Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 54

Vocabulary

마침내

machiminae — Finally, at last, after a long time.

그를

geureul — Him; object form of the pronoun 'he'.

쫓아버리고

jjochabeorigo — To chase away and get rid of someone.

조용하고

joyonghago — Being quiet and still; calm in manner.

평화로운

pyeonghwaroun — Peaceful, tranquil, free from disturbance.

시간을

siganeul — Time; object form of the noun 'time'.

조금

jogeum — A little, a small amount of something.

즐기기

jeulgigi — The act of enjoying or taking pleasure in.

위해

wihae — For the purpose of; in order to do.

개구리

gaeguri — Frog; a small amphibian that jumps.

할아버지는

harabeojineun — Grandfather; topic marker attached to grandfather.

그렇게

geureoke — In that way, like that, accordingly.

했습니다

haesseumnida — Did; formal past tense of the verb 'do'.

아

a — Exclamation expressing surprise, realization, or emotion.

룸

rum — Room; borrowed from English, refers to a space.

그는

geuneun — He; subject form with topic marker attached.

항상

hangsang — Always, at all times, consistently.

그러듯이

geureodusi — As he always does; in his usual manner.

시작했습니다

sijakaesseumnida — Began, started; formal past tense of 'start'.

세상이

sesangi — The world; subject form of the noun 'world'.

젊었던

jeolmeotdeon — When it was young; past modifier of 'young'.

아주

aju — Very, extremely, quite a lot.

오래전에

Long ago, a long time in the past.

살았던

saratdeon — Who lived; past modifier of the verb 'live'.

코요테

koyote — Coyote; a wild canine animal of North America.

영감의

yeonggamui — Of the old man; possessive form of 'elder man'.

먼

meon — Distant, far away; modifier describing great distance.

조상은

josangeun — Ancestor; topic marker attached to the noun 'ancestor'.

오늘날의

oneullalui — Of today, modern, present-day; possessive modifier.

영감과

yeonggamgwa — With the old man; conjunctive form of 'elder man'.

매우

maeu — Very, extremely, to a great degree.

흡사했습니다

heubsahaesseumnida — Was very similar or closely resembling something else.

똑같이

ttokgachi — Exactly the same, identically, in the same way.

영리하고

yeongnirhago — Being clever, smart, and intelligent.

현명했습니다

hyeonmyeonhaesseumnida — Was wise; formal past tense of 'be wise'.

사실

sasil — In fact, actually; also means 'truth' or 'fact'.

자신이

jasini — Oneself; subject form of the reflexive pronoun.

현명하다는

hyeonmyeonhadaneun — That one is wise; quoted modifier clause.

것을

geoseul — The thing; object marker attached to the nominalizer.

이웃들이

iutdeuri — Neighbors; subject form of the plural noun 'neighbors'.

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all, absolutely not, entirely not.

알지

alji — To know; base of negative or questioning constructions.

못하게

motage — So as not to be able to do something.

할

hal — Will do; future modifier of the verb 'do'.

만큼

mankeum — As much as, to the extent of.

충분히

chungbunhi — Sufficiently, enough, to a satisfactory degree.

아시다시피

asidaisipi — As you know; polite expression acknowledging shared knowledge.

처음에는

cheoeumeneun — At first, in the beginning, initially.

시절이었고

sijeorieotgo — It was a time when; past connective of 'era'.

모두가

moduga — Everyone, all people; subject form of 'everyone'.

서로

seoro — Each other, one another, mutually.

사이좋게

saijoke — Getting along well, amicably, in harmony.

지냈습니다

jinaesseumnida — Lived, got along; formal past tense of 'spend time'.

훔치는

humchineun — Stealing; present modifier of the verb 'steal'.

수고

sugo — Effort, trouble, hard work taken to do something.

없이도

eopsido — Even without, in the absence of something.

먹을

meogeul — To eat; future modifier of the verb 'eat'.

것이

geosi — The thing; subject marker attached to the nominalizer.

풍부했고

pungbuhaetgo — Was abundant, plentiful; past connective of 'be abundant'.

정직했는데

jeongjikhaenneunde — Was honest; past connective implying contrast or background.

그것은

geugeoseun — That thing; topic marker attached to 'that thing'.

단순히

dansunhi — Simply, merely, just, in a plain manner.

부정직하게

bujeongjikage — Dishonestly, in a dishonest manner.

사는

saneun — Living; present modifier of the verb 'live'.

것보다

geotboda — Than doing something; comparative particle with nominalizer.

정직하게

jeongjikage — Honestly, in a truthful and upright manner.

더

deo — More; comparative adverb meaning to a greater degree.

쉬웠기

swiwotgi — Because it was easy; nominalized past causal form.

때문입니다

ttaemunmnida — It is because of; formal causal explanatory ending.

그리하여

geurihayeo — Therefore, and so, thus, as a result.

곰

gom — Bear; a large omnivorous mammal.

왕

wang — King; a male monarch or ruler.

영감이

yeonggami — The old man; subject form of 'elderly man'.

초록

chorok — Green; the color of grass and leaves.

숲을

supeul — Forest; object form of the noun 'forest'.

다스렸고

daseuryeotgo — Ruled, governed; past connective of 'govern'.

행복하고

haengbokhago — Being happy and content; connective form of 'happy'.

만족스러웠습니다

manjokseureowotsseumnida — Was satisfying, content; formal past tense of 'be satisfied'.

그러나

geureona — However, but, nevertheless; conjunction showing contrast.

부족해지고

bujokhaejigo — Becoming insufficient, running short of something.

이상

isang — No longer, anymore; used with negatives meaning 'not anymore'.

구하기가

guhagiga — Finding, obtaining; subject form of the nominalized verb.

쉽지

swipji — Easy; base used before negative endings.

않은

aneun — Not being; negative modifier attached to verbs.

시절이

sijeori — A period of time, era; subject form of 'era'.

찾아왔습니다

chajawatsseumnida — Came, arrived; formal past tense of 'come to find'.

그때부터

geuttaebuto — From that time on, since then.

강한

ganghan — Strong, powerful; modifier form of the adjective 'strong'.

자들이

jadeuri — Those people; subject form of plural persons.

약한

yakhan — Weak, feeble; modifier form of the adjective 'weak'.

자들에게서

jadeuregeso — From those people; source particle attached to plural persons.

빼앗기

ppaeatgi — Taking by force, stealing; nominalized form of 'steal'.

시작했고

sijakaetgo — Started; past connective of the verb 'begin'.

머지않아

meojianha — Before long, soon, in a short time.

자신보다

jasinboda — Than oneself; comparative particle with reflexive pronoun.

작은

jageun — Small, little; modifier form of the adjective 'small'.

자들을

jadeureul — Those people; object form of plural persons.

먹잇감으로

meogitgameuro — As prey; directional particle meaning 'as food target'.

삼기까지

samgikkaji — Even to the point of making someone prey.

시절은

sijeoreun — The era, the times; topic marker on 'period of time'.

점점

jeomjeom — Gradually, more and more, increasingly.

힘들어졌고

himdeureojyeotgo — Became harder, more difficult; past connective form.

굶주림은

gulmjurimneun — Hunger, starvation; topic marker attached to 'starvation'.

가혹하고

gahokhago — Being harsh, cruel, severe; connective adjective form.

잔인한

janinhan — Cruel, brutal, merciless; modifier form of 'cruel'.

주인이었기에

juinieotgien — Because it was the master; causal past form.

크고

keugo — Being big, large; connective form of 'big'.

자들도

jadeuldo — Those people too; additive particle on plural persons.

잔인하게

janinhage — Cruelly, in a brutal and merciless manner.

만들었습니다

mandeureotsseumnida — Made, created; formal past tense of 'make'.

그

geu — That; demonstrative modifier referring to something mentioned.

중

jung — Among, within, in the middle of a group.

일부는

ilbuneun — Some of them; topic marker on 'a portion'.

늙은

neulgeun — Old, aged; modifier form referring to an old being.

여우

yeou — Fox; a cunning wild animal.

씨처럼

ssicheoreom — Like Mr./Ms.; comparison particle on honorific title.

교활하고

gyohwalhago — Being cunning, sly, crafty; connective adjective form.

간사하게

gansahage — In a treacherous, scheming, deceitful manner.

씨는

ssineun — Mr./Ms.; honorific title with topic marker attached.

그것이

geugeosi — That thing; subject form of the demonstrative pronoun.

만든

mandeun — Made, created; past modifier of the verb 'make'.

또

tto — Also, again, another, additionally.

다른

dareun — Different, other, another; modifier adjective.

존재였습니다

jonjaeeotsseumnida — Was a being, existence; formal past tense of 'being'.