The Ballad of the White Horse — Page 1

Vocabulary

신들을

sindeureul — Gods (object marker); referring to multiple deities

만든

mandeun — Made, created; past modifier form of 만들다

신들이

sindeuri — Gods (subject marker); multiple deities as subject

있기

itgi — Being, existing; nominalized form of 있다

전에

jeone — Before, prior to a specific time or event

그들의

geudeului — Their; possessive form referring to a group

일출이

ilchuri — Sunrise (subject marker); the rising of the sun

지나가는

jinaganeun — Passing by; present modifier form of 지나가다

것을

geoseul — Thing, fact (object marker); nominalizer with object particle

보기

bogi — Seeing, watching; nominalized form of 보다

골짜기의

goljjakiui — Of the valley; valley used as possessive modifier

백마는

baengmaneun — The white horse (topic marker); white-colored horse

풀밭에서

pulbateseo — In the meadow; on a grassy field or pasture

새겨졌다

saegyeojyeotda — Was carved, engraved; passive past tense of 새기다

새벽에

saebyeoge — At dawn; in the early morning hours before sunrise

실컷

silkeot — To one's heart's content; as much as one desires

마시기

masigi — Drinking; nominalized form of 마시다

언덕

eondeok — Hill; a small elevated area of land

위에서

wieseo — From above, on top of; indicating position above something

백발처럼

baekbalcheoreom — Like white hair; resembling the hair of an elder

희게

huige — Whitely, in a white manner; adverbial form of 희다

서

seo — Standing; short connective form of 서다

있었다

isseotda — There was, existed; past tense of 있다

영국

Yeongguk — England, Britain; the United Kingdom

땅

ttang — Land, ground, earth; physical terrain or territory

위로

wiro — Upward, over; indicating direction above or over

세월이

sewori — Time, years (subject marker); passage of time

세월을

seworeul — Time, years (object marker); passage of time

넘어

neomeo — Over, crossing; going beyond a boundary or limit

영겁이

yeonggeopi — Eternity (subject marker); an infinitely long period of time

영겁을

Eternity (object marker); an immeasurably long time

거쳐

geochyeo — Passing through, via; going through a process or place

사라져도

sarajyeodo — Even if it disappears; concessive form of 사라지다

서쪽

seojeok — West; the western direction or region

언덕에는

eondeogeneun — On the hill (topic marker); referring to a specific hill

평화와

pyeonghwawa — Peace and; peace used with conjunctive particle

전쟁이

jeonjjaengi — War (subject marker); armed conflict between groups

있었고

isseotgo — There was, and; past tense connective form of 있다

그것을

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

바라보고

barabogo — Looking at, gazing at; connective form of 바라보다

영국을

Yeonggugeul — England (object marker); Britain as the object of action

알고

algo — Knowing and; connective form of 알다

있었으니

isseosseuни — Was existing, because; causal past connective of 있다

아무도

amudo — Nobody, no one; negative pronoun for any person

알지

alji — Knowing; negative or question connective form of 알다

못할

mothal — Unable to; future modifier of negative ability

때부터

ttaebuteo — From the time; indicating the starting point in time

그는

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

첫

cheot — First; the ordinal number indicating the beginning

번째

beonjjae — Ordinal counter; used to indicate order or sequence

부러지고

bureojigo — Breaking, snapping and; connective form of 부러지다

휘는

hwineun — Bending, warping; present modifier form of 휘다

보았고

boatgo — Saw and; past tense connective form of 보다

하늘이

haneuri — Sky, heaven (subject marker); the sky above

무너지고

muneojigo — Collapsing and; connective form of 무너지다

세상이

sesangi — The world (subject marker); all of existence or society

끝나는

kkeunnanеun — Ending; present modifier form of 끝나다

보았다

boatda — Saw; simple past tense of 보다

오

o — Oh; exclamatory interjection expressing emotion

신이시여

sinisiyeo — O God; respectful vocative address to a deity

얼마나

eolmana — How much, how long; interrogative adverb of degree

오래

orae — Long, for a long time; indicating extended duration

전의

jeonui — Before, of the past; possessive modifier meaning prior

일인가

iрinga — Is it a matter; questioning whether something is the case

세상의

sesangui — Of the world; possessive modifier relating to the world

끝은

kkeuteun — The end (topic marker); conclusion or termination of something

일이었으니

irieosseuni — It was a matter, because; causal past form of 일이다

오늘

oneul — Today; the current day

우리가

uriga — We (subject marker); first-person plural as subject

살고

salgo — Living and; connective form of 살다

있는

inneun — Existing, being; present modifier form of 있다

것은

geoseun — The thing (topic marker); nominalizer used as topic

두

du — Two; the numeral two used before a noun

탄생의

tansaengui — Of birth; possessive modifier relating to birth or origin

자녀들처럼

janyeodeulcheoreom — Like children; resembling sons and daughters

심판의

simpanui — Of judgment; possessive modifier relating to judgment or trial

날

nal — Day; a single unit of time, twenty-four hours

이후

ihu — After, since; indicating a point in time afterward

이

i — This; demonstrative pronoun indicating something nearby

땅에

ttange — On the land; locative form indicating position on earth

남겨진

namgyeojin — Left behind, remaining; passive past modifier of 남기다

낯선

natsen — Unfamiliar, strange; modifier form of 낯설다

민족처럼

minjokcheorom — Like a people or nation; resembling an ethnic group

끝들이

kkeutdeuri — Ends (subject marker); plural of 끝, conclusions or limits

자유로워지던

jayurowojideon — Were becoming free; retrospective modifier of 자유로워지다

때

ttae — Time, moment; a specific point or period in time

노예들의

noyedeului — Of slaves; possessive modifier relating to enslaved people

황무지

hwangmuji — Wasteland, wilderness; barren uncultivated land

속에

soge — Inside, within; locative indicating interior of something

잠겼을

jamgyeosseul — When it was submerged; past supposition modifier of 잠기다

태양이

taeyangі — The sun (subject marker); the star at center of solar system

바다에

badae — In the sea; locative indicating position in the ocean

잠겨

jamgyeo — Submerged, sunk into; connective form of 잠기다

사라졌을

sarajyeosseul — When it had disappeared; past supposition modifier of 사라지다

하늘에서

haneuleseo — From the sky; indicating origin or location in the sky

떨어지고

tteoreojigo — Falling and; connective form of 떨어지다

그리고

geurigo — And, and then; coordinating conjunction connecting clauses

올바르게

olbareuge — Correctly, rightly; adverbial form of 올바르다

귀를

gwireul — Ear (object marker); the organ of hearing as object

기울인

giurin — Tilted, lent (as in ear); past modifier of 기울이다

자라도

jarado — Even one who; concessive form referring to a person

오직

ojik — Only, solely; adverb indicating exclusivity

들을

deureul — To hear (object modifier); related to listening or hearing

수

su — Ability, possibility; bound noun indicating capability

밤

bam — Night; the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise

속으로

sogеuro — Into the interior; indicating movement inside something

빠져드는

ppajyeodeuneun — Sinking into, falling into; present modifier of 빠져들다

민족들의

minjokdeului — Of nations, peoples; possessive plural of 민족

소리뿐이었다

soripunіeotda — Was only the sound; nothing but the noise of something

땅끝의

ttangkkeuchi — Of the end of the earth; at the farthest edge of land

무리들이

murideuri — Groups, crowds (subject marker); masses of people

행진해

haengjiнhae — Marching; connective form of 행진하다

들어오고

deureogo — Coming in and; connective form of 들어오다

횃불과

hwaetbulgwa — Torches and; torch used with conjunctive particle

등불의

deungburui — Of lanterns, lamps; possessive modifier for a lamp or light

빛을

bicheul — Light (object marker); radiance or illumination as object

향해

hyanghae — Toward; indicating direction or orientation to something

이어지는

ieojineun — Connected, leading to; present modifier of 이어지다

길들은

gildeureun — The roads (topic marker); paths or streets as topic

거품처럼

geopotcheoreom — Like foam or bubbles; resembling froth or effervescence

움직이는

umjigineun — Moving; present modifier form of 움직이다

얼굴들로

eolguldeulro — With faces; instrumental form indicating faces as means

가득

gadeuk — Full, filled; adverb indicating something is completely full

찼고

chatgo — Was full and; past tense connective form of 차다

꿈속의

kkumsogui — Within a dream; possessive modifier relating to dreaming

얼굴들처럼

eolguldeulcheoreom — Like faces; resembling the faces of multiple people