Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 373

Vocabulary

정말

jeongmal — Really; truly; used to emphasize sincerity or surprise

우스꽝스러운

useukwangseureoun — Ridiculous; absurdly funny or silly in appearance

작은

jageun — Small; little in size or amount

새싹이군

saessagigung — It's a sprout; exclamation identifying a young plant shoot

하고

hago — Said; quotation marker following spoken words

하나가

hanaga — One (subject); one entity doing an action

말했다

malhaetda — Said; past tense of 'to speak or say'

아무도

amudo — Nobody; not a single person

저것을

jeogeoseul — That thing (object form); referring to something distant

알아보지

araboji — Not recognize; fail to identify something or someone

못할

mothal — Unable to; incapable of doing something

거야

geoya — It will be; casual future or assumption marker

마찬가지고

machangangjigo — Same goes for; likewise applies to the same situation

틀림없이

teullimeopsi — Without a doubt; certainly and surely

정원

jeongwon — Garden; cultivated outdoor space for plants

식물의

singmurui — Of a plant; possessive form relating to plants

일종이겠지

iljongigetsji — Must be a kind of; assumed classification of something

다른

dareun — Different; another; not the same one

그리하여

geurihayeo — And so; therefore; consequently leading to next action

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic); third-person plural subject marker

식물을

singmureul — Plant (object form); the plant receiving the action

정원에서

jeongwoneseo — From the garden; indicating origin or location

온

on — Came from; past modifier meaning having arrived

것이라며

geosiramyeo — Saying it is; dismissively claiming something to be so

비웃고

biutgo — Laughing at; mocking someone with scornful laughter

경멸했다

gyeongmyolhaetda — Despised; showed contempt or scorn toward something

넌

neon — You (informal topic); casual second-person subject

어디서

eodiseo — From where; asking or stating origin of location

잎마다

immada — Every leaf; on each and every leaf individually

가시로

gasiro — With thorns; using thorns as means or instrument

무장한

mujanghan — Armed; equipped with weapons or defensive structures

키

ki — Height; tall stature of a person or plant

큰

keun — Big; large in size or height

그런

geureon — Such; that kind of; in that manner

식으로

sigeuro — In that way; in such a manner or style

마음대로

maumtaero — As one pleases; freely doing whatever one wants

자라나다니

jaranadani — To grow like that; expressing disbelief at such growth

어리석은

eoriseogеun — Foolish; stupid; lacking wisdom or good judgment

짓이야

jisiya — It's a deed; it's such behavior (often negative)

우리는

urineun — We (topic); first-person plural subject of sentence

네

ne — Your; second-person possessive in informal speech

편을

pyeoneul — Side (object); taking someone's side or party

들어주려고

deureoiuryeogo — Intending to take someone's side or support them

여기

yeogi — Here; this place or location nearby

있는

inneun — Existing; being present at a location

게

ge — Thing; the fact of; nominalizing verb phrase informally

아니거든

anigeodeun — It's not; used to firmly deny or correct a statement

겨울이

gyeouli — Winter (subject); the cold season as subject

왔고

watgo — Came and; winter arrived and something followed

식물은

singmureun — The plant (topic); plant as the topic of discussion

눈에

nune — In the snow; covered by or within snow

덮였다

deopyeotda — Was covered; past tense of being covered over

그러나

geureona — However; but; introducing a contrasting statement

눈은

nuneun — The snow (topic); snow as the sentence topic

마치

machi — Just like; as if; used before simile comparisons

위아래로

wiaraero — Up and down; in both upward and downward directions

햇빛이

haetbichi — Sunlight (subject); rays of sun as the subject

비치는

bichineun — Shining; light illuminating or reflecting on something

것처럼

geotcheoreom — As if; like something; comparative simile expression

위에서

wieseo — From above; originating at a higher position

반짝반짝

banjjakbanjjak — Sparkling; twinkling brightly with repeated flashes

빛났다

bitnatda — Shone; past tense of shining or glittering brightly

봄이

bomi — Spring (subject); the warm season as subject

오자

oja — When spring came; as soon as something arrived

만개한

mangaehan — Fully bloomed; flowers opened completely in full bloom

모습으로

moseumeuro — In the form of; appearing in a certain appearance

나타났다

natannatda — Appeared; showed up; emerged into view suddenly

숲속의

supsogui — Of the forest; belonging to or within the woods

어떤

eotteon — Any; some kind of; which type of thing

식물보다도

singmulbodado — Even more than any plant; surpassing all other plants

더

deo — More; to a greater degree or extent

아름다운

areumdaun — Beautiful; having great aesthetic beauty or charm

모습이었다

moseumieotda — Was in appearance; its appearance was described thus

그때

geuttae — At that time; then; at that particular moment

식물학

singmulhak — Botany; the scientific study of plants

교수가

gyosuга — Professor (subject); a university professor appearing

나타났는데

natannanneunde — Appeared but; showed up with following contrast

그는

geuneun — He (topic); third-person male subject of sentence

자신의

jasinui — His own; one's own; self-possessive adjective

지식을

jisigeul — Knowledge (object); one's learning as object of action

글로

geullо — In writing; through written text or words

설명할

seolmyonghal — To explain; able to describe or clarify in detail

수

su — Ability; possibility of doing something

사람이었다

saramieotda — Was a person; he was someone who could do it

살펴보고

salpyeobogo — Examined and; looked carefully and then proceeded

검사했지만

geomsahaetjiman — Tested but; inspected yet with contrasting result

그것은

geugeoseun — That thing (topic); referring to the plant as topic

그의

geuui — His; third-person male possessive adjective

체계에

chegyeye — In the system; within a classification or framework

속하지

sokhaji — Not belonging to; not fitting within a category

않았고

anatgo — Did not and; past negative continuing to next clause

어느

eoneu — Which; some particular one among several options

분류에

bullyue — In the category; within a classification group

속하는지도

sokhaneunjido — Even which category it belongs to; uncertain classification

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all; completely lacking something

알아낼

aranaел — To find out; to discover or determine information

없었다

eopseotda — There was not; past tense of nonexistence or inability

이것은

igeoseun — This (topic); this thing as the sentence topic

종이겠지

jongigetsji — Must be a species; assumed biological classification

그가

geuga — He (subject); third-person male subject marker

나는

naneun — I (topic); first-person singular topic marker

이것을

igeoseul — This (object); this thing as object of the verb

모르겠고

moreugetgo — Don't know and; expressing ignorance continuing thought

체계에도

chegyeyedo — Even in the system; not mentioned in any framework

언급되어

eongeuptwеео — Being mentioned; referenced or cited in a source

있지

itji — Is not; exists in negation within a clause

않아

ana — Not; casual negative ending for a sentence

알려지지

allyeojiji — Not known; not made known or recognized publicly

않았다고

anatdago — Said it was not; indirect quotation of negation

되풀이해서

doepurihaeseo — Repeatedly; doing something over and over again

주위에

juwie — Around; in the surrounding area or vicinity

자라고

jarago — Growing and; continuing to grow alongside something

있던

itdeon — That were; past modifier for ongoing state before

나무들은

namudeukeun — The trees (topic); plural trees as sentence topic

보고

bogo — Saw and; witnessed something and continued action

말들을

maldeugeul — The words (object); plural spoken words as object

들었지만

deuреotjiman — Heard but; listened yet with a contrasting outcome

좋은

joeun — Good; positive or favorable in quality

말도

maldo — Not even a word; not a single comment either

나쁜

nappeun — Bad; negative or unfavorable in quality

한마디도

hanmadido — Not even one word; not a single word spoken

하지

haji — Not do; negative form preceding않다 negation

않았다

anatda — Did not; past tense negative of an action

이는

ineun — This (topic); formal reference to something just stated

무지한

mujihan — Ignorant; lacking knowledge or awareness

자들에게

jadeulege — To those people; toward ignorant individuals

가장

gajang — Most; the superlative degree of an adjective

현명한

hyeonmyonghan — Wise; showing good judgment and sound reasoning

방책이다

bangchaegida — Is the policy; this is the wisest course of action