Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 250

Vocabulary

자신들이

jasindeuri — They themselves (subject marker); reflexive plural pronoun

태어난

taeeonan — Born; past tense modifier meaning having been born

훨씬

hwolssin — Much more; by far; considerably greater in degree

더

deo — More; additional; comparative degree adverb

가볍고

gabyeopgo — Light in weight and; conjunction form of 가볍다

섬세했다

seomsehaetkda — Was delicate; was intricate and fine in texture

불꽃이

bulkkochi — The flame; fire spark (subject marker attached)

꺼지고

kkeojigo — Goes out and; extinguishes; connective form of 꺼지다

종이에는

jongieeneun — On the paper (topic marker); indicating the paper surface

검은

geomeun — Black; dark-colored; modifier form of 검다

재만

jaeman — Only ash; nothing but ash; 재 means ash or cinder

남았을

namasseul — Had remained; past supposition modifier form of 남다

때

ttae — When; at the time; moment or occasion

작은

jageun — Small; little; modifier form of 작다

존재들은

jonjaedeureun — The small beings; existences (topic marker attached)

위에서

wieseo — On top of; above; indicating location on a surface

춤을

chumeul — Dance (object marker); 춤 means dance or dancing

추었다

chueotda — Danced; past tense of 추다, to dance

그리고

geurigo — And; furthermore; connecting conjunction between clauses

닿을

daheul — To touch; to reach; future modifier form of 닿다

때마다

ttaemada — Every time; whenever; each time something occurs

밝은

balgeun — Bright; luminous; modifier form of 밝다

붉은

bulgeun — Red; crimson; modifier form of 붉다

나타났다

natanattda — Appeared; emerged; showed up; past tense of 나타나다

아이들이

aideuri — The children (subject marker); plural of 아이, child

모두

modu — All; everyone; entirely; without exception

학교에서

hakgyoeseo — From school; at school; locative-source particle on 학교

나왔고

nawatgo — Came out and; exited and; connective past of 나오다

선생님이

seonsaengnimi — The teacher (subject marker); respectful form of 선생

가장

gajang — Most; the most; superlative degree adverb

마지막이었어

majimakieosseo — Was the last; informal past tense of 마지막이다

라고

rago — Quoting particle; used to cite speech or thought

말했다

malhaetda — Said; spoke; past tense of 말하다, to speak

정말

jeongmal — Really; truly; genuinely; emphasizing adverb

재미있었고

jaemiisseotgo — Was fun and; past connective form of 재미있다

아이들은

aideureun — The children (topic marker); referring to children as subject

다

da — All; completely; entirely; adverb of totality

타버린

tabeorin — Burned up; completely burned; modifier of 타버리다

재

jae — Ash; cinders; remains after burning

노래를

noraereul — The song (object marker); 노래 means song or singing

불렀다

bulleotda — Sang; called out; past tense of 부르다

노래가

noraega — The song (subject marker); 노래 meaning song

끝났네

kkeunnanne — The song has ended; exclamatory past of 끝나다

하지만

hajiman — But; however; contrasting conjunction

작고

jakgo — Small and; connective form of 작다

보이지

boiji — Not visible; negation stem of 보이다, to be seen

않는

anneun — Does not; negation modifier; present tense negative

노래는

noraeneun — The song (topic marker); referring to a particular song

결코

gyeolko — Never; by no means; absolute negation adverb

끝나지

kkeunnaji — Does not end; negation stem form of 끝나다

않았어

anasseo — Did not; informal past negative ending

아름다운

areumdaun — Beautiful; lovely; modifier form of 아름답다

부분은

bubуneun — The part (topic marker); portion or section of something

아직

ajik — Still; yet; not yet; temporal adverb

오지

oji — Has not come; negation stem of 오다, to come

이것을

igeoseul — This thing (object marker); proximal demonstrative pronoun

듣지도

deutjido — Did not even hear; negation with 도 particle on 듣다

이해하지도

ihaehajido — Did not even understand; negation with 도 on 이해하다

못했으며

mothaesseumyeo — Could not do and; past inability connective form

그래야

geuraеya — It should be that way; it is right that so

마땅했다

mattanghaetda — Was appropriate; was proper; past tense of 마땅하다

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because; the reason is; introducing an explanation

모든

modeun — All; every; entire; modifier meaning all of something

것을

geoseul — Thing (object marker); 것 is a bound noun meaning thing

알아야

araya — Must know; obligation form of 알다, to know

할

hal — To do; future modifier form of 하다

필요는

piryoneun — The necessity (topic marker); 필요 means need or necessity

없기

eopgi — There is no; gerund form of 없다, to not exist

때문이다

ttaemunida — It is because; causal expression ending a sentence

날아다니는

naradanineun — Flying around; present modifier of 날아다니다

트렁크

teurеongkeu — Trunk; large luggage chest or storage box

옛날에

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

한

han — One; a certain; used before nouns as an article

상인이

sanginyi — The merchant (subject marker); a trader or businessman

있었는데

isseotneunde — There was; existed but; past tense background connector

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker); third person singular male pronoun

너무나

neomuna — So very; extremely; intensified form of 너무

부유해서

buyuhaeseo — Because he was wealthy; causal form of 부유하다

거리

geori — Street; road; a path between buildings in a city

전체를

jeoncheoreul — The entirety (object marker); the whole of something

금으로

geumeuro — With gold; using gold; instrumental particle on 금

포장할

pojanghul — To pave; to wrap; future modifier of 포장하다

수도

sudo — Could also; even able to; potential with 도 particle

있었고

isseotgo — There was and; past connective form of 있다

그러고도

geureogodo — Even after doing so; still; connective with emphasis

좁은

jobeun — Narrow; tight; modifier form of 좁다

골목

golmok — Alley; narrow lane between buildings in a neighborhood

하나를

hanareul — One (object marker); the number one thing

만큼

mankeum — As much as; to the extent of; comparison particle

금이

geumi — Gold (subject marker); 금 meaning gold or precious metal

것이다

geosida — It is the case that; explanatory sentence ending

그렇게

geureoke — Like that; in that way; manner adverb

않았다

anassda — Did not; past tense plain negative ending

돈의

donui — Of money; genitive particle on 돈, meaning money

가치를

gachireul — Value (object marker); worth or importance of something

잘

jal — Well; skillfully; thoroughly; adverb of manner

알고

algo — Knowing and; connective form of 알다, to know

있었기에

isseotgie — Because he knew; causal connective of past progressive

그런

geureon — Such; that kind of; modifier demonstrating manner

식으로

sigеuro — In that manner; in that way; instrumental on 식

사용하지

sayonghaji — Does not use; negation stem of 사용하다, to use

영리해서

yeongnihaeseo — Because he was clever; causal form of 영리하다

그가

geuga — He (subject marker); third person singular subject form

투자한

tujahan — Invested; past modifier of 투자하다, to invest

하나하나가

hanahana-ga — Each and every one (subject); one by one emphasis

되어

doeeo — Becoming; connective form of 되다, to become

돌아왔다

dorawatda — Came back; returned; past tense of 돌아오다

죽을

jugeul — Until death; future modifier of 죽다, to die

때까지

ttaekkaji — Until the time; up to the point of; time limit particle

계속했다

gyesokaetda — Continued; kept doing; past tense of 계속하다

그의

geuui — His; genitive particle on 그, meaning his or of him

아들이

adeuri — The son (subject marker); 아들 means son

재산을

jaesaneul — The wealth (object marker); assets or property inherited

물려받았고

mullyeobadasstgo — Inherited and; past connective of 물려받다

아들은

adeureun — The son (topic marker); referring back to the son

흥청망청

heungcheongmangcheong — Extravagantly; recklessly spending money without care

살았다

saratda — Lived; existed; past tense of 살다, to live

매일

maeil — Every day; daily; each and every day

밤

bam — Night; evening; the dark hours after sunset

갔고

gatgo — Went and; past connective form of 가다, to go

지폐로

jipyero — With banknotes; using paper money; instrumental on 지폐

연을

yeoneul — Kite (object marker); 연 means a flying kite

만들었으며

mandeureosseumyeo — Made and; past connective form of 만들다

돌

dol — Stone; rock; a hard natural mineral object

대신

daesin — Instead of; in place of; substitution expression

바다에

badae — Into the sea; at the ocean; locative on 바다

던지며

deonjimyeo — Throwing and; simultaneous connective of 던지다

떴다

tteotda — Skimmed; floated; past tense of 뜨다, to float/skip

이런

ireon — This kind of; such; modifier pointing to current situation

곧

got — Soon; shortly; in a little while; time adverb

돈을

doneul — Money (object marker); 돈 means money or currency

잃어버렸다

ireobeolyeotda — Lost completely; past tense of 잃어버리다, to lose