Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 89

Vocabulary

할아버지

harabeoji — Grandfather; elderly male family member

개구리는

gaegurineun — The frog (topic marker attached)

두세

duse — Two or three; a small number

번

beon — Time; instance; counter for occurrences

헛기침을

heotkichimeul — A fake cough; clearing throat artificially

했습니다

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

앉아라

anjara — Sit down; imperative command to sit

그리고

geurigo — And; conjunction connecting two clauses

늙은

neulgeun — Old; aged; describing an elderly person

곰

gom — Bear; large omnivorous mammal

왕의

wangui — King's; possessive form of king

꼬리

kkori — Tail; appendage at the back of an animal

이야기에서

iyagieseo — From the story; in the tale

교훈을

gyohunul — A lesson; moral; instructive takeaway

얻어라

eodeora — Gain; learn; imperative to take away a lesson

라고

rago — Quotative particle; indicates reported speech

그는

geuneun — He; third-person male subject pronoun

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; degree adverb

진지하게

jinjihage — Seriously; in a grave, earnest manner

말했습니다

malhaesseumnida — Said; spoke (formal past tense)

옛날

yennal — Long ago; olden days; once upon a time

옛적에

yetjeoge — In ancient times; in days of old

아주

aju — Very; quite; extremely (adverb)

오래전

oraejeon — Long ago; a long time in the past

세상이

sesangi — The world (subject marker attached)

젊었을

jeolmeosseul — When young; was young (modifier form)

때

ttae — Time; when; moment or period

왕이

wangi — The king (subject marker attached)

초록

chorok — Green; the color green

숲을

supeul — The forest (object marker attached)

다스렸고

daseuryeotgo — Ruled; governed and then (past connective)

모두가

moduga — Everyone; all people (subject marker attached)

그에게

geuege — To him; dative form of third-person pronoun

공물을

gongmureul — Tribute; offering paid to a ruler

바쳤던

bachyeotdeon — Had offered; used to present as tribute

것을

geoseul — The thing; nominalizer with object marker

기억하지

gieokhaji — Remember; recall (verb stem with negation implied)

고개를

gogaereul — Head; neck (object marker); nodding gesture

끄덕였고

kkeudeogieotgo — Nodded and then; bobbed head in agreement

계속했습니다

gyesokaesseumnida — Continued; went on speaking (formal past)

자

ja — Now; well; interjection to draw attention

왕은

wangeun — The king (topic marker attached)

곰의

gomui — Bear's; possessive form of bear

꼬리가

kkeoriga — The tail (subject marker attached)

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all; absolutely none (with negative)

없었다는

eopseotdaneun — That there was none; reporting nonexistence

빼면

ppaemyeon — If you exclude; except for; leaving out

닮아

dalma — Resembled; looked similar to

보였단다

boyeotdanda — Appeared to look; seemed (narrative past)

꼬리의

kkoriui — Of the tail; tail's (possessive)

흔적조차도

heunjeokjochado — Not even a trace; not the slightest remnant

없었지

eopseotji — There was none; did not exist (casual past)

처음에는

cheoeumeun — At first; in the beginning (topic marked)

그가

geuga — He (subject marker attached); he as subject

숲의

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

되기

doegi — Becoming; the act of becoming (nominalized)

전에는

jeoneun — Before; prior to (topic marker attached)

이것을

igeoseul — This thing (object marker); referring to this

신경

singyeong — Mind; concern; caring about something

쓰지

sseuji — Use; mind (verb stem with negation implied)

않았어

anateo — Did not; was not (casual past negative)

사실

sasil — Actually; in fact; truth

없다는

eopdaneun — That there is none; reporting nonexistence

것이

geosi — The thing (subject marker); nominalizer

오히려

ohiryeo — Rather; on the contrary; instead

기뻤단다

gippeotdanda — Was happy; felt glad (narrative past tense)

있잖아

itjana — You know; listen; casual attention-getter

무슨

museun — What kind of; what sort of

쓸모가

sseulmoga — Usefulness; utility (subject marker attached)

있는지

inneunji — Whether there is; wondering if something exists

도무지

domuji — Simply; utterly (used with negatives)

생각할

saenggakhal — To think; can think (modifier form)

수가

suga — Ability; possibility (subject marker attached)

없었고

eopseotgo — There was none and; did not exist (connective)

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore; so; as a result

성가시게

seonggasige — Annoyingly; in a bothersome, troublesome manner

달고

dalgo — Attach and; hanging (connective verb form)

다닐

danil — Going around; carrying about (modifier form)

없어서

eopseoseo — Because there is none; since it doesn't exist

이것은

igeoseun — This (topic marker); as for this thing

바로

baro — Exactly; right; precisely

자연

jayeon — Nature; the natural world

어머니의

eomoniui — Mother's; of the mother (possessive)

견해이기도

gyeonhaeiгido — Also the view; opinion as well

했단다

haetdanda — Did; it is said she did (narrative past)

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic marker); as for her

모든

modeun — Every; all; each and every

이에게

iege — To each person; to every individual

정말로

jeongmallo — Truly; really; genuinely

필요한

piryohan — Necessary; needed; required (adjective form)

것은

geoseun — The thing (topic marker); as for what

모두

modu — All; everything; everyone

주고

jugo — Give and; providing (connective verb form)

필요하지

piryohaji — Necessary (verb stem with negation following)

않은

aneun — Not; that which is not (negative modifier)

주지

juji — Give (verb stem with negative implied)

않으려고

aneureogo — Intending not to; trying not to give

최선을

choeseoneul — Best effort; one's utmost (object marker)

다했단다

dahaetdanda — Did her best; gave everything (narrative past)

씨에게

ssiege — To Mr./Ms.; to a person (honorific dative)

조금이라도

jogeumiraedo — Even a little; even slightly

필요하다고

piryohadago — That it is necessary; reporting a need

생각하지

saenggakhaji — Think (verb stem with negation implied)

않았고

anatgo — Did not and; was not (past connective negative)

꼬리를

kkoreureul — The tail (object marker attached)

않았단다

anatdanda — Did not; it is said did not (narrative past)

씨는

ssineun — Mr./Ms. (topic marker); as for the person

없이도

eopseido — Even without; despite the absence of

완벽하게

wanbyeokhage — Perfectly; in a flawless manner

행복했고

haengbokaetgo — Was happy and; felt content (past connective)

먹을

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

충분히

chungbunhi — Sufficiently; enough; adequately

구하느라

guhanеura — In the effort to find; busy searching for

너무

neomu — Too; excessively; overly

바빠서

bappaseo — Because busy; so busy that

어리석은

eoriseogeun — Foolish; silly; unwise (adjective form)

생각이나

saenggagina — Foolish thoughts; or such thoughts

헛된

heotdoen — Vain; futile; empty and pointless

바람을

barameul — Wish; desire; longing (object marker)

가질

gajil — To have; to hold (modifier form)

시간이

sigani — Time (subject marker); having no time

없었단다

eopseotdanda — There was none; did not have (narrative past)