Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 224

Vocabulary

그러나

geureona — However; used to introduce a contrasting statement

그는

geuneun — He; third-person singular masculine pronoun with topic marker

자신의

jasinui — One's own; possessive form of 'oneself'

직책에

jikchaeге — In one's position or post; locative form of role

적합하지

jeokaphaji — Not suitable; negated form of 'to be appropriate'

않은

aneun — Not; negative modifier attached to a preceding verb

자는

janeun — Person who; nominal suffix indicating a person doing something

그것을

geugeoseul — It; third-person object pronoun with accusative marker

볼

bol — To see; future/adjective form of the verb 보다

수

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

없다는

eopdaneun — That there is not; nominalized negative existence clause

것을

geoseul — The thing that; nominalizer with accusative particle

떠올리자

tteoollija — Upon recalling; as one called something to mind

다소

daso — Somewhat; to some degree, rather slightly

불안한

buranhan — Anxious, uneasy; feeling worried or unsettled

기분이

gibuni — Feeling, mood; subject form of the word for emotion

들었습니다

deureossseumnida — Felt, came over; polite past tense of 들다 (to feel)

개인적으로

gaeinjeogeuro — Personally; from a personal standpoint or perspective

두려울

duryeoul — Fearful, frightening; adjective form of 'to be afraid'

것이

geosi — Thing that; nominalizer with subject particle attached

없다고

eopdago — Saying there is none; quotative form of nonexistence

생각했지만

saenggakhaetjiman — Thought, but; past tense of 'to think' with contrast

그래도

geuraedo — Even so, still; concessive connective meaning nevertheless

먼저

meonjeo — First, beforehand; prior to others in order

다른

dareun — Different, other; adjective meaning another or else

사람을

sarameul — Person; common noun with accusative particle attached

보내

bonae — Send; imperative or connective form of 보내다

상황이

sanghwangi — Situation; subject form of the word for circumstances

어떠한지

eotteohanji — What it is like; indirect question about state or condition

살펴보게

salpyeoboge — To look into, examine; causative connective form

하는

haneun — Doing; present attributive form of 하다 (to do)

좋겠다고

jokesssdago — Would be good; quoted expression of preference or wish

여겼습니다

yeogyeossseumnida — Considered, regarded; polite past tense of 여기다

마을의

maeului — Of the village; possessive form of the word for village

모든

modeun — All, every; determiner meaning the entirety of something

사람들은

saramdeureun — People; plural noun with topic particle attached

천이

cheoni — Cloth, fabric; subject form of the word for textile

얼마나

eolmana — How much, how; exclamatory or interrogative degree adverb

놀라운

nollaun — Amazing, astonishing; adjective form of 놀랍다

특성을

teukseongеul — Characteristic, property; accusative form of 특성

지니고

jinigo — Possessing, having; connective form of 지니다

있는지

inneуnji — Whether there is; indirect question of existence

알고

algo — Knowing; connective form of 알다 (to know)

있었으며

isseosseumyeo — Were knowing and; past continuous connective form

모두

modu — Everyone, all; adverb or pronoun meaning everybody

이웃이

iwusi — Neighbor; subject form of the word for neighbor

나쁘거나

nappeugеona — Bad or; connective form listing negative quality as option

어리석은지

eoriseogeуnji — Whether foolish; indirect question about stupidity

보고

bogo — Seeing; connective form of 보다 (to see)

싶어

sipeo — Want to; informal desiderative form of 싶다

안달이

andali — Impatience, eagerness; subject form of 안달 (impatience)

나

na — I, me; first-person informal pronoun

있었습니다

isseossseumnida — There was, existed; polite past tense of 있다

나의

naui — My; first-person possessive pronoun form

정직한

jeongjikhan — Honest, upright; adjective form of 정직하다

대신을

daesineul — Minister, deputy; accusative form of high government official

직공들에게

jikgongdeurege — To the weavers/workers; dative form of craftsmen

보내야겠다

bonaeyagessda — Must send; volitional necessity form of 보내다

하고

hago — Said, and; quotative connective form of 하다

황제는

hwangjeneun — The emperor; topic form of the word for emperor

생각했습니다

saenggakhaessseumnida — Thought; polite past tense of 생각하다 (to think)

총명하니

chongmyeonghani — Being wise/clever; causal connective of 총명하다

어떻게

eotteoke — How; interrogative adverb asking about manner

생겼는지

saenggyeonneуnji — What it looks like; indirect question about appearance

가장

gajang — Most, best; superlative adverb in Korean

잘

jal — Well; adverb meaning skillfully or properly

판단할

pandanhal — To judge, assess; future/modifier form of 판단하다

있을

isseul — Will be able to; future potential form of 있다

것이고

geosiго — Is the thing and; nominalizer with copula connective

직책을

jiktchaekeul — Position, duty; accusative form of official role

그보다

geuboda — More than him; comparative particle attached to pronoun

더

deo — More; comparative adverb meaning to a greater degree

이해하는

ihaehaneun — Understanding; present attributive form of 이해하다

사람은

sarameun — Person; topic form of the common noun for person

없을

eopseul — There will not be; future negative form of 없다

것이다

geosida — It is the case that; nominalizer plus copula ending

선량한

sellyanghan — Good-natured, virtuous; adjective form of 선량하다

대신은

daesineun — The minister; topic form of government minister

사기꾼들이

sagikkuundеuri — The swindlers; subject form of plural noun for con artists

텅

teong — Empty, hollow; adverb emphasizing complete emptiness

빈

bin — Empty; modifier form of 비다 (to be empty)

베틀

beteul — Loom; traditional weaving device for making cloth

앞에

ape — In front of; locative form of 앞 (front)

앉아

anja — Sitting; connective form of 앉다 (to sit)

있는

inneun — Being, existing; present attributive form of 있다

방으로

bangеuro — Into the room; directional form of 방 (room)

들어갔습니다

deureogassseumnida — Entered, went in; polite past tense of 들어가다

하느님

haneуnim — God; Korean term for God or the divine being

맙소사

mapsosa — Good gracious, oh my; exclamation of shock or dismay

생각하며

saenggakhamyeo — While thinking; simultaneous connective of 생각하다

눈을

nuneul — Eyes; accusative form of the word for eye

크게

keuge — Widely, greatly; adverbial form of 크다 (to be big)

떴습니다

ttessseumnida — Opened wide; polite past tense of 뜨다 (to open eyes)

아무것도

amugеotdo — Nothing at all; negative indefinite pronoun with emphasis

보이지

boiji — Not visible; negated connective form of 보이다

않는구나

anneunguna — It doesn't show; exclamatory negative present ending

하지만

hajiman — But, however; common adversative connective conjunction

말을

mareul — Words, speech; accusative form of 말 (speech/words)

입

ip — Mouth; the oral opening used for speaking and eating

밖에

bakke — Outside of; used idiomatically meaning 'only' or 'outside'

않았습니다

anassseumnida — Did not; polite past negative form of 않다

두

du — Two; the number two used as a determiner

사기꾼은

sagikkuuneun — The swindler; topic form of con artist or fraudster

그에게

geuege — To him; dative form of third-person pronoun

가까이

gakkai — Close, near; adverb meaning in proximity

오라고

orago — To come; quoted imperative form of 오다 (to come)

청하면서

cheonghамуnseo — While requesting; simultaneous connective of 청하다

베틀을

beteuleul — The loom; accusative form of the weaving loom

가리키며

garikimyeo — Pointing at; simultaneous connective of 가리키다

정교한

Elaborate, intricate; adjective form of 정교하다

무늬와

munuiwa — Pattern and; conjunctive form of 무늬 (pattern/design)

아름다운

areumdaun — Beautiful; adjective form of 아름답다 (to be beautiful)

색깔이

saekkkali — Color; subject form of the word for color or hue

감탄스럽지

gamtanseureobji — Not admirable; negated form of 감탄스럽다 (to be admirable)

않으냐고

aneunуago — Asking whether not; quoted rhetorical negative question

물었습니다

mureossseumnida — Asked; polite past tense of 묻다 (to ask)

가련한

garyeonhan — Pitiful, poor fellow; adjective form of 가련하다

최선을

Best effort; accusative form of 최선 (utmost effort)

다해

dahae — Doing one's utmost; connective form of 다하다

보려

boryeo — Trying to see; intentional connective of 보다 (to see)

했지만

haetjiman — Tried but; past tense adversative connective of 하다

없었기에

eopseotgie — Because there was nothing; causal form of 없다

수가

suga — Ability, way; subject form of 수 in possibility expressions

없었습니다

eopseossseumnida — There was not; polite past negative form of 없다

이런

ireon — Oh no, like this; exclamatory or demonstrative expression

내가

naega — I; first-person pronoun with subject particle

이렇게

ireoke — Like this, this way; demonstrative manner adverb

어리석단

eoriseoktam — That I am foolish; contracted nominalized clause form

말인가

malinga — Does it mean; rhetorical question ending with 말

나는

naneun — I; first-person pronoun with topic particle

결코

gyeolko — Never, absolutely not; strong negative adverb

그렇게

geureoke — Like that, in that way; demonstrative manner adverb

생각한

saenggakhan — Thought; past attributive form of 생각하다

적이

jeogi — Experience of; subject form of 적 (time/experience marker)

없는데

eomneunde — There is none but; negative present with contrast ending

아무도

amudo — Nobody, no one; negative indefinite pronoun

이

i — This; demonstrative determiner for nearby things

사실을

sasireul — This fact; accusative form of 사실 (fact/truth)

알아서는

arasеoneun — Must not find out; topic form of knowing with restriction

안

an — Not; short negative adverb used before verbs

된다

doenda — It is not acceptable; negative obligation expression

내

nae — My; first-person possessive informal form

않다는

andaneun — That one does not; quoted negative clause modifier

가능한

ganeunghan — Possible; adjective form of 가능하다 (to be possible)

일인가

ilinga — Is it a thing?; rhetorical question about a situation

아니

ani — No, not; informal negation or exclamatory interjection

없었다고

eopseottago — Saying there was not; past negative quotative form

말할

malhal — To say, tell; future/modifier form of 말하다

없다

eopda — There is not, does not exist; basic negative existence verb

자

ja — Now then, come on; interjection urging action

아무

amu — Any, no; indefinite determiner used in negative contexts

말씀도

malssseumdo — Even a word; honorific form of 말 with inclusive particle

없으신가요

eopseusinayo — Do you have nothing to say?; honorific polite inquiry