Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 72

Vocabulary

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic marker attached); referring to a female subject

모든

modeun — All, every; indicating the entirety of something

작은

jageun — Small, little; describing something of small size

동물들을

dongmuldeureul — Animals (object marker); plural form of animal

차례로

charyero — In order, one by one, in turn

앞에

ape — In front of, before; indicating a position ahead

불러

bulleo — Called, summoned; to call someone to come

그들의

geudeului — Their; possessive form referring to a group

고민을

gomineul — Worry, concern, trouble (object marker attached)

말하게

malhage — To make someone speak or express something

했습니다

haessseumnida — Did, caused; formal past tense of 하다

뱀

baem — Snake; a legless reptile

씨의

ssiui — Mr./Ms.'s; honorific title showing possession

차례가

charyega — Turn, one's turn (subject marker attached)

되었을

doesseoul — Had become; past supposition form of 되다

때

ttae — Time, moment, when; indicating a specific moment

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker); referring to a male subject

아무런

amureon — Any, no (with negative); not a single kind of

불평도

bulpyeongdo — Complaint (also); not even a complaint

하지

haji — Do not; base of negative construction with 않다

않았습니다

anasseumnida — Did not; formal past negative ending

고민도

gomindo — Worry also; even a concern or worry

없는

eomneun — Without, lacking; having none of something

유일한

yuirhan — Only, sole, unique; the one and only

존재인

jonjaeIn — Being, existence; one who exists as something

것

geot — Thing, fact, nominalized noun; a thing or matter

같았습니다

gatassseumnida — Seemed, appeared; formal past tense of 같다

그녀가

geunyeoga — She (subject marker); female subject of a sentence

그에게

geuege — To him; dative form indicating direction toward him

많은

maneun — Many, numerous; a large quantity of something

질문을

jilmuneul — Question (object marker); a question being asked

했고

haetgo — Did and; past tense connective form of 하다

매번

maebeon — Every time, each time; on every occasion

즉각적인

jeukgakjeogin — Immediate, instant; happening without any delay

대답을

daedabeul — Answer, reply (object marker); a given response

내놓았습니다

naenoanassseumnida — Presented, put forth; gave out a response formally

물론

mullon — Of course, naturally; indicating something obvious

대답들

daedapdeul — Answers, replies; plural form of answer

중

jung — Among, in the middle of; within a group

거짓말이었고

geojitmarieoetgo — Was a lie and; connective past form of lie

거짓말을

geojitmareul — Lie (object marker); a falsehood being told

할

hal — Will do, about to do; future modifier of 하다

때마다

ttaemada — Every time, whenever; each time something happens

자신도

jasindo — Oneself also; even oneself, reflexive with also

모르게

moreuge — Without knowing, unknowingly; not being aware

눈을

nuneul — Eyes (object marker); the eyes as object

깜빡였습니다

kkamppagyeossseumnida — Blinked; eyes blinked in a quick motion

그것이

geugoshi — That (subject marker); referring to that thing

습관이

seupgwani — Habit (subject marker); a routine behavior

되어버린

doeeobeorin — Had completely become; transformed into irrevocably

것이었습니다

geoshieotsseumnida — It was the case; formal past nominal predicate

그런데

geureonde — However, by the way; transitional conjunction

영리함에도

yeongnihamedo — Even with cleverness; despite being intelligent

불구하고

bulguhago — Despite, in spite of; notwithstanding a fact

씨는

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

한

han — One; the number one or a single item

가지

gaji — Kind, type, sort; a category or variety

아주

aju — Very, quite, extremely; intensifying adverb

중요한

jungyohan — Important, significant; of great importance

잊고

itgo — Forgetting and; connective form of to forget

있었습니다

isseossseumnida — Was, existed; formal past progressive of 있다

그것은

geugeoseun — That (topic marker); that thing as topic

바로

baro — Exactly, right, directly; precisely this thing

이것이었습니다

igeoshieotsseumnida — It was this; formal past tense of this is

자연의

jayeonui — Nature's, of nature; possessive form of nature

어머니를

eomeorireul — Mother (object marker); mother as the object

속일

sogil — To deceive, to trick; future modifier of deceive

수는

suneun — Ability, way (topic); used in 수 없다 constructions

없으며

eopseumyeo — There is not and; connective negative of 없다

그러려고

geureoryeogo — Trying to do so; intention to attempt something

해봐야

haebbwaya — Even if you try; attempting something fruitlessly

소용이

soyongi — Use, point (subject marker); usefulness or purpose

없다는

eopsdaneun — That there is none; nominal modifier of 없다

것입니다

geoshimnida — It is the thing; formal declarative nominal ending

말을

mareul — Words, speech (object marker); speech as object

시작한

sijakhan — Started, began; past modifier of to start

지

ji — Since, after; time elapsed since an action began

3분도

sampundo — Even 3 minutes; not even three minutes elapsed

되지

doeji — Does not become; base of negative 되다

않아

ana — Does not; informal negative connective form

문제의

munje-ui — Problem's, of the problem; possessive form

근원이

geunwoni — Root, source (subject marker); the origin of something

누구인지

nuguin-ji — Who it is; indirect question asking identity

알아챘습니다

arabchaessseumnida — Noticed, figured out; realized or detected something

마치도록

machidorok — So as to finish; until something is completed

내버려

naebeolyeo — Leave alone, let be; to leave something undisturbed

둔

dun — Left, placed; past modifier of to leave/put

후

hu — After, afterwards; following a certain point in time

다른

dareun — Other, different; referring to another or others

모두를

modureul — Everyone (object marker); all people as object

모아

moa — Gathered, assembled; collecting people or things

누가

nuga — Who (subject marker); asking who did something

문제를

munjereul — Problem (object marker); a problem as the object

일으켰는지

ireukkyeonneun-ji — Who caused; indirect question about who started trouble

알려주었습니다

allyeojueossseumnida — Informed, let know; told others about something formally

매우

maeu — Very, extremely; strong intensifying adverb

뻔뻔했습니다

ppeonppeonhaessseumnida — Was shameless, brazen; acting shamelessly without guilt

머리를

meorireul — Head (object marker); one's head as the object

높이

nopi — High, highly; elevated position or manner

들고

deulgo — Holding up and; lifting something in connective form

아무렇지

amureochi — Nonchalant; as if nothing happened, indifferent

않은

aneun — Not being; negative past modifier of 않다

척했습니다

cheokhaessseumnida — Pretended; acted as if something were the case

어머니가

eomeoniga — Mother (subject marker); mother as subject

고개를

gogaereul — Head, neck (object marker); turning one's head

돌렸을

dollyeotsseul — Had turned; past supposition of turning away

심지어

simjeo — Even, furthermore; going as far as to do something

그녀를

geunyeoreul — Her (object marker); referring to a female as object

향해

hyanghae — Toward, facing; in the direction of someone

혀를

hyeoreul — Tongue (object marker); tongue as object of action

이는

ineun — This (topic marker); this fact or action as topic

오늘날

oneullal — Nowadays, today; in the present time or era

가족

gajok — Family; a group of related people living together

모두가

moduga — Everyone (subject marker); all people as subject

우리에게

uriegeE — To us; dative form indicating direction toward us

하는

haneun — Doing; present modifier form of 하다

것과

geotgwa — Thing and; comparing this thing with another

똑같습니다

ttokgatseumnida — Is exactly the same; completely identical formally

속임수와

sogimsuwa — Deception and; trickery connected to next item

도둑질과

dodugjilgwa — Theft and; act of stealing connected to next item

거짓말이

geojitmari — Lie (subject marker); a falsehood as subject

결코

gyeolko — Never, by no means; used with negative statements

영리한

yeongniHan — Clever, smart; being intelligent or shrewd

아니라

anira — Not, rather; negating and offering an alternative

나쁜

nappeun — Bad, wicked; morally wrong or harmful

것임을

geoshimeul — That it is a thing; nominal accusative declaration

모두에게

moduege — To everyone; dative form meaning to all people

다

da — All, completely; entirely or fully

말하고

malhago — Saying and; connective form of to speak

나서

naseo — After doing; following the completion of an action

씨에게

ssiegE — To Mr./Ms.; dative honorific toward a person

돌아서서

doraseseo — Turning around and; after turning to face someone

말했습니다

malhaessseumnida — Said, spoke; formal past tense of to say

지금

jigeum — Now, currently; at this present moment

이

i — This; demonstrative modifier for nearby things

순간부터

sunganbuteo — From this moment; starting from a specific instant

아무도

amudo — Nobody, no one; used with negative predicates

당신이

dangsini — You (subject marker); polite second person subject

믿지

mitji — Trust, believe; base of negative construction

않을

aneul — Will not; future negative modifier form

것이며

geoShimyeo — It will be and; connective nominal future form

당신에게는

dangsinegeneun — To you (topic); dative form with topic emphasis

친구가

chinguga — Friend (subject marker); a friend as the subject

없을

eopseul — Will not have; future modifier of 없다