Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 455

Vocabulary

바람이

barami — Wind (subject marker attached); the wind blows

그의

geuui — His; possessive pronoun referring to a male

주위에서

juwieso — Around, surrounding a person or place

휘파람

hwiparam — Whistle; a whistling sound made by lips

소리를

sorireul — Sound (object marker); a noise or sound

냈고

naetgo — Made a sound and (then); produced a noise

발

bal — Foot; the lower extremity of the leg

아래에서는

araeeseoneun — From below, underneath a given location

빙하가

binghaga — Glacier (subject marker); a large ice mass

녹아

noga — Melting; dissolving from solid to liquid

불어난

bureunан — Swollen, increased in volume due to flow

심연의

simyeonui — Of the abyss; relating to a deep chasm

물이

muri — Water (subject marker); liquid water flowing

그

geu — That; a demonstrative or third-person pronoun

빙하들은

binghadeureun — The glaciers (topic marker); plural glacier form

얼음

eoreum — Ice; frozen water in solid state

여왕의

yeowangui — Of the queen; belonging to a female ruler

궁전이었는데

gungjeonieonneuunde — Was a palace; a royal residence, providing background

거센

geosen — Fierce, strong, powerful; describing intense force

흐름

heureum — Flow, current; the movement of water or air

속에서

sogeso — Inside, within; in the middle of something

거품을

geopumeul — Bubbles, foam (object marker); frothy liquid surface

일으키며

ireukimyeo — While causing or creating; generating something simultaneously

으르렁거렸다

eureuреonggeolyeotda — Growled, roared; made a threatening rumbling sound

올라가기

ollagagi — Going up, climbing; the act of ascending

시작하자

sijakaja — As soon as (he) started; upon beginning an action

사다리는

sadarineun — The ladder (topic marker); a climbing structure

거미가

geomiga — Spider (subject marker); an eight-legged arachnid

길고

gilgo — Long and; describing extended length with conjunction

섬세한

seomsеhan — Delicate, fine; intricate and carefully detailed

실을

sireul — Thread, silk (object marker); a thin fiber strand

뽑아낼

ppobanaеl — To draw out, extract; pull out a thread

때의

Of the time when; possessive relating to a moment

거미줄처럼

geomijulcheoreom — Like a spider web; resembling a delicate web

떨렸다

tteollyeotda — Trembled, shook; vibrated with instability or fear

그러나

geureona — However, but; a contrastive conjunctive adverb

함께

hamkke — Together, jointly; doing something with another person

묶여

mukkyo — Tied, bound; fastened together with rope or cord

있던

itdeon — That was (there); past-attributive existential modifier

네

ne — Four; the number four in Korean

번째

beonjjae — Ordinal suffix meaning -th (as in fourth)

사다리에

sadariye — To/at the ladder; directional particle on ladder

이르자

ireuja — Upon reaching, arriving at; when he got there

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker); third-person masculine pronoun

좀

jom — A little, somewhat; softening adverb in Korean

더

deo — More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree

자신감을

jasigangameul — Confidence (object marker); self-assurance, belief in oneself

느꼈다

neukkkyeotda — Felt, sensed; experienced an emotion or physical sensation

그것들이

geugeotdeuri — They, those things (subject marker); plural pronoun

능숙한

neungsuкан — Skilled, proficient; highly capable in a task

손에

sone — In the hands; indicating possession or handling location

의해

uihae — By means of; indicating the agent of an action

단단히

dandanhi — Firmly, tightly; in a solid and secure manner

고정되어

gojongdoeо — Fixed, secured; fastened in a stable position

있다는

itdaneun — That (it) is; quoted existential attributive clause

것을

geoseul — The fact/thing (object marker); nominalizer in Korean

알았기

aratgi — Because (he) knew; past tense causal nominalized verb

때문이다

ttaemunida — It is because; causal expression explaining a reason

둥지에

dungjiе — At/to the nest; location marker on bird's nest

닿을

daheul — Will reach, touch; future-attributive of reaching something

것처럼

geotcheoreom — As if, like; resemblance or comparison expression

보이는

boinеun — That appears, seems; present-attributive of seeing/appearing

다섯

dasеt — Five; the number five in native Korean

바위의

bаwiui — Of the rock; possessive relating to a large stone

측면에

cheungmyeonе — On the side/flank; lateral surface of an object

의지해

uijihae — Leaning on, relying on; depending upon for support

있었지만

isseotjiman — Was (there) but; past concessive connective clause

이리저리

irijеori — Here and there, back and forth; swaying movement

흔들리며

heundeullimyeo — While swaying, shaking; moving unsteadily side to side

낚싯줄로

naksitjullo — With a fishing line; using a thin cord for fishing

묶인

mukkin — Tied, bound; fastened with string or rope

듯

deut — As if, seemingly; expression of resemblance or conjecture

가느다란

ganeudaran — Slender, thin, delicate; describing something very narrow

갈대처럼

galdaecheoreom — Like a reed; resembling a tall slender marsh plant

펄럭였다

peolreogyeotda — Fluttered, flapped; moved rapidly in the wind

그것을

geugeoseul — It, that thing (object marker); referring to ladder

올라가는

ollaganeun — Climbing, going up; present-attributive of ascending

것은

geoseun — The act/thing (topic marker); nominalizer with topic

매우

maeu — Very, extremely; intensifying adverb in Korean

위험한

wiheomhan — Dangerous, hazardous; posing risk or potential harm

일처럼

ilcheoreom — Like a task/thing; resembling a matter or job

보였지만

boyeotjiman — Appeared to be but; seemed so yet contrasted

어떻게

eotteoke — How; interrogative adverb asking about manner or method

올라가야

ollagaya — Must go up; obligatory form of ascending a height

하는지

haneunji — How to do; indirect question about a method

알고

algo — Knowing and; present connective form of to know

있었다

isseotda — Was, existed; past tense of the verb to be

고양이에게서

goyangiеgeseo — From the cat; learning source marker on cat

배웠고

baewotgo — Learned and; past tense of learning, with conjunction

두려움이

duryeoumi — Fear (subject marker); a feeling of dread or fright

없었다

eopseotda — There was not; past nonexistence or absence of something

뒤에서

dwieseo — From behind; at or from the rear position

허공에

heogonge — In the empty air; in midair with nothing below

서서

seoseo — Standing and; present connective of standing upright

뻗은

ppeodeun — Stretched out, extended; past-attributive of reaching out

문어

muneo — Octopus; a sea creature with eight tentacle arms

같은

gateun — Like, similar to; comparative adjective in Korean

팔로

pallo — With arms; instrumental marker on the word arm

그를

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

잡으려

jabeuryeo — Trying to grab; intentional future connective of catching

하는

haneun — Doing, acting; present-attributive form of the verb do

현기증의

hyeongijeungui — Of vertigo/dizziness; possessive relating to dizzy sensation

존재를

jonjaerul — Existence, being (object marker); a presence or entity

알아채지

araechaеji — Notice, realize; perceive or detect (negated here)

못했다

motaetda — Could not; past inability to do something

마침내

machimnaе — Finally, at last; after a long time or effort

그가

geuga — He (subject marker); third-person masculine subject pronoun

사다리의

sadaruui — Of the ladder; possessive relating to a ladder

맨

maen — Very, topmost; superlative prefix indicating extreme position

꼭대기

kkokdaegi — Top, summit; the very highest point of something

칸에

kane — On the rung/section; compartment or step of ladder

섰을

seosseul — When (he) stood; past-conditional form of standing

때

ttae — Time, moment when; a point in time or occasion

여전히

yeojeonhi — Still, as before; continuing in the same state

둥지보다

dungjiboda — Than the nest; comparative marker on bird's nest

한참

hancham — Quite a while, far; considerably distant or long time

아래에

araee — Below, underneath; at a lower position than something

있었고

isseotgo — Was (there) and; past tense connective of existence

둥지

dungji — Nest; a bird's home built from twigs and grass

안을

aneul — Inside (object marker); the interior of something

들여다볼

deuryeodabol — To look into, peer inside; future-attributive of peeking

수조차

sujoca — Even the ability to; impossibility even of doing something

없다는

eopdaneun — That there is none; quoted attributive of nonexistence

알았다

aratda — Realized, knew; past tense of coming to know

손을

soneul — Hand (object marker); using the hand for a task

사용하여

sayonghayeo — Using, by using; means or method of utilizing something

기어오르는

gieooreunеun — Crawling up, clambering; present-attributive of climbing by crawling

것만이

geonmani — Only the act of; exclusive nominalizer with subject marker

그곳에

geugose — To that place, there; locative marker on that location

수

su — Ability, possibility; auxiliary noun indicating capability

있는

inneun — That exists, that can; present-attributive existential verb

유일한

yuirhan — Sole, only, unique; the single available option

방법이었다

bangbeobireoтda — Was the method; past copula on the word method