Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 75

Vocabulary

늙은

neulgeun — Old, aged; describing an elderly person or animal

씨도

ssido — Mr./Ms. also; honorific suffix with 'also' particle

마찬가지였습니다

machan-gajiyeotseumnida — Was the same; it was likewise or no different

그는

geuneun — He; subject pronoun referring to a male person

정직하지

jeongjikaji — Not honest; lacking honesty or truthfulness

못하여

motayeo — Being unable to; failing to do something properly

곰

gom — Bear; large furry animal living in forests

왕으로부터

wang-eureobuta — From the king; originating from a royal figure

물건을

mulgeoneul — Object, thing; referring to a physical item (object marker)

훔쳤습니다

humchyeotseumnida — Stole; took something belonging to another without permission

자연

jayeon — Nature; the natural world or a character's name

어머니는

eomeonineun — Mother; female parent, topic-marked in sentence

그의

geuui — His; possessive pronoun referring to a male

음식에

eumsige — In the food; referring to something placed in food

겨자를

gyeojareul — Mustard; a sharp-tasting condiment or plant seed

넣어

neoeo — Put in, added; placing something inside something else

그를

geureul — Him; object pronoun referring to a male person

벌하였고

beolayeotgo — Punished; penalized someone and continued doing something

씨는

ssineun — Mr./Ms.; honorific title used before or after names

자신이

jasini — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to the subject

너무나

neomuna — So very, extremely; intensifier expressing a high degree

영리하여

yeongniayeo — Being clever; smart and quick-witted in thinking

음식을

eumsig-eul — Food; edible items, marked as object of sentence

먹기

meokgi — Eating; the act of consuming food (nominalized verb)

전에

jeone — Before; indicating a time prior to an action

모두

modu — All, everything; referring to the entirety of something

씻으면

ssiseumyeon — If one washes; conditional form of the verb wash

어머니를

eomeonireul — Mother; female parent marked as object of sentence

앞설

apsseol — To outdo, get ahead of; surpassing someone else

수

su — Ability, possibility; used to express capability or option

있다고

itdago — That there is; indirect quotation of existence or ability

생각했습니다

saenggakhaetseumnida — Thought, believed; had a certain idea or opinion

아무

amu — Any, no; used in negative contexts meaning nothing/nobody

말도

maldo — Even a word; emphasizing that not even one word

하지

haji — Not doing; negative form before 않다 or similar endings

않고

anko — Without doing; negative connective meaning not doing something

지켜보며

jikyeobomyeo — Watching closely; observing while simultaneously doing something else

혼자

honja — Alone, by oneself; without anyone else present

미소를

misoreul — A smile; a gentle, happy facial expression (object form)

지었습니다

jieotseumnida — Made, formed; created or expressed something like a smile

그도

geudo — He also, him too; including that person in statement

그럴

geureol — Such, like that; referring to a previously mentioned situation

것이

geosi — The thing/fact that; nominalizer marking a clause as subject

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She; female subject pronoun, topic-marked in sentence

좋은

joeun — Good, nice; positive adjective describing quality or character

습관

seupgwan — Habit; a regular practice or routine behavior pattern

정말로

jeongmallo — Really, truly; an intensifier expressing sincerity or emphasis

매우

maeu — Very, extremely; adverb used to intensify adjectives or adverbs

청결의

cheonggyeorui — Of cleanliness; relating to the state of being clean

습관을

seupgwaneul — Habit; regular behavior pattern, marked as sentence object

시작하고

sijakhago — Starting and; beginning an action and continuing onward

있다는

itdaneun — That there is; modifying clause indicating existence or state

것을

geoseul — The thing; nominalizer marked as object of the verb

알고

algo — Knowing and; being aware while doing something else

있었습니다

isseotseumnida — Was, existed; past tense of the verb to exist/have

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore, so; connective showing cause and effect relationship

그가

geuga — He; male subject pronoun marked as sentence subject

단지

danji — Only, merely, just; limiting the scope of an action

자신을

jasineul — Oneself; reflexive pronoun marked as object of verb

앞서려고

apseoryeogo — In order to get ahead; expressing intent to surpass someone

그러는

geureoneun — Doing that, acting so; referring to a described behavior

것임을

geosigeul — The fact that it is; nominalizer marked as object form

잘

jal — Well; adverb indicating something is done with skill

알면서도

almyeonseodo — Even while knowing; acknowledging a fact yet acting differently

기뻤습니다

gippeotseumnida — Was happy, glad; felt joy or pleasure about something

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because, the reason is; introducing an explanation or cause

빠져든

ppajyeodeun — Having fallen into; being drawn into a habit or situation

나쁜

nappeun — Bad, wicked; describing a negative quality or habit

버릇에도

beoreutedo — Even the habit; referring to a (bad) habit with inclusive particle

불구하고

bulguhago — Despite, in spite of; concessive expression meaning regardless of

좋아했으며

joahaetseumyeo — Liked and; felt affection while also doing something else

습관은

seupgwaneun — A habit; regular behavior pattern, marked as sentence topic

습관과

seupgwangwa — With habits; comparing one habit to another using conjunction

마찬가지로

machan-gajiro — Similarly, likewise; in the same way as something else

한번

hanbeon — Once; one time, used to indicate a single occurrence

시작되면

sijakdoemyeon — If it begins; conditional form of the verb to start

자꾸

jakku — Repeatedly, again and again; doing something continuously or habitually

자라나고

jaranago — Grows and; develops or increases and continues onward

더

deo — More; comparative adverb indicating a greater degree

많은

maneun — Many, much; describing a large quantity or number

습관으로

seupgwaneuro — Into habits; indicating direction or transformation toward habits

이어질

ieojil — Will lead to, connect; future form of continuing or linking

가능성이

ganeungseong-i — Possibility; the likelihood or chance of something occurring

높다는

noptaneun — That it is high; modifying clause indicating a high degree

있었기

isseotgi — Because there was; causal nominalizer form of existence in past

때문입니다

ttaemuniimnida — It is because; formal ending expressing a cause or reason

그러했습니다

geureohaeseumnida — It was so; formal confirmation that something was indeed true

음식이

eumsigi — Food; edible items marked as subject of the sentence

깨끗하니

kkaekkeutani — Since it is clean; causal or conditional form of clean

맛이

masi — Taste; the flavor of food, marked as sentence subject

좋다는

jotaneun — That it is good; modifying clause expressing positive quality

알게

alge — Came to know; discovering or learning something new

되었고

doeeotgo — Became and; past tense of becoming, with continuation

먹는

meongneun — Eating; present participle modifying what one consumes

것에

geose — About the thing; nominalizer with locative particle attached

대해

daehae — About, regarding; used to introduce a topic under discussion

까다로워졌습니다

kkadaro-wojyeotseumnida — Became picky, fussy; grew more selective or demanding about something

어디서

eodiseo — Wherever, from where; indicating any location without specificity

발견하든

balgyeonhadeun — Whether found; concessive indicating regardless of where discovered

아무리

amuri — No matter how; concessive intensifier regardless of degree

먹음직스러워

meogeumjikseureowo — Looking appetizing, tempting; appearing delicious and desirable to eat

보이든

boideun — Whether it looks; concessive form of the verb to appear

가장

gajang — Most, the most; superlative adverb expressing the highest degree

가까운

gakkaun — Nearest, closest; describing the shortest distance to something

물가로

mulgaro — To the water's edge; toward a riverside or waterside location

가져가

gajyeoga — Take and go; carrying something to another place

씻기

ssitgi — Washing; the act of cleaning something with water

전까지는

jeonkkajineun — Until before; up to the point in time before an action

먹지

meokji — Not eat; negative form before 않다 indicating refusal to eat

않았습니다

anasseumnida — Did not; formal past negative ending completing a verb phrase