Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 79

Vocabulary

어떤

eotteon — Some; a certain type or kind of thing

이들은

ideureun — These people/creatures (topic marker attached)

심지어

simjieo — Even; going so far as to

집을

jibeul — House/home (object marker attached)

떠나

tteona — Leave; depart from a place

더

deo — More; additionally; to a greater degree

좋은

joheun — Good; pleasant; favorable

곳을

goseul — Place/spot (object marker attached)

찾아

chaja — Search for; look for something or someone

넓은

neolbeun — Wide; broad; spacious

세상으로

sesangeuro — Into the world (directional marker attached)

나갔지만

nagattjiman — Went out/left, but (contrasting conjunction)

세상은

sesangeun — The world (topic marker attached)

초록

chorok — Green color; referring to green nature

숲과

supgwa — Forest/woods and (conjunction attached)

들판보다

deulpanboda — Compared to the fields/meadows

살기

salgi — Living; to live (nominalized verb form)

힘든

himdeun — Difficult; hard; exhausting

곳이라는

gosiraneun — A place that is said to be

것을

geoseul — Thing/fact (object marker attached)

알게

alge — Come to know; realize (connective form)

될

doel — Will become; future modifier form

뿐이었습니다

ppuniyeotseumnida — It was only; merely that and nothing more

하지만

hajiman — However; but; nevertheless

씨는

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

불평하지

bulpyeonghaji — Not complain; refrain from complaining

않았고

anatgo — Did not; negative past tense with continuation

떠나지도

tteonajido — Did not even leave; also did not depart

않았습니다

anatseumnida — Did not (formal polite negative past tense)

아니요

aniyo — No; a polite negation or refusal

그저

geujeo — Simply; just; merely without complaint

자신의

jasinui — One's own; of oneself (possessive)

지키며

jikyimyeo — While keeping/protecting; maintaining something

먹을

meogeul — Food to eat; something to eat (modifier)

찾기

chatgi — Finding; searching for (nominalized verb)

위해

wihae — For the sake of; in order to

최선을

choeseoneul — One's best effort (object marker attached)

다했습니다

dahaetseumnida — Did one's best; gave full effort formally

그는

geuneun — He (subject/topic marker attached)

언제나처럼

eonjenacheoreom — As always; just like every other time

단정하게

danjeonghaге — Neatly; tidily; in a well-groomed manner

지냈고

jinaetgo — Lived/spent time and (past tense continuation)

항상

hangsang — Always; at all times; constantly

명랑했습니다

myeongnanghаetseumnida — Was cheerful; bright and lively in manner

불평하는

bulpyeonghaneun — Complaining; who complains (modifier form)

이웃을

iwuseul — Neighbor (object marker attached)

만날

mannal — Meeting; to meet (future/modifier form)

때마다

ttaemada — Every time; whenever something happens

이렇게

ireoke — Like this; in this way

말하곤

malhagon — Used to say; habitually said something

했습니다

haetseumnida — Did; performed an action (formal past tense)

시절이

sijeori — A time/season/era (subject marker attached)

올

ol — Will come; future modifier form of 오다

거야

geoya — It will be; casual future assertion

자연의

jayeonui — Of nature; nature's (possessive form)

어머니께서

eomeonikkeseo — Mother (honorific subject marker attached)

다하고

dahago — Doing one's utmost; giving everything

계셔

gyesyeo — Is present; honorific form of 있다

다른

dareun — Different; other; another

어머니를

eomeонireul — Mother (object marker attached)

믿는

midneun — Trusting; believing (present modifier form)

그를

geureul — Him (object marker attached)

비웃고

biwutgo — Laughed at; mocked and (continuation)

그녀에

geunyeoe — About her; toward her

대해

daehae — About; regarding; concerning something

나쁜

nappeun — Bad; negative; unfavorable

말을

mareul — Words/speech (object marker attached)

하며

hamyeo — Doing; while doing (connective form)

씨에게

ssiegе — To Mr./Ms.; toward a named person

함께

hamkke — Together; with someone else

나가자고

nagajago — Suggested going out together; let's go out

권했습니다

gwonhaetseumnida — Recommended; urged; suggested formally

계속해서

gyesokhaeseo — Continuously; without stopping; keeping on

일에만

ireman — Only on work; focused solely on tasks

신경

singyeong — Attention; concern; minding something

쓰며

sseumyeo — While paying attention; using while doing

단정하고

danjeонghago — Being neat and tidy (continuing form)

명랑하게

myeongnanghage — Cheerfully; in a bright lively manner

마침내

machimne — Finally; at last; eventually

걱정과

geokjeonggwa — Worry/concern and (conjunction attached)

근심으로

geunsiméuro — With anxiety/worry (instrumental marker)

가득

gadeuk — Full; filled up; brimming with something

찬

chan — Filled; full (past modifier of 차다)

어머니가

eomeонiga — Mother (subject marker attached)

상황을

sanghwangeul — Situation/circumstances (object marker attached)

바로잡기

barojapgi — Correcting; fixing; setting something right

무엇을

mueoseul — What (object marker attached)

할

hal — To do; can do (future/modifier form)

수

su — Ability; possibility; can (auxiliary noun)

있는지

inneunii — Whether there is; if something exists

알아보러

arabōreo — In order to find out; to investigate

찾아왔습니다

chajawaтseumnida — Came looking for; visited to find something

씨를

ssireul — Mr./Ms. (object marker attached)

제외한

jeoehwan — Except for; excluding; apart from

들판과

deulpangwa — Fields/meadows and (conjunction attached)

숲의

supui — Of the forest; forest's (possessive)

모든

modeun — All; every; each and every one

작은

jageun — Small; little; tiny

동물들이

dongmuldеuri — Animals (plural subject marker attached)

불평하고

bulpyeonghago — Complaining and; grumbling (continuation form)

불만스러워하며

bulmanseureowohamyeo — While feeling dissatisfied and discontented

했다는

haetdaneun — That (they) did; reported past action modifier

알아내는

aranaeneun — Finding out; discovering (present modifier)

데

de — In doing; the matter of (auxiliary noun)

오랜

oraen — Long (time); of long duration

시간이

sigani — Time (subject marker attached)

걸리지

geolliji — Did not take long; not time-consuming (negation)

속일

sogil — To deceive; to trick (future/modifier form)

수는

suneun — Possibility/ability (topic marker attached)

없고

eopgo — There is not; lacking and (continuation)

속이려

sogiryo — Intending to deceive; trying to trick

해봤자

haebwatja — Even if tried; no use attempting it

소용없으니까요

soyongeopseunikayo — Because it is useless; there is no point