Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 317

Vocabulary

그대에게

geudae-ege — To you; addressing someone in a poetic, formal way.

이

i — This; a demonstrative pronoun or determiner.

슬픔의

seulpeum-ui — Of sadness; possessive form of the noun sadness.

시구를

sigu-reul — Lines of poetry; verses, as a direct object.

그대는

geudae-neun — You (poetic); subject marker attached to formal pronoun.

애달픈

aedalpeun — Sorrowful, heartbreaking; describing something pitifully sad.

이야기를

iyagi-reul — Story or tale; noun in direct object position.

이해하지

ihaehaji — Not understand; negative stem form of to understand.

못하겠는가?

mothagenneun-ga? — Can you not do it?; rhetorical inability question form.

내

nae — My; first-person possessive pronoun.

슬픔을

seulpeum-eul — Sadness or sorrow; noun in direct object form.

적어

jeogeo — Write down; informal stem form of to write/record.

내려간

naeryeogan — Gone down, descended; past modifier form of descend.

한

han — One; numeral or determiner meaning a single thing.

장의

jang-ui — Of a sheet/page; counter for flat objects, possessive.

잎사귀

ipsagwi — A leaf; individual leaf of a plant or tree.

더욱

deouk — Even more, further; adverb intensifying a comparison.

어두운

eoduun — Dark; adjective modifier describing darkness or gloom.

운명의

unmyeong-ui — Of fate or destiny; possessive form of destiny.

밤에

bam-e — At night; locative form of the noun night.

대한

daehan — About, regarding; postposition meaning concerning something.

이야기

iyagi — Story, tale; a narrative or account of events.

아

a — Ah, oh; exclamatory interjection expressing emotion.

나를

na-reul — Me; first-person pronoun in direct object form.

축복하고

chukbokhago — Bless and; verb meaning to bless, with connective ending.

불쌍히

bulssanghi — Pitifully, with compassion; adverb from pitiful adjective.

글쎄

geulsse — Well, hmm; filler expressing hesitation or uncertainty.

그렇지

geureochi — That's right, indeed; confirming agreement informally.

사랑에

sarang-e — In love; locative form of the noun love.

빠지면

ppajimyeon — If one falls into; conditional form of to fall into.

시를

si-reul — Poetry; noun in direct object form.

쓰지만

sseuji-man — Write, but; concessive connective from the verb to write.

현명한

hyeonmyeonghan — Wise, prudent; adjective describing an intelligent person.

사람은

saram-eun — A person; topic-marked noun meaning person or human.

그것을

geugeot-eul — It, that thing; third-person pronoun in object form.

인쇄하지

inswaehaji — Not print; negative stem of the verb to print.

않는다

anneunda — Does not do; plain present negative declarative ending.

빠진

ppajin — Fallen into; past modifier meaning trapped or fallen.

데다

de-da — In addition to; connective meaning on top of that.

가난한

gananhan — Poor, impoverished; adjective describing lack of wealth.

중위

jungwi — Lieutenant; military rank below captain.

이것은

igeot-eun — This is; demonstrative pronoun with topic marker.

삼각관계

samgak-gwangye — Love triangle; three-way romantic relationship or conflict.

아니

ani — No, or rather; negation or self-correction interjection.

더

deo — More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree.

정확히

jeonghwakhi — Precisely, exactly; adverb meaning with accuracy.

말하자면

malhajamyeon — So to speak, in other words; introductory clarifying phrase.

부서진

buseojin — Broken, shattered; past modifier of the verb to break.

주사위

jusawi — Dice; cube used in games of chance.

반쪽

banjjok — Half, one side; noun meaning half of something.

몹시

mopsi — Extremely, terribly; adverb indicating intense degree.

뼈저리게

ppyeojeori-ge — To the bone, keenly; adverb meaning deeply and painfully.

느꼈고

neukkkyeotgo — Felt, and; past tense of feel with connective ending.

그리하여

geulihayeo — And so, therefore; formal connective meaning consequently.

창틀에

changtteul-e — On the window frame; locative form of window frame.

머리를

meori-reul — Head; body part noun in direct object form.

기댄

gidaen — Leaned against; past modifier of to lean or rest against.

채

chae — While remaining in a state; noun indicating unchanged condition.

깊은

gipeun — Deep; adjective modifier meaning profound or deep.

한숨을

hansum-eul — A sigh; noun for a deep breath of exhaustion or sorrow.

내쉬었다

naeswieo-da — Exhaled, let out a sigh; past tense of to breathe out.

거리의

geori-ui — Of the street; possessive form of the noun street.

야경꾼이

yagyeongkkun-i — Night watchman; person who guards at night, subject form.

그가

geu-ga — He; third-person male pronoun with subject marker.

말했다

malhaetda — Said, spoke; past tense declarative of to say.

나보다

na-boda — Than me; comparative postposition attached to first person.

훨씬

hwolssin — By far, much more; adverb emphasizing a large difference.

행복하다

haengbokhada — To be happy; adjective-verb expressing happiness.

그는

geu-neun — He; third-person male pronoun with topic marker.

내가

nae-ga — I; first-person pronoun with subject marker.

말하는

malha-neun — That I speak of; present modifier form of to say.

가난이

ganan-i — Poverty; noun meaning state of being poor, subject form.

무엇인지

mueot-inji — What it is; embedded question form of what.

알지

alji — Know; verb stem with light negation or question nuance.

못한다

mothanda — Cannot do; plain present inability negative form.

그에게는

geu-ege-neun — For him; dative form of he with topic marker.

집이

jib-i — House; noun for home with subject marker attached.

있고

itgo — There is, and; existence verb with connective ending.

아내와

anae-wa — Wife and; noun for wife with conjunctive particle.

아이들이

aideul-i — Children; plural noun for kids with subject marker.

있어

isseo — There are; informal present form of existence verb.

그의

geu-ui — His; third-person male possessive pronoun form.

슬픔에

seulpeum-e — In sorrow; locative form of the noun sadness.

함께

hamkke — Together; adverb meaning jointly or in company.

울고

ulgo — Cry and; verb stem of to cry with connective ending.

기쁨에

gippeum-e — In joy; locative form of the noun happiness or joy.

기뻐한다

gippeohan-da — Rejoice, be glad; plain present form of to feel joy.

오

o — Oh; exclamatory interjection expressing longing or emotion.

그와

geu-wa — With him; comitative particle attached to third-person pronoun.

존재와

jonjae-wa — Existence and; noun meaning being or existence, with particle.

처지를

cheoji-reul — Circumstances, situation; noun for one's position in life.

바꿀

bakkul — To exchange, switch; future modifier of to change/swap.

수

su — Ability, possibility; bound noun used after verb modifiers.

있다면

itdamyeon — If there is; conditional form of existence or ability.

소박한

sobakhan — Simple, modest; adjective meaning unpretentious or humble.

기대와

gidae-wa — Expectation and; noun for anticipation with conjunctive particle.

희망을

huimang-eul — Hope; noun meaning aspiration or hope, in object form.

품고

pumgo — Holding, harboring; verb meaning to cherish or embrace.

삶을

salm-eul — Life; noun meaning one's existence or life, object form.

살아갈

salagal — To live on; future modifier of to continue living.

얼마나

eolmana — How much, how; adverb used in exclamatory expressions.

행복할까

haengbokal-kka — How happy would it be; speculative exclamatory question.

그렇다

geureota — That is so, yes; plain declarative form of to be so.

진실로

jinsillo — Truly, in truth; formal adverb meaning genuinely or really.

바로

baro — Right, exactly; adverb meaning precisely at that moment.

순간

sungan — Moment, instant; noun for a brief point in time.

야경꾼은

yagyeongkkun-eun — The night watchman; topic-marked noun for night guard.

다시

dasi — Again, once more; adverb meaning to do something again.

되었다

doeeotda — Became; past tense declarative of to become.

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because, the reason is; conjunction introducing an explanation.

행운의

haenggun-ui — Of luck or fortune; possessive form of the noun luck.

통해

tonghae — Through, via; postposition meaning by means of.

중위의

jungwi-ui — The lieutenant's; possessive form of the noun lieutenant.

삶

salm — Life; noun referring to one's existence or way of living.

속으로

sogeu-ro — Into the inside; directional form meaning inward or into.

들어갔다가

deureogattaga — Entered and then; past tense with reversal connective ending.

기대했던

gidaehaetdeon — Had expected; retrospective past modifier of to expect.

것보다

geotboda — Than what; comparative postposition attached to bound noun.

만족스럽지

manjokseureupji — Not satisfying; negative stem of adjective meaning satisfactory.

못하다는

mothada-neun — That one cannot; modifier clause of inability or insufficiency.

것을

geot-eul — The fact that; bound noun in direct object form.

깨닫고

kkaedatgo — Realizing, and; verb meaning to realize, with connective.

예전의

yejeon-ui — Former, previous; adjective meaning of the old days.

좋아하게

joahage — To come to like; causative form of to like something.

되어

doeo — Becoming; connective form of to become.

되기를

doegi-reul — To become; nominalized verb in object form.

바랐기

baratgi — Had wished; nominalized past form of to hope or wish.

때문이다

ttaemun-ida — It is because; causal noun phrase meaning due to that.

그것은

geugeot-eun — That thing; third-person pronoun with topic marker.

불쾌한

bulkwaehan — Unpleasant, disagreeable; adjective meaning causing discomfort.

꿈이었다

kkum-ieotda — It was a dream; past tense of the noun dream with copula.

하지만

hajiman — But, however; conjunctive adverb indicating contrast.

꽤

kkwae — Quite, fairly; adverb indicating a moderate to high degree.

우스꽝스럽기도

useukkangseureopgido — Also ridiculous or absurd; adjectival form with additive particle.

했지

haetji — Did, you know; past tense with soft confirmation ending.

마치

machi — Just like, as if; adverb used in simile expressions.

저

jeo — That over there; distal demonstrative pronoun or determiner.

위의

wi-ui — Above, upstairs; possessive form of the noun above.

된

doen — Who became; past modifier form of to become.

것

geot — Thing, fact; bound noun nominalizing a preceding clause.

같았지만

gathatjiman — It seemed like, but; past tense of to seem, with contrast.

나에게는

na-ege-neun — For me; dative form of first-person pronoun with topic.

행복이

haengbok-i — Happiness; noun for happiness with subject marker.

없었다

eopseotda — There was not; past tense of the negative existence verb.