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Vocabulary

너는

neoneun — You (subject marker attached, informal)

날개를

nalgaereul — Wings (object marker attached)

강하게

ganghage — Strongly, powerfully, in a strong manner

하기

hagi — Doing; verbal noun form of 'to do'

위해

wihae — For the sake of; in order to

햇볕

haetbyeot — Sunlight, sunshine, warmth from the sun

아래

arae — Below, underneath, under

있는

inneun — Existing, being; present tense modifier form

것이냐?

geosinyа? — Is it the case that...? (informal question ending)

내가

naega — I (subject marker attached, emphatic first person)

몸을

momeul — Body (object marker attached)

말리는

mallineun — Drying; present tense modifier of 'to dry something'

동안

dongan — During, while, for a period of time

네

ne — Your (informal possessive); also 'yes'

변태

byeontae — Metamorphosis; transformation of an insect's form

과정을

gwajeong-eul — Process, procedure (object marker attached)

빨리

ppalli — Quickly, fast, rapidly

내게

naege — To me; dative form of first person singular

말해다오.

malhaedao. — Please tell me (informal, slightly pleading request)

어디

eodi — Where; also used as 'let me see, let's check'

보자

boja — Let's see, let's look; casual suggestion form

애벌레였느냐

aebeolleyeonneunya — Were you a larva/caterpillar? (past question form)

아니면

animyeon — Or, if not, otherwise

벌레였느냐?

beolleyeonneunya? — Were you a bug/worm? (past informal question)

예전에

yejeon-e — In the past, formerly, previously

발이

bari — Feet/legs (subject marker attached)

몇

myeot — How many; several

개였느냐?

gaeyeonneunya? — Were there (how many) units? (counting question)

나는

naneun — I, as for me (topic marker attached)

네가

nega — You (subject marker attached, informal)

하나도

hanado — Not even one; none at all

없었을

eopseosseul — Would have had none; past conjecture modifier

거라고

georago — That it would be; indirect quote of conjecture

내기를

naegireul — A bet, wager (object marker attached)

걸겠다.

geolgetda. — I will place a bet; I bet that

나의

naui — My, mine (possessive form of first person)

경우

gyeong-u — Case, instance, situation

세

se — Three (native Korean numeral)

줄의

jurui — Of rows/lines (possessive marker attached)

발을

bareul — Feet/legs (object marker attached)

가졌었는데

gajyeosseonnŭnde — Had possessed, used to have (past, contrastive)

적어도

jeogeo-do — At least, at a minimum

모두

modu — All, altogether, everyone

합쳐

hapchyeo — Combined, added together, in total

마흔두

maheundu — Forty-two (native Korean numeral)

개였다.

gaeyeotda. — Were/was (number of) units; counting statement

자

ja — Now, well then, come on (interjection)

그러니

geuroni — Therefore, so, that being the case

말해보아라

malhaeboara — Go ahead and tell me (informal imperative)

이야기해다오

iyagihae-dao — Please tell me a story/talk to me (pleading)

내

nae — My (informal possessive first person)

질문에

jilmun-e — To/about the question (locative marker attached)

답해라

daphaera — Answer! Respond! (informal imperative command)

보통

botong — Usually, normally, ordinarily

말하도록

malhadorok — So as to speak; in order to talk

재촉받을

jaechokbadeul — To be urged/prompted (modifier form)

필요가

piryoga — Need, necessity (subject marker attached)

없었다

eopseotda — Did not have, there was none (past tense)

그러나

geureona — However, but, nevertheless

이

i — This (demonstrative adjective)

질문들은

jilmundeureun — The questions (plural topic marker attached)

너무도

neomugo — So very, exceedingly, far too much

비범하고

bibeomhago — Being extraordinary, unusual, and... (connective)

뜻밖이어서

tteutbakkieo-seo — Because it was unexpected, surprising

그

geu — That, the (demonstrative determiner)

어린

eorin — Young, little (modifier form)

소녀는

sonyeoneun — The girl (topic marker attached)

말없이

mareopssi — Silently, without words, speechlessly

있었다

isseotda — Was, existed, remained (past tense)

애벌레였는지

aebeolleyeonneunnji — Whether it was a larva/caterpillar (indirect question)

벌레였는지

beolleyeonneunnji — Whether it was a bug/worm (indirect question)

첫

cheot — First, the very first

만남에서

mannam-eseo — At/from the meeting, encounter

참

cham — Really, truly, indeed (adverb)

이상한

isanghan — Strange, odd, unusual (modifier form)

질문이로군

jilmunirogun — What a question! (exclamatory ending)

사이

sai — Between, among, interval, gap

질문을

jilmun-eul — The question (object marker attached)

했던

haetdeon — Who had done; past retrospective modifier

자는

janeun — The one/person (topic marker attached)

말이

mari — Words, speech (subject marker attached)

온몸을

onmom-eul — The whole body (object marker attached)

햇볕에

haetbyeot-e — In/to the sunlight (locative marker attached)

내맡기는

naematkineun — Entrusting, surrendering (present modifier form)

편안함에

pyeon-anham-e — In comfort, ease (locative marker attached)

몰두하면서

molduhamy-onseo — While being absorbed/immersed in something

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker attached)

펼쳤는데

pyeolchyeonneunde — Spread out, unfolded (past, contrastive connector)

신경들로

singyeongdeulro — With/by the nerves (instrumental marker attached)

교차된

gyochadoen — Crossed, intersected (past modifier form)

날개는

nalgaeneun — The wings (topic marker attached)

섬세함을

seomsehameul — Delicacy, fineness (object marker attached)

조금도

jogeumdo — Not even a little; not at all

잃지

ilchi — Lose (negative connective form, not losing)

않으면서

aneumyeonseo — While not doing; without doing something

순간순간

sungan-sungan — Moment by moment, every single moment

더욱

deouk — More and more, even more, increasingly

단단해져

dandanhaetyeo — Becoming harder, firmer (progressive form)

갔다

gatda — Went; continued to (past tense)

어두운

eoduun — Dark (modifier form of 'to be dark')

선들에

seondeure — By/with the lines (locative marker attached)

의해

uihae — By means of, caused by, through

창문처럼

changmuncheoreom — Like a window, resembling a window

나뉜

nanywin — Divided, separated (past modifier form)

투명한

tumyeonghan — Transparent, clear, see-through

망은

mang-eun — The net/mesh (topic marker attached)

같아

gata — Looks like, seems like, resembles

보였으며

boyeosseumyeo — Appeared as, looked like, and also (connective)

때로는

ttaeroneun — Sometimes, at times, occasionally

햇빛을

haetbicheul — Sunlight (object marker attached)

분산시켜

bunsansikkyeo — Dispersing, scattering (causative connective form)

무지개

mujigae — Rainbow

색깔을

saekkkareul — Colors (object marker attached)

드러내기도

deureonaegido — Also revealing, exposing (inclusive form)

했다

haetda — Did, performed (simple past tense)

곤충의

gonchung-ui — Of the insect (possessive marker attached)

머리는

meorineun — The head (topic marker attached)

마르면서

mareumyeonseo — While drying out, as it dried

윤이

yuni — Gloss, sheen (subject marker attached)

났으며

nasseumyeo — Appeared, arose, and also (connective past)

적갈색의

jeokgalsaeg-ui — Of reddish-brown color (possessive marker)

눈은

nuneun — The eyes (topic marker attached)

은빛

eunbit — Silver-colored light, silvery sheen

원

won — Circle; also Korean currency unit

안에서

aneseo — Inside, within (locative marker attached)

빛났다

bichnатda — Shone, gleamed, glittered (past tense)

머리

meori — Head; hair (top of the body)

꼭대기의

kkokdaegi-ui — Of the top, summit (possessive marker)

작은

jageun — Small, little (modifier form)

칠흑색

chilheuksaek — Jet-black color, pitch-black

띠

tti — Band, stripe, ribbon, belt

위로

wiro — Above, upward (directional marker attached)

개의

gae-ui — Of (number of) units (possessive marker)

작고

jakgo — Small and... (connective adjective form)

부드러운

budeureooun — Soft, gentle, smooth (modifier form)

눈이

nuni — Eyes (subject marker attached)

관찰자가

gwanchalja-ga — The observer (subject marker attached)

이미

imi — Already, previously

다른

dareun — Other, different (modifier form)

파리에서

pari-eseo — In Paris / from flies (locative marker; ambiguous)

알아챘던

araechaetdeon — Had noticed, had perceived (past retrospective modifier)

것들과

geotdeulgwa — With the things (plural, conjunctive marker)

같은

gateun — Same, similar, identical (modifier form)

모습으로

moseub-euro — In the form/appearance of (instrumental marker)

살짝

saljjak — Slightly, gently, softly, just a little

모습을

moseub-eul — Appearance, form, figure (object marker)

드러냈다

deureonaetda — Revealed, showed, exposed (past tense)