Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 105

Vocabulary

그리고

geurigo — Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting clauses or sentences.

물론

mullon — Of course; naturally; without doubt.

여러분은

yeoreobun-eun — 'You all' (plural you) with topic marker.

그

geu — That; he; referring to a previously mentioned person or thing.

이유가

iyuga — 'Reason' with subject marker; the reason for something.

아주

aju — Very; extremely; quite.

오래전

oraejeon — Long ago; a long time in the past.

세상이

sesang-i — 'The world' with subject marker; the world.

젊었던

jeolmeotdeon — Past modifier meaning 'when (it) was young'.

시절로

sijeol-lo — 'To the time/era' with directional marker.

거슬러

geoseulleo — Going back; tracing back to an earlier time.

올라가는

ollaganeun — Present modifier meaning 'going up' or 'tracing back'.

어떤

eotteon — Some; a certain; what kind of.

일

il — Thing; matter; event; work.

때문이라는

ttaemun-iraneun — Modifier meaning 'said to be because of'.

것을

geoseul — 'Thing/fact' with object marker; the fact that.

알고

algo — Knowing; and know; gerund form of 'to know'.

있습니다

itseumnida — Formal polite form of 'there is' or 'to exist/have'.

오늘날의

oneulnal-ui — Of today; modern; contemporary; present-day.

거의

geoui — Almost; nearly; most of.

모든

modeun — All; every; entire.

것은

geoseun — 'Thing' with topic marker; as for things/the fact.

시절에

sijeore — 'During that time/era' with locative marker.

일어난

ireonan — Past modifier meaning 'that happened' or 'that occurred'.

일들의

ildeul-ui — 'Of events/things'; possessive plural of 'event/matter'.

결과입니다

gyeolgwa-imnida — Is the result of; formal polite form of 'result'.

점박이

jeombagi — Spotted one; a name meaning 'spotted' or 'speckled'.

거북의

geobug-ui — 'Of the turtle'; possessive form of 'turtle'.

먼

meon — Far; distant; remote.

조상이

josang-i — 'Ancestor' with subject marker; an ancestor.

살았는데

sarannneunde — Lived, and...; past tense of 'to live' with contrast.

여러분이

yeoreobun-i — 'You all' with subject marker; all of you.

있는

inneun — Present modifier meaning 'that exists' or 'that is there'.

달리

dalli — Unlike; differently; in a different way.

그는

geuneun — He; that person (with topic marker).

집이

jibi — 'House/home' with subject marker; the home.

없었습니다

eopseotseumnida — Formal past tense of 'did not have' or 'did not exist'.

거북

geobuk — Turtle; tortoise.

씨는

ssi-neun — Mr./Ms. (honorific title) with topic marker.

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; highly.

조용하고

joyonghago — Quiet, and...; being quiet; calm and silent.

수줍음이

sujubeum-i — 'Shyness' with subject marker; shyness; bashfulness.

많았으며

manasseumyeo — Was much/many, and...; had a lot of (shyness).

남의

nam-ui — Other people's; belonging to others.

절대

jeoldae — Absolutely; never; under no circumstances.

참견하지

chamgyeonhaji — Not interfering; not meddling in others' affairs.

않았습니다

anatseumnida — Formal past negative; did not do something.

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because; the reason is; introducing an explanation.

문제를

munjereul — 'Problem/issue' with object marker; a problem.

피하는

pihaneun — Present modifier meaning 'avoiding' or 'that avoids'.

가장

gajang — Most; the best; number one.

좋은

joeun — Good; nice; pleasant (modifier form).

방법은

bangbeop-eun — 'Method/way' with topic marker; the way to do something.

오로지

oroji — Only; solely; exclusively; nothing but.

자신의

jasin-ui — One's own; of oneself; possessive reflexive.

일에만

ire-man — Only in one's own work/affairs; solely on one's tasks.

충실하는

chungsilhaneun — Being faithful/devoted; being diligent and loyal.

것이라고

geosirago — Quoting that it is the thing/fact; indirect quotation.

믿었기

midetgi — Because (he) believed; nominalized past belief.

때문입니다

ttaemun-imnida — Formal 'it is because of'; stating the reason formally.

비슷하여

biseutahyeo — Being similar to; resembling; alike in nature.

물을

mureul — 'Water' with object marker; water.

좋아하고

joahago — Likes, and...; liking something (connective form).

움직임이

umjigimi — 'Movement' with subject marker; motion; movement.

느렸지만

neuryeotjiman — Was slow, but...; past tense of 'slow' with contrast.

지금

jigeum — Now; at this moment; currently.

가진

gajin — Past modifier meaning 'that has' or 'possessed'.

집은

jibeun — 'House/home' with topic marker; as for the house.

만약

manyak — If; supposing that; in case; hypothetical marker.

집을

jibeul — 'House' with object marker; a house.

가지고

gajigo — Having; holding; possessing (connective gerund form).

있었더라면

isseotdeoramyeon — If (he) had had; past counterfactual conditional form.

많은

maneun — Many; much; a lot of (modifier form).

고생과

gosenggwa — 'Hardship/suffering' with 'and'; trouble and hardship.

걱정을

geokjeong-eul — 'Worry/concern' with object marker; worry; anxiety.

덜었을

deoreosseul — Would have reduced; past conditional of 'to lessen'.

것입니다

geosim-nida — Formal 'it is the fact/thing'; formal statement ending.

오랫동안

oraetdongan — For a long time; over a long period.

모두가

moduga — 'Everyone/all' with subject marker; everybody.

서로

seoro — Each other; mutually; one another.

평화롭게

pyeonghwaropge — Peacefully; in a peaceful manner.

살았습니다

sarasseumnida — Formal past tense of 'lived'; they lived.

그러다

geureoda — Then; and then; after that; transitional connector.

이미

imi — Already; by now; previously.

힘든

himdeun — Difficult; hard; tough; challenging (modifier form).

시절이

sijeori — 'Times/era' with subject marker; the era/period arrived.

찾아왔는데

chajawannneunde — Came visiting; arrived; past tense with contrast marker.

초록

chorok — Green; the color green.

들판과

deulpangwa — 'Fields/plains' with 'and'; open fields and...

숲에

supe — 'In the forest' with locative marker; in the woods.

사는

saneun — Present modifier meaning 'living' or 'that lives'.

이들이

ideuri — 'These people/creatures' with subject marker; these beings.

먹을

meogeul — 'Food to eat' with future modifier; something to eat.

찾기가

chatgiga — 'Finding' with subject marker; it being difficult to find.

어려워

eoryeowo — Is difficult; hard; challenging (informal ending).

대부분의

daebubun-ui — Most of; the majority of; possessive form.

시간을

siganeul — 'Time' with object marker; time (as an object).

굶주리며

gumjurimyeo — While starving; being hungry and starving simultaneously.

지냈습니다

jinaetseumnida — Formal past tense of 'to spend time'; they spent time.

그런데

geureonde — However; but; by the way; introducing contrast.

미소

miso — Smile; a smiling expression.

연못에

yeonmose — 'At/in the pond' with locative marker; at the pond.

것이

geosi — 'Thing/fact' with subject marker; the thing that exists.

풍족했습니다

pungjokhaetseumnida — Was plentiful/abundant; formal past of 'to be abundant'.

점에

jeome — 'In that aspect/point'; in this regard; in that respect.

있어서

isseoseo — Because there is; being the case; since there is.

걱정할

geokjeonghal — Future modifier of 'to worry'; something to worry about.

모두는

moduneun — 'Everyone' with topic marker; as for everyone.

그곳이

geugosi — 'That place' with subject marker; that place/location.

세상에서

sesangeseo — 'In the world' with locative marker; in the world.

곳이라는

gosiraneun — Modifier meaning 'said to be a place'; that it is a place.

있으니까요

isseunikka-yo — Because there is; since it exists (polite explanatory).

할아버지

harabeoji — Grandfather; old man (respectful address).

개구리가

gaeguri-ga — 'Frog' with subject marker; the frog.

듣고

deutgo — Listening, and...; hearing (connective gerund form).

있던

itdeon — Past modifier meaning 'who was' or 'that was there'.

사향쥐에게

sahyangjwi-ege — 'To the muskrat'; muskrat with dative/recipient marker.

윙크하자

wingkeuhaja — As (he) winked; upon winking; when (he) winked.

고개를

gogaereul — 'Head/neck' with object marker; one's head (nodding).

끄덕였습니다

kkeudeogieotseumnida — Nodded; formal past tense of 'to nod one's head'.