Story 1 Keywords Glossary

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베다 means "cut down" (referring to a tree or large object).

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부모님 means "parents". It is composed of two parts; 부모 which literally means parents, while the last part is a suffx, 님, which is an honorary suffix to show respect.

Noun: 부모 (parents)

Suffix: 님 (honorary suffix)

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산신령님 is the name of one of the character's in the story 금도끼 은도끼. The term is comprised of two words, 산 (mountain) and 신령 (god). The last part is a suffx, 님, which is an honorary suffix to show respect.

Noun: 산 (mountain

Noun: 신령 (god)

Suffix: 님 (honorary suffix)

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실수 means mistake. If is often used with the post-position marker, 로, to create the adverbial expression "by mistake". For example, 나는 실수로 했습니다 or "I did it by mistake".

Noun: 실수 (mistake)

Adverbial Expression: 실수로 (by mistake)

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(Noun)에 대한 상으로 means "as a reward for". The wood cutter received the gold and silver axes as a reward for his honesty: 정직함에 대한 상으로.

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연못 means pond (a small body of land-locked water)

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오래오래 is an adverbial phrase that means "for a long time" or "a long time".

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은 means "silver", referring to the metal.

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(Noun)이구나 is expression that means "after all" - where the speaker realizes something about an action, thing, or event. It can be used with adjectives/verbs, as well as nouns. In this story, it is used with a noun: 정직한 나무꾼이구나. 

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정직하다 means "to be honest". When used to describe a noun, it appears as 정직한 such as the 정직한 남꾼.