Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 135

Vocabulary

그

geu — He, that person (third person pronoun)

상인은

sangin-eun — The merchant (topic marker attached)

학식

haksik — Learning, scholarly knowledge, academic attainment

있는

inneun — Having, possessing, existing (modifier form)

사람이었는데

saram-i-eot-neunde — Was a person, but (background contrast clause)

그의

geu-ui — His, belonging to him (possessive)

아버지가

abeoji-ga — Father (subject marker attached)

그를

geu-reul — Him (object marker attached)

대학에

daehak-e — To university, at university (locative)

보냈고

bonaet-go — Sent and (continued action, past tense)

그는

geu-neun — He (topic marker, referring to a male)

시험에

siheom-e — In the exam, to the exam (locative)

합격했기

hapgyeokaet-gi — Because he passed (nominalized reason clause)

때문이었다

ttaemun-i-eot-da — It was because of (causal ending, past)

아버지는

abeoji-neun — The father (topic marker attached)

처음에는

cheoeum-e-neun — At first, in the beginning (topic marked)

가축

gachuk — Livestock, domestic animals kept for use

상인에

sangin-e — Merchant, trader (locative/dative marker attached)

불과했지만

bulgwahaet-jiman — Was merely, was no more than, but

항상

hangsang — Always, at all times, constantly

정직하고

jeongjikago — Honest and (connecting adjective clause)

부지런하여

bujireonhayeo — Being diligent, hardworking (connective form)

돈을

don-eul — Money (object marker attached)

모았고

moat-go — Saved, accumulated money and (past, connective)

아들인

adeul-in — Who is the son (modifier form)

재산을

jaesan-eul — Wealth, property, assets (object marker attached)

늘리는

neullireun — Increasing, expanding (present modifier form)

데

de — In doing, in the matter of (nominalizer)

성공했다

seonggonghaet-da — Succeeded, was successful (past tense)

영리했지만

yeongnihaet-jiman — Was clever, bright, but (concessive past)

마음씨도

maeumssi-do — Disposition, heart, nature also (topic marked)

좋았다

joat-da — Was good, was kind (past tense)

그러나

geureona — However, but (contrast conjunction)

마음씨보다는

maeumssi-bodaneun — More than one's disposition, rather than kindness

재산에

jaesan-e — About wealth, regarding property (locative)

대한

daehan — About, regarding, concerning (modifier form)

이야기가

iyagi-ga — Story, talk, conversation (subject marker attached)

더

deo — More, further, additionally

많았다

manat-da — Was much, was many, was plentiful

온갖

ongat — All kinds of, every sort of

부류의

buryu-ui — Of the type, category, sort of (possessive)

사람들이

saramdeul-i — People (subject marker attached, plural)

상인의

sangin-ui — The merchant's (possessive marker attached)

집을

jip-eul — House, home (object marker attached)

방문했는데

bangmunhaet-neunde — Visited, and (background connective, past)

좋은

joeun — Good, fine (modifier form)

가문

gamun — Family lineage, noble family background

출신도

chulsin-do — Origin, background, also (topic marked)

있었고

it-eot-go — There were, existed and (past, connective)

지식인도

jisikin-do — Intellectuals also (topic marked)

있었으며

it-eot-eu-myeo — There were, and furthermore (past, connective)

이

i — This, these (demonstrative determiner)

두

du — Two (numeral determiner)

가지를

gaji-reul — Kinds, types (object marker attached)

모두

modu — All, both, everything, everyone

갖추지

gatchuji — Not having equipped, lacking (negation form)

못한

mothan — Unable to, failed to (modifier, negation)

사람들도

saramdeul-do — People also (plural, topic marked)

있었다

it-eot-da — There were, existed (past tense)

이제

ije — Now, at this point, from now on

아이들의

aideul-ui — Children's (plural, possessive marker)

파티가

pati-ga — Party (subject marker attached)

열렸고

yeollyeot-go — Was held, opened and (past, connective)

재잘거림이

jaejalgeorim-i — Chattering, babbling (subject marker attached)

있었는데

it-eot-neunde — There was, and (background connective, past)

그것은

geugeot-eun — That, it (topic marker attached)

언제나

eonjena — Always, at any time, whenever

마음속에서

maeumsog-eseo — From within the heart, from deep inside

자유롭게

jayuropge — Freely, in a free manner (adverbial form)

나오는

naoneun — Coming out, emerging (present modifier form)

것이었다

geot-i-eot-da — It was something, it was the case (past)

그들

geudeul — They, them (third person plural pronoun)

중에는

jung-e-neun — Among them, in the middle of (topic marked)

아름다운

areumdaun — Beautiful, lovely (modifier form)

어린

eorin — Young, little (modifier form)

소녀가

sonyeo-ga — Girl (subject marker attached)

몹시

mobsi — Very, extremely, terribly (adverb)

거만했다

geomanhaet-da — Was arrogant, haughty, conceited (past tense)

이것은

igeot-eun — This (topic marker attached, demonstrative)

하인들이

haindelui — Servants, maids (subject marker attached)

가르쳐

gareuchyeo — Taught, instructed (connective verb form)

준

jun — Gave, provided (past modifier form)

것이었고

geot-i-eot-go — Was something and (past, connective)

훨씬

hwoelssin — Much more, far more, considerably

분별

bunbyeol — Discernment, judgment, sense, discretion

사람들인

saramdeul-in — People who are (modifier form, plural)

그녀의

geunyeo-ui — Her, belonging to her (possessive)

부모가

bumo-ga — Parents (subject marker attached)

가르친

gareuching — Taught (past modifier form)

것이

geot-i — The thing that (subject nominalizer)

아니었다

anieot-da — Was not, it was not (past negation)

궁내관이었는데

gungnaekkwan-i-eot-neunde — Was a court official, and (background clause)

이는

i-neun — This (topic marker, formal reference)

궁정에서

gungjeoung-eseo — At court, in the royal palace (locative)

높은

nopeun — High, elevated (modifier form)

직책이었으며

jikchaeik-i-eot-eu-myeo — Was a position, and furthermore (past, connective)

그녀는

geunyeo-neun — She (topic marker attached, female pronoun)

그것을

geugeot-eul — That, it (object marker attached)

알고

algo — Knowing, and (connective verb form)

나는

na-neun — I (topic marker, first person singular)

궁정의

gungjong-ui — Of the court, royal court's (possessive)

아이야

aiya — I am a child (informal exclamatory assertion)

라고

rago — Saying, quoting (reported speech marker)

말했다

malhaet-da — Said, spoke (past tense)

지하실의

jihasil-ui — Of the basement, cellar's (possessive)

아이였어도

ai-i-eot-eo-do — Even if one were a child (concessive past)

마찬가지였을

machannggaji-i-eot-eul — Would have been the same (past conjecture modifier)

것이다

geot-i-da — It is the case, it would be so

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because, the reason being (causal conjunction)

아무도

amudo — Nobody, no one (negative indefinite pronoun)

자신의

jasin-ui — One's own (reflexive possessive pronoun)

출생을

chulsaeng-eul — Birth, one's birth (object marker attached)

어쩔

eojjeol — To do about, to manage (potential modifier)

수

su — Can, ability, possibility (auxiliary noun)

없기

eoptgi — Not having, being unable (nominalized negation)

때문이다

ttaemunida — It is because, the reason is (causal ending)

그런

geureon — Such, like that (modifier form)

다음

daeum — Next, after, following

다른

dareun — Other, different (modifier form)

아이들에게

aideul-ege — To the children (dative marker attached)

자신이

jasin-i — Oneself (subject marker, reflexive pronoun)

출신이라고

chulsin-irago — Saying that one is of that origin (quote)

말하며

malhamyeo — Saying, while saying (connective verb form)

출신이

chulsin-i — Origin, background (subject marker attached)

아닌

anin — Not, who is not (negative modifier)

사람은

saram-eun — Person (topic marker attached)

세상에서

sesang-eseo — In the world, in society (locative)

출세할

chulssehal — To succeed in society (future modifier form)

없다고

eopda-go — Cannot, saying there is no way (quoted negation)

했다

haet-da — Did, said (past tense general verb)

책을

chaek-eul — Book (object marker attached)

읽고

ilkgo — Reading and (connective verb form)

부지런히

bujireonhi — Diligently, industriously (adverbial form)

노력해도

noryeokaedo — Even if one tries hard (concessive form)

소용없다고

soyong-eopda-go — Saying it is useless, of no use (quoted)

했는데

haet-neunde — Said, and (past background connective)

아니라면

aniraMyeon — If not, unless (conditional negation)

어떤

eotteon — Any, some, what kind of (determiner)

것도

geot-do — Even anything, even something (topic marked)

이룰

irul — To achieve, accomplish (future modifier form)

없다는

eopda-neun — That there is no way, cannot (modifier quoted)