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Vocabulary

오래된

oraedoen — Old, having existed for a long time

현명한

hyeonmyeonghan — Wise, showing good judgment and intelligence

격언이

gyeogeoni — Proverb (subject marker attached), wise saying

있단다

ittanda — There is (informal narrative ending, telling someone)

거북이가

geobugiga — Turtle (subject marker attached), the turtle

말했습니다

malhaessseumnida — Said, spoke (formal past tense)

가장

gajang — Most, the most (superlative adverb)

빨리

ppalli — Quickly, fast (adverb of speed)

달리는

dallineun — Running (present participial modifier form)

자가

jaga — One who, the person (subject marker attached)

항상

hangsang — Always, at all times

먼저

meonjeo — First, ahead of others

목적지에

mokjeokjie — To the destination (location particle attached)

도달하는

dodalhaneun — Arriving at, reaching (present participial form)

것은

geoseun — The thing/fact that (topic marker attached)

아니라는

aniraneun — That it is not (quoting a negative statement)

것을

geoseul — The thing/fact (object marker attached)

보여주는

boyeojuneun — Showing, demonstrating (present participial form)

나도

nado — I also, me too

경주에

gyeongjue — In the race (location particle attached)

참가할

chamgahal — Will participate, will join (future modifier form)

거야

geoya — Going to, will (informal future intention ending)

모두는

modueun — Everyone (topic marker attached)

그것이

geugesi — That thing (subject marker attached)

오랫동안

oraetdongan — For a long time, over a long period

들어본

deureobон — Have heard before (past participial modifier)

것

geot — Thing, fact, object (general noun)

중

jung — Among, in the middle of

재미있는

jaemiinneun — Interesting, fun (modifier form of adjective)

농담이라고

nongdamiрago — Saying it is a joke (quoting particle attached)

생각했고

saenggakhaetgo — Thought and (past tense with connective ending)

모두

modu — Everyone, all, altogether

어느

eoneu — Any, some, a certain

때보다

ttaeboda — Than the time, compared to when

더

deo — More, further (comparative adverb)

크게

keuge — Loudly, greatly, in a big way

웃었습니다

useotseumnida — Laughed (formal past tense)

거북이도

geobugido — The turtle also (additive particle attached)

참가해야

chamgahaeya — Must participate, should join

한다는

handaneun — That one does/should (quoting present tense)

데

de — The point/fact that, circumstance

동의했습니다

dongeuihaetseumnida — Agreed (formal past tense)

그래서

geuraeseo — So, therefore (causal connective)

한

han — One, a single

줄로

jullo — In a line, in a row (instrumental particle)

섰는데

seonneunde — Stood (past tense with contrastive connector)

맨

maen — The very, bare, foremost (intensifying prefix)

앞

ap — Front, ahead, the front position

다음

daeum — Next, following, after

바로

baro — Right next to, directly, immediately

옆에

yeope — Beside, next to (location particle attached)

섰습니다

seoтseumnida — Stood (formal past tense)

준비됐나요

junbidwaetnayo — Are you ready? (polite question form)

할아버지

harabeoji — Grandfather, elderly man

개구리가

gaegуriga — Frog (subject marker attached)

물었습니다

mureotseumnida — Asked (formal past tense)

출발

chulbal — Departure, start, setting off

큰

keun — Big, large (modifier form)

도약을

doyageul — A leap, a jump (object marker attached)

하며

hamyeo — While doing, doing and (simultaneous action connector)

달려나갔습니다

dallyeonagатseumnida — Ran out, dashed off (formal past tense)

뒤를

dwireul — The back, rear (object marker attached)

이어

ieo — Following, continuing after

너무

neomu — Too, excessively, very much

달려서

dallyeoseo — Running so fast that (connective form)

키

ki — Height; also tall grass here (context-dependent)

풀

pul — Grass, weeds, plant

사이로

sairo — Through the gap, between (directional particle)

작은

jageun — Small, little (modifier form)

갈색

galsaek — Brown color

줄기처럼

julgicheoreom — Like a stem, like a streak (comparative particle)

보였고

boyeotgo — Appeared, looked and (past tense connector)

그와

geуwa — With him, alongside him

나란히

naranhi — Side by side, in parallel

달렸습니다

dallyeotseumnida — Ran (formal past tense)

그들이

geudеuri — They (subject marker attached)

출발하는

chulbalhaneun — Departing, starting (present participial form)

순간

sungan — Moment, instant

거북이는

geobugineun — The turtle (topic marker attached)

손을

soneul — Hand (object marker attached)

뻗어

ppеodeo — Stretched out, extended (connective form)

꼬리

kkori — Tail (of an animal)

끝에

kkeute — At the end, at the tip (location particle)

있는

inneun — That is/exists (present participial modifier)

긴

gin — Long (modifier form of adjective)

털을

teoreul — Fur, hair (object marker attached)

잡았습니다

jabatseumnida — Grabbed, caught (formal past tense)

물론

mullon — Of course, naturally

그를

geureul — Him (object marker attached)

떨쳐내려고

tteolchyeonaeryеogo — In order to shake off, trying to get rid of

멈출

meomchul — To stop (future modifier form)

수

su — Ability, possibility (dependent noun)

없었는데

eopseotneunde — Could not, there was not (past contrastive connector)

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because, the reason being that

그도

geudo — He also, him too

최선을

choeseoneul — One's best effort (object marker attached)

다해

dahae — Doing all of, putting in full effort

달려야

dallyeoya — Must run, have to run

따라갈

ttaragal — To follow, to keep up with (future modifier)

있었기

isseotgi — Because there was/were (nominalizing past form)

때문입니다

ttaemunиmnida — It is because, the reason is (formal ending)

하지만

hajiman — However, but (contrastive conjunction)

거기

geogi — There, that place

있다는

ittdaneun — That there is (quoting present tense form)

것조차

geotjocha — Even the fact that (emphatic particle attached)

알지

alji — To know (negative or rhetorical verb form)

못했습니다

motaetseumnida — Could not do (formal past tense negative)

그다지

geudaji — Not very, not so much (negative adverb)

무겁지

mugeopji — Not heavy (adjective in negative construction)

않았고

anатgo — Was not and (past tense negative connector)

흥분해서

heungbunhaeseo — Being excited, because of excitement

자신의

jasinui — One's own (possessive particle attached)

꼬리가

kkoriga — Tail (subject marker attached)

평소보다

pyeongsобода — More than usual, compared to normal times

무겁다는

mugeopdaneun — That it is heavy (quoting present tense)

알아채지

araचaeji — To notice, to catch on (negative verb form)

즐거운

jeulgeoun — Pleasant, enjoyable (modifier form)

산들바람도

sandeulbaramdo — The gentle breeze also (additive particle)

경주가

gyeongjuga — The race (subject marker attached)

공정하게

gongjeonhage — Fairly, justly (adverb form)

진행되는지

jinhaengdweneunji — Whether it is proceeding (indirect question form)

보기

bogi — To see, seeing (nominalized verb form)

위해

wihae — For the purpose of, in order to

함께

hamkke — Together, along with

날아갔습니다

naragatseumnida — Flew away, flew along (formal past tense)