The Ballad of the White Horse — Page 5

Vocabulary

강

gang — River; a large natural flowing body of water

섬에서

seom-eseo — On/from an island; locative form of island

강물이

gangmul-i — River water (subject form); water flowing in a river

흘러

heullео — Flowing; water or liquid moving continuously forward

지나가고

jinagago — Passing by and continuing; moving past something

이토록

itorok — To this extent; so much, in this way

소박한

sobakhan — Simple and unassuming; plain, modest in character

믿음의

mideum-ui — Of faith; relating to belief or trust

색채

saekchae — Color; hue or tone, often used figuratively

속에서

sog-eseo — Within; inside of something, locative expression

햇빛과

haetbichgwa — Sunlight and; sunlight combined with something else

풀잎이며

pulip-imyeo — Grass blades and; leaves of grass combined with

모든

modeun — Every; all things without exception

것이

geot-i — Thing (subject marker); a general noun for things

그에게

geu-ege — To him; dative form meaning directed toward him

솟구쳐

sotguchyeo — Surging up; rising forcefully and suddenly upward

올라

olla — Going up; ascending or rising higher

풀은

pul-eun — Grass (topic marker); the grass as topic of sentence

마침내

machimnae — Finally; at last, after a long time or process

진정한

jinjonghan — Truly genuine; authentic, real in the deepest sense

풀이

pul-i — Grass (subject); referring to grass as subject

되고

doego — Becoming and; transforming into something else

나무는

namu-neun — Tree (topic); the tree as the sentence's topic

비로소

biroso — Only then; for the first time at that moment

나무가

namu-ga — Tree (subject marker); tree as grammatical subject

되었다

doeeotda — Became; past tense of to become

꽃들은

kkotdeul-eun — The flowers (topic); plural flowers as sentence topic

소박하게

sobakhage — Simply; in a plain and unassuming manner

피어났으니

Bloomed because; flowers opened, giving a reason

어린이가

eorini-ga — Child (subject); a young person as grammatical subject

읽는

ingneun — Reading; present participle modifying a noun

그림책처럼

geurimchaek-cheoreom — Like a picture book; resembling an illustrated children's book

혹은

hogeun — Or; alternatively, used to present another option

거울

geoul — Mirror; a reflective surface used to see oneself

속에

sog-e — Inside; within a space or object

비친

bichin — Reflected; an image cast or shown in a surface

벗의

beot-ui — Of a friend; belonging to a close companion

얼굴처럼

eolgul-cheoreom — Like a face; resembling someone's facial appearance

그가

geu-ga — He (subject); third-person male subject marker

바라보니

baraboni — As he looked; gazing and then noticing something

그곳에

geugos-e — At that place; in that specific location

성모께서

seongmo-kkeseo — The Holy Mother (subject, honorific); the Virgin Mary

계셨고

gyesyeotgo — Was present and; honorific past tense of to be

서서

seoseo — Standing; being in an upright standing position

키

ki — Height; the measurement of how tall something is

큰

keun — Big, tall; large in size or height

살아있는

sara-inneun — Living; alive and existing in the present moment

풀을

pul-eul — Grass (object marker); grass as the direct object

마치

machi — Just as; used to introduce a simile or comparison

사람이

saram-i — Person (subject); a human being as the subject

자신의

jasin-ui — One's own; belonging to oneself, reflexive possessive

말을

mal-eul — Horse (object); a horse as the direct object here

그

geu — That, his; a demonstrative or third-person pronoun

얼굴은

eolgul-eun — The face (topic); someone's face as the topic

열린

yeollin — Open; something that has been opened or revealed

말씀과도

malsseum-gwado — Even like the Word; resembling holy speech or scripture

같아서

gata-seo — Being like and so; because it resembles something

용감한

yonggamhan — Brave; courageous, showing boldness in difficult situations

이들이

ideul-i — These people (subject); the ones being described

말하고

malhago — Speaking and; saying something and continuing action

선택할

seontaekal — To choose; the act of making a selection or decision

때와

ttaewa — Time and; a moment combined with another element

같았으며

gatasseuмyео — Was like and; resembled something, listing further

겉옷의

geot-os-ui — Of the outer garment; belonging to an outer robe

자체가

jachе-ga — Itself (subject); the very thing itself as subject

복음보다도

bogeum-bodado — Even more than the Gospel; surpassing holy scripture

더

deo — More; to a greater degree or extent

아름다웠다

areumdawotda — Was beautiful; past tense of to be beautiful

말씀하지도

malsseum-hajido — Not even speaking; did not say a word (honorific)

돌아보지도

dorabojido — Not even looking back; did not glance behind

않으셨으며

aneusyeosseumyeo — Did not (honorific) and; negation continuing a list

어떠한

eotteohan — Any kind of; whatever type, used in negative contexts

표시도

pyosido — Not even a sign; no indication or signal given

보내지

bonaеji — Not sending; refraining from transmitting a signal

다만

daman — Only, merely; just this and nothing more

곧고

gotgo — Straight and; upright in posture or character

자유로이

jayuroi — Freely; in a free and unrestrained manner

서

seo — Standing; being in an upright position

꽃들

kkotdeul — Flowers (plural); multiple blooming plants or blossoms

사이에서

sai-eseo — From among; in the space between things

지나가는

jinaganeun — Passing; moving through or by a place

곳에서

got-eseo — From/at the place; a locative form of place

낡은

nalgeun — Old, worn-out; something deteriorated through long use

갑옷

gabos — Armor; protective metal suit worn in battle

위에

wi-e — On top of; located above or on a surface

희미한

huimihan — Faint, dim; barely visible or weakly perceived

선조의

seonjo-ui — Of an ancestor; belonging to a forefather or predecessor

보석

boseok — Jewel, gem; a precious stone or ornamental treasure

하나가

hana-ga — One (subject); a single item as grammatical subject

달려

dallyeo — Attached, hanging; fastened or suspended from something

있었으니

isseosseuni — There was and so; existed, giving a reason

허물어진

heomurеojin — Crumbling, dilapidated; fallen apart or deteriorated

회색

hoeaek — Gray; the color between black and white

갑옷에

gabos-e — On the armor; locative form of battle armor

그것을

geugeot-eul — It (object); that thing as the direct object

떼어

tteеo — Detaching; removing or taking something off a surface

성모의

seongmo-ui — Of the Holy Mother; belonging to the Virgin Mary

발

bal — Foot; the lower extremity of a person's leg

앞에

ap-e — In front of; at the forward position of something

던지니

deonjini — Throwing and so; casting something and noting result

수

su — Number, several; used to indicate counting or quantity

세기가

segi-ga — Century (subject); a period of one hundred years

지난

jinan — Past, elapsed; time that has already gone by

후

hu — After; following a certain time or event

느린

neurin — Slow; moving at a low or reduced speed

발걸음으로

balgeoreum-euro — With slow steps; by means of one's footsteps

사람들이

saramdeul-i — People (subject); multiple persons as grammatical subject

궁궐과

gunggwol-gwa — Palace and; a royal palace combined with other places

학교와

hakgyo-wa — School and; an educational institution and others

거리에서

geori-eseo — From/on the street; in or from public streets

찾아와

chaja-wa — Coming to find; arriving to seek out something

그것이

geugeot-i — It (subject); that thing as the grammatical subject

놓인

noin — Placed; set down or positioned somewhere

자리에서

jari-eseo — From the spot; at or from a particular place

발견하였다

balgyeonhayeotda — Discovered; found something previously unknown or hidden

하느님의

haneullim-ui — Of God; belonging to the divine creator deity

방랑자가

bangrangja-ga — Wanderer (subject); a traveler with no fixed home

말하였다

marhayeotda — Said, spoke; past tense of to say or speak

저는

jeo-neun — I (humble, topic); polite first-person topic pronoun

그저

geujeo — Just, merely; nothing more than, simply

보잘것없는

bojalgeos-eopneun — Insignificant, worthless; of little value or importance

성인들이

seong-indeul-i — Saints (subject); holy persons as grammatical subject

구할

guhal — To seek; to look for or request something

것을

geot-eul — Thing (object); a general noun as direct object

구하지

guhaji — Not seek; used in negative constructions to not request

숨겨진

sumgyeojin — Hidden; concealed or kept out of sight

보게

boge — To see; infinitive form used with causative expressions

해달라고

haedalrago — Asking to do; requesting that someone do something

천국의

cheonguk-ui — Of heaven; belonging to the heavenly kingdom

문은

mun-eun — The door (topic); a gate or entrance as topic

두려운

duryeoun — Fearful, dreadful; inspiring fear or dread

문

mun — Door, gate; an entrance or threshold to a place

지옥의

jiok-ui — Of hell; belonging to or relating to the underworld

가로막힌

garomakin — Blocked, obstructed; something barred or impeded

영광을

yeong-gwang-eul — Glory (object); honor or divine radiance as object

깨뜨리거나

kkaetteuri-geona — Breaking or; shattering something or alternatively

지키는

jikineun — Guarding; protecting or keeping watch over something

알려

allyeo — Making known; causing something to be understood

하지

haji — Not do; used in negative constructions

그것은

geugeot-eun — It (topic); that thing as the sentence's topic

너무도

neomudo — Far too; excessively, beyond a normal degree

선하여

seonhayeo — Being good and so; virtuous, giving a reason

말로

mallo — With words; by means of language or speech

다할

dahal — To exhaust, fully express; to say everything completely