Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 113

Vocabulary

그는

geu-neun — He (subject marker attached to third person pronoun)

내일

nae-il — Tomorrow; the day after today

일어날

il-eo-nal — Will happen; future modifier form of 일어나다

수

su — Ability or possibility; used in grammar pattern

있는

it-neun — Existing; present modifier form of 있다

일에

il-e — To/for a matter or task; work with locative marker

대비하여

dae-bi-ha-yeo — In preparation for; anticipating something ahead

오늘

o-neul — Today; the current day

준비하는

jun-bi-ha-neun — Preparing; present modifier form of 준비하다

것을

geo-seul — The thing/act of; nominalizer with object marker

믿었으며

mi-deo-seu-myeo — Believed and (also); past tense with connective ending

그래서

geu-rae-seo — Therefore; so; as a result of that

현재

hyeon-jae — Currently; at the present time

필요한

pil-yo-han — Necessary; needed; required for something

먹이를

meo-gi-reul — Food for animals; prey with object marker

모두

mo-du — All; everything; every single one

구했을

gu-hae-sseul — Had obtained; past supposition form of 구하다

때

ttae — Time; moment; when something occurs

나중에

na-jung-e — Later; afterwards; at a future time

구하기

gu-ha-gi — Obtaining; finding; nominalized form of 구하다

어려울

eo-ryeo-ul — Will be difficult; future modifier of 어렵다

때를

ttae-reul — The time/moment with object marker

저장해

jeo-jang-hae — Stores; saves; preserves for later use

두었습니다

du-eot-seum-ni-da — Left in place; kept stored (resultant state)

그리고

geu-ri-go — And; furthermore; connecting two statements

비버

bi-beo — Beaver; a semi-aquatic rodent animal

씨는

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

대부분의

dae-bu-bun-eui — Most of; the majority of something

이웃들처럼

i-ut-deul-cheo-reom — Like the neighbors; similar to surrounding people

모든

mo-deun — All; every; each and every one

대자연

dae-ja-yeon — Great nature; the natural world at large

어머니에게

eo-meo-ni-e-ge — To mother; dative marker attached to mother

맡기지

mat-gi-ji — Entrusting; leaving in another's care (negated here)

않고

an-ko — Without doing; negative connective form

스스로

seu-seu-ro — By oneself; independently; on one's own

돕는

dom-neun — Helping; assisting; present modifier of 돕다

믿었습니다

mi-deot-seum-ni-da — Believed; trusted in something (past formal)

그것이

geu-geo-si — That thing; it (subject marker attached)

바로

ba-ro — Exactly; right; precisely that thing

그가

geu-ga — He (subject marker); third person subject

처음으로

cheo-eu-meu-ro — For the first time; initially; at the start

댐과

daem-gwa — Dam and; structure blocking water with conjunction

연못을

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

만들

man-deul — To make/build; future modifier form of 만들다

생각을

saeng-ga-geul — Thought; idea with object marker attached

하게

ha-ge — To do; causative connective ending of 하다

된

doen — Became; past modifier form of 되다

계기였습니다

gye-gi-yeot-seum-ni-da — Was the opportunity/trigger; occasion that started something

그의

geu-eui — His; possessive form of third person pronoun

작은

ja-geun — Small; little; tiny in size

사촌인

sa-chon-in — Who is a cousin; cousin with identifier ending

씨처럼

ssi-cheo-reom — Like Mr./Ms.; similar to that person

물을

mul-eul — Water with object marker; liquid substance

매우

mae-u — Very; extremely; to a great degree

좋아했으며

jo-a-hae-sseu-myeo — Liked and; past tense with connective ending

물에서

mul-e-seo — In/from water; locative marker on water

가장

ga-jang — Most; the superlative degree of something

편안하고

pyeon-an-ha-go — Comfortable and; at ease with connective ending

안전하다고

an-jeon-ha-da-go — That it is safe; quoted form of 안전하다

느꼈습니다

neu-kkyeot-seum-ni-da — Felt; experienced a feeling (past formal)

하지만

ha-ji-man — However; but; contrasting conjunction

자신이

ja-sin-i — Oneself; one's own self (subject marker)

좋아하는

jo-a-ha-neun — Favorite; liked; present modifier of 좋아하다

먹이

meo-gi — Food; prey; nourishment for an animal

즉

jeuk — That is; namely; in other words

특정

teuk-jeong — Specific; particular; a certain type

종류의

jong-ryu-eui — Of a type/kind; category with possessive marker

나무

na-mu — Tree; wood; a woody plant

껍질이

kkeop-jil-i — Bark; peel; outer skin of tree (subject marker)

어느

eo-neu — Some; a certain; which one

정도

jeong-do — Degree; extent; a certain amount

떨어진

tteo-reo-jin — Fallen; separated; located at a distance

곳에서

go-se-seo — From/at a place; location with locative marker

자라고

ja-ra-go — Growing; quoted form or connective of 자라다

있으며

it-seu-myeo — Exists and; present state with connective ending

통나무를

tong-na-mu-reul — Log; a cut trunk of tree (object marker)

굴리고

gul-li-go — Rolling and; connective form of 굴리다

끌어서

kkeu-reo-seo — By dragging; pulling and then doing something

물가로

mul-ga-ro — Toward the waterside; to the edge of water

내려가는

nae-ryeo-ga-neun — Going down; descending; present modifier form

것이

geo-si — The thing/fact; nominalizer with subject marker

힘든

him-deun — Hard; difficult; physically or mentally tough

일이라는

il-i-ra-neun — That it is a task; quoted modifier form

알게

al-ge — To come to know; resultant form of 알다

되었습니다

doe-eot-seum-ni-da — Became; came to be (past formal ending)

물가에서는

mul-ga-e-seo-neun — At the waterside; by the water with topic marker

안전하게

an-jeon-ha-ge — Safely; in a safe manner

껍질을

kkeop-jil-eul — Bark/peel with object marker; outer covering

먹을

meo-geul — Will eat; future modifier form of 먹다

있었습니다

it-eot-seum-ni-da — There was; existed (past formal ending)

이것에

i-geo-se — About this; locative marker on this thing

대해

dae-hae — About; regarding; concerning a subject

많이

man-i — A lot; much; a great amount

생각했지만

saeng-ga-kaet-ji-man — Thought about it but; past with contrast ending

이웃들이

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

처지였다면

cheo-ji-yeot-da-myeon — If it had been their situation; conditional past

가서

ga-seo — Going and then; connective form of 가다

불평했을

bul-pyeong-hae-sseul — Would have complained; past supposition of 불평하다

것과

geot-gwa — The thing and; nominalizer with conjunction marker

달리

dal-li — Differently; unlike; in contrast to

일을

il-eul — Work; task with object marker attached

더

deo — More; additionally; to a greater degree

쉽게

swip-ge — Easily; in an easy manner

방법을

bang-beo-beul — Method; way; means with object marker

찾기

chat-gi — Finding; searching for; nominalized form of 찾다

위해

wi-hae — For the purpose of; in order to do

열심히

yeol-sim-hi — Diligently; hard; with great effort

연구했습니다

yeon-gu-haet-seum-ni-da — Researched; studied carefully (past formal ending)

날

nal — Day; a specific day or time

사는

sa-neun — Living; residing; present modifier of 살다

개울에

gae-ul-e — In/at the stream; small brook with locative marker

많은

man-eun — Many; numerous; a large number of

나뭇가지들이

na-mut-ga-ji-deul-i — Branches; twigs (plural subject marker attached)

걸려

geol-lyeo — Caught; hanging; lodged in place

있고

it-go — Existing and; connective form of 있다

물이

mul-i — Water (subject marker); liquid substance

아무것도

a-mu-geot-do — Nothing at all; not anything; zero objects

없을

eop-seul — Will not be; future modifier of 없다

때보다

ttae-bo-da — Compared to when; than the time of

그

geu — That; the; a demonstrative determiner

사이를

sa-i-reul — Between; the gap/space with object marker

빠르게

ppa-reu-ge — Quickly; fast; in a rapid manner

빠져나가지

ppa-jyeo-na-ga-ji — Escaping through; flowing out (negated form)

못하기

mot-ha-gi — Unable to do; nominalized inability form

때문에

ttae-mu-ne — Because of; due to; for the reason of

나뭇가지

na-mut-ga-ji — Branch; twig; a small limb of a tree

위에

wi-e — On top of; above; upper locative marker

웅덩이가

ung-deong-i-ga — Puddle; pool of water (subject marker attached)

생긴다는

saeng-gin-da-neun — That a pool forms; quoted present modifier form

알아챘습니다

a-ra-chaet-seum-ni-da — Noticed; realized; became aware of something

그것은

geu-geo-seun — That thing; it (topic marker attached)

그를

geu-reul — Him; third person object with object marker

깊이

gi-pi — Deeply; profoundly; to a great depth

생각하게

saeng-ga-ka-ge — To think deeply; causative connective of 생각하다

만들었습니다

man-deul-eot-seum-ni-da — Made; caused to happen (past formal ending)