Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 41

Vocabulary

잠깐

jamkkan — A short moment; just a moment, wait briefly

기다려

gidaryeo — Wait; informal command to wait for someone

보자

boja — Let's see; let's watch or observe something

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic marker); referring to a female subject

혼자

honja — Alone; by oneself without others present

중얼거렸습니다

jungeolgeoryeotseumnida — Muttered; spoke quietly to oneself in low voice

그리고

geurigo — And; conjunction connecting two clauses or sentences

그가

geuga — He (subject marker); referring to a male subject

어떻게

eotteoke — How; in what way or manner something is done

행동하는지

haengdonghaneunji — Whether/how one behaves; manner of acting or behaving

지켜보자

jikyeoboja — Let's watch closely; let's keep an eye on

어쩌면

eojjeomyeon — Perhaps; maybe, used to express possibility or uncertainty

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker); referring to a male person

자신이

jasini — Oneself (subject); referring to one's own self

한

han — Did; past attributive form of the verb 하다

일에

ire — About the matter; regarding a thing or action done

대해

daehae — About; regarding, concerning a particular topic or matter

진심으로

jinsimeuro — Sincerely; from the heart, with genuine feeling

미안해하고

mianhaehaго — Feeling sorry; being apologetic about something done

있을지도

isseuljiтo — Might be; expresses possibility that something may exist

모르니

moreuни — Since one doesn't know; because it is uncertain

더

deo — More; additionally, to a greater degree or extent

이상

isang — Any more; beyond this point, no longer necessary

벌을

beoreul — Punishment (object marker); penalty for wrongdoing

줄

jul — To give; infinitive form used in modifying clauses

필요가

piryoga — Need (subject marker); necessity for doing something

없을

eopseul — Will not be; future attributive of non-existence

것이다

geosida — It is; sentence-final expression stating a fact or conclusion

하지만

hajiman — However; but, conjunction showing contrast or contradiction

씨가

ssiga — Mr./Ms. (subject marker); honorific title after a name

미안해했다면

mianhaehaetdamyeon — If he had felt sorry; conditional past apology expression

아무런

amureon — Any; not any, used in negative sentences for emphasis

기색도

gisaekdo — Even a sign; no visible sign or indication of feeling

보이지

boiji — Not showing; used in negation meaning not visible

않았습니다

anatseumnida — Did not; formal negative past tense ending

사실

sasil — In fact; actually, truth used as discourse marker

너무

neomu — Too; excessively, to an extreme degree

오랫동안

oraetdongan — For a long time; over an extended period of time

이웃들을

iutdeureul — Neighbors (object marker); people living nearby

속이고

sogigo — Deceiving and; tricking others, connective verb form

그들에게서

geudeurегеseo — From them; taking or receiving from those people

훔쳐왔기

humchyeowatgi — Had been stealing; continuous past theft action

때문에

ttaemune — Because of; due to, indicates reason or cause

이것이

igeosi — This (subject marker); referring to this particular thing

생계를

saenggyereul — Livelihood (object marker); means of earning a living

유지하는

yujihaneun — Maintaining; keeping up, sustaining a situation or state

가장

gajang — Most; the greatest degree, superlative marker in Korean

쉬운

swiun — Easy; simple, not difficult, attributive adjective form

방법이라고

bangbeobirago — Saying it is the method; quoting a belief or opinion

생각하게

saenggakhage — To come to think; causing one to hold a thought

되었습니다

doeeotseumnida — Became; formal past tense of 되다, to become

나쁜

nappeun — Bad; negative, harmful, attributive adjective form

습관이란

seupgwaniran — As for habits; topic-marking a habit for discussion

으레

eure — As usual; typically, as one would normally expect

그렇듯이

geureotdeusi — Just as; in the same way as something tends to be

그의

geuui — His; possessive pronoun referring to a male person

습관들은

seupgwandreureun — Habits (topic marker); repeated behavioral patterns

굳어져

gudeojieo — Hardened; became fixed or ingrained over time

버렸습니다

beoryeotseumnida — Ended up; regrettable completion auxiliary verb form

게다가

gedaga — Furthermore; moreover, adding extra information to statement

마음속

maeumso — Inside the heart; deep within one's mind or feelings

깊은

gipeun — Deep; profound, far down, attributive adjective form

곳에서

goseseo — From a place; at or from a specific location

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all; completely not, used with negative verbs

미안해하지

mianhaehaji — Not feeling sorry; negated form of being apologetic

않았고

anatgo — Did not and; connective negative past tense form

단지

danji — Only; merely, just, used to limit or restrict scope

들킨

deulkin — Caught; having been discovered or found out by someone

것에

geose — At the fact; regarding the thing or situation described

화가

hwaga — Anger (subject marker); feeling of being upset or mad

났을

nasseul — Had arisen; past attributive of emotion arising

뿐이었습니다

ppuniyeotseumnida — It was only; nothing more than that, formal ending

이제

ije — Now; from this point on, at the present moment

들통이

deulttongi — The secret (subject); being exposed, found out completely

났으니

nasseuni — Since it came out; because the secret was revealed

물론

mullon — Of course; naturally, it goes without saying

모두가

moduga — Everyone (subject marker); all people in the group

주시하게

jusihaге — To watch closely; to monitor carefully with attention

예전처럼

yejeoncheorom — Like before; as in the old days, as previously done

쉽게

swipge — Easily; in a simple or effortless manner

훔치는

humchineun — Stealing; the act of taking things that belong to others

불가능해졌습니다

bulganeunghaejeotseumnida — Became impossible; no longer able to be done

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore; so, as a result, causal conjunction

당당하게

dangdanghage — Boldly; with confidence, in a dignified manner

머리를

meorireul — Head (object marker); the upper part of the body

높이

nopi — High; at a great height, elevated manner or degree

들고

deulgo — Raising and; lifting up, connective verb form

돌아다니는

doradanineun — Wandering around; moving about from place to place

대신

daesin — Instead; in place of something else, as a substitute

매우

maeu — Very; extremely, to a high degree of intensity

교활해져서

gyohwalhaejiеoseo — Having become cunning; grew sly and crafty over time

초록

chorok — Green; the color green, often describing nature

숲속을

supsogeul — Inside the forest (object marker); deep within the woods

조용히

joyonghi — Quietly; silently, without making noise or disturbance

몰래

mollae — Secretly; sneakily, without others knowing or seeing

돌아다니며

doradanimyeo — While wandering; moving around simultaneously doing something

눈에

nune — In the eyes; to one's sight or attention

띄지

ttiji — Not standing out; negated form of being noticeable

않으려

aneureо — Trying not to; intention to avoid doing something

하였고

hayeotgo — Did and; formal connective past tense of 하다

그렇게

geureoke — In that way; like that, in such a manner as described

하여

hayeo — By doing; through doing, connective form of 하다

이웃들에게서

iutdeurеgeseo — From the neighbors; taking something from nearby people

훔치고

humchigo — Stealing and; committing theft, connective verb form

그들에게

geudeurege — To them; directed toward those particular people

말썽을

malsseongeul — Trouble (object marker); causing problems or disturbances

일으키려

ireukkiryeo — Intending to cause; trying to stir up trouble or problems

하였습니다

hayeotseumnida — Did; formal polite past tense completion of 하다

늙은

neulgeun — Old; aged, elderly, attributive adjective form

자연의

jayeonui — Of nature; possessive form, belonging to the natural world

어머니가

eomeoniga — Mother (subject marker); a female parent figure

이것을

igeoseul — This (object marker); referring to this particular thing

보았을

boasseul — Had seen; past attributive form of seeing something

때

ttae — When; the time at which something occurs or happened

멋진

meotjin — Wonderful; stylish, great, admirable attributive adjective

옷을

oseul — Clothes (object marker); garments worn on the body

빼앗으려던

ppaeaseureyodeon — Had intended to take away; past intention to seize something

생각을

saenggageul — Thought/idea (object marker); a mental plan or intention

바꾸었습니다

bakkueotseumnida — Changed; altered a thought, plan, or intention formally

내가

naega — I (subject marker); first person subject in a sentence

하면

hamyeon — If I do; conditional form of 하다, supposing an action

생각했습니다

saenggakaetseumnida — Thought; formal past tense of thinking or considering

않기가

anкіga — Not doing (subject); nominalized negation as subject

훨씬

hweolssin — Much more; by far, to a considerably greater degree

쉬워지고

Becomes easier and; getting simpler, connective form

이웃들이

iutdeuri — Neighbors (subject marker); people living in the vicinity

근처에

geuncheo — Nearby; in the vicinity, close to a certain location

있는지

inneуnji — Whether someone is present; questioning existence nearby

알아채기가

arachaegiga — Noticing (subject); the act of detecting or realizing something

어려워질

eoryeowojil — Will become harder; future attributive of increasing difficulty