당기면서

ja-ba-dang-gi-myeon-seo — while pulling or tugging on something

물론

mul-lon — of course, naturally, certainly

있지

it-ji — casual affirmation 'there is' or 'right?'

풀잎

pul-lip — blade of grass; a single leaf of grass

끝을

kkeut-eul — end, tip (object marker attached)

씹으며

ssi-beu-myeo — while chewing on something

단언했습니다

dan-eon-haet-seum-ni-da — declared, asserted confidently in formal speech

모든

mo-deun — all, every; used before nouns to mean 'all of'

것에는

geo-se-neun — as for things; topic marker on 'thing/matter'

있어

i-sseo — casual form of 'there is' or 'to have'

줄무늬

jul-mu-nui — stripes; a pattern of parallel lines

다람쥐가

da-ram-jwi-ga — squirrel (subject marker attached)

귀여운

gwi-yeo-un — cute, adorable (adjective modifying a noun)

작은

ja-geun — small, little (adjective modifying a noun)

꼬리털을

kko-ri-teol-eul — tail fur (object marker attached); bushy tail hair

빗으며

bi-seu-myeo — while combing or brushing (hair or fur)

덧붙였습니다

deot-bu-chyeot-seum-ni-da — added, appended additional words in formal speech

그렇다면

geu-reo-ta-myeon — if that is the case, then; transitional conjunction

개구리

gae-gu-ri — frog; a small amphibian that lives near water

할아버지가

ha-ra-beo-ji-ga — grandfather (subject marker); elder male figure

알겠네

al-get-ne — I see, I understand now (casual realization expression)

물론이지

mul-lon-i-ji — of course it is; casual emphatic agreement

왜

wae — why; asking for a reason or cause

진작에

jin-jak-e — earlier, sooner; why not long before now

그분

geu-bun — that person (honorific); respectful third-person reference

생각을

saeng-ga-geul — thought, idea (object marker attached)

못

mot — cannot, unable to; negation of ability

했을까

haet-eul-kka — rhetorical question: 'why didn't I do that?'

다른

da-reun — other, different; not the same as before

이들이

i-deul-i — these people (subject marker); plural pronoun group

외쳤습니다

oe-chyeot-seum-ni-da — shouted, exclaimed loudly in formal past tense

내가

nae-ga — I (subject marker attached); first person subject

먼저

meon-jeo — first, before others; ahead of everyone else

미소

mi-so — smile; a gentle upward curve of the lips

연못에

yeon-mo-se — pond (locative marker); at or to the pond

도착할

do-cha-kal — future modifier of 'to arrive'; about to arrive

소리쳤습니다

so-ri-chyeot-seum-ni-da — cried out, shouted loudly in formal past tense

그렇게

geu-reo-ke — in that way, like that, so it was

되었습니다

doe-eot-seum-ni-da — it became, it happened (formal past tense)

왜냐하면

wae-nya-ha-myeon — because, the reason being; introduces an explanation

그의

geu-ui — his, of him (possessive pronoun)

다리는

da-ri-neun — legs (topic marker attached); as for his legs

길고

gil-go — long and… (connective adjective form of 'long')

달리기에

dal-li-gi-e — for running; suited to the act of running

적합했기

jeo-ka-paet-gi — was suitable/appropriate (connective past form)

때문이지만

ttae-mu-ni-ji-man — because of that, but; reason-giving connective clause

다람쥐도

da-ram-jwi-do — squirrel also, even the squirrel (additive particle)

그리

geu-ri — so, that, in that manner (adverb)

멀리

meol-li — far away, at a great distance

뒤처지지

dwi-cheo-ji-ji — falling behind, lagging (negative connective form)

않았습니다

a-nat-seum-ni-da — did not; formal negative past tense ending

천천히

cheon-cheon-hi — slowly, at a leisurely unhurried pace

움직였습니다

um-ji-gyeot-seum-ni-da — moved, shifted position (formal past tense)

자신이

ja-si-ni — oneself (subject marker); referring to the self

이들을

i-deul-eul — these people (object marker); them, this group

따라잡을

tta-ra-ja-beul — future modifier of 'to catch up with someone'

수

su — ability, means; used in '~ㄹ 수 없다' (cannot)

없다는

eop-da-neun — that there is not; quoted negative existence clause

것을

geo-seul — thing, fact (object marker); referring to a fact

알았기

a-rat-gi — knew, had known (past connective nominalizer form)

때문입니다

ttae-mu-nim-ni-da — it is because of; formal causal ending sentence

게다가

ge-da-ga — furthermore, moreover, in addition to that

너무

neo-mu — too, excessively; beyond a reasonable degree

뚱뚱해서

ttung-ttung-hae-seo — because (he) is fat; causal form of 'fat/chubby'

달리면

dal-li-myeon — if (he) runs; conditional form of 'to run'

헐떡이고

heol-tteo-gi-go — panting, gasping for breath (connective verb form)

숨을

su-meul — breath (object marker attached); to catch one's breath

몰아쉬었습니다

mo-ra-swi-eot-seum-ni-da — breathed heavily, gasped repeatedly in formal past

할아버지는

ha-ra-beo-ji-neun — grandfather (topic marker); as for grandfather

여느

yeo-neu — usual, ordinary, like any other time

때처럼

ttae-cheo-reom — like usual times, as always, as per usual

커다란

keo-da-ran — big, large (adjective modifying noun, emphatic form)

초록

cho-rok — green (color); bright green color

연잎

yeon-ip — lotus leaf; a large flat leaf of a lotus plant

위에

wi-e — on top of, above (locative particle)

앉아

an-ja — sitting (connective form of 'to sit')

있었고

i-sseot-go — was sitting/existing and… (connective past progressive)

방문객이

bang-mun-gae-gi — visitor, guest (subject marker attached)

누구인지

nu-gu-in-ji — who it is; indirect question about identity

보자

bo-ja — upon seeing; as soon as (he) saw (connective)

활짝

hwal-jjak — widely, fully (e.g., smiling or blooming fully)

웃었습니다

u-seot-seum-ni-da — smiled or laughed (formal past tense)

그들이

geu-deul-i — they (subject marker attached); third person plural

무엇을

mu-eo-seul — what (object marker attached); asking about purpose

하러

ha-reo — in order to do; purposive connective verb form

왔는지

wan-neun-ji — whether (they) came; indirect question past form

바로

ba-ro — right away, immediately, exactly, directly

짐작했기

jim-ja-kaet-gi — guessed, surmised (past connective nominalizer form)

이번엔

i-beo-nen — this time (topic marker); as for this occasion

뭘

mwol — what (contracted object form of 무엇을)

알고

al-go — knowing and… (connective form of 'to know')

싶은

si-peun — wanting to (adjective form); modifier of desire

거냐

geo-nya — casual interrogative ending meaning 'is it that…?'

그가

geu-ga — he (subject marker attached); third person male subject

다그쳤습니다

da-geu-chyeot-seum-ni-da — pressed, urged, pushed someone for an answer

제대로

je-dae-ro — properly, correctly, in the right way

고르기도

go-reu-gi-do — even choosing/selecting (nominalizer with additive particle)

전에

jeo-ne — before, prior to (time or event marker)

할아버지

ha-ra-beo-ji — grandfather; respectful term for an old man

저희는

jeo-hui-neun — we (humble/polite form with topic marker)

아저씨가

a-jeo-ssi-ga — uncle or mister (subject marker); adult male address

죽은

ju-geun — dead (adjective modifier); who has died or is dead

척을

cheo-geul — pretense, act (object marker); pretending to be something

하는지

ha-neun-ji — whether (he) does; indirect question present form

싶습니다

sip-seum-ni-da — want to (formal ending); expressing a desire formally

아는

a-neun — knowing (present modifier); who knows something

한

han — one; also 'as much as' or 'as best as'

가장

ga-jang — most, the most (superlative adverb)

공손하게

gong-son-ha-ge — politely, respectfully, in a courteous manner

대답했습니다

dae-da-paet-seum-ni-da — answered, replied (formal past tense)

그냥

geu-nyang — just, simply, without any special reason

사람들을

sa-ram-deul-eul — people (object marker attached); referring to humans

속이려는

so-gi-ryeo-neun — intending to deceive/trick (future intentional modifier)

이

i — this; also used as a subject marker or demonstrative

멍청아

meong-cheong-a — you idiot/dummy; informal insult calling someone stupid