Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 110

Vocabulary

그것을

geugeoseul — It (object marker attached to 그것)

볼

bol — To see; future/modifier form of 보다

수

su — Ability or possibility; used in 'can' constructions

있는

inneun — Existing; present-tense modifier form of 있다

유일한

yuirhan — The only; sole; unique

때는

ttaeneun — As for the time when; at the moment of

웃음

useum — Laughter; smile; the act of laughing

연못으로

yeonmoseuro — To the pond; toward the pond

돌아가서

doragaseo — Going back; returning and then doing something

물에

mure — In the water; on the water surface

비친

bichin — Reflected; modifier form of 비치다 (to reflect)

자신의

jasinui — One's own; of oneself

모습을

moseubeul — One's appearance or figure (object form)

어깨

eokkae — Shoulder; the top part of the arm joint

너머로

neomeoro — Over; beyond; across (a barrier or edge)

바라볼

barabol — To gaze at; to look toward (modifier form)

때뿐인데

ttaeppuninde — Only when; it is only at that time

그때도

geuttaedo — Even then; at that time as well

물론

mullon — Of course; certainly; needless to say

꼬리

kkori — Tail; the rear appendage of an animal

자체를

jachaereul — The thing itself (object form of 자체)

제대로

jedaero — Properly; correctly; as it should be

없습니다

eopseumnida — There is not; does not exist (formal polite)

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore; so; as a result

가끔

gakkeum — Sometimes; occasionally; from time to time

이웃들의

iutdeurui — Of the neighbors; belonging to neighbors

멋진

meotjin — Wonderful; stylish; great; impressive

꼬리를

kkkorireul — Tail (object form); a tail as direct object

때면

ttaemyeon — Whenever; each time that something happens

잠시

jamsi — A moment; briefly; for a short time

동안

dongan — During; for a period of time

약간의

yakganui — A little of; some; slight amount of

부러움이

bureoumeui — Envy; jealousy (subject form of 부러움)

마음속에

maeumsoge — Inside the heart; within one's mind

스며들곤

seumyeodeulgon — Tends to seep in; repeatedly permeates gradually

합니다

hamnida — Does; formal polite ending for 하다

아니

ani — No; why; an exclamation of surprise

작은

jakeun — Small; little; tiny

들쥐조차도

deuljwijochado — Even the field mouse; not even the vole

짧기는

jjalggineun — Although short; as for being short

해도

haedo — Even if; although; even doing so

진짜

jinjja — Real; genuine; truly; really

가지고

gajigo — Having; possessing; with (connective form)

있지

itji — Exists; has; informal assertion of existence

않습니까

anseumnikka — Doesn't it?; isn't it? (formal rhetorical question)

그리고

geurigo — And; also; in addition; furthermore

다람쥐와

daramjuiwa — And the squirrel; squirrel (with conjunction)

여우와

yeoiuwa — And the fox; fox (with conjunction)

너구리와

neogeuriwa — And the raccoon; raccoon (with conjunction)

스컹크의

seukeonggeuui — Of the skunk; belonging to the skunk

경우에는

gyeongueneun — In the case of; as for the situation of

그들이

geudeuri — They (subject marker); those people/animals

얼마나

eolmana — How much; how; to what extent

아름다운

areumdaun — Beautiful; lovely; pretty (modifier form)

있는지

inneunji — Whether there is; how much there is

모두가

moduga — Everyone; all (subject form of 모두)

알고

algo — Knowing; and knowing (connective form of 알다)

있습니다

itseumnida — There is; exists; is (formal polite form)

한번은

hanbeonn — Once; one time; on one occasion

그것에

geugeose — About it; regarding that thing

대해

daehae — About; regarding; concerning something

너무

neomu — Too much; excessively; very

많이

mani — A lot; much; many; in great quantity

생각한

saenggakhan — Thought; having thought (modifier form)

나머지

nameoji — The result; the remainder; so much that

할아버지

harabeoji — Grandfather; old man (respectful address)

개구리가

gaegeuriga — The frog (subject form of 개구리)

침울한지를

chimulhanjireul — Whether (Peter) was gloomy or depressed

알아채고

arabchaego — Noticing; realizing and then doing something

무슨

museun — What kind of; what sort of

걱정이

geokjeongi — Worry; concern (subject form of 걱정)

있느냐고

inneunyago — Asking whether (someone) has something; indirect question

물었습니다

mureotseumnida — Asked; inquired (formal polite past tense)

자연의

jayeonui — Of nature; belonging to nature

어머니가

eomeoniga — Mother (subject form); Mother Nature as subject

다른

dareun — Other; different; another

이들에게는

ideullegeneun — To these people/creatures; for others (topic)

그토록

geueorok — So much; to such a degree; that much

주면서

jumyeonseo — While giving; giving and at the same time

자신에게는

jasinegeneun — To oneself; for oneself (topic form)

이렇게

ireoke — Like this; in this way; to this extent

보잘것없는

bojalgeoeopneun — Insignificant; trivial; worthless; of little value

준

jun — Gave; having given (modifier form of 주다)

것이

geosi — The thing (subject form); the fact that

불공평하게

bulgongpyeonhage — Unfairly; in an unjust manner

느껴진다고

neukkkyeojindago — Saying that (it) feels; indirect quote of feeling

말하자

malhaja — When (Peter) said; upon saying something

개구리는

gaegeurineun — The frog (topic form); as for the frog

그저

geujeo — Just; simply; merely; without any particular reason

큰

keun — Big; large; great (modifier form of 크다)

입을

ibeul — Mouth (object form); mouth as direct object

벌리고

beolligo — Opening wide; spreading open and then doing something

배를

baereul — Belly; stomach (object form of 배)

잡고

jabgo — Holding; grabbing and then doing something

웃어댔습니다

useodaetseumnida — Burst out laughing; kept on laughing loudly

말했습니다

malhaetseumnida — Said; spoke (formal polite past tense of 말하다)

네가

nega — You (subject form); you as the subject

침울해

chimulhae — Gloomy; depressed; looking downcast

보여서

boyeoseo — Because (you) looked; appearing a certain way

정말

jeongmal — Really; truly; genuinely; indeed

걱정거리가

geokjeonggeoriga — A worry; a source of concern (subject form)

줄

jul — (I) thought; expected (contracted from 것을)

알았잖니

aratjanni — I thought you knew; didn't you realize (informal)

만약

manyak — If; in case; supposing that

있다면

itdamyeon — If (you) had; supposing there was one

그것으로

geugeoseuro — With it; using it; by means of that

무엇을

mueoseul — What (object form); what as direct object

하겠니

hageenni — What would you do?; informal future question

그것은

geugeoseun — That thing (topic form); as for it

항상

hangsang — Always; all the time; constantly

네

ne — Your; yes; affirmative reply (context-dependent)

방해가

banghaega — Hindrance; obstacle (subject form of 방해)

될

doel — Will become; future modifier form of 되다

거야

geoya — It will be; informal future assertion

여우나

yeouна — Or the fox; fox (with disjunctive conjunction)

늙은

neulgeun — Old; aged; elderly (modifier form of 늙다)

너를

neoreul — You (object form); you as direct object

거의

geoui — Almost; nearly; practically

잡을

jabeul — To catch; will catch (future modifier form)

뻔한

ppeonhan — Almost happened; nearly did (near-miss modifier)

적이

jeogi — Times; occasions (subject form of 적)

많았는지

manatneunji — How many times there were; how often it happened

생각해

saenggakhae — Think about it; consider (informal imperative)

봐

bwa — Look; try (informal imperative/auxiliary)

있도록

itdorok — So that there is; in order to have

뒤에

dwie — Behind; in the back; at the rear

긴

gin — Long; lengthy (modifier form of 길다)

꼬리가

kkoriga — A tail (subject form); tail as subject

튀어나와

twieornawa — Sticking out; protruding; popping out

있었다면

isseotdamyeon — If there had been; supposing it had existed

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic form); as for them

분명히

bunmyeonghi — Clearly; certainly; obviously; without doubt

벌써

beolsseo — Already; by now; long since

잡았을

jabateul — Would have caught; past conditional modifier form