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Vocabulary

육지는

yukji-neun — As for the land; referring to dry land

거의

geowi — Almost, nearly, hardly

없었어

eopseosseo — There was not; did not exist (informal)

정말이지

jeongmal-iji — Truly, honestly, I mean it

없었지

eopseotji — There wasn't, you know; confirming absence

돌을

dol-eul — Stone, rock (object marker attached)

던지는

deonjineun — Throwing; act of tossing something

소년들도

sonyeon-deuldo — Boys also; male youths included

없었고

eopseotgo — There were not, and; absence continuing

일광욕을

ilgwangyok-eul — Sunbathing; basking in sunlight (object form)

즐기는

jeulgineun — Enjoying; taking pleasure in something

어리석은

eoriseok-eun — Foolish, stupid, unwise

개구리

gaeguri — Frog; small amphibious creature

새끼들을

saekkideul-eul — Young ones, offspring, babies (object form)

잡아먹으려는

jab-ameok-euryeoneun — Intending to catch and eat; predatory intent

배고픈

baegopheun — Hungry; feeling hunger

밍크도

mingkeu-do — Mink also; referring to the mink animal

없었단다

eopseottanda — There was none, they say; narrative past absence

유쾌한

yukwaehan — Pleasant, cheerful, delightful

작은

jageun — Small, little, tiny

산들바람

sandeulbaram — Gentle breeze, light refreshing wind

무리에

muri-e — To the group, flock, or crowd

합류하여

hapnyu-hayeo — Having joined, merging into a group

듣고

deutgo — Listening and; in the act of hearing

있던

itdeon — Who was; that existed (past attributive)

밍크는

mingkeu-neun — The mink; mink as topic of sentence

불안하게

buran-hage — Anxiously, uneasily, with nervousness

몸을

mom-eul — Body; one's physical form (object form)

꿈틀거리며

kkumteulgeorimeyo — Wriggling, squirming, writhing about

죄책감에

joechaekgam-e — With guilt; feeling of guilt or remorse

시선을

siseon-eul — Gaze, line of sight (object form)

돌렸습니다

dollyeotseumnida — Turned away; averted one's gaze formally

그

geu — That; he, that particular one

시절에는

sijeol-eneun — In those days, during that time period

모든

modeun — All, every, entire

개구리들이

gaeguri-deuri — The frogs; plural frogs as subject

꼬리를

kkori-reul — Tail; animal tail (object form)

가지고

gajigo — Having, possessing; holding something

있었는데

isseotneunde — There was, but; existed with contrast

길고

gilgo — Long and; being lengthy and continuing

멋진

meotjin — Splendid, wonderful, stylish, impressive

매우

maeu — Very, extremely, highly

자랑스럽게

jarangseureobge — Proudly; with pride and satisfaction

여겼단다

yeogytdanda — Considered it so, they say; regarded as

할아버지

harabeoji — Grandfather; elderly male family elder

개구리가

gaeguri-ga — The frog; frog as grammatical subject

계속

gyesok — Continuously, keeping on, continuing

말했습니다

malhaetseumnida — Said, spoke; formal past tense of speak

개구리들의

gaeguri-deul-eui — Of the frogs; frogs' possessive form

왕은

wang-eun — The king; royalty as topic

다른

dareun — Different, other, another

어떤

eotteon — Any, some, what kind of

개구리보다

gaeguri-boda — Than any frog; comparative particle used

두

du — Two; the number two

배나

baena — Times as much; double or more in size

컸고

keotgo — Was big and; large in size continuing

그의

geuui — His; belonging to him, possessive pronoun

세

se — Three; the number three

길었단다

gireotdanda — Was long, they say; narrative past length

그는

geuneun — He; third person male subject pronoun

자신의

jasin-eui — One's own; of himself, possessive reflexive

긴

gin — Long; lengthy in size or extent

앉아서

anj-aseo — Sitting and; having sat down then

감탄하며

gamtan-hamyeo — While admiring; expressing admiration simultaneously

바라보곤

barabokon — Used to gaze at; habitual looking

했는데

haetneunde — Did so, but; past action with contrast

이런

ireon — This kind of, such; like this

전에도

jeon-edo — Even before; not even in the past

앞으로도

ap-eurodo — Even in the future; going forward too

없을

eopseul — Will not exist; future nonexistence

것이라고

geosirago — Saying that it is; quoting a belief

생각할

saenggakhal — To think; about to consider something

때까지

ttaekkaji — Until; up to the time when

그러했단다

geureohae-tdanda — It was so, they say; narrative confirmation

물속에서

mulsog-eseo — In the water; inside or beneath water

앞뒤로

apdwiro — Back and forth; forward and backward

흔들곤

heundeulkon — Used to wave or shake; habitual motion

그가

geuga — He; third person male as subject

흔들

heundeul — Shake, wave, swing; base motion verb

때마다

ttaemada — Every time, whenever; each occasion

라고

rago — Quoting particle; saying that, called

외쳤단다

oechy-eotdanda — Shouted, they say; cried out narratively

날마다

nalmada — Every day, day by day, daily

더욱

deouk — Even more, increasingly, further

허영심이

heoyeongsim-i — Vanity, conceit; excessive pride as subject

강해졌단다

ganghaejeotdanda — Became stronger, they say; grew more intense

먹고

meokgo — Eating and; after eating, continuing action

자고

jago — Sleeping and; after sleeping, next action

감탄하는

gamtan-haneun — Admiring; in the act of marveling

것

geot — Thing, act, fact; nominalizer particle

외에는

oe-eneun — Besides, except for, other than

아무것도

amugeotdo — Nothing at all; not anything whatsoever

하지

haji — Do not; base of negative construction

않았단다

anh-atdanda — Did not do, they say; narrative negation

이제

ije — Now, by now, from now on

개구리들도

gaeguri-deuldo — The frogs also; frogs too included

왕이

wang-i — The king; royalty as grammatical subject

하는

haneun — Doing; the act of doing something

대로

daero — Just as, according to, following the way

똑같이

ttokgachi — Exactly the same, identically, likewise

했기

haetgi — Because did; past action as reason

때문에

ttaemune — Because of, due to, as a result

얼마

eolma — How much, some amount, a little

지나지

jinaji — Not passing; base of time elapsed negative

않아

anha — Not doing; informal negative construction

개구리들

gaeguri-deul — Frogs; plural form of frog

중

jung — Among, in the middle of, within

누구도

nugudo — Nobody, no one, not anyone

자신들의

jasin-deul-eui — Their own; reflexive possessive plural form

꼬리와

kkori-wa — Tail and; listing tail alongside something

않게

anhge — So as not to; in a way of not

되었단다

doeeo-tdanda — Became, they say; narrative past transformation

여러분

yeoreobun — Everyone, ladies and gentlemen, all of you

모두

modu — All, everyone, everything together

알다시피

aldashipi — As you know, as is well known

이

i — This; demonstrative pronoun near speaker

세상에서

sesang-eseo — In this world; within the world

가치

gachi — Value, worth, importance

있는

itneun — That exists, having; present attributive form

일을

il-eul — Work, task, thing to do (object form)

않는

anneun — That does not do; negative attributive form

사람들은

saramdeur-eun — People; those persons as topic

쓸모가

sseulmoga — Usefulness, utility as grammatical subject

없고

eopgo — There is none and; lacking, continuing

그들을

geudeul-eul — Them; third person plural object form

위한

wihan — For the sake of; intended for someone

자리도

jari-do — Even a place or seat; space included

없단다

eopdanda — There is none, they say; narrative absence