Korean Through Folktales

[Chapter 2] KongJwi And PatJwi 제 2 과 콩쥐와 팥쥐 _______________________ _________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 47 Go t o Table of Contents Korean Through Folktales 콩쥐 를 도와줬어요 . (They) helped KongJwi. 일 을 다 끝냈어요 . (She) finished the work. 꽃신 을 잃어버렸어요 . (She) lost her floral shoe. • 은 / 는 Particle : – 은 follows a noun ending with a consonant and – 는 follows a noun ending with a vowel. This set can be attached to both the subject and the object of a sentence. The 은 / 는 set is used to mark the topic of a discourse; and is also used to indicate that the noun it follows is being compared or contrasted with something else that may or may not be mentioned in the discourse. Here are a few examples from Version 1 of the story: 하루 는 ~ One day ~ 다른하루 는 ~ Another day ~ 이번에 는 This time (as opposed to other times) 팥쥐엄마 는 마음씨가나빴어요 . PatJwi’s mother (compare to good-natured KongJwi,) was mean-spirited. 팥쥐하고 팥쥐엄마 는 원님잔치에 갔어요 . PatJwi and PatJwi’s mother (as opposed to KongJwi who stayed and started working) went to the Magistrate’s party. • 도 Particle : – 도 indicates that the noun it follows is an addition to something. Here are a few examples from Version 1 of the story: 팥쥐 도 마음씨가 나빴어요 . PatJwi too (in addition to her mother) was mean-spirited. 비단옷하고 꽃신 도 주었어요 . (She) gave her silk clothes and floral shoes too (in addition to the help she offered)