Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 64

Vocabulary

두더지는

dudeojiNeun — Mole (topic marker attached)

항상

hangsang — Always, at all times

자기

jagi — Oneself; reflexive pronoun for self

일만

ilman — Only one's own work or affairs

신경

singyeong — Concern, attention, nerve; caring about something

쓰니까요

sseunikayo — Because (someone) uses or spends attention

하지만

hajiman — However, but; introduces a contrasting statement

요즘은

yojeumеun — These days, nowadays (topic marker attached)

힘든

himdeun — Difficult, hard, tough (modifying noun)

시절이라

sijeorira — Because it is a time or period of life

각자

gakja — Each person, individually, everyone for themselves

자신을

jasineul — Oneself (object marker attached)

돌봐야

dolbwaya — Must take care of, need to look after

하죠

hajyo — Should do; softened assertion or suggestion

그

geu — That; definite article or pronoun in Korean

말을

mareul — Words, speech (object marker attached)

끝으로

kkeut-euro — As a final remark; with those last words

그들은

geudeureun — They, them (topic marker attached)

떠났고

tteonатgo — Left and (then); departed, connecting to next clause

두더지

dudeoji — Mole; small burrowing mammal

씨는

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

굴

gul — Burrow, tunnel, underground hole

바닥에서

badageseo — At the bottom of, on the floor of

공포에

gongpoe — In fear, with terror (directional marker)

떨며

tteolmyeo — While trembling, shaking with fear

홀로

hollo — Alone, by oneself, solitary

남겨졌습니다

namgyeojyeotseumnida — Was left behind, remained alone (formal past)

소용없어

soyong-eopseo — It's useless, no use, pointless

생각했습니다

saenggakhaetseumnida — Thought, considered (formal past tense)

밖으로

bakkеuro — To the outside, outward direction

나가면

nagamyeon — If (one) goes out, upon going outside

곧

got — Soon, immediately, right away

들킬

deulkil — Will be caught, will be discovered (future modifier)

것이고

geosigo — It will be (this) and; connecting future clauses

여기

yeogi — Here, this place

있으면

isseumyeon — If (one) stays, if (something) is present

파내고

panаego — Dig out and (then); excavate, connecting clause

말

mal — Will end up doing; emphatic future inevitability

거야

geoya — It will definitely happen; assertive future ending

도대체

dodaeche — On earth, in the world; expresses frustration

어떻게

eotteoke — How, in what way

해야

haeya — Must do, have to do

하지

haji — Do; informal question or statement ending

그는

geuneun — He, that person (topic marker attached)

매우

maeu — Very, extremely, highly

무력하고

muryeokhago — Powerless and; helpless, connecting to next adjective

비참한

bichamhan — Miserable, wretched, pitiful (modifying noun)

기분으로

gibunеuro — With a feeling of, in a mood of

누워

nuwo — Lying down, in a reclining position

있었는데

isseonnеunde — Was (doing something) when; background circumstance

갑자기

gapjagi — Suddenly, all of a sudden, abruptly

한 가지

han gaji — One thing, a single idea or item

생각이

saenggagi — A thought, an idea (subject marker attached)

떠올랐습니다

tteoollатseumnida — Came to mind, occurred to someone (formal past)

굴을

gureul — Burrow, tunnel (object marker attached)

작게

jakge — Smallly, in a small size or manner

딱

ttak — Exactly, just right, precisely fitting

자신이

jasini — Oneself (subject marker attached)

기어들어갈

gieodeureogal — To crawl into; future modifier of crawling in

수 있을

su isseul — Will be able to; potential future ability

만큼만

mankeuмman — Only as much as, just enough to fit

만들었다면

mandeureotdamyeon — If (one) had made or built (hypothetical past)

오소리

osori — Badger; a stocky burrowing mammal

씨와

ssiwa — Mr./Ms. and; honorific title with connective

여우

yeou — Fox; cunning animal in Korean folklore

자신들이

jasindeuri — Themselves (plural subject marker attached)

들어갈

deureogal — To enter, will go in (future modifier)

만큼

mankeum — As much as, to the extent of

넓히려고

nеolpиryeogo — In order to widen or expand

한참을

hanchameul — For a long while, for quite some time

파야

paya — Must dig, have to excavate

했을 텐데

haesseul tende — Would have had to do (regretful conjecture)

한쪽

hanjjok — One side, one direction

옆으로

yeopеuro — To the side, sideways

작은

jageun — Small, little (modifying noun form)

통로를

tongнореul — Passage, corridor, pathway (object marker)

만들어

mandeulео — Making, creating (connective verb form)

안에

ane — Inside, within a space

숨기로

sumgiro — Decided to hide; intention to conceal oneself

했습니다

haetseumnida — Did, decided (formal polite past tense)

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore, so, as a result

작업에

jageobeё — Into the work, task (directional marker attached)

들어가

deureoga — Entered into, began (connective form)

간신히

gansinhi — Barely, narrowly, just barely managing

비집고

bijipgo — Squeezing through, wedging into tight space

만한

manhan — Worth, sufficient for; just enough (modifier)

열심히

yeolsimhi — Diligently, hard, with great effort

빠르게

ppareuge — Quickly, rapidly, at fast speed

일했고

irhaetgo — Worked and (then); labored, connecting to next clause

돌아올

doraoл — Will return, come back (future modifier)

무렵

muryeop — Around the time of, about the time when

긴

gin — Long (modifying noun form)

통로의

tongnoeui — Of the passage, tunnel's (possessive marker)

끝에

kkeuте — At the end of, at the tip of

있었습니다

isseotseumnida — Was present, existed (formal polite past)

처음

cheoeum — First, beginning, the start

판

pan — Dug (past modifier); having excavated

너무

neomu — Too much, excessively, very

멀리

meolli — Far away, at a great distance

떨어져

tteorojyeo — Being separated, fallen apart from (connective)

있었기

isseotgi — Because (it) was; past causal nominalizer

때문에

ttaemune — Because of, due to, on account of

그들이

geudeuri — They (subject marker attached)

발견하더라도

balgyeonhadeorado — Even if they discover or find it

파내는

panаеneun — Digging out (present modifier form)

데

de — In doing, the act of; nominalizing particle

오랜

oraen — Long, lengthy (of time, modifying noun)

시간이

sigani — Time (subject marker attached)

걸릴

geollil — Will take time, will require (future modifier)

것임을

geosimeul — That it is so (nominalized fact, object marker)

알았습니다

aratseumnida — Knew, realized, understood (formal past tense)

알아채지

arаchaeji — Notice, detect (negated connective form)

못했습니다

mothaetseumnida — Could not do, failed to (formal past negative)