Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 56

Vocabulary

세월이

sewori — Time (subject marker); refers to passing time or years

점점

jeomjeom — Gradually, more and more, increasingly

더

deo — More, even more, further

힘들어져서

himdeureojyeoseo — Became harder/more difficult, so (therefore)

마치

machi — As if, just like, seemingly

대자연의

daejayeonui — Of great nature, of the natural world

어머니가

eomeoniga — Mother (subject marker); the mother

초록

chorok — Green (color)

들판과

deulpangwa — Fields and (conjunction); open plains or meadows

숲의

supui — Of the forest, of the woods

작은

jageun — Small, little, tiny

생명들을

saengmyeongdeureul — Living creatures/lives (object marker); small lives

완전히

wanjeonhi — Completely, entirely, totally

잊어버린

ijeobeorin — Having forgotten completely, forgotten entirely

것만

geotman — Only the thing; just as if (used in comparisons)

같았습니다

gatatsseumnida — It seemed like, it was as if (formal past)

씨는

ssineun — Mr./Ms. (honorific title, topic marker)

그럭저럭

geureokjeoreok — So-so, somehow managing, getting by

먹고살

meokgosal — To live on food, to make a living eating

것을

geoseul — Thing/something (object marker)

구하기는

guhagineun — Finding/obtaining (topic marker); as for finding

했지만

haetjiman — Did it, but; managed to do, however

대부분의

daebubunui — Most of, the majority of

시간

sigan — Time, hours, period of time

동안

dongan — During, for (a period of time)

배가

baega — Stomach (subject marker); belly

고팠고

gopattgo — Was hungry, and (conjunctive); felt hunger

배에

baee — In the stomach, to the belly

넣을

noeul — To put in, to place inside (modifier form)

것이

geosi — Thing (subject marker); the thing that

적을수록

jeogeulssurok — The less there is, the fewer; the more scarce

그의

geuui — His, of him, his own

재치는

jaechineun — Wit, cleverness (topic marker)

더욱

deouk — Even more, further, increasingly

날카로워졌습니다

nalkarowojyeotseumnida — Became sharper, grew keener (formal past tense)

마침내

machimnae — Finally, at last, eventually

어느

eoneu — One, a certain, some (indefinite determiner)

날

nal — Day; a particular day

그가

geuga — He (subject marker); he/him

숲

sup — Forest, woods, grove

속을

sogeul — Inside of, interior (object marker)

살금살금

salgeumsal geum — Stealthily, tip-toeing quietly, sneakily

걸어가다가

georeogadaga — While walking, was walking and then (connective)

씨가

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

한창

hanchang — In the middle of, at the peak of, busily

실컷

silkeot — To one's heart's content, fully, as much as desired

먹고

meokgo — Eating and (conjunctive); to eat and

있는

inneun — Who/which is (present modifier); existing, being

발견했습니다

balgyeonhaetseumnida — Discovered, found, spotted (formal past tense)

가만히

gamanhi — Still, quietly, without moving, motionlessly

서서

seoseo — Standing and (conjunctive); while standing

그를

geureul — Him (object marker); referring to him

지켜보는

jikyeoboneun — Watching, observing closely (modifier form)

것은

geoseun — The thing (topic marker); as for the matter of

거의

geoui — Almost, nearly, hardly

참을

chameul — To endure, to bear, to hold back (modifier)

수

su — Ability, possibility; can (used with verbs)

없는

eomneun — That does not exist, impossible, without

일이었습니다

irieotseumnida — It was a matter/thing (formal past tense)

너무

neomu — Too much, so very, excessively

고파서

gopaseo — Because (he) was hungry, so hungry that

위장의

wijangui — Of the stomach, gastric

양쪽

yangjeok — Both sides, both directions

벽이

byeogi — Wall (subject marker); the walls of

맞닿을

matdaneul — To touch each other, to meet/contact (modifier)

것

geot — Thing, fact, matter (general noun)

같을

gateul — To seem like, to be like (modifier form)

정도로

jeongdoro — To the extent of, to such a degree

텅

teong — Completely empty (emphatic adverb)

비어

bieo — Being empty, emptied (conjunctive form)

있었기

isseotgi — Because it was/existed; (nominalized reason form)

때문입니다

ttaemunipnida — It is because of; the reason is (formal)

내가

naega — I (subject marker); me as subject

셋으로

seseuro — Into three, as three (directional marker)

나눌

nanul — To divide, to split (modifier form)

있다면

itdamyeon — If (I/it) could, if there is (conditional)

씨에게서

ssiegeseo — From Mr./Ms. (source marker); from him/her

저

jeo — That (over there); also polite 'I/me'

먹이를

meogireul — Food/prey (object marker); animal's food or prey

빼앗을

ppaeasseul — To steal, to snatch away (modifier form)

있을

isseul — There will be, it will be possible (modifier)

텐데

tende — But/yet (expresses supposition or wish)

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker); as for him

생각했고

saenggakhaetgo — Thought, and (conjunctive past); he thought and

바로

baro — Right, exactly, immediately, directly

그

geu — That, the; he/him (pronoun/determiner)

생각에

saenggake — In/to that thought; following that idea

이어

ieo — Following, continuing on, connecting to

멋진

meotjin — Wonderful, stylish, great, splendid

떠올랐습니다

tteoollatsseumnida — Came to mind, arose, popped up (formal past)

씨로

ssiro — Mr./Ms. (directional marker); toward him/her

하여금

hayeogeum — Causing someone to do; making someone (causative)

자신이

jasinni — Oneself (subject marker); himself/herself

많은

maneun — Many, a lot of, numerous

친구들과

chingudeulgwa — With friends; friends and (conjunctive marker)

함께

hamkke — Together, along with, jointly

있다고

itdago — (Reported) that (someone) is there/with (them)

생각하게

saenggakage — So that (someone) thinks; to make think

만들면

mandeurmyeon — If (one) makes/causes; if arranged to make

어떨까

eotteoelkka — What if, how about, I wonder if it would

시도해

sidohae — To try, to attempt (informal form)

본다고

bondago — (Reported) to try doing; trying and seeing

해서

haeseo — Because of doing, doing so therefore

나쁠

nappeul — To be bad, harmful (modifier form)

없었습니다

eopseotseumnida — There was not, did not exist (formal past)

그래서

geuraeseo — So, therefore, that is why

코를

koreul — Nose (object marker); his nose

하늘로

haneulro — To the sky, toward the sky

치켜들고

chikyeodeulgo — Lifting up high and; raising upward (conjunctive)

울부짖었습니다

ulbujijieotseumnida — Howled, wailed loudly (formal past tense)

고개를

gogaereul — Head/neck (object marker); his head

들어

deureo — Lifting up, raising (conjunctive form)

씩

ssik — Apiece, each, (smile) mark (distributional suffix)

웃었습니다

useotseumnida — Smiled, laughed (formal past tense)

씨를

ssireul — Mr./Ms. (object marker); referring to him/her

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all, not in the least, never

두려워하지

duryeowohaji — Not being afraid of, not fearing (negative form)

않았습니다

anatseumnida — Did not (negative formal past tense)

그러자

geureocha — Then, at that, thereupon, so then

내내

naenae — Throughout, the whole time, all along

모습을

moseubeul — Appearance, form (object marker); his figure

숨긴

sumgin — Hidden, concealed (modifier past form)

채

chae — While still, keeping (state); in that state

씨의

ssiui — Mr./Ms.'s (possessive marker); his/her

반대편으로

bandaepyeoneuro — To the opposite side, to the other direction

서둘러

seodulleo — Hurriedly, rushing, in a hurry

돌아가서

doragaseo — Going around, returning and (conjunctive)

다시

dasi — Again, once more, anew

울부짖었는데

ulbujijieonnunde — Howled again, and (connective); howled but then

이번에는

ibeonenun — This time (topic marker); on this occasion

목소리를

moksorireul — Voice (object marker); his voice

다르게

dareuge — Differently, in a different way

들리게

deurige — So that it sounds, to make it heard

하려고

haryeogo — In order to do, trying to; intending to

애썼습니다

aesseotsseumnida — Tried hard, made effort (formal past tense)

먹는

meongneun — Eating (present modifier); that eats

멈추고

meomchugo — Stopped and (conjunctive); came to a stop

약간

yakgan — Slightly, a little, somewhat

놀란

nollan — Surprised, startled (modifier past form)

듯

deut — As if, seemingly, appearing to (resemblance marker)

들었습니다

deureotseumnida — Listened, raised (ears); heard (formal past)

형제를

hyeongjereul — Brothers (object marker); siblings

데리고

derigo — Bringing along, leading (someone) with

온

on — Who came, that came (past modifier form)

아닐까

anilkka — Could it be that, maybe it is not (wonder form)

생각했습니다

saenggakhaetseumnida — Thought, considered (formal past tense)