Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 274

Vocabulary

그녀는

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

나이가

naiga — Age (subject marker attached); one's age

들수록

deulssurok — The more one ages; as one gets older

나아지기는커녕

naajigineunkeonyeong — Far from improving; let alone getting better

더

deo — More; even more; to a greater degree

나빠졌으며

nappajyeosseumyeo — Got worse and; worsened, and furthermore

불행히도

bulhaenghido — Unfortunately; sadly; as bad luck would have it

예뻤기

yeppeotsgi — Because she was pretty; owing to her beauty

때문에

ttaemune — Because of; due to; on account of

엄하게

eomhage — Strictly; severely; in a stern manner

꾸중을

kkujungeul — Scolding (object marker); a reprimand or rebuke

들어야

deureoya — Must hear; ought to receive (scolding)

할

hal — Should do; will do; about to do

때에도

ttaedo — Even at the time when; even on such occasions

용서를

yongseoreul — Forgiveness (object marker); pardon or mercy

받곤

batgon — Used to receive; habitually got (forgiveness)

했다

haetda — Did; performed; past tense of 하다

너의

neoui — Your; belonging to you

고집스러운

gojipseureon — Stubborn; obstinate; willfully persistent

의지는

uijineun — Will; determination (topic marker attached)

그것을

geugeosel — It; that thing (object marker attached)

꺾기

kkeokgi — Breaking; bending; subduing someone's will

위해

wihae — For the purpose of; in order to

엄격함이

eomgyeokhami — Strictness; severity (subject marker attached)

필요하단다

piryohadanda — Is necessary, you know; one needs it (informal)

라고

rago — Quotative particle meaning 'saying that'

그녀의

geunyeoui — Her; belonging to her

어머니는

eomeonineun — Mother (topic marker); one's mother

종종

jongjong — Often; frequently; from time to time

그녀에게

geunyeoege — To her; directed at her

말했다

malhaetda — Said; told; spoke to someone

어렸을

eoryeotsseul — When young; during childhood (modifier form)

때

ttae — Time; moment; period; occasion

너는

neoneun — You (topic marker); informal second person subject

내

nae — My; belonging to me

앞치마를

apchimareul — Apron (object marker); a cooking apron

짓밟곤

jitbalgon — Used to trample; habitually stepped on

했는데

haenneunde — Did, but; used to do, and yet

언젠가는

eonjeunganeun — Someday; at some point in the future

네가

nega — You (subject marker); informal second person subject

마음을

maeumeul — Heart; mind (object marker); one's feelings

짓밟을까

jitbalbeulkka — Might trample; will you crush (my heart)?

두렵구나

duryeopguna — I am afraid; I fear that this will happen

그리고

geurigo — And; and then; furthermore

아아

aa — Alas; oh; exclamation of sorrow or regret

이

i — This; demonstrative pronoun/adjective

두려움은

duryeoeumeun — Fear; dread (topic marker); this fear

현실이

hyeonsiri — Reality (subject marker); becoming reality

되고

doego — Became and; came to be; turned into

말았다

maratda — Ended up happening; unfortunately came to pass

멀리

meolli — Far away; at a great distance

사는

saneun — Living; who live; residing (modifier form)

어느

eoneu — Some; a certain; a particular

부유한

buyuhan — Wealthy; rich; affluent

사람들의

saramdeului — Of people; belonging to people (possessive)

집에

jibe — At the house; to the home (locative marker)

맡겨졌는데

matgyeojyeonneunde — Was entrusted; was placed in someone's care

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic marker); those people

그녀를

geunyeoreul — Her (object marker); referring to her

자기

jagi — Own; oneself; reflexive pronoun

자식처럼

jasikcheorom — Like their own child; as if their offspring

대하며

daehámyeo — Treating; dealing with; while treating her

너무나

neomuna — So very; exceedingly; way too much

곱게

gopge — Beautifully; finely; in a lovely manner

차려입혀서

charyeoipyeoseo — Having dressed up; because they dressed her finely

자만심과

jamansinggwa — Vanity and; self-conceit and (conjunction attached)

오만함이

omanhami — Arrogance; haughtiness (subject marker attached)

더욱

deouk — Even more; increasingly; to a greater extent

커졌다

keojyeotda — Grew bigger; increased; became greater

그곳에

geugose — At that place; there; in that location

온

on — Having come; arrived; come (modifier form)

지

ji — Since; time elapsed since an event occurred

약

yak — About; approximately; roughly

일

il — One; the number one

년이

nyeoni — Year (subject marker); one year (subject)

되었을

doeeosseul — When it became; around when it had been

후원자가

huwonжaga — Patron; sponsor (subject marker attached)

한

han — One; once; a single time

번쯤은

beonjjeumеun — At least once; about one time (topic marker)

가서

gaseo — Going and then; after going there

네

ne — Your; informal possessive second person

부모님을

bumonimeul — Parents (object marker, honorific); one's mother and father

만나뵈어야

mannabwieoya — Should meet and see (honorific); ought to visit

하지

haji — Don't you; isn't it; right? (question tag)

않겠니

ankennni — Won't you?; aren't you going to? (soft question)

그리하여

geurihayeo — And so; thus; therefore; as a result

방문하러

bangmunhareo — In order to visit; for the purpose of visiting

길을

gireul — Road; path (object marker); the way

나섰다

nasseotda — Set out; departed; started on the way

그러나

geureona — However; but; nevertheless

오직

ojik — Only; solely; merely; just

고향

gohyang — Hometown; one's place of origin

마을에

maeure — In the village; at the town (locative marker)

자신을

jasineul — Oneself (object marker); herself

뽐내어

ppomnaee — Showing off; boasting; flaunting oneself

사람들이

saramdeuri — People (subject marker); the villagers

자신이

jasini — She herself (subject marker); oneself

얼마나

eolmana — How much; how greatly; to what extent

훌륭해졌는지

hullyunghaejyeonneunnji — How wonderful she had become; how refined she grew

볼

bol — To see; can see (future/potential modifier)

수

su — Ability; possibility; can (auxiliary noun)

있게

itge — So that there is; enabling; making it possible

하고

hago — Doing and; wanting to do; making someone do

싶었을

sipeotsseul — Wanted to; had wished to (past modifier form)

뿐이었다

ppuniyeotda — Was only; it was nothing but; merely that

마을

maеul — Village; town; a small community

어귀에

eogwie — At the entrance of; at the outskirts of the village

이르러

irreureo — Upon arriving at; reaching; coming to a place

젊은

jeolmeun — Young; youthful (modifier form)

일꾼들과

ilkkundeulgwa — Workers and; laborers together with others

처녀들이

Young women (subject marker); maidens; unmarried girls

함께

hamkke — Together; all at once; jointly

서서

seoseo — Standing and; while standing

이야기를

iyagireul — Story; conversation (object marker); talk

나누는

nanuneun — Sharing; exchanging; having a conversation

것을

geoseul — Thing (object marker); the act of; the fact that

보았고

boatgo — Saw and; noticed and then; observed

그들

geudeul — They; those people; them

사이에

saie — Among; between; in the midst of

자신의

jasinui — Her own; one's own (possessive)

어머니도

eomeonido — Mother also; even her mother (inclusive particle)

있었다

isseotda — Was there; existed; was present

쉬기

swigi — Resting; taking a break (noun form)

돌

dol — Stone; rock; a boulder

위에

wie — On top of; above; on the surface of

앉아

anja — Sitting; seated; while sitting down

있었고

isseotgo — Was and; existed and then; was sitting there

그

geu — That; the; referring to something previously mentioned

앞에는

apeneun — In front of (topic marker); before her

숲에서

subeseo — From the forest; in the woods (ablative marker)

주워

juwo — Having picked up; gathering (things from the ground)

나뭇단이

namusdani — Bundle of firewood (subject marker); faggot of wood

놓여

nohyeo — Placed; laid; put down (passive form)

그러자

geureoja — Then; at that moment; and so she did

발길을

balgireul — One's steps; footsteps (object marker); her path

돌렸다

dollyeotda — Turned away; reversed direction; averted steps

그토록

geutorok — So much; to such an extent; that greatly

차려입은

charyeoibeun — Dressed up; finely clothed (modifier form)

나무를

namureul — Wood; firewood (object marker); tree

줍는

jupneun — Picking up; gathering (present modifier form)

초라하게

chorahage — Shabbily; poorly; in a wretched appearance

여인인

yeoin in — A woman who is; being a woman (modifier form)

어머니가

eomeoniga — Mother (subject marker); her mother as subject

부끄러웠던

bukkeureowoetden — Was ashamed of; had felt embarrassed by

것이다

geosida — It is the case that; the fact is; that is why

그녀가

geunyeoga — She (subject marker); her as the subject

돌린

dollin — Turned; averted (modifier form of 돌리다)

것은

geoseun — The thing (topic marker); the fact that (topic)

어머니의

eomeonui — Mother's; belonging to her mother

가난함에

gananname — In poverty; regarding her mother's poorness

대한

daehan — Regarding; concerning; about something

연민에서가

yeonminaesega — From sympathy; out of compassion (with particle)

아니라

anira — Not; it is not; rather than

오만함에서

omanhameseo — From arrogance; stemming from haughtiness

비롯된

bironden — Originating from; stemming from; arising from

것이었다

geosiyeotda — Was the case; it was the fact; that was what it was