Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 28

Vocabulary

누군가가

nugunga-ga — Someone (subject marker attached); an unspecified person

그녀가

geunyeo-ga — She (subject form); third-person feminine pronoun

자는

ja-neun — Sleeping; present participle of 자다 (to sleep)

동안

dong-an — During; while; for a period of time

그녀에게

geunyeo-ege — To her; dative form of she/her

달려들었고

dallyeodeur-eotgo — Rushed at and attacked; pounced upon someone aggressively

그

geu — That; the; a demonstrative/article-like determiner

싸움

ssaum — Fight; struggle; conflict between parties

속에서

sog-eseo — Within; inside of; in the midst of

그녀는

geunyeo-neun — She (topic marker); referring to a female subject

꼬리

kkori — Tail; the rear appendage of an animal

깃털을

gicheol-eul — Feathers (object form); light plumes on a bird

모두

modu — All; everyone; everything entirely

잃었습니다

ireo-ssseumnida — Lost (formal past tense); was deprived of something

자연의

jayeon-ui — Of nature; belonging to the natural world

어머니께

eomeoni-kke — To mother (honorific dative); respectful form of 'to mom'

모든

modeun — Every; all; each and every thing

것을

geot-eul — Thing (object form); what; the matter at hand

알리러

allireo — In order to inform; going to tell someone something

서둘렀고

seodulleotgo — Hurried and; rushed to do something quickly

자신의

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

아름다운

areumdaun — Beautiful; lovely; aesthetically pleasing

잃은

irheun — Lost (modifier); that which was lost or taken

사연을

sayeon-eul — Story; circumstance; background of an event

이야기하는

iyagihaneun — Telling; narrating; in the act of speaking a story

큰

keun — Big; large; great in size or degree

눈물이

nunmul-i — Tears (subject form); drops of water from crying

그녀의

geunyeo-ui — Her; belonging to her; possessive form

뺨을

bbyam-eul — Cheek (object form); the side of the face

타고

tago — Riding along; flowing down along a surface

흘러내렸습니다

heulleonaeryeossseumnida — Flowed down; streamed downward (formal past tense)

어머니는

eomeoni-neun — Mother (topic form); the mother as subject of sentence

숲과

sup-gwa — Forest and; woodland combined with something else

초원의

chowon-ui — Of the meadow; belonging to the grassland or prairie

이들을

ideul-eul — These ones (object form); referring to a group of beings

한자리에

hanjari-e — In one place; gathered together at a single spot

불러

bullo — Called; summoned; invited someone to come

모았습니다

moassseumnida — Gathered; assembled; collected together (formal past)

모두를

modu-reul — Everyone (object form); all of them collectively

앞을

ap-eul — Front (object form); the space ahead or before

지나가게

jinagage — To pass by; allowing someone to walk past

하고

hago — And; doing; making someone do something

그들이

geudeur-i — They (subject form); third-person plural pronoun

지나칠

jinachil — To pass by; to go past (future/modifier form)

때

ttae — Time; moment; when something occurs

한

han — One; a single; one unit of something

명

myeong — Person (counter); counting unit for people

날카롭게

nalkarob-ge — Sharply; keenly; with close careful attention

살펴보았습니다

salpyeoboassseumnida — Examined carefully; looked over with close scrutiny

여우

yeou — Fox; a cunning wild canine animal

씨는

ssi-neun — Mr./Ms. (topic form); honorific title suffix for names

여느

yeoneun — Usual; ordinary; like any other time

때보다

ttaeboda — Than usual; compared to other times or moments

더

deo — More; even more; to a greater degree

온순해

onsunhae — Gentle; meek; mild-mannered in behavior

보였고

boyeotgo — Appeared and; seemed to be (past connective form)

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; to a great degree

겸손하고

gyeomsonhago — Humble and; modest in attitude and manner

공손하였습니다

gongsonhayeossseumnida — Was polite; courteous and respectful in behavior (formal)

이제

ije — Now; at this point; from this moment on

인사를

insa-reul — Greeting (object form); a bow or formal salutation

마치고

machigo — Finishing and; after completing something

등을

deung-eul — Back (object form); the rear side of the body

돌렸을

dollyeosseul — Turned (modifier past); when he turned around

외투

oedu — Coat; overcoat; outer garment worn over clothing

부분에서

bubun-eseo — In the part of; at a specific section or area

붉은

bulgeun — Red; reddish in color or appearance

무언가를

mueonga-reul — Something (object form); an unspecified thing or substance

발견했습니다

balgyeonhaessseumnida — Discovered; found; noticed something (formal past tense)

그것은

geugeos-eun — That thing (topic form); it; referring to something mentioned

진흙이

jinheug-i — Mud (subject form); wet earth or clay substance

조금

jogeum — A little; slightly; a small amount

묻은

mud-eun — Stained with; having something stuck on a surface

것에

geos-e — To/on the thing; referring to a specific matter

불과했지만

bulgwahaessjiман — Was merely; was only; nothing more than that

어머니에게는

eomeoni-ege-neun — For mother (topic dative); as far as mother is concerned

충분했습니다

chungbunhaessseumnida — Was sufficient; was enough; proved adequate (formal past)

아시다시피

asidashipi — As you know; as is known; you are aware that

꽥꽥

kkwaek-kkwaek — Quack quack; sound made by a duck

부인의

buin-ui — Madam's; Mrs.'s; belonging to a married woman

집이

jib-i — House (subject form); a home or dwelling place

바로

baro — Right; directly; exactly; just below or beside

진흙

jinheuk — Mud; wet clay-like earth found near water

절벽

jeolbyeok — Cliff; steep rock face; precipice dropping sharply down

아래에

arae-e — Below; underneath; at the bottom of something

있다는

itdaneun — That there is; the fact that something exists there

알고

algo — Knowing and; being aware of a fact

있었습니다

isseossseumnida — Was; existed; there was (formal past tense)

이들이

ideul-i — These ones (subject form); this group of individuals

지나갈

jinagal — Will pass by; future modifier of passing through

때까지

ttaekaji — Until the time; up to the moment when

아무

amu — Any; no (with negative); not any word or thing

말도

mal-do — Word/speech also; even a word (with negative: nothing)

하지

haji — Do not; not doing (preceding negative ending)

않았습니다

anassseumnida — Did not; negation of action (formal past tense)

그런

geureon — Such; that kind of; of that sort

다음

daeum — Next; following; after that point in time

그간의

geugan-ui — Of that period; during that time; in the meantime

소란을

soran-eul — Commotion (object form); disturbance; noisy trouble caused

듣게

deutge — So as to hear; causing someone to hear something

되어

doeo — Becoming; having come to; resulting in a state

얼마나

eolmana — How much; to what degree; expressing extent of feeling

마음이

maeum-i — Heart/mind (subject form); one's feelings or emotions

아픈지

apeunjji — How painful it is; whether something hurts emotionally

이야기하면서도

iyagihameonsodo — Even while telling; speaking about something simultaneously

자신이

jasin-i — Oneself (subject form); referring back to the subject

항상

hangsang — Always; at all times; constantly without exception

이를

i-reul — This (object form); referring to a specific matter nearby

지켜볼

jikyeobol — To watch over; to keep an eye on something

수는

su-neun — Ability/way (topic); the possibility or means to do

없으니

eobseuni — Since there is not; because it is impossible to

스스로를

seuseuro-reul — Oneself (object form); by and for themselves alone

돌보는

dolboneun — Taking care of; looking after someone or oneself

법을

beob-eul — Way/method (object form); how to do something properly

배워야

baewoya — Must learn; should acquire a skill or knowledge

한다고

handago — Saying that one must; quoting advice or instruction

말했습니다

malhaessseumnida — Said; told; spoke (formal past tense)

그러므로

geureomeuro — Therefore; thus; for that reason consequently

누구를

nugu-reul — Whom (object form); which person to watch out for

조심해야

josimhaeya — Must be careful of; should watch out and beware

할지

halji — Whether to do; indicating uncertainty about an action

알

al — Know; to be aware of a fact or information

수

su — Ability; possibility; means of doing something

있도록

itdorok — So that there is; in order to be able to

지금부터는

jigeumbuteo-neun — From now on (topic); starting from this moment forward

밝은

balgeun — Bright; light-colored; shining or vivid in appearance

입은

ib-eun — Wearing; dressed in (modifier form of 입다)

자를

ja-reul — Person (object form); one who does something (suffix 자)

절대

jeoldae — Never; absolutely not; under no circumstances

믿지

mitji — Trust/believe (preceding negative); do not trust

마세요

maseyo — Please don't; polite negative imperative ending

라고

rago — Quoting particle; saying that; used to cite speech

결론지었습니다

gyeollonjieo-ssseumnida — Concluded; drew a conclusion; wrapped up with a statement

갑자기

gapjagi — Suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning or notice