Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 116

Vocabulary

보세요

boseyo — Please look; polite imperative form of 'to see'

그들이

geudeuri — They (subject marker attached); referring to a group

말했습니다

malhaetsseumnida — Said; past tense formal form of 'to speak'

태양이

taeyangi — The sun (subject); referring to the sun overhead

얼마나

eolmana — How much; how greatly; to what extent

빛나고

bitnago — Shining and; present connective form of 'to shine'

구름이

gureumi — Clouds (subject); referring to clouds in the sky

푸른

pureun — Blue; green; describing clear sky or nature

하늘에

haneule — In the sky; locative form of the word sky

떠

tteo — Floating; rising; connective form of 'to float'

있는지

inneunji — Whether something exists or is happening there

꽃과

kkotgwa — Flowers and; listing flowers alongside another noun

덤불에서

deombureseo — From the bushes; locative source marker on bushes

풍기는

pungineun — Wafting; emanating; describing a spreading scent

달콤한

dalkomhan — Sweet; describing a pleasant, sugary aroma or taste

향기를

hyanggireul — Fragrance (object); the sweet smell of flowers

맡지

matji — Smell; negative connective form of 'to smell something'

못하시나요

mothashinayo — Can you not do; polite negative ability question form

왜

wae — Why; interrogative asking for a reason or cause

우시는

usineun — Crying; honorific present modifier form of 'to cry'

건가요

geongayo — Is it that; soft questioning ending seeking explanation

늙은

neulgeun — Old; aged; modifier describing an elderly being or thing

버드나무여

beodeunnamuyeo — O willow tree; vocative address to a willow tree

그러자

geureoja — Then; and so; transitional word indicating immediate response

버드나무는

beodeunnamuneun — The willow tree (topic); subject of the following sentence

메밀의

memirie — Of buckwheat; possessive form relating to buckwheat plant

오만한

omanhan — Arrogant; haughty; describing prideful, conceited behavior

자존심과

jajonshimgwa — Self-pride and; self-esteem listed with another noun

그로

geuro — Because of that; by that; instrumental or causal connector

인해

inhae — Due to; owing to; expressing cause or reason formally

뒤따른

dwittatteun — Followed; ensuing; modifier describing something that came after

벌에

beore — To the punishment; locative form of punishment or penalty

대해

daehae — About; regarding; concerning a topic or subject matter

그들에게

geudeurege — To them; dative form indicating direction toward a group

이야기했습니다

iyagiaetsseumnida — Told a story; past formal form of 'to tell a story'

이것은

igeoseun — This (topic); introducing the subject of the sentence

어느

eoneu — A certain; some; used before a noun to mean 'one particular'

날

nal — Day; a general term for a day or daylight period

저녁

jeonyeok — Evening; the time period between afternoon and night

내가

naega — I (subject); first-person singular subject pronoun form

참새들에게

chamsaedeurege — To the sparrows; dative plural form referring to sparrows

이야기를

iyagireul — Story (object); a tale or narrative being told to someone

들려달라고

deullyeodalrago — Asked to tell a story; indirect request to narrate something

부탁했을

butakaesseul — Had requested; past modifier form of 'to ask a favor'

때

ttae — When; time; used to indicate a point or period in time

나에게

naege — To me; dative first-person form indicating recipient

해준

haejun — Did for someone; past modifier of 'to do as a favor'

이야기입니다

iyagiimnida — It is a story; formal declarative ending identifying a story

나비

nabi — Butterfly; a common insect often symbolizing beauty

옛날에

yennaree — Once upon a time; long ago; in the old days

신부를

sinbureul — Bride (object); a woman about to be or just married

원하는

wonhaneun — Wanting; desiring; present modifier form of 'to want'

있었는데

isseonnunde — There was; past tense with light contrast or background info

짐작할

jimjakhal — To guess; to surmise; future modifier of 'to conjecture'

수

su — Ability; possibility; used in 'can' constructions in Korean

있듯이

itdeutshi — As one can; just as; comparative connective of existence

그는

geuneun — He (topic); third-person masculine topic pronoun form

꽃들

kkotdeul — Flowers (plural); multiple flowers collectively referred to

중에서

jungeseo — Among; from among; indicating selection within a group

아주

aju — Very; extremely; an adverb intensifying an adjective

예쁜

yeppeun — Pretty; beautiful; adjective modifier describing attractiveness

고르고

goreugo — Choosing and; connective form of 'to choose or select'

싶었습니다

sipheosseumnida — Wanted to; past formal form of desire to do something

매우

maeu — Very; quite; formal adverb intensifying degree or extent

비판적인

bipanjeokin — Critical; judgmental; analytically evaluating with scrutiny

눈으로

nuneuro — With eyes; using one's gaze as an instrument of observation

모든

modeun — Every; all; modifier meaning the entirety of something

화단을

hwadaneul — Flower bed (object); a garden bed planted with flowers

훑어보았고

hulteobоасго — Scanned and; looked over carefully and then continued

꽃들이

kkotdeuri — The flowers (subject); plural subject form of flower

약혼하기

yakhonhagi — Getting engaged; the act of becoming formally betrothed

전의

jeonui — Before; prior to; possessive of the time before something

처녀들이

cheonyeodeuri — Young maidens (subject); unmarried young women as subject

앉아야

anjaya — Must sit; obligatory form of 'to sit' in Korean

하듯이

hadeutshi — Just as one does; comparative connective of doing something

줄기

julgi — Stem; stalk; the main supporting structure of a plant

위에

wie — On top of; above; locative expression indicating position

조용하고

joyonghago — Quietly and; connective form of the adjective 'quiet'

얌전하게

yamjeonhage — Demurely; modestly; adverbial form meaning well-behaved, gentle

앉아

anja — Sitting; connective or base form of 'to sit down'

있는

inneun — Being; existing; present modifier form of 'to exist or be'

것을

geoseul — The thing (object); nominalizer used as sentence object

발견했습니다

balgyeonhaetsseumnida — Discovered; past formal form of 'to find or discover'

그러나

geureona — However; but; adversative conjunction contrasting two ideas

꽃의

kkoche — Of flowers; possessive form relating something to flowers

수가

suga — Number (subject); the count or quantity as the subject

너무

neomu — Too; excessively; adverb meaning beyond a normal degree

많아서

manhaseo — Because there are many; causal connective of 'to be many'

그의

geuui — His; possessive pronoun referring to a male third person

탐색이

tamsaegi — The search (subject); an investigation or searching process

지루해질

jiruhaejil — Will become boring; future modifier of 'to become tedious'

것

geot — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning a verb into a noun phrase

같았습니다

gatatsseumnida — Seemed; appeared to be; past formal form of 'to seem like'

나비는

nabineun — The butterfly (topic); introducing butterfly as sentence topic

많은

manheun — Many; a lot of; modifier indicating a large quantity

수고를

sugoreul — Effort (object); trouble or hard work as sentence object

들이는

deurineun — Putting in; exerting; present modifier of 'to put in effort'

좋아하지

joahaji — Does not like; negative connective of 'to like something'

않았기

anhatgi — Because did not; negative past causal nominalizer form

때문에

ttaemune — Because of; due to; causal expression citing a reason

방문하러

bangmunhарео — To visit; purposive form of 'to visit' indicating intent

날아갔습니다

naragattsseumnida — Flew away; past formal form of 'to fly off somewhere'

이

i — This; demonstrative determiner pointing to something nearby

꽃을

kkocheul — Flower (object); a blossom as the direct object of a verb

라고

rago — Called; quotation marker used after a name or title

부르며

bureumyeo — Calling and; connective form of 'to call by a name'

작은

jageun — Small; little; adjective modifier describing small size

예언을

yeeoneul — Prophecy (object); a prediction or foretelling of the future

할

hal — Can do; will do; future/ability modifier of 'to do'

있다고

itdago — That it exists; indirect quotation of a state of being

합니다

hamnida — It is said; does; formal declarative verb ending form

연인들은

yeonindeureun — Lovers (topic); romantic partners as the sentence topic

꽃잎을

kkonnibeul — Flower petal (object); individual petals of a flower

뜯어내고

tteuteоnaego — Plucking off and; removing petals one by one connectively

하나씩

hanassik — One by one; each one at a time in sequence

뜯을

tteuteul — To pluck; future modifier of tearing or pulling off petals

때마다

ttaemada — Every time; each time something occurs or is done

연인에

yeonine — To the lover; dative form indicating direction toward partner

대한

daehan — About; regarding; modifier form of 'concerning a topic'

질문을

jilmuneul — Question (object); an inquiry posed to someone as object

예를

yereul — Example (object); used in phrase 예를 들어 meaning for example

들어

deureo — Giving; lifting; connective in phrase meaning 'for example'

그

geu — He; that; third person pronoun or demonstrative adjective

혹은

hogeun — Or; alternatively; conjunction offering another possibility

그녀가

geunyeoga — She (subject); third-person feminine subject pronoun form

나를

nareul — Me (object); first-person singular object pronoun form

사랑하나요

saranghanayo — Do they love; polite question form of 'to love someone'

열렬히

yeollyeolhi — Passionately; ardently; adverb describing intense emotion

미칠

michil — Madly; to go crazy; future modifier suggesting intense passion

듯이

deutshi — As if; like; connective expressing resemblance or manner

많이

mani — A lot; much; adverb indicating a large degree or amount

조금

jogeum — A little; slightly; adverb indicating a small amount

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all; absolutely not; strong negative adverb

아닌가요

anin gayo — Is it not; soft negative question expecting confirmation

등등

deungdeung — Etc.; and so on; expression listing continuation of items

사람들은

saramdeureun — People (topic); human beings as the topic of a sentence

말들을

maldeureul — Words (object); multiple spoken words as the direct object

자신의

jjasinui — One's own; reflexive possessive referring back to the subject

언어로

eoneoro — In one's language; instrumental form meaning using a language