Mother West Wind "Why" Stories — Page 115

Vocabulary

그

geu — He, that; third person pronoun or demonstrative

시절

sijeol — A period or time in one's life

그는

geuneun — He (subject marker attached); referring to him

꼬리와

kkori-wa — Tail and; noun with conjunction particle attached

매우

maeu — Very, extremely; adverb of high degree

비슷한

biseuthan — Similar, resembling; adjective describing likeness

꼬리를

kkori-reul — Tail (object marker); animal's tail as object

가지고

gajigo — Having, possessing; gerund form of to have

있었습니다

isseosseumnida — There was/were; formal past tense of to exist

그것은

geugeos-eun — That/it (topic marker); referring to something mentioned

헤엄칠

heeomchil — To swim; future/modifying form of swimming verb

때는

ttae-neun — When (topic); time or moment being referenced

유용했지만

yuyonghaessjiman — Was useful but; concessive past form of useful

다른

dareun — Other, different; adjective meaning another or else

어떤

eotteon — Any, some, what kind of; indefinite adjective

때에도

ttae-edo — Even at a time; emphasizing any other moment

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all, never; adverb of complete negation

쓸모가

sseulmo-ga — Usefulness (subject); utility or practical value

없었습니다

eopseosseumnida — There was not; formal past tense of nonexistence

때때로

ttaettaero — Sometimes, occasionally; adverb of irregular frequency

나무를

namu-reul — Tree (object marker); tree as grammatical object

자르기

jareuki — Cutting; noun form of the verb to cut

위해

wihae — For the purpose of, in order to; purposive form

앉아

anja — Sitting; gerund or connective form of to sit

있을

isseul — Will be, existing; future/modifying form of to be

때

ttae — Time, moment, when; general time reference noun

그것으로

geugeos-euro — With that, using it; instrumental form of that

몸을

mom-eul — Body (object marker); one's physical body as object

지탱하려

jitaengharyo — Trying to support; intentional form of to support

했지만

haessjiman — Tried/did but; concessive past tense connector

아무런

amureon — Any, no (before negative); no particular thing at all

도움이

doum-i — Help (subject marker); assistance as grammatical subject

되지

doeji — Become, be (negative connector); not becoming or being

않는다는

annneundaneun — That it does not; reported negative present tense

것을

geos-eul — Thing/fact (object marker); nominalizer as object

알았습니다

arasseumnida — Came to know, realized; formal past of to know

하지만

hajiman — But, however; common contrastive conjunction

불평하지

bulpyeonghaji — Complain (negative connector); not complaining about something

않았습니다

anasseumnida — Did not; formal past tense negative auxiliary

그냥

geunyang — Just, simply; adverb meaning without special reason

계속

gyesok — Continuously, keep on; adverb of continuation

일했고

ilhaessgo — Worked and; past tense connective of to work

다리가

dari-ga — Legs (subject marker); legs as grammatical subject

너무

neomu — Too, excessively; adverb indicating excess degree

아파서

apaseo — Because it hurts; causal connective of to hurt

쉬어야

swieo-ya — Must rest; obligatory form of to rest

할

hal — Will do, should do; future/modifying form of to do

멈췄습니다

meomchwosseumnida — Stopped; formal past tense of to stop

어느

eoneu — A certain, one; indefinite article-like determiner

날

nal — Day; a single day or particular date

그가

geuga — He (subject marker); third person subject form

평소처럼

pyeongso-cheoreom — As usual, like normal; comparing to ordinary routine

일하고

ilhago — Working and; connective present tense of to work

자연의

jayeon-ui — Of nature; possessive form of the word nature

어머니가

eomeoni-ga — Mother (subject marker); mother as grammatical subject

어떻게

eotteoke — How; interrogative adverb asking in what manner

지내는지

jinaeneun-ji — How one is doing; indirect question about wellbeing

보러

boreo — To go see; purposive form of the verb to see

왔습니다

wasseumnida — Came; formal past tense of to come

그녀는

geunyeo-neun — She (topic marker); third person feminine subject

새

sae — New; adjective meaning brand new or freshly made

댐과

daem-gwa — Dam and; dam with conjunction particle attached

연못을

yeonmot-eul — Pond (object marker); small body of water as object

보고

bogo — Seeing and; connective form of the verb to see

씨에게

ssi-ege — Mr./Ms. (dative); honorific title with dative particle

누가

nuga — Who (subject marker); interrogative subject pronoun

만들었는지

mandeureossneunji — Whether/who made it; indirect question about making

물었습니다

mureosseumnida — Asked; formal past tense of to ask a question

자신이

jasin-i — Oneself (subject); reflexive pronoun as subject

만들었다고

mandeureossdago — That (he) made it; reported speech of past making

말하고

malhago — Saying and; connective form of to say or speak

이유를

iyu-reul — Reason (object marker); cause or motive as object

설명했습니다

seolmyeonghaesseumnida — Explained; formal past tense of to explain

어머니는

eomeoni-neun — Mother (topic marker); mother as topic of sentence

기뻤지만

gippeossjiman — Was happy but; concessive past of to be glad

그렇다고

geureotdago — Saying so, that being said; reported form of agreement

말하지

malhaji — Say (negative connector); not saying something

그와

geu-wa — With him; third person pronoun with conjunction particle

잠시

jamsi — A moment, briefly; short period of time

시간을

sigan-eul — Time (object marker); time as grammatical object

보내다가

bonaedaga — While spending time; connective of to spend time

자르는

jareun-eun — Cutting; present participle modifying a following noun

지켜보기

jikyeobogi — Watching closely; noun form of to observe carefully

앉았습니다

anjasseumnida — Sat down; formal past tense of to sit

쓸모없는

sseulmoeomneun — Useless; adjective describing something of no utility

꼬리로

kkori-ro — With the tail; instrumental form of the word tail

지탱하려는

jitaengharyo-neun — Trying to support; modifying form of intentional support

보았고

boassgo — Saw and; past tense connective of to see

지친

jichin — Tired, exhausted; adjective modifying a following noun

다리를

dari-reul — Legs (object marker); legs as grammatical object

쉬게

swige — To rest; causative connective form of to rest

하려고

haryeogo — In order to do; intentional connective of to do

멈추는

meomchuneun — Stopping; present participle modifying a following noun

보았습니다

boasseumnida — Saw; formal past tense of to see

그건

geugeon — That thing; contracted form of that is/that thing

제가

jega — I (subject, humble); first person humble subject form

보기에

bogi-e — In my view, looking at it; perspective expression

꽤

kkwae — Quite, fairly; adverb of moderate to high degree

힘든

himdeun — Hard, difficult, tough; adjective of difficulty

일처럼

il-cheoreom — Like work, as if working; comparing to a task

보이네요

boine-yo — It seems, it looks like; polite observational expression

말했습니다

malhaesseumnida — Said; formal past tense of to say

그렇습니다

geureosseumnida — That is so, yes indeed; formal affirmative response

씨가

ssi-ga — Mr./Ms. (subject); honorific title with subject marker

한쪽

hanjjok — One side; one direction or one part of something

먼저

meonjeo — First, beforehand; adverb indicating prior action

뻗고

ppeotgo — Stretching and; connective form of to stretch out

나서

naseo — After doing, then; sequential connective particle

쪽

jjok — Side, direction; indicating a side or direction

뻗으며

ppeosdeumeyo — While stretching; simultaneous connective of to stretch

대답했습니다

daedaphaesseumnida — Answered, replied; formal past tense of to respond

가질

gajil — To have, to possess; future/modifying form of to have

만한

manhan — Worth, deserving; comparative particle meaning as good as

것은

geos-eun — Thing (topic marker); nominalizer as topic of sentence

일할

ilhal — Work (to do); future/modifying form of to work

가치가

gachi-ga — Value, worth (subject); merit as grammatical subject

있습니다

isseumnida — There is, exists; formal present tense of existence

그리고

geurigo — And, and then; additive conjunction connecting clauses

다시

dasi — Again, once more; adverb indicating repetition

시작했습니다

sijakhaesseumnida — Started, began; formal past tense of to start

앉을

anjeul — To sit; future/modifying form of to sit down

있어야

isseo-ya — Must have, should exist; obligatory form of existence

텐데요

tende-yo — I suppose, should be; polite speculative ending

눈을

nun-eul — Eyes (object marker); eyes as grammatical object

반짝이며

banjjagimeyo — While sparkling/twinkling; simultaneous connective form

씩

ssik — Each, apiece; distributive suffix indicating per unit

웃었습니다

useosseumnida — Smiled, laughed; formal past tense of to smile