Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 428

Vocabulary

높은

nop-eun — High, tall; describes elevated position or height.

가지들은

gaji-deul-eun — Branches (plural, topic marker); parts of a tree.

부러져

bureojyeo — Broken off; snapped, as a branch or bone.

나가

naga — Go out, fly out; move away from a place.

멀리

meolli — Far away; at a great distance from here.

날아갔으며

nar-agasseumeyo — Flew away; departed through the air, additionally.

산산조각

sansan-jogak — Shattered into pieces; completely broken apart.

난

nan — Short form of 나온/난; occurred, came out, resulted.

그

geu — That; third-person pronoun or demonstrative adjective.

가지들

gaji-deul — Branches (plural); multiple limbs of a tree.

사이에

saie — Between, among; in the space separating two things.

삼촌이

samchon-i — Uncle (subject marker); father's younger brother.

두개골이

dugaegol-i — Skull (subject marker); bony structure of the head.

골절된

goljeol-doen — Fractured, broken; describes a cracked or broken bone.

채로

chaero — While still in a state; remaining as-is, unchanged.

쓰러져

sseurojyeo — Collapsed, fallen down; dropped to the ground helplessly.

있었다

isseotda — Was present; past tense of existence verb 있다.

그를

geureul — Him (object marker); third-person masculine object pronoun.

발견했을

balgyeonhaesseul — When (they) discovered; past modifier of to find.

때

ttae — When, time; a moment or point in time.

그의

geuui — His; possessive form of third-person pronoun 그.

손은

son-eun — Hand (topic marker); the hand of a person.

아직

ajik — Still, yet; continuing up to the present moment.

따뜻했지만

ttatteuthaetjiman — Was warm but; past tense with contrasting conjunction.

얼굴은

eolgul-eun — Face (topic marker); the front part of one's head.

알아볼

arabbol — To recognize, identify; able to make out a face.

수

su — Ability, possibility; used in 'can/cannot' constructions.

없을

eopseul — Not able, nonexistent; future/modifier form of 없다.

정도였다

jeongdo-yeotda — Was to the extent; indicates degree or level reached.

창백하고

changbaekhago — Pale and; describes pallid, white complexion with conjunction.

떨리는

tteollineun — Trembling, shaking; describes a quivering body or voice.

몸으로

mom-euro — With (his) body; using the body as instrument.

곁에

gyeote — Beside, next to; at the side of someone.

서

seo — Standing; short form of 서서, while standing upright.

그것은

geugeot-eun — That thing (topic); referring to a previously mentioned event.

삶에서

salm-eseo — In life; within the course of one's existence.

처음

cheoeum — First time; the very beginning or initial occurrence.

받은

bad-eun — Received; past modifier of to receive something.

충격이었고

chunggyeok-ieotgo — Was a shock and; emotional impact, with conjunction.

난생처음으로

nansaengcheoeum-euro — For the very first time in one's life.

두려움을

duryeoum-eul — Fear (object marker); the feeling of being afraid.

느낀

neukin — Felt; past modifier of to feel an emotion.

순간이었다

sungan-ieotda — Was the moment; a specific instant in time.

저녁

jeonyeok — Evening; the period of time after sunset.

늦게

neutge — Late; at a time later than expected or usual.

그는

geu-neun — He (topic marker); third-person male subject pronoun.

비보를

bibo-reul — Bad news (object marker); news of a death or tragedy.

들고

deulgo — Carrying and; holding something while doing another action.

집으로

jib-euro — To home; in the direction of one's house.

돌아왔는데

dor-awannunde — Returned, but/and; came back with background context.

집은

jib-eun — House (topic marker); the home as a topic.

이제

ije — Now, from now on; at this point in time.

슬픔으로

seulpeum-euro — With sadness; filled by or caused by grief.

가득

gadeuk — Full, brimming; completely filled to capacity with something.

차게

chage — Become full; adverbial form of to fill up completely.

될

doel — Will become; future modifier form of 되다.

곳이었다

got-ieotda — Was a place; identifies a location in past tense.

삼촌의

samchon-ui — Uncle's; possessive form referring to one's uncle.

아내는

anae-neun — Wife (topic marker); one's married female partner.

시신이

sisin-i — Corpse, body (subject marker); a deceased person's remains.

운반되어

unbandoeeo — Being carried, transported; conveyed from one place to another.

오기

ogi — Coming; noun form of the verb to come.

전까지

jeonkkaji — Until before; up to the point before an event.

한

han — One; the numeral one, also meaning a single thing.

마디도

madi-do — Not even a word; even a single syllable or phrase.

하지

haji — Not do; negation base form of the verb 하다.

않았고

anasseotgo — Did not and; past negative with connective conjunction.

눈물도

nunmul-do — Tears also/either; water from eyes when crying.

흘리지

heulliji — Shed, let flow; base of negated verb to shed tears.

않았다

anassda — Did not; plain past tense negative ending.

그러다

geureoda — Then, and then; transitional word indicating a shift.

그녀의

geunyeo-ui — Her; possessive form of third-person female pronoun.

고통이

gotong-i — Pain, suffering (subject marker); intense physical or emotional anguish.

터져

teojyeo — Burst, exploded; erupted suddenly from pent-up pressure.

나왔다

nawatda — Came out; emerged or erupted from within.

불쌍한

bulssanghan — Poor, pitiful; deserving of pity or compassion.

자기

jagi — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring back to the subject.

침대로

chimdae-ro — To the bed; toward one's sleeping place.

기어들어

gieodeul-eo — Crawled into; moved by crawling inside a space.

갔고

gatgo — Went and; past tense of 가다 with conjunction.

다음

daeum — Next, following; the one that comes immediately after.

날

nal — Day; a single calendar day or daytime period.

하루

haru — One day; a full day of twenty-four hours.

종일

jongil — All day long; throughout the entire day.

모습은

moseup-eun — Appearance, figure (topic); one's visible form or presence.

보이지

boiji — Not seen; base of negated verb to be visible.

그러나

geureona — However, but; conjunction introducing a contrasting statement.

무렵

mureop — Around that time; approximately that period or moment.

와서

waseo — Came and; arrived and then did something else.

말했다

malhaetda — Said, told; plain past tense of the verb 말하다.

나를

na-reul — Me (object marker); first-person singular object pronoun.

위해

wihae — For the sake of; on behalf of someone or something.

편지를

pyeonji-reul — Letter (object marker); a written message sent to someone.

써

sseo — Write; imperative or connective form of 쓰다.

주겠어요

jugeseoyo — Will you give/do for me?; polite future offer/request.

글을

geul-eul — Writing, text (object marker); written words or letters.

쓸

sseul — To write; future/modifier form of verb 쓰다.

없어요

eopseoyo — Cannot, don't have; polite form of 없다.

우체국에

ucheguk-e — To the post office; location marker for postal service.

가져다

gajyeoda — Take and bring; carry something to a destination.

줄

jul — To give, to do for; future/modifier form of 주다.

수만

suman — Only can; ability particle with exclusive limiting nuance.

있어요

isseoyo — There is, can; polite present form of 있다.

당신을

dangsin-eul — You (object marker); formal second-person pronoun.

위한

wihan — For, intended for; modifier meaning on behalf of.

편지라고요

pyeonji-ragoyo — It's a letter, you say; quote particle with polite ending.

누구에게

nugu-ege — To whom; asking about the recipient of something.

쓰고

sseugo — Write and; connective form of 쓰다.

싶은

sipeun — Want to; modifier form of the desire auxiliary 싶다.

건가요

geongayo — Is it that...?; polite inquiry about intent or situation.

주

ju — Lord; title of reverence for God or Jesus.

그가

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

대답했다

daedaphaetda — Answered, replied; plain past tense of 대답하다.

무슨

museun — What kind of; interrogative modifier asking about type.

말이에요

mal-ieyo — What do you mean?; asking meaning of someone's words.

물었다

mureotsda — Asked; plain past tense of the verb 묻다.

그러자

geureo-ja — Then, at that; transitional word meaning 'upon that'.

흔히

heunhi — Commonly, often; in a frequent or usual manner.

부르던

bureudeon — Used to call; past habitual modifier of 부르다.

대로

daero — As, just as; in accordance with a manner or rule.

바보는

babo-neun — The fool (topic); a foolish or simple-minded person.

가장

gajang — Most; superlative adverb meaning the greatest degree.

애처로운

aecheoroun — Pitiful, pathetic; evoking sympathy through helplessness or sadness.

눈빛으로

nunbit-euro — With a look in eyes; using a particular eye expression.

바라보며

barabomyeo — While gazing at; looking steadily at someone simultaneously.

두

du — Two; the numeral two before a noun.

손을

son-eul — Hands (object marker); the hands as grammatical object.

모으고

moeugо — Clasped together and; gathered hands in prayer gesture.

엄숙하고

eomsukago — Solemnly and; with serious, grave, ceremonious demeanor.

경건하게

gyeonggeонhage — Devoutly, reverently; in a pious and humble manner.

보내고

bonaego — Send and; to dispatch and then do something else.

싶어요

sipeoyo — Want to; polite form of the desire auxiliary 싶다.

이

i — This; demonstrative adjective indicating something nearby.

집의

jib-ui — Of the house; possessive modifier for home or household.

주인

juin — Owner, master; the head or owner of a household.

대신

daesin — Instead of; in place of someone or something else.

죽게

jukge — To die; adverbial form meaning so as to die.

해달라고

haedallagо — Please do; requesting someone to do a favor.

기도하는

gidohaneun — Praying; present modifier of the verb to pray.

편지를요

pyeonji-reul-yo — A letter, that is; object with polite sentence-final particle.