Old Mother West Wind — Page 7

Vocabulary

스컹크

seukeongku — A skunk, a black-and-white odorous mammal

늙은

neulgeun — Old, aged; describes an elderly person or animal

자연의

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

여신이

yeosin-i — A goddess; a female deity (subject marker attached)

말했습니다

malhaessseubnida — Said, spoke; formal past tense of 'to say'

네가

nega — You (subject); informal subject form of 'you'

그토록

geutorok — So much, to that extent; emphasizing a high degree

자랑스러워하는

jarangseureowoha-neun — Being proud of; feeling or showing pride in something

너의

neo-ui — Your; possessive form of the informal 'you'

멋진

meotjin — Cool, stylish, wonderful; describing something impressive

검은

geomeun — Black; dark-colored adjective modifying a noun

털가죽이

teolgajug-i — Fur coat, pelt; an animal's fur or hide (subject marker)

밤에

bam-e — At night; during the nighttime hours

보이지

boiji — Not visible; base form used in negative constructions

않고

anhgo — Not doing and; negative connective linking two clauses

돌아다닐

doradanil — To roam around, wander; moving about freely

수

su — Ability, possibility; used in '~할 수 있다' constructions

있게

itge — So as to be able to; enabling form of 'to exist/have'

해

hae — Do, give; informal imperative or causative verb form

주었고

jueotgo — Gave and; past tense connective of the verb 'to give'

우리가

uri-ga — We (subject); first-person plural with subject marker

더

deo — More; used for comparisons or increasing degree

이상

isang — More than, beyond; used in '더 이상' meaning 'no longer'

명예를

myeongyereul — Honor, prestige; reputation (object marker attached)

믿을

mideul — To trust, believe; future/modifier form of 'to trust'

없게

eopge — So as to not have; enabling form meaning 'without'

되었으므로

doeeosseumeuро — Because it became; causal connective of 'to become'

이제부터

ijebуteo — From now on; starting from this moment forward

너와

neowa — You and; informal 'you' with connective particle

네

ne — Your; informal possessive pronoun form

후손들은

husondeul-eun — Descendants; offspring of future generations (topic marker)

줄무늬

julmunui — Stripes; a pattern of alternating lines or bands

털가죽을

teolgajug-eul — Fur coat, pelt; an animal's fur hide (object marker)

입어야

ibеoya — Must wear; obligatory form of the verb 'to wear'

할

hal — Will do; future modifier form of the verb 'to do'

것이니

geos-ini — It is because; explanatory connective particle with noun

그것은

geugeot-eun — That thing (topic); referring to something previously mentioned

없다는

eopdaneun — That there is none; quoted form of 'does not exist'

표시이니라

pyosi-inira — It is a sign, mark; archaic declarative explanatory ending

털가죽은

teolgajug-eun — The fur coat/pelt (topic); animal hide as topic of sentence

이후로

ihuro — From now on, after this; indicating a point forward in time

검은색과

geomeunsaekgwa — Black and; the color black with connective particle

흰색이

huinsaeg-i — White (subject); the color white with subject marker

될

doel — Will become; future modifier form of 'to become'

때

ttae — Time, moment; indicating when something occurs

항상

hangsang — Always, constantly; occurring at all times without exception

눈에

nun-e — To the eye; in '눈에 띄다' means 'to be noticeable'

띄게

ttige — Noticeably; so as to catch attention or stand out

그리하여

geurihayeo — Thus, therefore; formal connective meaning 'and so'

이것이

igeot-i — This (subject); referring to something just described

오늘날까지

oneulnalkkaji — Until today, to this day; up to the present time

흰색의

huinsaeg-ui — Of white color; white possessive modifier form

옷을

os-eul — Clothes (object); clothing with object marker attached

입고

ipgo — Wearing and; connective form of the verb 'to wear'

있는

inneun — Being, existing; present progressive modifier form

이유입니다

iyuibnida — It is the reason; formal declarative explanation ending