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Vocabulary

그래서

geulaeseo — Therefore; so; as a result of that

자연의

jayeon-ui — Of nature; belonging to the natural world

어머니는

eomeoni-neun — As for mother; mother (topic marker)

개구리

gaeguri — Frog; small amphibian that croaks

부족이

bujok-i — Tribe or clan; a group sharing common ancestry

얼마나

eolmana — How much; to what extent or degree

보고

bogo — Seeing; after seeing; upon observing something

왕을

wang-eul — The king (object marker); referring to a ruler

자신

jasin — Oneself; self; one's own person

앞에

ap-e — In front of; before someone or something

불러

bulleo — Calling; summoning someone to come

말했습니다

malhaessseumnida — Said; spoke; formally stated something to someone

네가

nega — You (subject); informal second-person subject form

아름다운

areumdaun — Beautiful; lovely; aesthetically pleasing in appearance

생각하지

saenggakhaji — Not thinking; failing to consider or contemplate

못하니

motani — Cannot do; unable to perform an action

그것을

geugeoseul — That thing (object); referring to something mentioned

네게서

negeso — From you; away from your possession

빼앗아

ppaeaseo — Taking away; seizing something from someone forcibly

갈

gal — Will go; future tense marker for going

것이다

geos-ida — It will be; indicates a future certainty

먹고

meokgo — Eating and; after eating; consuming food

자는

janeun — Sleeping; the act of being asleep

것밖에

geosbalke — Nothing but; only that thing and nothing else

하지

haji — Not doing; failing to do something

않으니

aneuni — Because one does not; since not doing

네

ne — Your; belonging to you (informal possessive)

입은

ib-eun — The mouth (topic); referring to one's mouth

문처럼

muncheoreom — Like a door; resembling a door in size

넓어질

neolbeojil — Will become wide; will grow broader or larger

것이고

geos-igo — It will be and; connecting two future predictions

눈은

nun-eun — The eyes (topic); referring to one's eyes

머리에서

meori-eseo — From the head; originating at the head

튀어나올

twieo-naol — Will pop out; will bulge outward dramatically

너는

neoneun — You (topic); informal second-person topic marker

되어

doeeо — Becoming; turning into a certain state

보기

bogi — Looking; appearance; the act of seeing

흉해질

hyunghae-jil — Will become ugly; will look hideous or grotesque

것이며

geos-imyeo — It will be and; linking multiple future outcomes

온

on — All; entire; the whole of something

세상이

sesang-i — The world (subject); all people in the world

너를

neoreul — You (object); informal second-person object form

비웃을

biuseul — Will mock; will laugh at or ridicule someone

왕은

wang-eun — The king (topic); the ruler being discussed

자신의

jasin-ui — One's own; belonging to oneself

꼬리를

kkori-reul — The tail (object); referring to an animal's tail

바라보았는데

baraboan-neunde — Was gazing at; looked upon with focused attention

이미

imi — Already; by now; prior to the current moment

꼬리가

kkori-ga — The tail (subject); the tail as subject of sentence

짧아진

jjalba-jin — Shortened; having become shorter than before

것처럼

geoscheoreom — As if; like; in the manner of something

보였습니다

boyeossseumnida — Appeared; seemed; was visible to the observer

다시

dasi — Again; once more; another time

바라보니

baraboni — When looking again; upon gazing once more

꼬리는

kkori-neun — The tail (topic); the tail as topic of discussion

더욱

deouk — Even more; increasingly; to a greater degree

짧아져

jjalbajyeo — Having become shorter; growing progressively shorter

있었습니다

isseossseumnida — There was; existed; had been in a state

볼

bol — To see; to look at something

때마다

ttaemada — Every time; whenever; each occasion something occurs

점점

jeomjeom — Gradually; little by little; increasingly over time

더

deo — More; even more; to a greater extent

짧고

jjalgo — Short and; being short while also being something

작아졌습니다

jagajyeossseumnida — Became smaller; grew tiny over a period of time

얼마

eolma — Some; a certain amount of time or quantity

후

hu — After; later; following a period of time

수조차

sujocha — Not even able to; lacking even the ability

없는

eomneun — Without; lacking; nonexistent or unavailable

작은

jageun — Small; little; tiny in size or scale

남아

nama — Remaining; left over; still present after reduction

그러다

geureoda — Then; after that; as that continued happening

그것마저

geugeotmajeо — Even that; even the last remaining thing disappeared

사라지고

sarajigo — Disappearing and; vanishing completely from sight

커졌습니다

keojyeossseumnida — Became bigger; grew larger in size or degree

늙은

neulgeun — Old; aged; elderly in appearance or years

할아버지

harabeoji — Grandfather; elderly man; respectful term for old man

개구리는

gaeguri-neun — The frog (topic); the frog as subject of discussion

말을

mal-eul — Words or speech (object); what is being said

멈추고

meomchugo — Stopping and; ceasing to continue an action

자기

jagi — Oneself; one's own self; reflexive pronoun

쪽으로

jjok-euro — Toward; in the direction of something or someone

날아오는

nar-aoneun — Flying toward; coming through the air approaching

어리석은

eoriseogeun — Foolish; stupid; lacking wisdom or good judgment

초록

chorok — Green; the color green in Korean

파리를

pari-reul — The fly (object); a small flying insect

슬프게

seulpeuge — Sadly; in a sorrowful or melancholic manner

바라보았습니다

baraboassseumnida — Gazed at; looked at with focused sad attention

하고

hago — Saying; and; while saying or doing something

개구리가

gaeguri-ga — The frog (subject); frog as the sentence subject

말하며

malhamyeo — Saying; while speaking or uttering words simultaneously

입을

ib-eul — The mouth (object); referring to one's open mouth

아주

aju — Very; quite; extremely; to a great degree

크게

keuge — Widely; largely; in a big or expansive manner

벌리고

beolligo — Opening wide and; spreading apart dramatically

공중으로

gongjung-euro — Into the air; upward into the open sky

뛰어올랐습니다

ttwieolrassseumnida — Leaped up; jumped high into the air energetically

그가

geuga — He (subject); that person as the sentence subject

커다란

keodaran — Big; large; quite sizable in dimension or form

위에

wie — On top of; above; upon a surface or object

앉았을

anjasseul — Having sat; when seated; after sitting down somewhere

때

ttae — When; at the time; a moment or occasion

파리는

pari-neun — The fly (topic); the fly as topic of discussion

어디에도

eodie-do — Nowhere; not anywhere; in no place at all

보이지

boiji — Not visible; cannot be seen anywhere around

않았습니다

anassseumnida — Did not; was not; negation of a past action