Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 429

Vocabulary

그의

geuui — His; possessive pronoun referring to a male

손을

soneul — Hand (object marker attached)

꼭

kkok — Tightly; firmly; without fail

쥐며

jwimyeo — While gripping or grasping something tightly

대답했습니다

daedaphaetsseumnida — Answered; gave a reply formally

편지는

pyeonjineun — Letter (the written kind); correspondence

하늘

haneul — Sky; heaven above

위에

wie — Above; on top of something

계신

gyesin — Who resides (honorific form of 있는)

그분께

geubunkke — To that person (honorific); to Him

닿지

dajji — Reach; make contact with (negative form follows)

못할

mothal — Will not be able to; unable to do

거예요

geoyeyo — It will be; informal polite future/prediction ending

우리가

uriga — We (subject marker attached)

잃은

ireun — Lost; who/that was lost

분을

buneul — Person (honorific); respected individual (object marker)

돌려주지도

dollyeojujido — Not even return or give back something

못하고요

mothagoyo — Cannot do, and furthermore (polite ending)

그러나

geureona — However; but; nevertheless

그가

geuga — He (subject marker attached)

원하는

wonhaneun — Wanting; desiring (present modifier form)

것을

geoseul — Thing; what (object marker attached)

이루는

iruneun — Achieving; accomplishing (present modifier form)

것이

geosi — Thing; fact (subject marker attached)

불가능하다고

bulganeunghadago — That it is impossible (quoted clause ending)

납득시키는

napdeukssikiineun — Convincing; persuading someone of something

것은

geoseun — The thing (topic marker); as for the matter of

쉽지

swipjji — Easy (negative form typically follows)

않았습니다

anasseumnida — Was not; did not (formal polite past negative)

이제

ije — Now; from this point on

우리를

urireul — Us (object marker attached)

위해

wihae — For the sake of; in order to benefit

일해야

ilhaeya — Must work; have to work

한다

handa — Does; will do (plain present declarative ending)

양어머니가

yangeomeoniga — Foster/adoptive mother (subject marker attached)

말했습니다

malhaetsseumnida — Said; spoke (formal polite past tense)

그리고

geurigo — And; and then; furthermore

곧

got — Soon; shortly; right away

가정의

gajeongui — Of the family; household's (possessive)

완전한

wanjeonhan — Complete; perfect; whole

버팀목이

beotimmogi — Pillar; support; mainstay of something

되었습니다

doesseumnida — Became; turned into (formal polite past)

주에서

jueseo — In the province/state; from the region

가장

gajang — Most; the best; the greatest (superlative adverb)

뛰어난

ttwienan — Outstanding; excellent; superior in ability

사냥꾼은

sanyanggguneun — Hunter (topic marker); one who hunts

누구였을까요

nuguyeosseulkkayo — Who could it have been? (polite speculative question)

잘

jal — Well; skillfully; properly

알고

algo — Knowing; being aware of (gerund/connective form)

있었습니다

isseosseumnida — There was; existed (formal polite past tense)

피하라

pihara — Avoid! Evade! (imperative command form)

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic marker attached)

그렇게

geureoke — Like that; in that way; so

말할

malhal — To say; worth saying (future/modifier form)

만했습니다

manhaetsseumnida — Was worth; deserved to (past polite form)

잘생긴

jalsaenggin — Handsome; good-looking (modifier form)

누구일까요

nuguилkkayo — Who could it be? (polite speculative question)

오

o — Oh! (exclamation of surprise or admiration)

처녀들이

cheonyeodeuri — The young maidens/girls (subject marker attached)

하지만

hajiman — However; but; nevertheless

말하지

malhaji — Say; speak (negative connective form follows)

걱정

geokjeong — Worry; concern; anxiety

많은

maneun — Many; numerous; a lot of

어머니들도

eomeonideuldo — Mothers too; also the mothers (plural)

젊은

jeolmeun — Young; youthful (modifier form)

처녀들에게

cheonyeoDeulege — To the young maidens; toward the girls

하듯이

hadusi — Just as one does; in the same way as

그들에게도

To them too; also toward those people

상냥하게

sangnyangahge — Kindly; gently; in a sweet manner

인사를

insareul — Greeting (object marker); act of greeting

했기

haetgi — Because (he) did; having done (causal connective)

때문입니다

ttaemunipnida — It is because of; the reason is (formal)

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker attached)

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; highly

용감하고

yonggamhago — Brave and; courageous (connective form)

쾌활했습니다

kwaehwalhaetsseumnida — Was cheerful; lively and jovial (past polite)

볼은

boreun — Cheek (topic marker); the cheeks

갈색이었고

galsaegieotkko — Was brown and (connective past form)

이는

ineun — Teeth (topic marker); the teeth

희었으며

huieosseumyeo — Were white and; while being white

눈은

nuneun — Eyes (topic marker); the eyes

검고

geomgo — Dark/black and (connective adjective form)

반짝였습니다

banjjakkyeosseumnida — Sparkled; gleamed; twinkled (formal past tense)

스무

seumu — Twenty (native Korean numeral)

살의

sarui — Years old (possessive); of age

청년이었습니다

cheongnyeonieotsseumnida — Was a young man (formal polite past)

차가운

chagaun — Cold; chilly (modifier form of adjective)

물도

muldo — Water too; even water (topic/emphasis marker)

수영하는

suyeonghaneun — Swimming (present modifier form)

막을

makeul — To block; to stop (future/modifier form)

수

su — Ability; possibility (used in ~ㄹ 수 있다)

없었고

eopseotgo — Did not exist; there was none, and

물고기처럼

mulgogicheoreom — Like a fish; similar to a fish

몸을

momeul — Body (object marker attached)

비틀고

biteulgo — Twisting and; wrenching (connective form)

돌릴

dolril — To turn; to rotate (future/modifier form)

아무도

amudo — Nobody; no one (with negative verb)

그처럼

geucheoreom — Like him; as he does; similarly to him

오를

oreul — To climb; to ascend (future/modifier form)

없었고

eopseotgo — There was none and; did not exist, and

바위

bawi — Rock; boulder; large stone

가장자리에

gajangjarige — At the edge; on the rim of something

단단히

dandanhi — Firmly; tightly; solidly

매달렸습니다

maedallryeosseumnida — Clung; hung on tightly (formal past tense)

바위에서

bawieseo — From the rock; off the boulder

바위로

bawiro — To the rock; toward the boulder

뛰어오를

ttwieoreul — To leap up onto; to jump across to

때

ttae — When; at the time of; moment

알

al — To know; know (stem form used in compounds)

있듯이

itdusi — As one can see; as is known; as evident

강한

ganghan — Strong; powerful (modifier form)

근육의

geunyugui — Of muscles; muscular (possessive form)

힘을

himeul — Strength; power; force (object marker)

가지고

gajigo — Having; possessing (connective form)

이것을

igeoseul — This (object marker); this thing

처음에는

At first; in the beginning (topic marker)

고양이에게서

goyangieegeseo — From the cat; learned from a cat

나중에는

najungeneun — Later; afterward; subsequently (topic marker)

배웠습니다

baewosseumnida — Learned; was taught (formal polite past)

산을

saneul — Mountain (object marker attached)

넘는

neomneun — Crossing over; traversing (present modifier)

훌륭한

hullyunghan — Excellent; splendid; admirable (modifier form)

안내인으로

annaeineuro — As a guide; in the role of a guide

여겨졌습니다

yeogyeojyeosseumnida — Was regarded as; was considered to be

모든

modeun — All; every; each and every one

사람이

sarami — Person (subject marker); people (subject)

그를

geureul — Him (object marker attached)

크게

keuge — Greatly; deeply; to a large degree

신뢰했습니다

sinnoehae tsseumnida — Trusted; had faith in (formal polite past)