Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 100

Vocabulary

올빼미

olppaemi — Owl; a nocturnal bird of prey

씨와

ssiwa — Mr./Ms. [name] and; honorific title with conjunction

씨를

ssireul — Mr./Ms. [name]; honorific title, object marker

제외한

jeoehan — Excluding; leaving out; except for something

모든

modeun — All; every; each without exception

새들도

saedeuldo — Birds also; birds too, plural marker included

그러했습니다

geureohaeseumnida — It was so; that was indeed the case

사실

sasil — In fact; actually; truth or reality

씨는

ssineun — Mr./Ms. [name] is; honorific title, topic marker

매

mae — Hawk; falcon; bird of prey

가문에

gamune — In the family; belonging to a clan or lineage

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all; entirely not; completely absent

속하지

sokhaji — Not belong to; not be part of a group

않으므로

aneumeuро — Because (one) does not; since not doing something

그에게서

geuegeso — From him; originating from that person

두려워할

duryeoweohal — To fear; something to be afraid of

것은

geoseun — The thing that; topic-marked noun clause marker

아무것도

amugeotdo — Nothing at all; not anything whatsoever

없었습니다

eopseotseumnida — There was not; did not exist; was absent

그때

geuttae — At that time; then; at that moment

박쥐

bakjwi — Bat; flying nocturnal mammal

씨에게

ssiegе — To Mr./Ms. [name]; honorific title, dative marker

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; highly; to a great degree

기분

gibun — Feeling; mood; emotional state

좋은

joeun — Good; pleasant; favorable; nice

놀라운

nollaun — Surprising; amazing; astonishing; remarkable

일이

iri — A thing happened; an event or matter occurred

생겼습니다

saenggyeotseumnida — Occurred; happened; came into being

그는

geuneun — He; that person, subject topic marker

공중이

gongjungi — The air; the sky; midair, subject marker

곤충들로

gonchungdeulro — With insects; filled by insects, plural directional

가득

gadeuk — Full; filled to capacity; packed with something

차

cha — Filled; full; brimming (short verb form)

있음을

isseumeul — The fact of existing; that something is present

발견했는데

balgyeonhaenneunde — Discovered; found out; noticed something, with contrast

낮보다

natboda — Compared to daytime; more than during the day

훨씬

hwolssin — Much more; by far; considerably greater

더

deo — More; further; to a greater extent

많은

maneun — Many; numerous; a large number of

수였습니다

suyeotseumnida — Was the number; was the count or quantity

영리하고

yeongniahago — Being clever and; smart and intelligent, conjunctive

재빠르게

jaeppareuge — Quickly; swiftly; in a nimble manner

움직인

umjigin — Having moved; that moved; which was in motion

덕분에

deokbune — Thanks to; owing to; because of something good

너무

neomu — Too; excessively; overly much

어두워져서

eoduwojeoseo — Because it became dark; having grown too dark

볼

bol — To see; to look; infinitive form of 보다

수

su — Ability; possibility; can; number or count

없게

eopge — So as not to be able; becoming impossible

되기

doegi — Becoming; turning into; gerund form of 되다

전에

jeone — Before; prior to; earlier than something

몇

myeot — Several; a few; how many; some number

마리를

marireul — (Animal) counter; several animals, object marker

잡았습니다

jabatseumnida — Caught; grabbed; captured something or someone

그것들이

geugeotdeuri — They; those things, plural subject marker

배를

baereul — Stomach; belly, object marker; also means ship

채워

chaeweo — Filling; to fill up; satisfying hunger or space

주지는

jujineun — As for giving; providing, topic with negation contrast

못했지만

motaetjiman — Could not do; was unable to, but contrast

굶어

geurmeo — Starving; going hungry; without food

죽는

jungneun — Dying; the act of death; present-tense modifier

막아

maga — Blocking; preventing; stopping something from happening

주었습니다

jueotseumnida — Gave; provided; did something for someone

동굴로

donggullo — To the cave; toward a cave or cavern

날아

nara — Flying; soaring through the air, gerund form

돌아가는

doraganeun — Returning; going back; heading home, modifier form

동안

dongan — During; while; for a period of time

그토록

geutorok — So much; to such a degree; that intensely

열심히

yeolsimhi — Diligently; hard; with great effort and dedication

생각해

saenggakae — Thinking; having thought about; pondering something

왔던

watdeon — Had been coming; had kept doing over time

훌륭한

hullyunghan — Excellent; wonderful; magnificent; outstanding quality

아이디어가

aidioga — The idea; a concept or notion, subject marker

그에게

geuege — To him; directed toward that person

떠올랐습니다

tteoollatsseumnida — Came to mind; occurred to; suddenly thought of

완전히

wanjeonhi — Completely; entirely; fully; in a total manner

안전한

anjeonhan — Safe; secure; free from danger or harm

동굴에서

donggureseo — In the cave; inside a cavern or grotto

낮

nat — Daytime; the day; period when sun is up

잠을

jameul — Sleep; slumber, object marker

자고

jago — Sleeping and; after sleeping, conjunctive form

씨가

ssiga — Mr./Ms. [name]; honorific title, subject marker

잠자리에

jamjarie — To bed; to a sleeping place; bedtime location

들자마자

deuljamaja — As soon as going to bed; immediately upon sleeping

밖으로

bakkeuro — Outside; to the exterior; outward direction

나와

nawa — Coming out; going outside; emerging from somewhere

벌레와

beollewa — Bugs and; worms and insects, with conjunction

곤충을

gonchungeul — Insects; bugs, object marker

사냥하면

sanyanghamyeon — If one hunts; when hunting prey or game

되는

doeneun — Becoming; working out; it will be fine

것이었습니다

geosiyeotseumnida — It was the thing; that was the answer or solution

그러면

geureomyeon — If so; then; in that case; therefore

안전할

anjeonhal — Will be safe; future safe state modifier

것이고

geosigo — It will be and; that being the case, conjunctive

자연의

jayeonui — Of nature; nature's; belonging to the natural world

어머니께

eomeonigge — To mother; to a respected mother figure, dative

불평하지

bulpyeonghaji — Not complaining; refraining from grumbling or whining

않아도

anado — Even without doing; need not; it's okay not to

될

doel — Will become; future modifier of 되다

처음에

cheoeume — At first; in the beginning; initially

물론

mullon — Of course; naturally; needless to say

늙지

neukji — Not old; not aging, negation stem form

않았지만

anatjiman — Did not do, but; although not, contrast marker

어두워지기

eoduwojigi — Becoming dark; the process of darkness falling

충분한

chungbunhan — Sufficient; enough; adequate amount or degree

잡는

jabneun — Catching; grabbing; the act of capturing something

것이

geosi — The thing that; a matter or fact, subject marker

힘들었습니다

himdeureotseumnida — Was difficult; was hard; required great effort

하지만

hajiman — However; but; nevertheless; on the other hand

매일

maeil — Every day; daily; each and every day

밤

bam — Night; nighttime; the dark hours of day

전날

jeonnal — The previous day; the day before; prior night

밤보다

bamboda — Compared to the night before; than last night

조금

jogeum — A little; slightly; a small amount

오래

orae — Long time; for a long duration; lengthy period

잘

jal — Well; good; skillfully; properly

있게

itge — So as to be able; in a way that allows

된다는

doendaneun — The fact that it becomes; that one can do

것을

geoseul — The thing; a fact or matter, object marker

알게

alge — Coming to know; so as to realize something

되었고

doeeotgo — Became and; turned into, conjunctive past tense

마침내

machimne — Finally; at last; eventually; in the end

황혼

hwanghon — Twilight; dusk; the dim light after sunset

속에서도

sogesedo — Even within; even inside; even in the midst of

낮에

nase — During the day; in the daytime; at noon

보던

bodeon — Used to see; had been seeing, past habitual modifier

것만큼

geosmankeum — As much as the thing; to the same degree as

되었습니다

doeeotseumnida — Became; turned into; came to be something

어머니께서

eomeonikkeseo — Mother (subject); honorific subject marker for mother

다시

dasi — Again; once more; anew; a second time

한번

hanbeon — Once; one time; one more time

친절하셨으며

chinjeolhasyeoteumyeo — Was kind and; being gracious, honorific conjunctive

스스로

seuseuro — By oneself; on one's own; independently

돕는

domneun — Helping; who helps; assisting, present modifier

자를

jareul — The one who; the person that does, object marker

항상

hangsang — Always; at all times; constantly; invariably

돕듯이

dopdeuisi — Just as one helps; in the same way as helping

그를

geureul — Him; that person, object marker

도와주셨다는

dowajusyeotdaneun — The fact that she helped him; had assisted honorifically

깨달았습니다

kkaedarat seumnida — Realized; came to understand; had an awakening