Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 111

Vocabulary

나는

na-neun — I (subject marker attached); first person singular subject

어렸을

eo-ryeo-sseul — When one was young; past adjectival form of 어리다

때

ttae — Time, moment, or period when something occurs

긴

gin — Long; adjective modifying a noun

꼬리가

kko-ri-ga — Tail (with subject marker); an animal's tail

있었는데

i-sseot-neun-de — Had; existed but (contrastive past tense conjunction)

그것을

geu-geo-seul — It (object marker); referring to that thing

없애게

eop-ssae-ge — To get rid of; to eliminate something

되어

doe-eo — Became; came to be (connective form of 되다)

정말

jeong-mal — Really, truly; emphasizing sincerity or degree

기뻤단다

gi-ppeo-sseot-dan-da — Was very happy; past tense with narrative ending

그

geu — That; a determiner referring to something previously mentioned

말을

ma-reul — Words, speech (with object marker); what was said

들은

deu-reun — Heard; past adjectival form of 듣다

후

hu — After; following a certain time or event

기분이

gi-bu-ni — Feeling, mood (with subject marker)

나아졌습니다

na-a-jyeot-sseum-ni-da — Got better; improved (formal polite past tense)

하지만

ha-ji-man — However, but; conjunction showing contrast

그는

geu-neun — He (topic marker); third person male pronoun

꼬리에

kko-ri-e — Tail (with location/topic marker); about the tail

대한

dae-han — About, regarding; preposition-like modifier

흥미를

heung-mi-reul — Interest (with object marker); curiosity or fascination

잃지

il-chi — Not lose; negative connective form of 잃다

않았고

a-na-sseot-go — Did not; past negative connective form

왜

wae — Why; question word asking for a reason

이웃들

i-ut-deul — Neighbors; people living nearby (plural)

중

jung — Among, amid; indicating a group or selection

일부는

il-bu-neun — Some (of them); a portion or part of a group

크고

keu-go — Big and; connective form of 크다 (to be big)

덥수룩한

deop-ssu-ruk-an — Bushy, shaggy; describing thick unkempt fur or hair

가지고

ga-ji-go — Having, possessing; connective form of 가지다

있고

it-go — Has and; connective form indicating possession or existence

길고

gil-go — Long and; connective form of 길다

가는

ga-neun — Thin, slender; present adjectival form of 가늘다

있는지

in-neun-ji — Whether there is; indirect question form of 있다

그리고

geu-ri-go — And, also; conjunction connecting phrases or sentences

자신은

ja-si-neun — Oneself (topic marker); reflexive pronoun

거의

geo-ui — Almost, nearly; adverb indicating near completeness

없는지

eom-neun-ji — Whether there is none; indirect question form of 없다

궁금해하며

gung-geum-hae-ha-myeo — While wondering curiously; connective form of 궁금해하다

많은

ma-neun — Many, a lot of; adjective modifying a noun

시간을

si-ga-neul — Time (with object marker); a period or duration

보냈습니다

bo-naet-sseum-ni-da — Spent (time); sent away (formal polite past tense)

그래서

geu-rae-seo — Therefore, so; conjunction showing cause and result

비버

bi-beo — Beaver; a semi-aquatic rodent known for building dams

초록

cho-rok — Green; a color, often describing nature or plants

숲에

su-pe — Forest (with location marker); in the woods or forest

살러

sal-leo — To go live; purposive form of 살다 (to live)

왔고

wat-go — Came and; past connective form of 오다

웃음

u-seum — Laughter, smile; the act or sound of laughing

시내를

si-nae-reul — Stream, brook (with object marker); a small waterway

가로질러

ga-ro-jil-leo — Crossing across; traversing from one side to another

멋진

meot-jin — Wonderful, cool, splendid; adjective praising something

댐을

daem-eul — Dam (with object marker); a barrier built across water

지어

ji-eo — Built, constructed; connective form of 짓다

그곳에

geu-go-se — There, at that place; location marker on that place

연못을

yeon-mo-seul — Pond (with object marker); a small body of still water

만들었을

man-deu-reo-sseul — Had made; past adjectival/conditional form of 만들다

가장

ga-jang — Most, the most; superlative adverb in Korean

먼저

meon-jeo — First, beforehand; doing something ahead of others

보고

bo-go — See and; connective form of 보다 (to see)

싶었던

si-peot-deon — Had wanted to; past retrospective form of 싶다

것은

geo-seun — The thing (topic marker); nominalizer with topic marker

어떻게

eo-tteo-ke — How; adverb asking about manner or appearance

처음으로

cheo-eu-meu-ro — For the first time; indicating an initial occurrence

잘

jal — Well; adverb meaning properly or clearly

보게

bo-ge — To come to see; purposive/resultative form of 보다

되었을

doe-eo-sseul — When it came to be; past adjectival form of 되다

그의

geu-ui — His; possessive form of 그 (he)

눈이

nu-ni — Eyes (with subject marker); the organs of sight

튀어나올

twi-eo-na-ol — About to pop out; eyes bulging in surprise

뻔했습니다

ppeon-haet-sseum-ni-da — Almost happened; near-miss expression (formal past)

그저

geu-jeo — Just, simply, merely; indicating nothing but that

뚫어지게

ttul-leo-ji-ge — Intently, fixedly; staring as if piercing through

바라보고

ba-ra-bo-go — Gazed at and; connective form of 바라보다

또

tto — Again, also; adverb indicating repetition or addition

바라봤습니다

ba-ra-bwat-sseum-ni-da — Gazed, stared at (formal polite past tense)

만든

man-deun — Made, built; past adjectival form of 만들다

댐이나

daem-i-na — The dam or; listing particle implying alternatives

똑같이

ttok-ga-chi — Equally, identically; in exactly the same way

수로들을

su-ro-deul-eul — Canals, waterways (plural, object marker)

눈여겨보지

nun-yeo-gyeo-bo-ji — Not pay close attention to; observe carefully (negative)

않았습니다

a-nat-sseum-ni-da — Did not; formal polite past negative ending

생각할

saeng-ga-kal — To think about; future/adjectival form of 생각하다

수

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

있는

in-neun — That exists, that is; present adjectival form of 있다

오직

o-jik — Only, solely; adverb of exclusivity

넓고

neol-go — Wide and; connective form of 넓다 (to be wide)

납작하고

nap-jak-a-go — Flat and; connective form of 납작하다

두꺼운

du-kkeo-un — Thick; adjective describing something of great depth

꼬리뿐이었는데

kko-ri-ppun-i-eon-neun-de — Was nothing but the tail; emphatic past contrastive form

지금껏

ji-geum-kkeot — Until now, up to this point; referring to the present

보거나

bo-geo-na — Seen or; alternative connective form of 보다

들어본

deu-reo-bon — Heard before; past adjectival form of 들어보다

어떤

eo-tteon — Any, some, what kind of; indefinite determiner

꼬리와도

kko-ri-wa-do — Even with any tail; comparison with any other tail

달랐습니다

dal-lat-sseum-ni-da — Was different; formal polite past tense of 다르다

바로

ba-ro — Right, immediately, exactly; adverb of directness

다음

da-eum — Next, following; referring to the subsequent item or time

날

nal — Day; a single calendar day

아침

a-chim — Morning; the early part of the day

할아버지

ha-ra-beo-ji — Grandfather; paternal or maternal grandfather

개구리에게

gae-gu-ri-e-ge — To the frog; dative marker on 개구리 (frog)

이야기를

i-ya-gi-reul — Story, talk (with object marker); a narrative or chat

하러

ha-reo — In order to do; purposive form of 하다

미소

mi-so — Smile; a gentle facial expression of happiness

짓는

jit-neun — Making, forming; present adjectival form of 짓다

연못으로

yeon-mo-seu-ro — Toward the pond; directional marker on 연못

서둘러

seo-dul-leo — Hurriedly, rushing; connective form of 서두르다

갔습니다

gat-sseum-ni-da — Went; formal polite past tense of 가다

개구리의

gae-gu-ri-ui — Frog's (possessive marker); belonging to the frog

툭

tuk — Protruding suddenly; onomatopoeia for popping out

불거진

bul-geo-jin — Protruding, bulging; past adjectival form of 불거지다

반짝였습니다

ban-jjak-yeot-sseum-ni-da — Sparkled, gleamed; formal polite past of 반짝이다

쿵

kung — Thud, boom; onomatopoeia for a heavy bumping sound

어

eo — Oh; exclamatory interjection expressing surprise

하고

ha-go — Said and; quotative connective form of 하다

말했습니다

mal-haet-sseum-ni-da — Said, spoke; formal polite past tense of 말하다

내가

nae-ga — I (subject marker); first person with subject marker

아는

a-neun — Known, knowing; present adjectival form of 알다

것

geot — Thing, fact; nominalizer making verbs into nouns

쓸모

sseul-mo — Usefulness, utility; the practical value of something

있지

it-ji — There is, exists; casual declarative of 있다

그런

geu-reon — Such, that kind of; determiner referring to something mentioned

이상한

i-sang-han — Strange, weird, unusual; adjective describing oddness

갖게

gat-ge — Come to have; purposive/resultative form of 갖다

되었는지

doe-eon-neun-ji — Whether it came to be; indirect question of 되다

알고

al-go — Know and; connective form of 알다

싶니

sip-ni — Do you want to?; casual interrogative of 싶다

삽화

sa-pwa — Illustration; a picture accompanying a text

오

o — Oh; exclamatory interjection expressing surprise or appeal

부탁드려요

bu-tak-deu-ryeo-yo — Please, I ask of you; polite request expression