Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 170

Vocabulary

그러나

geuреона — However; used to contrast two statements

그때

geuttae — At that time; then

너의

neoui — Your; possessive form of 'you'

삶의

salmui — Of life; possessive form of 'life'

시간은

siganeun — Time (topic marker); the time

단축될

danchukdoel — Will be shortened; reduced in length

것이다

geosida — It will be; used to state a fact or prediction

자유로운

jayuroun — Free; unrestrained, at liberty

자연

jayeon — Nature; the natural world

속에서

sogесео — Inside; within a space or environment

너를

neoreul — You (object marker); direct object 'you'

기다리던

gidarideon — Was waiting; past continuous modifier form

긴

gin — Long; extended in duration or length

세월은

seworeun — The years; passage of time (topic marker)

보잘것없는

bojalgeomnneun — Insignificant; trivial, worthless, of little value

짧은

jjalbeun — Short; brief in length or duration

이야기로

iyagiro — Into a story; becoming a tale or narrative

줄어들

jureoDeul — Will shrink; to decrease or diminish

가련한

garyeonhan — Pitiful; deserving of pity or compassion

그것이

geugeosi — That; it (subject marker)

파멸이

pamyeori — Ruin; destruction, downfall (subject marker)

될

doel — Will become; future modifier form of 되다

갈망과

galmangwa — Longing and; intense desire with conjunction

동경은

donggyeongeun — Yearning; deep longing or aspiration (topic marker)

더욱

deouk — Even more; to a greater degree

커질

keojil — Will grow larger; will intensify or increase

것이고

geosiго — Will be and; connective future tense form

욕망은

yongmangeun — Desire; craving, strong want (topic marker)

거세질

gesejil — Will become fierce; intensify, grow stronger

것이며

geosimyeo — Will be and; connective listing future form

나무

namu — Tree; a woody plant

자체가

jachaega — Itself; the thing in and of itself

너에게

neoege — To you; indirect object marker for 'you'

감옥처럼

gamokcheoреom — Like a prison; resembling a jail or confinement

느껴질

neukkeyeojil — Will be felt; will seem or be perceived

너는

neoneun — You (topic marker); subject 'you'

네

ne — Your; informal possessive pronoun

처소를

cheosoreul — Dwelling place; one's abode or residence (object)

떠나

tteona — Leave; to depart from a place

본래의

bonlaeui — Original; one's inherent or natural state

본성을

bonseонgeul — True nature; innate character (object marker)

버리고

beoрigo — Abandoning and; to discard or give up

날아올라

naraolla — Flying up; to soar or rise into the air

인간들

ingandеul — Humans; people, human beings (plural)

사이에

saie — Among; between or in the midst of

섞이려

seokkiryeo — Intending to mingle; trying to mix with others

할

hal — Will do; future modifier form of 하다

그러면

geureomyeon — Then; if that is the case, in that event

주어졌을

jueojeosseul — Would have been given; past conditional passive

하루만

haruman — Only one day; limited to a single day

사는

saneun — Living; that lives, present modifier of 살다

덧없는

deomnneun — Fleeting; transient, impermanent, ephemeral

하루살이의

harusariui — Of a mayfly; belonging to an ephemeral creature

수명의

sumyeongui — Of lifespan; relating to one's life expectancy

절반으로

jeolbanеuro — By half; reduced to or divided into half

단

dan — Only; merely, just a single amount

하룻밤이면

harutbamimyeon — If just one night; within a single night

생명의

saengmyeongui — Of life; relating to one's vital existence

촛불은

chotbureun — The candle flame; candlelight (topic marker)

꺼질

kkeojil — Will go out; will be extinguished or fade

나무의

namuui — Of the tree; belonging to the tree

잎들은

ipdеureun — The leaves; tree leaves (topic marker, plural)

시들어

sideureo — Withering; fading, wilting away

날아가

naraga — Flying away; drifting off into the air

다시는

dasineun — Never again; not once more (emphatic)

푸르러지지

pureurеojiji — Turning green; becoming verdant (negated here)

않을

aneul — Will not; future negative modifier form

말소리는

malsorineun — The voice; sound of speech (topic marker)

그렇게

geureoke — Like that; in that way, thus

울려

ulryeo — Resounding; echoing, ringing out

퍼졌다

peojeotda — Spread out; echoed and spread through space

그리고

geurigo — And; additionally, connecting two clauses

빛은

bicheun — The light; illumination (topic marker)

사라졌지만

sarajeotjiman — Disappeared but; vanished yet something remained

사라지지

sarajiji — Not disappearing; failing to vanish (negated)

않았다

anassda — Did not; past tense negative ending

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic marker); referring to a female subject

거친

geochin — Rough; fierce, wild, intense

기대의

gidaeui — Of anticipation; belonging to expectation or hope

열기

yeolgi — Heat; fervor, burning excitement or warmth

떨었다

tteoreotda — Trembled; shook with excitement or fear

나는

naneun — I (topic marker); first person subject

그곳에

geugose — To that place; there, to that location

갈

gal — Will go; future modifier form of 가다

기쁨에

gippеume — In joy; filled with happiness or delight

넘쳐

neomcheo — Overflowing; brimming over with emotion

외쳤다

oechyeotda — Cried out; shouted or exclaimed loudly

삶은

salmeun — Life (topic marker); one's existence or living

시작되어

sijakdoeeo — Having begun; starting, commencing

구름처럼

gureumcheoреom — Like a cloud; resembling clouds in appearance

부풀어

bupureo — Swelling up; expanding like a balloon or cloud

오른다

oreunda — Rises; ascends, goes upward

어디로

eodiro — To where; in what direction

서두르는지

seodureuneуnji — Whether rushing; why hurrying so fast

아무도

amudo — Nobody; no one at all

모른다

moreunda — Does not know; is unaware of something

잿빛

jaetbit — Ash-colored; grey, dull grayish color

새벽이

saebвeogi — Dawn (subject marker); early morning light

밝아오고

balkaoго — Brightening and; growing light as dawn arrives

달이

dari — The moon (subject marker); lunar body

창백해지며

changbaekhaejimyeo — Turning pale and; becoming pallid or wan

구름이

gureumi — The clouds (subject marker); masses of vapor

붉게

bulgе — Redly; in a red manner, turning crimson

물들었을

muldеureosseul — Would have been dyed; colored or tinged red

때

ttae — When; at the time of an event

그토록

geutorok — So much; to such a great degree

바라던

baradeon — Had longed for; was hoping or wishing for

시간이

sigani — Time (subject marker); the moment or hour

찾아왔다

chajawatda — Came; arrived, the moment finally came

약속의

yaksogui — Of the promise; relating to an agreement made

말이

mari — The word (subject marker); speech, promise spoken

이루어졌다

irueojyeotda — Was fulfilled; came true, was accomplished

사람들이

saramdеuri — People (subject marker); humans, persons (plural)

삽과

sapkwa — Shovel and; a digging tool with conjunction

장대를

jangdaereul — A pole; long rod or staff (object marker)

들고

deulgo — Holding and; carrying in hand, with tools

나타났다

natanassda — Appeared; showed up, came into sight

그들은

gеudеureun — They (topic marker); those people

뿌리

ppuri — Root; the underground part of a plant

주위를

juwireul — Around; the surrounding area (object marker)

점점

jeomjeom — Gradually; little by little, more and more

더

deo — More; to a greater extent or degree

깊이

gipi — Deeply; to a great depth or profundity

그

geu — That; a demonstrative modifier for nouns

아래까지

araekaji — Down to; all the way to the bottom

파내려갔다

panaeryeogassda — Dug down; excavated downward progressively