Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 40

Vocabulary

그것들

geugeotdeul — Those things; plural pronoun referring to objects

중

jung — Among, between, or in the middle of

일부는

ilbuneun — Some of them; a portion or part

그의

geuui — His; possessive pronoun for a male

멋진

meotjin — Cool, stylish, or impressive in appearance

외투와

oetuwa — With an overcoat; outer coat with connector particle

함께

hamkke — Together, along with someone or something

그에게

geuege — To him; dative particle attached to male pronoun

전해

jeonhae — Passed down or transmitted to someone

내려온

naeryeoon — Handed down through generations; descended

것이랍니다

geosiramnida — It is said to be; narrative explanatory ending

마치

machi — Just like, as if; used for comparisons

당신의

dangsinui — Your; possessive form of the formal pronoun

성가신

seonggasin — Annoying, bothersome, or troublesome in nature

호기심이

hogisimi — Curiosity; inquisitive interest in something

당신

dangsin — You; formal second-person pronoun in Korean

바지

baji — Pants, trousers worn on the lower body

엉덩이

eongdeongi — Buttocks, rear end, or bottom of body

부분의

bubunui — Of the part; referring to a specific section

흰

huin — White; adjective describing a white-colored thing

반점과

banjeomswa — With a spot or patch; marking on surface

당신에게

dangsinege — To you; dative form of formal second-person pronoun

것처럼요

geotcheoreomyo — Just as if; polite comparison or analogy ending

고개를

gogaereul — The head or neck; object form used in gestures

끄덕였습니다

kkeudeogiessseubnida — Nodded the head in agreement or acknowledgment

그는

geuneun — He; subject form of third-person male pronoun

자신이

jasini — Oneself; reflexive pronoun used as subject

꼬리라고

kkorirado — Called a tail; quoting or labeling something as tail

불렀던

bulleotdeon — Had called or named; past attributive verb form

우스꽝스러운

Ridiculous, absurd, or comically awkward in appearance

우스꽝스러운

useukwangseureon — Ridiculous, absurd, or comically awkward in appearance

작은

jageun — Small, little; adjective describing small size

솜뭉치를

sommungchireul — A ball of cotton fluff; fluffy cotton object

진짜

jinjja — Real, genuine, or truly; emphasizing authenticity

꼬리로

kkoriро — As a tail; transforming or functioning as a tail

꼬리로

kkori-ro — As a tail; instrumental or directional particle attached

바꿀

bakkul — To change or replace something into another form

수

su — Ability or possibility; used in can/cannot constructions

없는

eomneun — Not having; attributive form of to not exist

것처럼

geotcheoreom — As if, like; used to make comparisons

있어서는

isseoseoneun — When being in a place; conditional existence phrase

안

an — Not, no; negation adverb placed before verbs

될

doel — Will become; future attributive form of to become

곳에

gose — In a place, at a location; locative particle

흔들거리는

heundeulgeorineun — Swaying, dangling, or wriggling continuously

코를

koreul — The nose; object form of the word nose

들이미는

deureumineun — Sticking or poking into; intruding with the nose

이

i — This; demonstrative pronoun or adjective for nearness

습관을

seupgwaneul — A habit or custom; regular repeated behavior

어쩔

eojjeol — What to do about; helpless or unavoidable situation

없다는

eopsdaneun — That there is none; quoting nonexistence or inability

것을

geoseul — The thing; object marker on a nominalizer

수없이

sueopsi — Countless times, innumerable; used as an adverb

느꼈습니다

neukkiessseubnida — Felt, sensed; past polite form of to feel

물론

mullon — Of course, naturally; used to affirm obvious facts

당신은

dangsinneun — You (topic); formal second-person pronoun with topic marker

몇

myeot — How many, several; question or indefinite quantity word

대

dae — Generation; used to count familial generations

위의

wiui — Above, higher up; referring to prior generations

증조할아버지가

jeungjoharabeojiga — Great-great-grandfather; subject form of ancestor term

이웃들의

iutdeurui — Neighbors'; possessive form of the word neighbors

줄곧

julgok — Continuously, all along, the whole time

훔치고

humchigo — Stealing and; connective form of to steal

책임을

chaegimeul — Responsibility, blame; object form of accountability

남에게

namege — To others; shifting blame onto other people

돌려왔다는

dollyeowatdaneun — Had been shifting or deflecting; quoting past behavior

것이

geosi — The fact that; nominalizer used as subject

밝혀지기

balkhyeojigi — Being revealed or uncovered; nominalized verb form

전까지

jeonkkaji — Until before; up to the point something happened

얼마나

eolmana — How much, how greatly; exclamatory degree adverb

훌륭한

hullyunghan — Excellent, splendid, admirable; describing high quality

신사로

sinsaro — As a gentleman; role or status marker attached

여겨졌는지에

yeoggyeojeonneunji-e — Regarding how one was regarded or considered

대해

daehae — About, regarding; used to introduce a topic

그리고

geurigo — And, also; conjunction connecting sentences or clauses

자연의

jayeonui — Of nature; possessive form of the word nature

어머니께서

eomeniikeseo — Mother (honorific subject); respectful subject form

그가

geuga — He (subject); subject marker on male pronoun

그토록

geutorok — So much, to that degree; intensifying adverb

자랑스러워했던

jarangseureowohaetdeon — Had been proud of; past attributive of to be proud

아름다운

areumdaun — Beautiful, lovely; adjective for aesthetic beauty

목소리를

moksorireul — The voice; object form of the word voice

빼앗고

ppaeasatgo — Taking away and; connective form of to take away

대신

daesin — Instead, in place of; substitute or replacement

지금

jigeum — Now, currently; adverb indicating the present time

가진

gajin — Having, possessing; attributive form of to have

거친

geochin — Rough, coarse, harsh; adjective for rough texture or sound

주었으며

jueoseuмyeo — Gave and furthermore; connective past form of to give

주었으며

jueosseuмyeo — Gave and furthermore; connective past form of to give

입을

ibeul — The mouth; object form of the word mouth

열

yeol — To open; also the number ten depending on context

때마다

ttaemada — Every time, whenever; repeated occasion expression

도둑

doduk — Thief, robber; someone who steals from others

외치게

oechige — To shout or cry out; causative or purposive form

하여

hayeo — Causing to do; connective form meaning by doing

어떤

eotteon — What kind of, some; indefinite descriptive pronoun

존재인지

jonjaenji — What kind of being or existence; indirect question form

드러내도록

deureunaeodorok — So as to reveal or expose; purposive verb form

벌을

beoreul — Punishment, penalty; object form of the word punishment

내린

naerin — Handed down, imposed; attributive form of to give out

것에

geose — About the thing; locative or topic marker on nominalizer

모두

modu — Everyone, all; totality of people or things

들어보셨겠지요

deureobosyeotgetjiyo — You must have all heard; polite speculative past form

처음에

cheoеume — At first, in the beginning; initial time reference

처음에

cheoеume — At first, in the beginning; initial time reference

어머니는

eomeonineun — Mother (topic); topic marker on the word mother

씨가

ssiga — Mr./Ms. (subject); honorific title with subject marker

외투를

oetureul — The overcoat; object form of the word overcoat

빼앗으려

ppaeaseuryeo — Intending to take away; purposive form of to steal

했지만

haetjiman — Tried but; past concessive connective of to do

잃었다는

ireotdaneun — That one lost; quoting or nominalizing past loss

알았을

araesseul — Upon realizing; past presumptive or conditional form

때

ttae — Time, moment, occasion; general time reference word

너무나

neomuna — So very much, extremely; emphatic degree adverb

부끄러워

bukkeureowo — Ashamed, embarrassed; feeling of shame or shyness

눈을

nuneul — The eyes; object form of the word eyes

피해

pihae — Avoiding, evading; connective form of to avoid

서둘러

seodulleo — Hurriedly, in a rush; adverbial form of to hurry

숨어버렸기

sumeobeoryeotgi — Having hidden away completely; nominalized past form

때문에

ttaemune — Because of, due to; causal connective expression

그때

geuttae — At that time, then; referring to a specific past moment

당장

dangjang — Right away, immediately; urgent time adverb

시간이

sigani — Time (subject); subject marker on the word time

없었습니다

eopseosseubnida — There was not; past polite form of to not exist