Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 106

Vocabulary

그런데

geureonde — However; used to introduce a contrasting or new topic.

얼마

eolma — How much; how long; an unspecified amount or duration.

후

hu — After; later; following a certain time or event.

거북

geobuk — Turtle; a slow-moving reptile with a hard shell.

씨는

ssi-neun — Mr./Ms. [Name]; honorific title attached to a person's name.

큰

keun — Big; large; great in size or degree.

동물들이

dongmuldeuri — Animals (subject form); referring to multiple animals as subject.

작은

jageun — Small; little; of lesser size or degree.

동물들을

dongmuldeuреul — Animals (object form); multiple animals as the object.

잡을

jabeul — To catch; future/modifier form of 잡다, to grab or capture.

수

su — Ability; possibility; used in '~할 수 있다' (can do).

있을

isseul — To exist/be; future/modifier form indicating existence or possibility.

때마다

ttaemada — Every time; whenever a particular moment or event occurs.

잡아먹고

jabameoкго — Catching and eating; predatory consumption of prey animals.

있다는

itdaneun — That (someone) is doing; nominalizing ongoing action or state.

것을

geoseul — The thing (object form); nominalizer used as sentence object.

알게

alge — To come to know; resultant form of 알다 (to know).

되었고

doeeotgo — Became and (continued); past tense connective form of 되다.

육지에

yukjie — On land; referring to the surface of the earth, not water.

때는

ttaeneun — When (topic); referring to a specific time or occasion.

한순간도

hansungando — Not even for a single moment; emphasizing constant danger.

안전하지

anjeonhaji — Not safe; negation form preceding 않다 (to not be).

않으며

aneumyeo — While not; connective negation linking two related clauses.

물속에서도

mulsogеsеdo — Even in the water; inside water, also not exempt from danger.

항상

hangsang — Always; at all times, constantly, without exception.

안전한

anjeonhan — Safe; secure; free from danger or harm (modifier form).

것은

geoseun — The thing (topic form); nominalizer marking the sentence topic.

아니라는

aniraneun — That it is not; negation nominalizer used attributively.

되었습니다

doeeotseumnida — Became; formal polite past tense of 되다 (to become).

개구리

gaeguri — Frog; a small amphibian that lives near water.

할아버지가

harabeojiga — Grandfather (subject); elderly male, also used as respectful address.

계속

gyesok — Continuously; to keep doing something without stopping.

말했습니다

malhaetseumnida — Said; formal polite past tense of 말하다 (to speak/say).

그는

geuneun — He (topic); third-person masculine pronoun as sentence topic.

두세

duse — Two or three; a small approximate number between two and three.

번

beon — Time(s); counter for number of occurrences or attempts.

아슬아슬하게

aseulaseulhage — Narrowly; barely; in a hair-raising, dangerously close manner.

위기를

wigireul — Crisis (object form); a dangerous or critical situation.

모면했고

momyeonhaetgo — Narrowly escaped and (then); averted danger successfully.

그

geu — That; he; a demonstrative or third-person pronoun.

일들이

ildeuri — Events/things (subject); multiple incidents or happenings.

그를

geureul — Him (object form); third-person masculine pronoun as object.

생각하게

saenggakage — To make think; causative connective form of 생각하다.

만들었습니다

mandeureotseumnida — Made; caused; formal polite past tense of 만들다.

너무

neomu — Too; excessively; to a degree beyond what is appropriate.

느리고

neurigo — Slow and; connective form of 느리다 (to be slow).

둔해서

dunhaeseo — Because of being dull/clumsy; slow in movement or reaction.

달리거나

dalligeona — To run or; connective form presenting running as one option.

싸울

ssaul — To fight; future/modifier form of 싸우다 (to fight/battle).

수가

suga — Ability (subject form); possibility, used in '~할 수가 없다'.

없었습니다

eopseotseumnida — Did not exist; there was not; formal polite past of 없다.

그가

geuga — He (subject form); third-person masculine pronoun as subject.

할

hal — To do; future/modifier form of 하다 (to do/perform).

있는

inneun — That exists/is; present modifier form of 있다 (to be/exist).

유일한

yuiran — The only; sole; one and only option or possibility.

가능한

ganeunghan — Possible; feasible; that which can be done (modifier form).

한

han — One; a; also used as 'as much as possible' in phrases.

눈에

nune — In the eyes; to the eyes; in one's sight or attention.

띄지

ttiji — To stand out; negation form of 띄다, to be noticeable.

않게

antge — So as not to; connective negation expressing avoidance of result.

지내는

jinaeneun — Living; spending time; present modifier form of 지내다.

것이었습니다

geosieotseumnida — It was the thing; formal polite past nominalized predicate.

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore; so; conjunction indicating cause and result.

머리만

meoriman — Only the head; limiting focus solely to the head.

물

mul — Water; the liquid essential for life and swimming.

밖으로

bakkеuro — To the outside; outward direction beyond a boundary or surface.

내밀고

naemilgo — Sticking out and; connective form of 내밀다 (to protrude/extend).

헤엄치는

heeomchineun — Swimming; present modifier form of 헤엄치다 (to swim).

법을

beobeul — Method/way (object); a technique or manner of doing something.

배웠고

baewotgo — Learned and; past tense connective form of 배우다 (to learn).

때로는

ttaeroneun — Sometimes; occasionally; at certain times but not always.

코끝만

kokkeutman — Only the tip of the nose; barely exposing the nostrils.

내밀기도

naemilgido — Also sticking out; even protruding something slightly outward.

했습니다

haetseumnida — Did; formal polite past tense of 하다 (to do/act).

나갈

nagal — To go out; future/modifier form of 나가다 (to exit/go out).

진흙으로

jinheugеuro — With mud; using mud as a means or material for covering.

몸을

momeul — Body (object form); the physical form as sentence object.

덮었고

deopеotgo — Covered and; past tense connective form of 덮다 (to cover).

누군가

nugunga — Someone; an unspecified or unknown person approaching.

오는

oneun — Coming; present modifier form of 오다 (to come/approach).

소리가

soriga — Sound (subject form); a noise or sound as the subject.

들리면

deullimyeon — If heard; conditional form of 들리다 (to be heard/audible).

다리와

dariwa — Legs and; listing legs along with other body parts.

꼬리와

kkoriwa — Tail and; listing the tail alongside other body parts.

머리를

meorireul — Head (object form); the head as the object of an action.

최대한

choedaehan — As much as possible; to the maximum extent or degree.

바짝

bajjak — Tightly; very closely; pulled in snugly without any gap.

집어넣고

jibeoneokgo — Tucking in and; inserting/pulling in tightly, then continuing.

완전히

wanjeonhi — Completely; entirely; in a total or thorough manner.

꼼짝도

kkomjjakdo — Not even a twitch; emphasizing absolute stillness or immobility.

하지

haji — Not doing; negation base form preceding 않다.

않았습니다

aneotseumnida — Did not; formal polite past tense of 않다 (to not do).

영락없이

yeongnagensi — Exactly; without fail; looking unmistakably like something else.

갈색

galsaek — Brown; the color brown, like earth or mud.

흙덩이처럼

heukdeongiчeoreom — Like a clod of dirt; resembling a lump of brown earth.

보였습니다

boyeotseumnida — Appeared; looked like; formal polite past of 보이다 (to seem).

어느

eoneu — One (certain); a particular but unspecified day or thing.

날

nal — Day; a single day as a unit of time.

나무껍질

namukeopjil — Tree bark; the outer covering or skin of a tree.

조각

jogak — Piece; fragment; a small broken or cut-off section of something.

아래로

araero — Downward; toward the bottom; in a lower direction.

기어

gieo — Crawling; connective form of 기다 (to crawl/creep along).

들어가

deureoga — Entering; connective form of 들어가다 (to go inside/enter).

쉬면서

swimyeonseo — While resting; simultaneous connective of 쉬다 (to rest).

동시에

dongsie — At the same time; simultaneously; at once, concurrently.

지나칠지도

jinachiljido — Might pass by; speculative form of 지나치다 (to pass/go past).

모르는

moreuneun — Not knowing; present modifier form of 모르다 (to not know).

누군가의

nugungaui — Someone's; possessive form of 누군가 (someone, a certain person).

않으려

aneullyo — Intending not to; expressing intent to avoid a certain action.

길을

gireul — Road/path (object form); a route or journey as sentence object.

떠나려고

tteonalyeogo — Intending to leave; expressing purpose of departing or setting out.

하자

haja — When (he) tried to; sequential connective meaning 'as soon as'.

조각이

jogagi — The piece (subject); a fragment as the grammatical subject.

그의

geuui — His; possessive form of 그 (he/that), showing ownership.

등에

deunge — On the back; located on or attached to one's back.

걸려

geollyeo — Caught on; hooked; connective form of 걸리다 (to get caught).

있어서

isseoseo — Because it was there; causal connective form of 있다.

그것을

geugeoseul — That thing (object form); referring to a previously mentioned object.

달고

dalgo — Carrying attached; connective form of 달다 (to attach/carry).

다니고

danigo — Going around and; connective form of 다니다 (to go around).

처음에

cheoеume — At first; initially; in the beginning before anything else.

짜증이

jjajeungi — Annoyance/irritation (subject); a feeling of frustration or vexation.

나서

naseo — Arising and (then); causal connective of 나다 (to arise/occur).

털어

teoreo — Shaking off; connective form of 털다 (to shake off/remove).

버리려

beorilyeo — Intending to discard; trying to get rid of something completely.

그러기도

geureogido — Even before doing so; before that action could happen.

전에

jeone — Before; prior to a certain time or event occurring.

들렸고

deullyeotgo — Was heard and; past tense connective of 들리다 (to be heard).

재빨리

jaeppalli — Quickly; swiftly; doing something with great speed and agility.

머리와

meoriwa — Head and; listing the head alongside other body parts.

꼬리를

kkорireul — Tail (object form); the tail as the object of an action.

집어넣었습니다

jibeoneoeotseumnida — Tucked in; retracted; formal polite past of 집어넣다.

그것은

geugeoseun — That thing (topic); referring to a previously mentioned thing.

바로

baro — Right; exactly; immediately; precisely the thing being identified.

씨였습니다

ssiyeotseumnida — Was Mr./Ms. [Name]; formal polite past identifying a person.