Let the story begin…
깊은 산속, 사냥꾼은 낯선 발자국을 발견했어요.
깊은 산속 (deep in the mountains): "깊은" means deep, "산속" means inside the mountains.
사냥꾼은 (the hunter): "사냥꾼" means hunter, "은" is a topic marker.
낯선 발자국을 (unfamiliar footprints): "낯선" means unfamiliar, "발자국" means footprints, "을" is an object marker.
발견했어요 (discovered): "발견하다" means to discover, "했어요" is a past tense ending for verbs that end with -하다.
✍️ "Deep in the mountains, the hunter discovered unfamiliar footprints."
내가 알던 그 어떤 짐승의 발자국도 아니야...
내가 (I): "내" means I, "가" is a subject marker.
알던 (knew): "알다" means to know, "던" is a past tense modifier indicating that the action of knowing happened in the past.
그 (that): a demonstrative pronoun referring to something specific.
어떤 (any): an adjective meaning "any" or "some".
짐승의 (animal's): "짐승" means beast or animal, "의" is a possessive particle.
발자국도 (footprint): "발자국" means footprint, "도" is a particle meaning "also" or "even".
아니야 (not): "아니다" means to not be, "야" is a casual sentence ending.
✍️ "It's not a footprint of any animal that I knew..."
호기심에 발자국을 따라가자 기괴한 형상의 요괴가 나타났어요.
호기심에 (out of curiosity): "호기심" means curiosity, "에" is a particle indicating a reason or cause.
발자국을 (footprints): "발자국" means footprints, "을" is an object marker.
따라가자 (as I followed): "따라가다" means to follow, "자" is a conjunctive ending indicating a reason or cause.
기괴한 (bizarre): "기괴한" means bizarre or uncanny.
형상의 (shape of): "형상" means shape or form, "의" is a possessive particle.
요괴가 (monster): "요괴" means monster or goblin, "가" is a subject marker.
나타났어요 (appeared): "나타나다" means to appear, "았어요" is a past tense ending.
✍️ "As I followed the footprints out of curiosity, a monster with a bizarre shape appeared."
붉게 충혈된 눈, 날카로운 송곳니, 짙은 갈색 털이 인상적이었죠.
붉게 (reddish): "붉다" means red, "게" is an adverb ending.
충혈된 (bloodshot): "충혈되다" means to become bloodshot, "ㄴ" is an adjective ending.
눈 (eyes): "눈" means eyes.
날카로운 (sharp): "날카롭다" means sharp, "ㄴ" is an adjective ending.
송곳니 (fangs): "송곳니" means fangs.
짙은 (deep/dark): "짙다" means deep or dark, "은" is an adjective ending.
갈색 (brown): "갈색" means brown.
털이 (fur): "털" means fur, "이" is a subject marker.
인상적이었죠 (impressive): "인상적이다" means to be impressive, "었죠" is a past tense ending with a conversational tone used in storytelling.
✍️ "The bloodshot eyes, sharp fangs, and deep brown fur were impressive."
나는 이 산의 수호자다. 감히 내 영역을 침범하다니!
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