Old Mother West Wind — Page 4

Vocabulary

아주

aju — Very, extremely; intensifier used before adjectives or adverbs

크게

keuge — Greatly, largely; in a big or grand manner

깡충깡충

kkangchungkkangchung — Hop hop; mimetic word describing bouncy jumping motion

뛰어갔습니다

ttwieogatsseumnida — Ran away, jumped and went; moved quickly by leaping

작은

jageun — Small, little; adjective describing something of small size

덤불이

deomburi — Bush, thicket (subject marker); a dense shrub or brush

나타날

natannal — To appear, show up; future modifier form of 나타나다

때마다

ttaemada — Every time, whenever; each occasion something occurs

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker); third-person masculine pronoun with topic marker

바로

baro — Right, directly, immediately; used to indicate exactness or immediacy

그

geu — That, the; demonstrative or definite article-like modifier

위를

wireul — Over, above (object marker); indicates position above something

뛰어넘었는데

ttwieoneomeonneunde — Leaped over, jumped across; but also providing background context

다리는

darineun — Legs (topic marker); referring to the legs as the topic

길고

gilgo — Long and; adjective 길다 in connective form indicating additional quality

뛰어오르기에

ttwieoreugie — For jumping, for leaping; nominalized form suited for the purpose

알맞게

almatge — Suitably, appropriately; in a fitting or proper manner

생겼기

saenggyeotgi — Because it was made or shaped; nominalized past form of 생기다

때문입니다

ttaemun imnida — It is because; formal expression giving a reason or cause

너무나

neomuna — So very, extremely; emphatic intensifier expressing excess

날씬해서

nalssinhseso — Because it is slender; slim build providing a reason

덤불

deombul — Bush, thicket; dense cluster of shrubs or undergrowth

사이와

saiwa — Between and; indicating a gap or space with conjunction

긴

gin — Long; adjective modifier describing something of great length

풀

pul — Grass, weeds; low-growing green plants on the ground

사이를

saireul — Between, through (object marker); gap or space between things

갈색

galsaek — Brown color; a warm dark yellowish-brown hue

줄기처럼

julgicheoreom — Like a stem or stalk; resembling a plant stem in shape

스르르

seureureur — Smoothly, slipping quietly; mimetic word for gliding motion

빠져나갔습니다

ppajyeonagatsseumnida — Slipped out, escaped through; exited smoothly from a tight space

몸집이

momjibi — Body size (subject marker); referring to physical build or bulk

큰

keun — Big, large; adjective modifier describing great size

그들을

geudeureur — Them (object marker); third-person plural object pronoun

따라잡는

ttarajamneun — Catching up to, keeping pace with; present modifier of 따라잡다

데

de — In doing, in the matter of; dependent noun indicating a task

아무런

amureon — Any, no kind of; modifier meaning none or not any

어려움이

eoryeoumi — Difficulty (subject marker); a challenge or hardship encountered

없었습니다

eopseosseumnida — There was not; past formal negative existence statement

그들

geudeul — They, them; third-person plural pronoun referring to a group

중

jung — Among, in the middle of; indicating a member of a group

아무도

amudo — Nobody, no one; refers to an absence of any person

거북이

geobuki — Turtle; a slow-moving reptile with a hard shell

꼬리

kkori — Tail; the rear appendage of an animal

끝에

kkeute — At the tip, at the end; indicating the terminal point of something

단단히

dandanhi — Firmly, tightly; in a secure and strong manner

매달려

maedallyo — Hanging on, clinging to; holding on suspended to something

있다는

itdaneun — That there is; quoted or reported existence clause modifier

것을

geoseul — The fact, thing (object marker); nominalizer used as object

알아채지

araechaеji — To notice, realize (negative form); failing to detect something

못했습니다

mothaetsseumnida — Could not do; past formal expression of inability

그런데

geureonde — By the way, however; transitional conjunction shifting topic

나무가

namuga — Tree (subject marker); a woody plant subject in sentence

자라고

jarago — Growing and; connective form of 자라다 indicating ongoing growth

있는

inneun — That exists, that is; present modifier form of 있다

언덕

eondeok — Hill, slope; a raised area of land smaller than a mountain

기슭에

At the foot of; the base or lower slope of a hill

연못이

yeonmosi — Pond (subject marker); a small body of standing water

하나

hana — One; the number one or a single instance of something

있었습니다

isseosseumnida — There was, existed; past formal statement of existence

연못은

yeonmoseun — The pond (topic marker); referring to the pond as sentence topic

그리

geuri — So, that much; used to indicate degree, often in negatives

넓지는

neoljiineun — Wide (topic with negative nuance); not particularly broad

않았지만

anassjeoman — Was not, but; past negative with concessive contrast

꽤

kkwae — Quite, fairly; moderately strong degree of an attribute

길었습니다

gireosseumnida — Was long; past formal statement describing great length

이

i — This; demonstrative modifier referring to something nearby

연못을

yeonmoseul — The pond (object marker); pond as the object of an action

기억하고

gieokhago — Remembering and; connective form of 기억하다 to remember

있었고

isseotgo — Was existing and; past connective linking two situations

달리면서

dalrimyeonseo — While running; simultaneous action clause of 달리다 to run

혼자

honja — Alone, by oneself; without others present or helping

킥킥

kikkik — Giggle giggle; mimetic word for suppressed laughing sound

웃었는데

useotneunde — Laughed, but; past tense with background or contrastive nuance

헤엄을

heeomeul — Swimming (object marker); the act of swimming as object

칠

chil — To strike, to swim (future modifier); future form of 치다

수

su — Ability, can; dependent noun expressing possibility or capability

없고

eopgo — Cannot, does not have and; negative existence with conjunction

물을

mureul — Water (object marker); liquid water as the object of a verb

좋아하지

johahaji — To like (negative form used); base of liking something

않는다는

anneundaneun — Does not do (reported); quoted habitual negative action modifier

알고

algo — Knowing and; connective form of 알다 meaning to know

있었기

isseotgi — Because it was known; nominalized past existence giving reason

때문에

ttaemune — Because of, due to; causal connector indicating a reason

둘

dul — Two, both; the number two referring to a pair

다

da — All, both; indicates entirety or completeness of a group

돌아서

doraseo — Turning around and; connective form of 돌아서다

달려야

dallyeoya — Must run; obligatory form of 달리다 expressing necessity

할

hal — Will do, to do; future modifier form of 하다

것이었습니다

geosieotsseumnida — It was the case that; formal past nominal predicate ending

밍크

mingkeu — Mink; a small semi-aquatic mammal known for fur

자신은

jasineun — Oneself (topic marker); reflexive pronoun referring to self

달리는

dallineun — Running; present modifier form of 달리다 to run

것보다

geotboda — Than doing; comparative form using nominalized action

더

deo — More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree

빠르게

ppareuge — Quickly, fast; adverbial form of 빠르다 meaning fast

헤엄칠

heeomchil — To swim (future modifier); future form of 헤엄치다

이것을

igeoseul — This (object marker); proximal demonstrative pronoun as object

생각하면

saenggakhámyeon — When thinking about; conditional form of 생각하다 to think

할수록

halsurok — The more one does; escalating pattern the more...the more

이렇게

ireoke — Like this, in this way; manner adverb referring to current state

따뜻한

ttatteushan — Warm; adjective modifier describing comfortable warmth

날에

nare — On a day; indicating a specific day or time context

그렇게

Like that, in that way; manner adverb referring to that state

서두르는

seodureuneun — Hurrying, rushing; present modifier form of 서두르다

것이

geosi — The thing (subject marker); nominalizer acting as subject

더욱

deouk — Even more, increasingly; emphatic comparative adverb

어리석게

eoriseokge — Foolishly, stupidly; adverbial form of 어리석다 meaning foolish

느껴졌습니다

neukkyo​jyeotsseumnida — Was felt, seemed; past passive form of 느끼다 to feel

왜냐하면

waenyahhamyeon — Because, the reason is; formal connector introducing a reason

생각했습니다

saengkakhatsseumnida — Thought; past formal form of 생각하다 to think

그들이

geudeuり — They (subject marker); third-person plural subject pronoun

먼저

meonjeo — First, beforehand; doing something before others or prior

연못에

yeonmose — At the pond; location particle indicating place of action

도착하더라도

dochaкhadeorado — Even if they arrive; concessive conditional of 도착하다

하지만

hajiman — However, but; contrastive conjunction introducing opposing idea

나는

naneun — I (topic marker); first-person pronoun as sentence topic

헤엄쳐서

heeomchyeoseo — By swimming, swimming and; connective form of 헤엄치다

가로질러

garojilleo — Cutting across, traversing; crossing directly through an area

건너면서

geonneoмyeonseo — While crossing over; simultaneous connective of 건너다

시원하게

siwoनhage — Coolly, refreshingly; in a cool and refreshing manner

쉴

swil — To rest (future modifier); future modifier form of 쉬다

있거든

itgeodeun — I can, you see; informal ending expressing known fact or reason

분명히

bunmyeonghi — Clearly, certainly; adverb expressing definite certainty

도착할

dochakhal — Will arrive; future modifier form of 도착하다 to arrive

거야

geoya — Will, going to; informal future certainty ending particle

그래서

geuraeseo — So, therefore; causal conjunction meaning as a result

점점

jeomjeom — Gradually, increasingly; adverb indicating progressive change

느리게

neurige — Slowly; adverbial form of 느리다 meaning slow

달렸고

dallyeotgo — Ran and; past connective form of 달리다 to run

얼마

eolma — How much, a little; indefinite quantifier of amount or time

지나지

jinaji — To pass (negative form); base of 지나다 meaning to pass by

않아

ana — Not doing; informal negative connective short form

뒤처지고

dwicheojigo — Falling behind and; connective form of 뒤처지다 to lag

말았습니다

marasseumnida — Ended up doing; past formal completion with regret nuance