Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 65

Vocabulary

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic marker attached, subject of sentence)

그의

geuui — His; possessive pronoun referring to a male

굴

gul — Tunnel, cave, or burrow dug underground

밑바닥까지

mitbadakkkaji — All the way to the very bottom

파내려

panaelyeo — Digging downward; excavating in a downward direction

갔지만

gatjiman — Went, but; indicates contrast with previous action

거기서

geogiseo — From there; at that place

그를

geureul — Him; object pronoun for a male person

찾지

chatji — To find; base form used before negation

못하자

motaja — Upon failing to do; as soon as unable to

곧바로

gotbaro — Immediately, right away, without delay

다투기

datуgi — Quarreling, arguing; verbal noun form of 다투다

시작했습니다

sijakhaetsseumnida — Began, started; formal past tense of 시작하다

서로가

seooga — Each other; mutual, reciprocal (subject form)

상대방을

sangdaebang-eul — The other party, opponent; object of sentence

탓하며

tatamyeo — Blaming, faulting someone while doing something else

아무

amu — Any, no (used with negation); indefinite determiner

소득도

sodeukdo — Even gain or profit; benefit, result (with 도)

없이

eopsi — Without; lacking something entirely

그렇게

geureoke — Like that, in that way, so

힘든

himdeun — Hard, difficult, exhausting; modifying a noun

일을

ireul — Work, task, job; object form of 일

제안했다고

jeanhaetdago — For having proposed or suggested something

비난했습니다

binanhaetsseumnida — Criticized, blamed; formal past tense of 비난하다

결국

gyeolguk — In the end, ultimately, after all

여전히

yeojeonhi — Still, as before, unchanged from earlier

서로를

seororeul — Each other; reciprocal pronoun in object position

욕하면서

yokamyeonseo — While cursing or insulting each other

떠나갔고

tteonagago — Left and (then); departed, went away

그날

geunal — That day; referring to a specific past day

이후로

iuro — Since then, from that time onward

지금까지

jigeumkkaji — Until now, up to the present moment

여우와

yeouwa — Fox and; the fox with conjunction attached

오소리는

osoneun — The badger (topic); badger as subject of sentence

친구가

chinguga — Friend; subject/complement form of 친구

된 적이 없습니다

doen jeogi eopseumnida — Have never become; expresses something never happened

두더지

dudeoji — Mole; small burrowing mammal living underground

씨는

ssineun — Mr./Ms. (honorific title) as topic of sentence

간신히

gansinhi — Barely, narrowly, just barely managing something

위기를

wigireul — Crisis, danger; object form of 위기

모면한

momyeonhan — Having escaped or avoided a crisis or danger

감사했고

gamsahaetgo — Was grateful and; felt thankful for something

생각에 잠기게

saengage jamgige — Causing one to sink deep into thought

만약

manyak — If, supposing that; introduces a conditional clause

지하

jiha — Underground, subterranean; below the ground

터널을

teonereul — Tunnel; object form referring to an underground passage

만들어 놓는다면

mandeureo noneundamyeon — If one builds and leaves in place many

아무도

amudo — Nobody, no one; used with negative predicate

잡을 수 없을 것이었습니다

jabeul su eopseul geosieotseumnida — Would have been impossible for anyone to catch

훌륭한

hullyunghan — Excellent, splendid, outstanding; admirable quality

즉시

jeuksi — Immediately, at once, without any delay

착수했습니다

chaksuhaetsseumnida — Set to work, commenced a task or project

발견을

balgyeoneul — Discovery; object form of 발견 (to discover)

정말이지

jeongmaliji — Truly, really; emphatic expression of sincerity

땅속

ttangsok — Underground, inside the earth or soil

깊은 곳에는

gipeun gose neun — In the deep place; in deep locations underground

풍부했습니다

pungbuhaetsseumnida — Was abundant, plentiful; plenty of something available

지렁이와

jironggiwa — Earthworm and; earthworm with conjunction attached

굼벵이

gumbeongi — Grub, larva; slow-moving insect larva in soil

시간을 터널 안에서 보내며

siganeul teonel aneseo bonaemyeo — Spending time inside the tunnel while doing things

좀처럼

jomcheorom — Rarely, seldom; hardly ever used with negatives

코를 밖으로 내밀지 않았습니다

koreul bakkEuro naemilji anatsseumnida — Did not stick its nose outside at all

안전했고

anjeonhaetgo — Was safe and; felt secure in a place

편안했으며

pyeonanhaesseumyeo — Was comfortable and; at ease in the situation

파기만 하면

pagiman hamyeon — As long as one just digs; whenever digging

언제나

eonjena — Always, at all times, whenever

조금씩

jogeumssik — Little by little, bit by bit, gradually

옛 이웃들은

yet iutdeureun — Old neighbors; former neighbors as topic of sentence

완전히

wanjeonhi — Completely, entirely, totally

잊어버렸습니다

ijeobeolyeotseumnida — Completely forgot; forgot entirely and permanently

눈을

nuneul — Eyes; object form of 눈 (eye)

거의

geoui — Almost, nearly, barely; close to a quantity

쓸 없었기 때문에

sseul eopseotgi ttaemune — Because there was no need to use (eyes)

점점

jeomjeom — Gradually, more and more, increasingly

작아졌고

jagajyeotgo — Became smaller and; grew smaller over time

빛 속으로

bit sogeuro — Into the light; moving toward brightness

나왔을 때는

naawasseul ttaeneun — When coming out; at the moment of emerging outside

아파서

apaseo — Because it hurt; painful so therefore something else

기꺼이

gikkeoi — Willingly, gladly, with pleasure

어둠

eodum — Darkness; the absence of light

돌아갔습니다

doragatsseumnida — Returned, went back; went back to a place

행복하고

haengbokhago — Happy and; content and joyful simultaneously

만족스러웠습니다

manjokseureowotseumnida — Was satisfied, content; feeling of complete fulfillment

그런데

geureonde — But, by the way; transitional connective conjunction

만족스러운 것보다

manjokseureoun geotboda — Than something satisfying; compared to contentment

무엇이 있겠습니까

mueosi itgesseumnikka — What could there be; rhetorical question about existence