Korean Through Folktales

[Chapter 2] KongJwi And PatJwi 제 2 과 콩쥐와 팥쥐 _______________________ _________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 49 Go t o Table of Contents Korean Through Folktales 2-2. Level 2: Obligatory - VCS+ 야되다 / 하다 • The VCS in VCS+ 야되다 / 하다 is an action that must be performed. Here are a few examples from Version 2 of the story: 돌밭을 갈아야 했어요 . (She) had to plowed the stone field 벼를 찧어야 했어요 . (She) had to pound unhulled rice. 항아리에 물을 채워야 했어요 . (She) had to fill up the pot with water. 베 옷을 짜야 했어요 . (She) had to weave hemp clothes. 3-1. Level 3: “Nomatter howmuch one does V” - 아무리 VCS+ 도 • This construction, 아무리 VCS+ 도 , means “no matter how much one does VCS ~ .” It is used when the VCS action brings no fruition or result. The futile aspect can be more emphasized by adding VS+ 고 after 아무리 , thus creating this form: 아무리 VS+ 고 VCS+ 도 . Here are a few examples from Version 3 of the story: 아무리 찧고 찧어도 쌀더미는 줄지 않았습니다 . No matter how much she pounded and pounded, the rice pile didn’t get smaller. 아무리 붓고 부어도 항아리는 채워지지 않았습니다 . No matter how much she poured and poured, the pot wouldn’t fill up. 아무리 열심히 짜도 다 끝낼 수 없었기 때문에 ~ Because she could not finish no matter how hard she weaved ~ 아무리 가고 싶어도 갈 수 없었습니다 . No matter how much she wanted to go, she could not go.