Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 73

Vocabulary

너와

neowa — with you, together with you

네

ne — yes; your (informal possessive pronoun)

자녀들

janyeodeul — children, sons and daughters (plural)

그리고

geurigo — and, and then, also connecting clauses

자녀의

janyeoui — of one's children, children's (possessive form)

자녀들은

janyeodeureun — as for the children (topic-marked plural noun)

영원히

yeongwonhi — forever, eternally, for all time

눈꺼풀이

nunkkeopuri — eyelid (subject-marked form of eyelid)

없을

eopseul — will not have, future modifier form of 없다

것이니

geosini — because it is the case that, explanatory ending

이는

ineun — this (topic-marked), referring to something stated

온

on — entire, whole, all of something

세상이

sesangi — the world (subject-marked), all of the world

주어진

jueojin — given, bestowed, that which has been granted

것을

geoseul — the thing (object-marked), referring to something

잘못

jalmot — wrongly, incorrectly, mistakenly using something

사용하는

sayonghaneun — using, those who use (present modifier form)

자들은

jadeureun — those people (topic-marked plural, referring to persons)

그것을

geugeoseul — it (object-marked), that thing being referred to

빼앗기게

ppaeatgige — to be taken away, to have something seized from

된다는

doendaneun — that it becomes, quoted future/general fact clause

알게

alge — so that one comes to know, resultant knowing

하기

hagi — doing, the act of doing (nominalized verb form)

이제

ije — now, at this point in time

여러분은

yeoreobуneun — you all (topic-marked), addressing multiple listeners

작은

jageun — small, little (modifier form of 작다)

초록뱀

chorокbaem — green snake, a small green serpent

씨가

ssiga — Mr./Ms. (subject-marked honorific title suffix)

왜

wae — why, for what reason

눈짓을

nunjiseul — a wink, eye signal (object-marked form)

할

hal — to do, future modifier form of 하다

수

su — ability, possibility (used in ~할 수 있다)

없는지

eomneunjи — whether there is not, indirect question ending

알겠지요

algеtjiyo — you would know now, right? soft confirmation

그에게는

geuegeneun — as for him, to/for him (topic-marked dative)

없으니까요

eopseуnikayo — because he doesn't have (explanatory polite ending)

할아버지

harabeoji — grandfather, elderly man (honorific address)

개구리가

gaegуriga — the frog (subject-marked), a frog as subject

이야기를

iyagireul — the story (object-marked), a tale or narrative

마쳤습니다

machyeotsseumnida — finished, completed (formal polite past tense)

긴

gin — long, lengthy (modifier form of 길다)

숨을

sumeul — breath (object-marked), air inhaled or exhaled

들이쉬었습니다

deuriswieotsseumnida — took a deep breath in (formal polite past tense)

감사합니다

gamsahamnida — thank you (formal polite expression of gratitude)

아

a — ah, oh (exclamation expressing realization or feeling)

정말

jeongmal — really, truly, indeed emphasizing sincerity

너무나

neomuna — so very much, extremely (intensifier adverb)

개구리

gaeguri — frog, a small amphibian that jumps

그가

geuga — he (subject-marked), third-person male subject

말했습니다

malhaetsseumnida — said, spoke (formal polite past tense)

다음번에는

daеumbeone­neun — next time (topic-marked), on the following occasion

꼬리에

kkorie — on the tail, at the tail (locative marker)

줄무늬를

julmunuireul — stripes (object-marked), striped pattern on body

가지고

gajigo — having, possessing (connective form of 가지다)

있는지

inneunjи — whether it has, indirect question about existence

이야기해

iyagihae — tell a story, narrate (informal request form)

주시겠어요

jusigesseoyo — would you please give/do (polite future request)

글쎄요

geulsseyo — well, hmm, expressing hesitation or uncertainty

대답했습니다

daedaphaetsseumnida — answered, replied (formal polite past tense)

줄무늬가

julmunuiga — stripes (subject-marked), striped pattern as subject

생긴

saenggin — formed, came to be (modifier of originating/forming)

이유

iyu — reason, cause, explanation for something

개구리를

gaegurireul — the frog (object-marked), frog as direct object

가만히

gamanhi — quietly, still, without moving or disturbing

내버려

naeboryeo — leave alone, let be (connective of 내버리다)

두지

duji — not leave/let (negative connective of 두다)

않았습니다

anassseumnida — did not (formal polite negative past tense)

매일

maeil — every day, daily, each and every day

웃음

useum — laughter, smile, the act of laughing

연못을

yeonmoseul — the pond (object-marked), a small body of water

찾아가

chajaga — go to visit, go and find (connective form)

개구리에게

gaeguriege — to the frog, toward the frog (dative marker)

해달라고

haedalrago — asking to do something for oneself (quoted request)

졸랐습니다

jollatseumnida — pestered, nagged, begged persistently (formal past)

바로

baro — exactly, right, precisely, just that thing

특별한

teukbyeolhan — special, particular, extraordinary (modifier form)

한

han — one, a single (numeral modifier before noun)

가지

gaji — kind, sort, type (used in 한 가지: one thing)

말이지요

malijiyo — it is a matter of, referring to a specific thing

알고

algo — knowing, and then know (connective of 알다)

싶었습니다

sipeotsseumnida — wanted to, desired to (formal polite past tense)

사실

sasil — in fact, actually, the truth of the matter

오랫동안

oraetdongan — for a long time, over a lengthy period

꼬리를

kkорireul — the tail (object-marked), animal tail as direct object

부러워했거든요

bureowоhaetgeodeunyo — had been envying, you see he was jealous

자신은

jasineun — oneself (topic-marked), referring to one's own self

솜뭉치처럼

sommungchicheoреom — like a cotton ball, resembling a fluffy ball

작고

jakgo — small and (connective of 작다, continuing description)

하얀

hayan — white (modifier form of 하얗다), pure white color

우스꽝스러운

useukwangseurеoun — ridiculous-looking, comically absurd in appearance

있어서

isseoseo — because it exists/has, causal connective of 있다

멋진

meotjin — cool, stylish, splendid (modifier form of 멋지다)

보면

bomyeon — when seeing, upon looking at (conditional of 보다)

마음속에

maeumsoge — inside the heart/mind, deep within one's feelings

살짝

saljjak — slightly, a little bit, just a touch

부러움이

bureouмi — envy, jealousy (subject-marked), a feeling of envy

생기곤

saenggigoн — used to arise, would occasionally come about

했습니다

haetsseumnida — did (formal polite past tense of 하다)

하지만

hajiman — however, but, nevertheless contrasting statement

그

geu — that, the (demonstrative or third-person reference)

조른

joreu­n — begged, pestered (modifier form of 조르다)

것은

geoseun — the thing (topic-marked), nominalizing and topic-marking

부러움보다는

bureouмbodaneun — rather than envy, more than jealousy (comparison)

호기심

hogisim — curiosity, inquisitiveness, desire to know things

때문이었습니다

ttaemuniyeotsseumnida — it was because of, the cause was (formal past)

꼬리는

kkорineun — the tail (topic-marked), referring to tail as topic

아름답거든요

areumdapgeodeunyo — it is beautiful, you see it's really pretty

검은색과

geomeunsaekgwa — black color and, black combined with another color

회색의

hoesaegui — of gray color, gray (possessive/modifier form)

아름다운

areumdaun — beautiful, lovely (modifier form of 아름답다)

있는데

inneunde — it has/exists, but (connective expressing contrast)

그것과

geugeotgwa — with that, together with that thing (comitative)

비슷한

biseutan — similar, resembling, alike (modifier form)

가진

gajin — having, possessing (modifier form of 가지다)

다른

dareun — other, different, another (modifier form)

동물을

dongmureul — animal (object-marked), referring to an animal

알지

alji — know (soft negative base, used in 알지 못하다)

못했습니다

mothaetsseumnida — could not do, was unable to (formal polite past)