Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 104

Vocabulary

만약

manyak — If; used to introduce a conditional or hypothetical situation.

네가

nega — You (subject form); informal second-person subject marker.

점박이

jeombagi — Spotted one; nickname for a spotted animal or creature.

거북에

geobuge — To/about the turtle; locative/dative form of turtle.

대해

daehae — About; regarding a topic or subject matter.

알고

algo — Knowing; gerund form of 알다, to know.

싶었다면

sipeotssdamyeon — If you had wanted to; conditional past desire form.

왜

wae — Why; interrogative adverb asking for a reason.

더

deo — More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree.

일찍

iljjik — Early; sooner than expected or usual time.

오지

oji — Come (negative stem); base form before negation particle.

않았니

anatni — Didn't you?; informal past negative question ending.

그

geu — He/that; third-person pronoun or demonstrative.

내내

naenae — Throughout; the entire time without interruption.

할아버지

harabeoji — Grandfather; respectful term for an elderly man.

개구리의

gaeguri-e — Of the frog; possessive form of frog.

크고

keugo — Big and; conjunctive form of the adjective big.

툭

tuk — Suddenly protruding; adverb describing abrupt bulging.

불거진

bulgeojiн — Bulging; protruding outward noticeably.

눈에는

nun-eneun — In the eyes; topic/locative marker on eyes.

반짝임이

banjjagimi — A sparkle/twinkle; subject form of sparkling light.

있었다

isseotda — There was/existed; past tense of to exist.

너무

neomu — Too/so very; intensifying adverb of degree.

놀라서

nollaseo — Being surprised, so; causal gerund of to be surprised.

말문이

malmun-i — Words/speech; literally the gate of speech.

막혀버렸다

makhyeobeoryeotda — Became completely blocked; speech was totally stopped.

그는

geuneun — He (topic); third-person masculine topic marker.

아무에게도

amu-ege-do — To no one; nobody at all (with negative verb).

한마디도

hanmadido — Not even a single word; emphatic zero speech.

하지

haji — Do not; negative verb stem before negation.

않았는데

anatneunde — Had not done, yet; past negative connective ending.

개구리가

gaeguri-ga — The frog (subject); subject marker on frog.

어떻게

eotteoke — How; interrogative adverb asking manner or method.

무엇

mueot — What; interrogative pronoun for things.

때문에

ddaemune — Because of; reason/cause connective postposition.

왔는지

watneunji — Whether/why he came; indirect question ending on come.

알

al — Know (stem); base form of the verb to know.

수

su — Ability/possibility; bound noun indicating capability.

있었을까

isseosseulkka — Could there have been?; past speculative ending.

오랫동안

oraetdongan — For a long time; extended duration of time.

개구리를

gaeguri-reul — The frog (object); object marker on frog.

매우

maeu — Very; formal adverb of high degree or intensity.

존경해왔는데

jongyeonghae-watneunde — Had been respecting; past continuous respectful form.

여러분도

yeoreobundo — Everyone too; inclusive address for a general audience.

알다시피

aldashipi — As you know; connective expressing shared knowledge.

개구리는

gaeguri-neun — The frog (topic); topic marker on frog.

늙고

neulkgo — Old and; conjunctive form of to be old.

지혜롭지만

jihyeoropjiman — Wise but; concessive form of to be wise.

이제

ije — Now/from now; adverb marking a present new state.

거의

geoui — Almost/nearly; adverb of approximation close to complete.

두렵게

duryeopge — Fearfully/frighteningly; adverbial form of to be fearful.

느껴졌다

neukkkyeojyeotda — Was felt; passive past tense of to feel/sense.

있잖아요

itjanaнyo — You know; filler phrase seeking agreement or attention.

자신의

jasin-e — One's own; possessive reflexive pronoun.

생각을

saenggak-eul — Thought/idea (object); object marker on thought.

읽은

ilgeun — Read (modifier); past-tense adjectival form of to read.

것처럼

geotcheoreom — As if/like; comparative connective for resemblance.

저는

jeo-neun — I (humble topic); polite first-person topic form.

당신이

dangsin-i — You (subject); formal second-person subject form.

기다리고

gidarigo — Waiting and; connective gerund of to wait.

계신

gyesin — Are (honorific modifier); respectful present adjectival form.

줄

jul — That (fact); bound noun expressing expectation or assumption.

몰랐어요

mollasseoyo — Did not know; polite past tense of not knowing.

정말로

jeongmallo — Truly/really; emphatic adverb confirming sincerity.

더듬거리며

deodeumgeoriмyeo — Stuttering/stammering; simultaneous gerund of to stammer.

말했다

malhaetda — Said/spoke; plain past tense of to say.

알았다면

aratdamyeon — If I had known; past conditional form of to know.

훨씬

hwolssin — Much more/far; adverb emphasizing a large difference.

전에

jeone — Before; time postposition indicating prior occurrence.

여기

yeogi — Here; demonstrative adverb of close location.

왔을

wassseul — Would have come; past probable modifier of to come.

거예요

geoyeyo — It would be; polite supposition or expectation ending.

실례지만

sillyejiman — Excuse me but; polite phrase before a question.

제가

jega — I (humble subject); polite first-person subject form.

오고

ogo — Coming and; connective gerund of to come.

있다는

itdaneun — That there is; indirect quotation modifier of exist.

것과

geotgwa — Thing and; conjunctive form of bound noun thing.

오는지

oneunji — Whether coming; indirect question form of to come.

아셨나요

asyeottnayo — Did you know (honorific)?; polite past honorific question.

내가

naega — I (subject); plain first-person subject form.

알았는지는

aratneunjineun — Whether I knew (topic); indirect question topic form.

신경

singyeong — Mind/concern; nerve, attention, or worry about something.

쓰지

sseuji — Use/write (stem); verb stem before negation particle.

마

ma — Don't; blunt negative imperative ending.

나는

naneun — I (topic); plain first-person topic marker.

말하지

malhaji — Say/speak (negative stem); before negation particle.

않는

anneun — Not doing; present negative adjectival form.

것을

geoseul — Thing (object); object marker on bound noun thing.

많이

mani — A lot/many; adverb of large quantity or frequency.

있는데

inneunde — There is, but; present connective of to exist.

그건

geugeon — That is (topic); contracted topic form of that thing.

어떤

eotteon — Some/certain; adjective meaning a particular kind of.

사람들은

saramdeureun — People (topic); plural people with topic marker.

할

hal — To do (modifier); future adjectival form of to do.

없는

eomneun — Non-existent; present adjectival form of to not exist.

일이지

iriji — It's a matter/task; thing or affair with soft assertion.

대답했다

daedaphaetda — Answered/replied; plain past tense of to answer.

말이

mari — Word/speech (subject); subject marker on speech.

자신을

jasin-eul — Oneself (object); reflexive pronoun with object marker.

가리키는

garikineun — Pointing at; present adjectival form of to point.

것인지

geotsinji — Whether it is; indirect question of bound noun thing.

궁금했는데

gunggeumhaetneunde — Was curious, but; past concessive of to be curious.

소문을

somun-eul — Rumor (object); gossip or hearsay with object marker.

퍼뜨리기를

peotteurigi-reul — Spreading (object); object form of spreading rumors.

좋아하기

joahagi — Liking; nominalized gerund form of to like.

때문이다

ttaemunida — It is because; declarative form of because/reason.

하지만

hajiman — However/but; common adversative conjunctive.

아무

amu — Any/no; indefinite pronoun used with negatives.

말도

maldo — Even a word; emphatic particle on word/speech.

무슨

museun — What kind of; interrogative determiner for type.

말을

mal-eul — Word/speech (object); object marker on speech.

해야

haeya — Must do; obligatory form of to do.

할지

halji — Whether to do; indirect question future form.

몰랐기

mollatkgi — Not knowing (causal noun); nominalized past ignorance form.

때문이었고

ttaemun-ieotgo — It was because, and; past causal connective form.

잠시

jamsi — A moment/briefly; short period of time.

후

hu — After; postposition indicating time following an event.

그토록

geutorок — So much/to that degree; emphatic adverb of extent.

듣고

deutgo — Listening and; connective gerund of to listen.

싶어

sipeo — Want to; desiderative ending expressing desire.

하던

hadeon — Used to do; past habitual adjectival form.

이야기를

iyagi-reul — Story/tale (object); narrative with object marker.

시작했다

sijakhaetda — Started/began; plain past tense of to start.

물론

mullon — Of course/naturally; adverb of obvious expectation.

않아도

anatdo — Even without doing; concessive negative form.

알겠지만

algetjiman — You probably know, but; concessive epistemic form.

집을

jip-eul — House (object); object marker on house.

등에

deung-e — On the back; locative marker on back of body.

지고

jigo — Carrying on back; connective gerund of to carry.

다니는

daninneun — Going around; present adjectival form of to go about.

데는

de-neun — The fact/place (topic); bound noun with topic marker.

이유가

iyu-ga — There is a reason; reason with subject marker.

있단다

ittanda — There is, you see; soft explanatory declarative ending.

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because/the reason is; formal causal conjunction.

이

i — This; demonstrative determiner for close objects.

세상의

sesang-e — Of the world; possessive form of world.

모든

modeun — All/every; universal determiner.

것에는

geot-e-neun — In everything (topic); bound noun with locative topic.

있기

itgi — There being; nominalized form of to exist.

때문이지

ttaemuniji — It's because; informal declarative causal ending.