Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 58

Vocabulary

그의

geu-ui — His; possessive pronoun referring to a male

목구멍은

mokgumeong-eun — The throat; subject marker attached

목소리를

moksori-reul — Voice; object marker attached

너무

neomu — Too much; excessively

자주

jaju — Often; frequently

바꾸려고

bakkuryeogo — Intending to change or alter something

무리하게

muriha-ge — Excessively; pushing beyond reasonable limits

사용한

sayonghan — Having used; past modifier form of 'use'

탓에

tat-e — Because of; due to a negative cause

매우

maeu — Very; extremely

따갑고

ddagapgo — Stinging and; burning sensation connected to next clause

아팠지만

apattjiman — It hurt, but; concessive past tense

그는

geu-neun — He; subject marker attached

이것을

igeot-eul — This; object marker attached

신경

singyeong — Concern; attention; nerve

쓰지

sseuji — Not use; base of negated action

않았습니다

anassseumnida — Did not; formal past tense negation

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because; introduces reason or explanation

있잖아요

itjana-yo — You know; conversational filler seeking agreement

한 번에

han beon-e — At one time; all at once

먹고

meokgo — Eating and; connective form of 'eat'

싶은

sipeun — Wanting to; modifier form expressing desire

만큼

mankeum — As much as; to the extent of

실컷

silkeot — To one's heart's content; as much as desired

먹을 수 있다는

meogeul su itdaneun — That one can eat; nominalized ability clause

것이

geosi — The fact that; nominalizer with subject marker

너무나

neomuna — So very; extremely; emphatic form of 너무

좋게

joke — Pleasantly; in a good or nice way

느껴졌기

neukkkyeojyeotgi — Because it felt; nominalizer for reason clause

때문이었습니다

ttaemun-i-eotseumnida — It was because of; formal causal ending

바로

baro — Right; exactly; just at that moment

그때

geuttae — At that time; then

마침

machim — Just then; coincidentally; at the right moment

자연의

jayeon-ui — Of nature; nature's possessive form

어머니께서

eomeoni-kkeseo — Mother; honorific subject marker attached

씨를

ssi-reul — Mr./Ms.; honorific title with object marker

보고

bogo — Seeing and; connective form of 'see'

들을

deureul — To hear; future/modifier form of 'listen'

있는

inneun — Existing; present modifier form of 'be/have'

딱

ddak — Exactly; perfectly fitting

알맞은

almajeun — Appropriate; just right; suitable

때에

ttae-e — At the time; at the moment

지나가게 되었습니다

jinagage doeeotseumnida — Ended up passing by; happened to walk past

그리고

geurigo — And; furthermore; connecting two clauses

씨가

ssi-ga — Mr./Ms.; honorific title with subject marker

그토록

geutorok — So much; to that extent; that very much

영리했다는

yeongnihaettdaneun — That he was clever; modifier of reported past fact

생각에

saenggage — At the thought of; thinking about it

즐거워진

jeulgeowojin — Having become pleased; delighted modifier form

나머지

nameoji — As a result; the remainder; consequently

그녀가

geunyeo-ga — She; subject marker attached

어떻게

eotteoke — How; in what way

했을 것 같으세요

haessseul geot gateuseyо — What do you think she did?

글쎄요

geulsseyo — Well; I'm not sure; hesitant filler

그날

geunal — That day; on that particular day

밤

bam — Night; nighttime

잠을

jam-eul — Sleep; object marker attached

자는

janeun — Sleeping; present modifier form of 'sleep'

동안

dongan — During; while; for a period of time

아픈

apeun — Sore; painful; modifier form of 'hurt'

목구멍을

mokgumeong-eul — The throat; object marker attached

낫게 해주었고

natke haejueotgo — Healed it and; caused it to recover

새로운

saeroun — New; novel; fresh

주었습니다

jueotseumnida — Gave; formal past tense of 'give'

이

i — This; demonstrative adjective

목소리는

moksori-neun — The voice; topic marker attached

놀라운

nollaun — Amazing; astonishing; wonderful

것이었는데

geosi-eonneunde — It was a thing, and; nominalized background clause

마치

machi — As if; just like; used before simile

수많은

sumaneun — Countless; very many; numerous

목소리들이

moksorideur-i — Voices; plural with subject marker

동시에

dongsi-e — At the same time; simultaneously

짖어대고

jijeodaego — Barking repeatedly and; continuous barking connective

울부짖는

ulbujinneun — Howling; wailing; present modifier form

것처럼

geotcheoreom — As if; like; resembling something

들렸기 때문입니다

deullyeotgi ttaemun-imnida — Because it sounded like; formal causal ending

그 후로

geu huro — After that; from that time on

자신보다

jasinboda — Than oneself; comparative particle attached

더

deo — More; even more; comparative adverb

크고

keugo — Big and; connective modifier form of 'big'

강한

ganghan — Strong; powerful; modifier form

누군가를

nugunga-reul — Someone; object marker attached

겁주고 싶을 때

geopjugo sipeul ttae — When wanting to frighten someone

해야 할 일은

haeya hal ir-eun — The thing that must be done

입을

ibeul — Mouth; object marker attached

열어

yeoreo — Opening; connective form of 'open'

목소리처럼

moksoricheoreom — Like the voice; resembling that voice

들리는

deullireun — Sounding like; present modifier form of 'be heard'

내보내는

naebonaeneun — Letting out; emitting; present modifier form

것뿐이었습니다

geotppun-i-eotseumnida — Was all that was needed; nothing else required

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore; so; as a result

그때부터

geuttaebuto — From that time on; since then

풍족했습니다

pungjokaetseumnida — Was abundant; was plentiful; had plenty

자녀들과

janyeodeul-gwa — Children and; plural with conjunction marker

자녀의

janyeo-ui — Of the children; children's possessive

자녀들

janyeodeul — Children; plural form of child

모두

modu — All; everyone; altogether

지금의

jigeum-ui — Of today; current; present-day possessive

늙은

neulgeun — Old; aged; elderly modifier form

가진

gajin — Having; possessing; past modifier of 'have'

가지게

gajige — Come to have; so as to possess

이제

ije — Now; from now on

얼른

eolleun — Quickly; right away; hurry up

집으로

jib-euro — To home; directional marker attached to 'home'

달려가렴

dallyeogaryeom — Run along home; soft imperative to run

날카로운

nalkaroun — Sharp; keen; clever in a cunning way

꾀에

kkoe-e — Trick; scheme; cunning plan with locative marker

넘어가

neomeoga — Fall for; be deceived by; connective form

곤경에

gongyeong-e — Into trouble; in a difficult situation

빠지지 않도록

ppajiji andorok — So as not to fall into; to avoid trouble

조심하거라

josimhageora — Be careful; watch out; informal imperative

감사합니다

gamsahamnida — Thank you; formal expression of gratitude

할아버지

harabeoji — Grandfather; elderly man addressed respectfully

개구리

gaeguri — Frog; the amphibian

외치며

oechimyeo — While shouting; crying out; connective form

사랑스럽고

sarangseurepgo — Lovely and; adorable; connective modifier form

안전한

anjeonhan — Safe; secure; modifier form of 'safe'

오래된

oraedoen — Old; longstanding; has existed for a long time

쪽으로

jjok-euro — Toward; in the direction of

힘껏

himkkeot — With all one's strength; as hard as possible

달음질쳐 갔습니다

dareumjilchyeo gatseumnida — Ran off at full speed; dashed away