Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 71

Vocabulary

만약

manyak — If, supposing a hypothetical condition is met

그가

geuga — He (subject marker attached), referring to him

우연히

uyeonhi — By chance, accidentally, without prior intention

사건

sageon — Incident, case, or event of significance

현장

hyeonjang — Scene or site where an event occurred

근처에서

geuncheoreseo — From or near a nearby location or vicinity

발견되더라도

balgyeondwedeorado — Even if discovered or found by someone

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker attached), referring to him

항상

hangsang — Always, at all times, consistently

자신의

jasinui — One's own, belonging to oneself

존재를

jonjaeреul — Existence or presence (object marker attached)

설명할

seolmyeonghal — To explain, intending to clarify something

이야기를

iyagireul — Story or tale (object marker attached)

준비해

junbihae — To prepare, get ready for something

두었고

dueotgo — Had kept or prepared in advance, and

그것은

geugeoseun — That thing (topic marker), referring to it

너무나

neomuna — So very, extremely, to a great degree

사실처럼

sasilcheoreom — Like the truth, as if it were real

들렸으며

deullyeosseumyeo — Was heard as, sounded like, and also

정직한

jeongjikhan — Honest, truthful, straightforward in conduct

태도로

taedoro — With an attitude or manner of behavior

이야기했기

iyagihaetgi — Because he spoke or told the story

때문에

ttaemune — Because of, due to a reason or cause

아무도

amudo — Nobody, no one at all

의심할

uisimhal — To doubt or suspect something or someone

생각을

saenggageul — Thought or idea (object marker attached)

하지

haji — Do not, negative form of to do

않았습니다

anassseumnida — Did not, formal past tense negation

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore, so, as a result of that

뱀

baem — Snake, a reptile without limbs

씨는

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

거짓말이

geojitmal-i — Lie or falsehood (subject marker attached)

속임수와

sogimsuwa — Deception or trickery, and (conjunction)

도둑질을

dodukjireul — Theft or stealing (object marker attached)

하는

haneun — Doing, present participle of to do

데

de — In doing, for the purpose of something

도움이

doumi — Help or assistance (subject marker attached)

된다는

doendaneun — That it becomes, quoting a fact or claim

것을

geoseul — Thing or fact (object marker attached)

알게

alge — To come to know, realize something

되었고

doeeotgo — Became, came to be, and (conjunction)

내내

naenae — Throughout, the whole time, continuously

얼마나

eolmana — How much, to what extent or degree

영리한지

yeongnihanji — How clever or smart one is

생각했습니다

saenggakhaessseumnida — Thought formally, past tense of to think

하지만

hajiman — However, but, introducing a contrast

양심이

yangsimi — Conscience (subject marker attached)

조금은

jogeumеun — A little bit, slightly (topic marker attached)

있었고

isseotgo — Had, existed, and (past tense conjunction)

가끔씩

gakkeumssik — Occasionally, from time to time

그것이

geugeosi — That thing (subject marker), referring to it

그를

geureul — Him (object marker), referring to a male

괴롭혔습니다

goeropyeossseumnida — Troubled or bothered him, formal past tense

어떻게

eotteoke — How, in what way or manner

했을

haesseul — Would have done, past supposition

것

geot — Thing, fact, or nominalized concept

같으세요

gateuseyо — Do you think, polite form of to seem

글쎄요

geulsseyo — Well, hmm, expressing hesitation or uncertainty

속임수가

sogimsuga — Deception or trick (subject marker attached)

그에게

geuege — To him, toward or for him

습관이

seupgwani — Habit (subject marker attached)

되어버린

doeeobeorin — Had completely become, ended up becoming

나머지

nameoji — Remainder, the rest, to such an extent

실제로

siljero — Actually, in reality, truly

자기

jagi — Oneself, self-referential pronoun

자신을

jasineul — Oneself (object marker attached)

속이려

sogiryo — Intending to deceive or trick someone

했습니다

haessseumnida — Did, formal past tense of to do

양심을

yangsimeul — Conscience (object marker attached)

한

han — Did, one, a single action or unit

것입니다

geosimnida — It is the case that, formal nominalization

거짓말을

geojitmareul — A lie (object marker attached)

할

hal — Will do, future/modifier form of to do

때

ttae — Time, moment when something happens

한쪽

hanjjok — One side, one direction

눈을

nuneul — Eye (object marker attached)

저것은

jeogeoseun — That thing over there (topic marker)

속으로

sogеuro — Inwardly, inside oneself, silently

말했습니다

malhaessseumnida — Said, spoke, formal past tense

사실이

sasiri — Truth or fact (subject marker attached)

아니라는

aniraneun — That it is not, quoting a negation

뜻이고

tteudiго — It means, and the meaning is

이

i — This, demonstrative for nearby things

사람들이

saramdеuri — People (subject marker attached)

내가

naega — I (subject marker), first person subject

보고

bogo — Seeing, after seeing something

의미를

uimireul — Meaning or significance (object marker)

알아챌

arachael — To notice or catch on to something

만큼

mankeum — As much as, to the extent of

영리하지

yeongnikhaji — Not clever, smart negated form

못하다면

motadamyeon — If unable to do or achieve something

말을

mareul — Words or speech (object marker attached)

믿는

midneun — Believing, trusting, present participle form

그들

geudeul — They, them, referring to a group

잘못입니다

jalmotimnida — It is a fault or mistake, formally stated

이야기하는

iyagihaneun — Speaking to, present participle of telling

상대방으로부터

sangdaebangеurobuteo — From the other party or interlocutor

돌려진

dollyeojin — Turned away or averted (past participle)

눈으로

nuneuro — With the eye, using one's eye

주의를

juuireul — Attention or caution (object marker attached)

기울였습니다

giuryeossseumnida — Paid attention, made an effort carefully

이런

ireon — This kind of, such a, like this

초록

chorok — Green color

초원과

chowongwa — Meadow or grassland, and (conjunction)

숲에는

supеuneun — In the forest (topic marker attached)

정말

jeongmal — Really, truly, indeed

끔찍한

kkeumjjikhan — Terrible, horrible, dreadful things

일들이

ildeuri — Things or affairs (subject marker attached)

있었습니다

isseossseumnida — There were, existed, formal past tense

상황은

sanghwangeun — The situation (topic marker attached)

점점

jeomjeom — Gradually, more and more over time

더

deo — More, to a greater extent

나빠졌고

nappajyeotgo — Got worse, deteriorated, and (conjunction)

마침내

machimne — Finally, at last, eventually

자연

jayeon — Nature, the natural world

어머니께서

eomeonikeseo — Mother (honorific subject marker), respectful form

모든

modeun — All, every, each one of

작은

jageun — Small, little, tiny in size

생명들이

saengmyeongdeuri — Living creatures or lives (subject marker)

지내는지

jinaeneуnji — How they are getting along or living

보러

boreo — In order to see or check on

오셨을

osyeosseul — When she came, honorific past supposition

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic marker attached)

많은

maneun — Many, a lot of, numerous

불평을

bulpyeongeul — Complaints (object marker attached)

들어서

deureoseo — Having heard, because she heard

어디서부터

eodiseobuteo — From where, starting from which point

문제를

munjereul — Problem or issue (object marker attached)

바로잡아야

barojabaya — Must correct or fix, ought to rectify

할지

halji — Whether to do, uncertain about doing

거의

geoui — Almost, nearly, barely

알

al — To know, the stem of knowing

수

su — Ability, possibility, can

없었습니다

eopseossseumnida — Did not exist, could not, formal past