Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 407

Vocabulary

하지만

hajiman — However; conjunction indicating contrast or exception.

이름의

ireum-ui — Of the name; possessive form of 'name'.

그

geu — That; the; a demonstrative or article-like determiner.

소년은

sonyeon-eun — The boy; topic-marked noun referring to a young male.

방의

bang-ui — Of the room; possessive form of 'room'.

천장

cheonjang — Ceiling; the upper interior surface of a room.

아래

arae — Below; beneath; under a specified place or object.

걸려

geollyeo — Hung; suspended; attached and hanging from something.

있는

inneun — That exists; present participial form of 'to be/exist'.

오래된

oraedoen — Old; aged; having existed for a long time.

훨씬

hwolssin — Much more; by far; to a considerably greater degree.

더

deo — More; additionally; to a greater extent or degree.

큰

keun — Big; large; great in size or magnitude.

기쁨과

gippeum-gwa — Joy and; happiness coupled with something else.

동경으로

donggyeong-euro — With longing; with admiration or yearning toward something.

바라보았다

baraboapda — Gazed at; looked upon something with intent or admiration.

할아버지는

harabeoji-neun — Grandfather; topic-marked noun for one's paternal/maternal grandfather.

언젠가

eonjenga — Someday; at some unspecified point in the future.

그것들을

geugeot-deul-eul — Those things; object-marked plural pronoun for previously mentioned items.

주겠다고

jugetdago — Said he would give; quoted promise of future giving.

약속했지만

yaksokhaetjiman — Promised but; made a commitment yet with a condition.

먼저

meonjeo — First; before anything else; in the initial order.

크고

keugo — Big and; large, followed by another descriptive quality.

강하게

ganghage — Strongly; in a powerful or robust manner.

자라서

jaraseo — Having grown up; growing and then doing something next.

사용하는

sayonghaneun — Using; present participial form of 'to use something'.

법을

beop-eul — The way; the method; object-marked noun meaning 'how to'.

배워야

baewoya — Must learn; obligatory form of the verb 'to learn'.

한다고

handago — Said that one must; quoted statement of obligation.

말했다

malhaetda — Said; spoke; past tense of the verb 'to speak/say'.

어리기는

eorigineun — Although young; topic-contrasted acknowledgment of young age.

했지만

haetjiman — Did but; past tense contrasting conjunction meaning 'although'.

염소들은

yeomso-deul-eun — The goats; topic-marked plural noun referring to goats.

그의

geu-ui — His; possessive pronoun referring to a male person.

돌봄에

dolbom-e — In the care of; noun form of 'to care for/look after'.

맡겨졌는데

matgyeojyeonneunde — Were entrusted; passive past tense meaning to be placed in care.

훌륭한

hullyunghan — Excellent; splendid; of outstanding quality or skill.

등반가이기도

deungbanga-igi-do — Also being a climber; one who scales mountains or heights.

해야

haeya — Must do; obligatory form indicating necessity of an action.

했고

haetgo — Did and; past tense connective form of 'to do'.

바로

baro — Exactly; precisely; right; used for emphasis or specification.

그러했다

geureоhaetda — Was so; it was exactly as described or expected.

그는

geu-neun — He; topic-marked third-person masculine pronoun.

때로는

ttaero-neun — Sometimes; occasionally; at certain times but not always.

염소들보다

yeomso-deul-boda — Higher than the goats; comparative particle attached to goats.

높이

nopi — High; at a great height; elevated position adverbially.

올라가기도

ollagagi-do — Also climbed up; went higher than others at times.

했는데

haenneunde — Did, and; past tense background-setting connective conjunction.

높은

nopeun — High; tall; elevated in position or stature.

나무

namu — Tree; a large woody perennial plant with a trunk.

꼭대기에서

kkokdaegi-eseo — At the top; from the highest point of something.

새

sae — Bird; a feathered winged animal; also means 'new'.

둥지를

dungji-reul — Bird's nest; object-marked noun for a nest in a tree.

찾기를

chatgi-reul — Searching for; object-marked gerund of the verb 'to find/seek'.

좋아했기

joahaetgi — Liked; past tense gerund form of 'to like/enjoy'.

때문이었다

ttaemun-ieotda — It was because; past tense causal expression citing a reason.

대담하고

daedamhago — Bold and; daring and courageous with another quality following.

용감했지만

yonggamhaetjiman — Was brave but; courageous yet with a contrasting condition.

쏟아지는

ssodajineun — Pouring; gushing; flowing down in great volume or force.

폭포

pokpo — Waterfall; a cascade of water falling from a height.

곁에

gyeote — Beside; next to; near the side of something or someone.

서

seo — Standing; gerund/connective form of the verb 'to stand'.

있거나

itgeona — Being or; existential connective offering an alternative condition.

눈사태가

nunsatae-ga — Avalanche; a mass of snow sliding rapidly down a slope.

굴러

gulleo — Rolling; moving by rotating along a surface continuously.

내려오는

naeryeооneun — Coming down; descending from a higher to lower position.

소리를

sori-reul — The sound; object-marked noun referring to an audible noise.

들을

deureul — To hear; object-marked infinitive form of 'to listen/hear'.

때를

ttae-reul — The time when; object-marked noun referring to a moment.

제외하고는

jeoeхago-neun — Except for; excluding; with the exception of a condition.

좀처럼

jomcheoreom — Rarely; seldom; hardly ever occurring under normal circumstances.

미소

miso — Smile; a pleasant facial expression showing happiness or warmth.

짓는

jinneun — Making; forming; present participial verb used with expressions/actions.

모습이

moseup-i — The appearance; subject-marked noun meaning look or figure.

보이지

boiji — Not visible; negative connective form of 'to be seen/appear'.

않았다

anhatda — Did not; past tense negative ending for verbs and adjectives.

다른

dareun — Other; different; referring to something or someone else.

아이들과

ai-deul-gwa — With children; plural noun with comitative particle 'with'.

함께

hamkke — Together; jointly; doing something as a group or pair.

놀지

nolji — Play (negative form); connective negative of 'to play/hang out'.

않았고

anhatgo — Did not and; past negative connective continuing a sentence.

할아버지가

harabeoji-ga — Grandfather (subject); subject-marked noun for grandfather.

신기한

singihan — Curious; wonderful; fascinating or strangely interesting objects.

공예품을

gongyepum-eul — Crafts; object-marked noun for handmade artistic goods.

팔러

palleo — To sell; purposive connective form of 'to sell'.

보낼

bonaеl — To send; future modifier form of 'to send someone somewhere'.

그들과

geudeul-gwa — With them; comitative-marked third-person plural pronoun.

장사를

jangsa-reul — Trade; commerce; object-marked noun for business/selling activities.

별로

byeollo — Not particularly; not much; used with negatives for emphasis.

좋아하지

joahaji — Does not like; negative connective of 'to like/enjoy'.

산을

san-eul — The mountain; object-marked noun for a mountain or hill.

오르거나

oreugеona — Climbing or; ascending with an alternative action following.

할아버지

harabeoji — Grandfather; an elderly male relative of the grandparent generation.

앉아

anja — Sitting; gerund/connective form of the verb 'to sit down'.

옛날이야기나

yetnal-iyagi-na — Old stories or; traditional tales with an alternative following.

고향인

gohyang-in — Hometown; being one's place of origin or birth.

사람들에

saramdeul-e — To/about the people; dative-marked plural noun for people.

대한

daehan — About; regarding; concerning a topic or subject matter.

이야기를

iyagi-reul — Story; tale; object-marked noun for a narrative or account.

듣는

deudneun — Listening; present participial form of 'to hear/listen'.

것을

geoseul — The thing; object-marked nominalizer turning a verb into a noun.

좋아했다

joahaetda — Liked; past tense of 'to like', expressing a preference.

세상의

sesang-ui — Of the world; possessive form of 'world' or 'society'.

먼

meon — Far; distant; remote in space or time.

옛날에는

yetnal-eneun — In the old days; topic-marked time expression for long ago.

노인이

noin-i — The old man; subject-marked noun for an elderly male person.

말했다

malhaetda — Said; spoke; past tense of the verb 'to speak/say'.

이

i — These; this; a demonstrative determiner pointing to nearby things.

사람들은

saramdeul-eun — These people; topic-marked plural noun for a group of people.

찾아볼

chajabolteobolgomul — To find; to look for; future modifier of 'to seek and see'.

수

su — Can; ability; noun used with verbs to express possibility.

없었단다

eopseotdanda — There were none; past reported speech meaning 'did not exist'.

그들은

geudeul-eun — They; topic-marked third-person plural pronoun.

북쪽에서

bukjjok-eseo — From the north; locative-source particle attached to 'north'.

온

on — Who came; past participial modifier of the verb 'to come'.

이주민들로

ijumin-deul-ro — As immigrants; plural noun with role particle meaning migrants.

그곳에는

geugot-eneun — In that place; topic-marked locative expression for 'there'.

아직도

ajikdo — Still; even now; continuing to be the case at present.

그들의

geudeul-ui — Their; possessive form of the third-person plural pronoun.

조상들이

josang-deul-i — The ancestors; subject-marked plural noun for forebears.

살고

salgo — Living and; connective form of 'to live' linking two clauses.

있으며

isseumyeo — Are and; existential connective form indicating simultaneous states.

불린단다

bullindanda — Are called; reported speech passive meaning 'known as/named'.

이것은

igeot-eun — This; topic-marked demonstrative pronoun referring to a known fact.

알

al — To know; modifier form of the verb 'to know/understand'.

만한

manhan — Worth; worthy of; adjectival form meaning 'sufficient to'.

내용이었지만

naeyong-ieotjiman — Was content but; past tense contrast for 'it was information but'.

곳에서

gose-eseo — From the place; locative-source marker attached to 'place/spot'.

특히

teuki — Especially; particularly; to a greater degree than others.

집에

jibe — At home; in the house; locative particle attached to 'house'.

속한

sokhan — Belonging to; being part of a group or category.

가축들로부터

gachuk-deul-robuteo — From the livestock; ablative form for domesticated farm animals.

많은

maneun — Many; much; a large quantity or number of something.

배웠다

baewotda — Learned; past tense of 'to learn', gaining knowledge or skill.