Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 99

Vocabulary

나

na — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

스스로

seuseuро — By oneself; independently, on one's own

이

i — This; demonstrative pronoun or adjective

곤경에서

gongyeong-eseo — From a predicament or difficult situation

벗어날

beoseonal — To escape from, get out of (modifier form)

방법을

bangbeobeul — Method, way, means (object form)

생각해내야

saenggakhaenaya — Must think up, must come up with an idea

해

hae — Do; informal present tense of 하다

늙은

neulgeun — Old, aged; adjective modifying a noun

박쥐

bakjwi — Bat; nocturnal flying mammal

씨는

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

생각했다

saenggakhaetda — Thought, considered; past tense of 생각하다

정말

jeongmal — Really, truly; adverb expressing sincerity

혼자서는

honjaseoneun — Alone, by oneself (topic/contrast marker attached)

안

an — Not; negation adverb before a verb

되겠다

doegetta — Will not work out; expresses futility or resignation

싶을

sipeul — Want to; desire (modifier/future form of 싶다)

때

ttae — Time, moment, when; temporal noun

그때

geuttae — At that time, then; referring to a specific moment

가서

gaseo — Going and then; sequential connective of 가다

자연의

jayeon-ui — Of nature; possessive form of 자연 (nature)

어머니를

eomeonireul — Mother (object marker attached); maternal figure

찾아가도

chajagado — Even if one goes to visit someone

늦지

neutji — Not late; base of 늦다 in negative construction

않을

aneul — Will not; future negative modifier form

거야

geoya — It will be; informal future/assertion ending

물론

mullon — Of course, naturally; concessive adverb

공중에서

gongjung-eseo — In the air, mid-air; locative form of 공중

몸을

momeul — Body (object marker); one's physical body

비틀고

biteulgo — Twisting, contorting; connective form of 비틀다

피하고

pihago — Avoiding and; connective form of 피하다

돌고

dolgo — Turning, circling; connective form of 돌다

있을

isseul — Being, existing; future/modifier form of 있다

때는

ttaeneun — When; topic-marked temporal noun 때

생각하기가

saenggakhagiga — Thinking (subject marker); nominalized form of 생각하다

매우

maeu — Very, extremely; intensifying adverb

어렵지요

eoryeopjiyo — It is difficult, isn't it; polite confirmatory ending

물론이죠

mullonijyo — Of course; polite affirmative exclamation

마치

machi — As if, just like; adverb of comparison

그

geu — That, the; demonstrative determiner

모든

modeun — All, every; determiner meaning entirety

것을

geoseul — Thing (object marker); nominalizer 것

다

da — All, everything; adverb of totality

아는

aneun — Knowing; present modifier form of 알다

것처럼

geotcheoreom — As if, like; comparative nominalizer construction

말했다

malhaetda — Said, spoke; past tense of 말하다

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore, so; causal conjunctive adverb

혼자서

honjaseo — Alone, by oneself; adverb of solitude

조용히

joyonghi — Quietly, silently; adverb form of 조용하다

누군가의

nugun-ga-ui — Someone's; possessive form of 누군가

저녁거리가

jeonyeokgeorига — Something for dinner; prey or evening meal

될

doel — Will become; future modifier form of 되다

위험

wiheom — Danger, risk; noun expressing peril

없이

eopsi — Without; adverbial form of 없다

생각할

saenggakhal — To think; future modifier form of 생각하다

수

su — Ability, possibility; used in ~할 수 있다

있는

inneun — Existing, that is; present modifier of 있다

장소를

jangsoreul — Place, location (object marker)

찾아

chaja — Looking for, seeking; connective form of 찾다

나섰지요

nasseotjiyo — Set out, headed off; polite past of 나서다

개구리

gaeguri — Frog; small amphibian

할아버지가

harabeojiga — Grandfather (subject marker); elderly male figure

계속

gyesok — Continuously, continuously; adverb of continuation

날고

nalgo — Flying and; connective form of 날다

또

tto — Again, also; additive adverb

날았지만

naratjiman — Flew but; past tense connective of 날다

그런

geureon — Such, that kind of; demonstrative modifier

찾을

chajeul — To find; future modifier form of 찾다

희망을

huimangeul — Hope (object marker); expectation or wish

거의

geoui — Almost, nearly; adverb of approximation

포기하려던

pogiharyeodeon — Was about to give up; retrospective modifier form

참에

chame — Just at the moment of; temporal nuance particle

동굴

donggul — Cave, cavern; natural underground hollow

하나를

hanareul — One (object marker); number one as noun

발견했어요

balgyeonhaesseoyo — Discovered, found; polite past of 발견하다

안은

aneun — The inside (topic marker); interior of something

어두워

eoduwo — Dark; descriptive form of 어둡다

보였지만

Appeared but; past connective of 보이다

날아

nara — Flying; connective form of 날다

들어가기에

deureogagие — For entering; nominalizing form with locative marker

충분히

chungbunhi — Sufficiently, enough; adverb of adequacy

컸고

keotgo — Was big and; past connective of 크다

안으로

aneuro — Into the inside, inward; directional locative

들어갔어요

deureogasseoyo — Went inside, entered; polite past of 들어가다

매

mae — Hawk, falcon; bird of prey

절대

jeoldae — Never, absolutely; adverb of strong negation

그곳에

geugose — To/at that place; locative form of 그곳

들어오지

deureooji — Coming in; base of negative construction 들어오다

것이라는

geosiraneun — That it is; quoted modifier form of 것이다

걸

geol — Thing, fact; contracted form of 것을

알았고

aratgo — Knew and; past connective of 알다

천장

cheonjang — Ceiling; upper interior surface of a room

가까이에

gakkaie — Near, close to; locative adverb of proximity

작은

jageun — Small, little; present modifier form of 작다

선반

seonban — Shelf, ledge; flat surface for placing things

같은

gateun — Like, similar to; comparative modifier

곳을

goseul — Place (object marker); a spot or location

발견했을

balgyeonhaesseul — When discovered; past modifier form of 발견하다

따라올지도

ttaraoljido — Might follow; conjectural form of 따라오다

모르는

moreuneun — Not knowing; present modifier of 모르다

네

ne — Four; the number four

발

bal — Foot, paw; body part used for walking

달린

dallin — Having, equipped with; modifier form of 달리다

적들로부터도

jeokdeullobuteoтдо — From enemies too; plural enemies with source marker

안전하다는

anjeonhadaneun — That it is safe; quoted modifier of 안전하다

알았어요

arasseoyo — Knew, understood; polite past of 알다

그곳은

geugoSeun — That place (topic marker); referring to that spot

쉬면서

swimyeonseo — While resting; simultaneous connective of 쉬다

생각하기에

saenggakhagіe — For thinking; nominalized form with locative marker

딱

ttak — Exactly, perfectly; adverb of precise fit

좋은

joeun — Good, nice; present modifier form of 좋다

장소였어요

jangsoyeosseoyo — Was a place; polite past of 장소이다

쉬었고

swieotgo — Rested and; past connective of 쉬다

쉬는

swineun — Resting; present modifier form of 쉬다

동안

dongan — During, while; temporal noun expressing a period

곰곰이

gomgomi — Deeply, carefully (thinking); adverb of pondering

생각하고

saenggakhago — Thinking and; connective form of 생각하다

생각했어요

saenggakhaesseoyo — Thought; polite past tense of 생각하다

이윽고

ieugo — Eventually, after a while; literary temporal adverb

바깥이

bakkat-i — The outside (subject marker); exterior area

어두워지고

eoduwojigo — Becoming dark and; connective of 어두워지다

있다는

itdaneun — That it is; quoted modifier form of 있다

알아챘어요

arabachaesseoyo — Noticed, realized; polite past of 알아채다

이런

ireon — Oh my, goodness; exclamation of surprise

오늘

oneul — Today; adverb or noun for the current day

뭔가를

mwongareul — Something (object marker); indefinite pronoun

먹으려면

meogeuryeomyeon — If one wants to eat; conditional intentional form

서둘러야겠어

seodulleoyagesseo — Should hurry; informal obligatory future form

밖으로

bakgeuro — To the outside, outward; directional locative

나왔을

nawasseul — When came out; past modifier form of 나오다

태양

taeyang — The sun; star at the center of the solar system

이미

imi — Already; adverb indicating something has occurred

잠자리에

jamjarіe — In bed; locative form meaning going to sleep

들었다는

deureotdaneun — That went to (bed); quoted modifier of 들다

알게

alge — Come to know; resultative form of 알다

되었어요

doesseoteoyo — Became, came to be; polite past of 되다