Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 78

Vocabulary

그런

geureon — Such, that kind of; used to describe something mentioned

다음

daeum — Next; the following time, place, or item

그는

geuneun — He; third-person singular male subject pronoun

다시

dasi — Again; once more, anew

낡은

nalgeun — Old, worn-out; describes something aged and deteriorated

통나무

tongnamu — Log; a large piece of cut timber

위에

wie — On top of; above a surface or object

앉아

anja — Sitting; present gerund form of 앉다 (to sit)

이쪽저쪽을

ijjokjeojjogeul — This way and that; looking in various directions

바라보며

barabomyeo — While gazing at; looking at something steadily

생각에

saenggake — In thought; immersed in thinking or reflection

잠겨

jamgyeo — Submerged, absorbed; deeply lost in thought or feeling

머리를

meorireul — Head (object form); referring to one's head

긁었습니다

geulgeosseumnida — Scratched; past tense formal form of 긁다

보상이라는

bosangiraneun — Called reward; referring to the concept of compensation

게

ge — Thing, that; casual contraction of 것이 (nominalizer)

무슨

museun — What kind of; used to ask about the nature of something

뜻인지

tteusinji — What the meaning is; questioning the definition of something

모르겠어

moreugeseo — I don't know; informal expression of uncertainty

아무

amu — Any, no (with negative); used in negative or open contexts

데도

dedo — Anywhere (with negative); no place at all

보이지

boiji — Not visible; base of negative expression 보이지 않다

않는걸

anneungeol — It's not; casual ending expressing mild complaint or realization

속으로

sogeuro — Inwardly, to oneself; speaking or thinking internally

중얼거렸습니다

jungeolgeoryeosseumnida — Muttered; spoke quietly to oneself in a low voice

얼마

eolma — How much, some amount; an unspecified quantity or time

후

hu — After; following a certain point in time

우연히

uyeonhi — By chance; accidentally, without prior intention

자신의

jasineui — One's own; possessive form referring to oneself

꼬리를

kkoreureul — Tail (object form); the tail of an animal

흘끗

heulkkeut — Glancing briefly; a quick, fleeting look at something

보았습니다

boasseumnida — Saw; formal past tense of 보다 (to see)

오

o — Oh!; exclamation of surprise or realization

씨가

ssiga — Mr./Ms. (subject); honorific title attached to a name

외쳤고

oechyeotgo — Exclaimed and; cried out loudly, then continued action

그러고는

geureogoneun — And then; after doing that, proceeding to next action

한동안

handong-an — For a while; for a certain period of time

다른

dareun — Different, other; another or distinct thing

말을

mareul — Words, speech (object); what is said or spoken

하지

haji — Not do; base of negative form 하지 못하다

못하고

motago — Unable to do and; couldn't manage to do something

그저

geujeo — Simply, just; doing nothing more than something

반짝이는

banjjagineun — Sparkling, shining; describing eyes or objects that glitter

눈으로

nuneuro — With eyes; using one's eyes as the means

바라보고

barabogo — Gazing and; looking steadily and then doing something else

또

tto — Also, again; in addition or once more

가슴속에

gaseumsoge — Deep in the heart; within one's chest or inner feelings

이상한

isanghan — Strange, unusual; odd or unexpected feeling or thing

행복감을

haengbokgameul — Sense of happiness (object); feeling of joy or contentment

느꼈습니다

neukkkyeosseumnida — Felt; formal past tense of 느끼다 (to feel)

있잖아요

itjanayo — You know; a filler phrase to introduce a statement

자연의

jayeonui — Of nature; possessive relating to the natural world

어머니께서

eomeonikkeseo — Mother (honorific subject); respectful subject form of mother

그의

geuui — His; possessive pronoun for a male third person

꼬리에

kkorie — On the tail; location marker attached to tail

아름답고

areumdapgo — Beautiful and; lovely, and continuing to another quality

넓은

neolbeun — Wide, broad; describing something large in area or extent

검은

geomeun — Black; dark-colored, describing something black

고리를

gorireul — Ring, band (object); a circular band or marking

남겨

namgyeo — Left behind; causative form of 남다 (to remain)

두셨던

dusyeotdeon — Had left/kept (honorific past); respectful retrospective form

것입니다

geossimnida — It is; formal declarative sentence ending with nominalization

씨는

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

그날

geunal — That day; referring to a specific day previously mentioned

남은

nameun — Remaining; leftover time or quantity

시간

sigan — Time; a period or duration of time

동안

dong-an — During, for; throughout a period of time

그

geu — That; a determiner referring to something previously mentioned

감탄하는

gamtanhaneun — Admiring; expressing wonder or admiration at something

것

geot — Thing; a nominalizer referring to an action or object

외에는

oeeneun — Besides, other than; excluding everything else

아무것도

amugeoktto — Nothing at all; with negative, emphasizes total absence

할

hal — To do (future modifier); future attributive form of 하다

수

su — Ability, possibility; used in 할 수 있다 (can do)

없었고

eopseotgo — There was not, and; past negative existence continuing

너무

neomu — Too, very; excessively or to a great degree

오래

orae — For a long time; over an extended duration

목을

mogeul — Neck (object); referring to the neck of a body

비틀어서

biteureoseo — By twisting; twisting the neck and causing discomfort

목이

mogi — Neck (subject); neck as the subject of a clause

아플

apeul — To be painful (future modifier); describing impending pain

지경이었습니다

jigyeong-ieosseumnida — Was at the point of; reached an extreme situation or state

더욱

deouk — Even more; to a greater degree than before

단정해졌고

danjeonghaejyeotgo — Became neater and; grew tidier in appearance and habits

다음번에

daeumbeone — Next time; on the following occasion or visit

오셨을

osyeosseul — When (someone honorific) came; past honorific visit form

때

ttae — Time, when; a point or moment in time

그가

geuga — He (subject); third-person male subject in a sentence

게을러지지

geeurleojiji — Becoming lazy (negative base); not becoming idle or slack

않고

anko — Without doing; negative connective meaning not doing something

좋은

joeun — Good; positive quality describing habits or things

습관을

seupgwaneul — Habit (object); a repeated behavior or practice

유지했기

yujiaetgi — Because maintained; reason clause for keeping up a habit

때문에

ttaemune — Because of; indicating the reason or cause

하나의

hanaui — One, a single; the numeral one used as determiner

멋진

meotjin — Wonderful, stylish; impressive or admirable quality

주셨습니다

jusyeosseumnida — Gave (honorific); formal past tense of giving respectfully

바로

baro — Right, exactly; immediately or precisely at that point

이

i — This; a determiner pointing to something close or just mentioned

무렵

muryeop — Around the time; approximately that period or moment

초록

chorok — Green; the color green, often describing nature

숲과

supgwa — Forest and; woodland together with something else

들판의

deulpanui — Of the fields; possessive relating to open meadows

모든

modeun — All, every; referring to the entirety of a group

작은

jageun — Small, little; of a small size or scale

생명들에게

saengmyeongdeulege — To all living creatures; dative plural of living beings

힘든

himdeun — Difficult, hard; describing a tough or exhausting situation

시절이

sijeori — Times, period (subject); a particular era or season of life

찾아왔습니다

chajawasseumnida — Came upon, arrived; hardship arrived or befell someone

모두가

moduga — Everyone (subject); all people or beings as subject

불평하기

bulpyeonghagi — Complaining; the act of expressing dissatisfaction

시작했습니다

sijakhaesseumnida — Began; formal past tense of 시작하다 (to start)

곰

gom — Bear; the animal bear

씨도

ssido — Mr./Ms. also; honorific title with additive particle 도

불평했습니다

bulpyyeonghaesseumnida — Complained; formal past tense of 불평하다 (to complain)

여우

yeou — Fox; the animal fox

토끼

tokki — Rabbit; the small long-eared animal

어치

eochi — Jay; a type of colorful bird in forests

다람쥐

daramjwi — Squirrel; the small furry tree-climbing rodent

심지어

simjieо — Even; used to emphasize an extreme or unexpected case

척

cheok — Pretending; also a character name or counter word here

그리고

geurigo — And; a conjunction connecting clauses or items

모두

modu — All, everyone; the entire group without exception

하나같이

hanagachi — Without exception; all together as one, unanimously

어머니를

eomeонireul — Mother (object); referring to mother as the object

탓하기

tatagi — Blaming; the act of attributing fault to someone

그러더니

geureodeoni — And then (unexpectedly); they did that and subsequently

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic); third-person plural subject of the sentence

서로

seoro — Each other, mutually; reciprocal action between parties

다투고

datugо — Quarreling and; fighting with one another and continuing

서로의

seoroui — Each other's; possessive of the reciprocal pronoun

것을

geoseul — Thing (object); nominalizer used as sentence object

훔치기

humchigi — Stealing; the act of taking others' belongings secretly