Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 592

Vocabulary

그래요

geuraeyo — Yes, that's right; casual affirmative response

당신은

dangsineun — You (subject); formal second-person pronoun with topic marker

내게

naege — To me; informal dative form of first-person pronoun

소중한

sojunghan — Precious, dear, cherished; describing something highly valued

사람이에요

saramieyo — Is a person; polite declarative sentence ending with noun

왕자가

wangjaga — Prince (subject); royalty, son of a king or queen

말했다

malhaetda — Said, spoke; past tense of the verb 'to say'

가장

gajang — Most, best; superlative adverb indicating the highest degree

착한

chakhan — Kind, good-natured; describing a gentle, virtuous character

마음씨를

maeumsshireul — Disposition, heart (object); one's inner nature or temperament

가졌고

gajyeotgo — Had and; past tense connective form of 'to have/possess'

나에게

naege — To me; standard dative form of first-person pronoun

헌신적이에요

heonsinjeogieyo — Is devoted, dedicated; showing selfless commitment to someone

내가

naega — I (subject); first-person singular subject pronoun

한때

hanttae — Once, at one time; referring to a past moment or period

보았지만

boatjiman — Saw but; past tense concessive connective of 'to see'

다시는

dasineun — Never again; emphatic adverb stressing no repetition

만나지

mannaji — Meet (negated base); stem used in negative constructions

못할

mothal — Cannot do; future modifier expressing inability or impossibility

젊은

jeolmeun — Young; adjective describing a person of youthful age

아가씨를

agasshireul — Young lady (object); polite term for an unmarried young woman

닮았어요

dalmaseoyo — Resembles, looks like; polite form of 'to resemble'

나는

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

난파된

nanpadoen — Shipwrecked; adjective describing a wrecked or stranded vessel

배에

baee — On a ship; noun 'ship/boat' with locative particle

타고

tago — Riding, boarding; connective form of 'to ride or board'

있었는데

isseonnunde — Was (on it) but; past progressive with background connective

파도가

padoga — Waves (subject); ocean waves as subject of a sentence

나를

nareul — Me (object); first-person singular object pronoun

신성한

sinseonghan — Sacred, holy; describing something divine or spiritually revered

신전

sinjeon — Temple, shrine; a sacred building dedicated to worship

근처

geuncheo — Nearby, vicinity; the area close to a specific place

해안으로

haeaneuro — To the coast; shore or coastline with directional particle

밀어냈어요

mireonaesseoyo — Pushed out, washed ashore; polite past tense of 'to push away'

그곳에서

geugoseseo — At that place; locative expression meaning 'there, at that spot'

여러

yeoreo — Several, various; determiner indicating multiple items or people

예배를

yebaereul — Worship (object); religious service or act of devotion

드리고

deurigo — Offering, performing (humbly); honorific connective of 'to give/do'

있었지요

isseotjiyo — Were (doing); past progressive with soft confirmatory ending

그들

geudeul — They, them; third-person plural pronoun

중

jung — Among, in the middle of; indicating membership within a group

어린

eorin — Young, little; adjective describing someone small or youthful

해안에서

haeaneseo — At the shore; coast or beach with locative particle

발견하고

balgyeonhago — Discovered and; connective past form of 'to find/discover'

목숨을

mokssumeul — Life (object); one's life or vital existence as object

구해주었어요

guhaejueotseoyo — Saved (for someone); polite past of 'to rescue on behalf of'

그녀를

geunyeoreul — Her (object); third-person singular feminine object pronoun

단

dan — Only, merely; adverb restricting quantity to a small number

두

du — Two; Korean native numeral for the number two

번밖에

beonbakke — Only (number of) times; counter with exclusive limiting particle

보지

boji — See (negated base); verb stem used in negative constructions

못했지만

motaetjiman — Could not but; past tense of inability with concessive ending

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic); third-person singular feminine topic pronoun

사랑할

saranghal — To love (future modifier); future attributive form of 'to love'

수

su — Ability, possibility; bound noun expressing capability or option

있는

inneun — That exists/is; present attributive form of 'to exist/be'

세상에서

sesangeseo — In the world; 'world' with locative particle indicating scope

유일한

yuilhan — Unique, only one; adjective meaning the sole or singular one

하지만

hajiman — But, however; common conjunction expressing contrast or concession

닮았고

dalmatgo — Resembles and; past tense connective of 'to resemble'

마음속에서

maeumsogeso — Inside the heart; 'heart/mind interior' with locative particle

그녀의

geunyeoe — Her (possessive); third-person singular feminine genitive form

모습을

moseubeul — Image, appearance (object); one's figure or likeness as object

거의

geoui — Almost, nearly; adverb indicating a high degree of approximation

지워버렸어요

jiwobeoryeosseoyo — Erased completely; polite past of 'to wipe away entirely'

신전에

sinjeone — At the temple; sacred building with locative particle

속한

sokhan — Belonging to; adjective meaning affiliated with or part of

나의

naui — My; first-person singular possessive pronoun

행운이

haengunni — Luck, fortune (subject); good fortune as subject of sentence

그녀

geunyeo — She, her; third-person singular feminine pronoun

대신

daesin — Instead of, in place of; preposition expressing substitution

당신을

dangsineul — You (object); formal second-person pronoun as sentence object

보내주었어요

bonaejueotseoyo — Sent to me; polite past of 'to send on someone's behalf'

우리는

urineun — We (topic); first-person plural pronoun with topic marker

절대

jeoldae — Never, absolutely; strong adverb of negation or certainty

헤어지지

heeojiji — Separate (negated base); stem of 'to part/break up' in negation

않을

aneul — Will not; future modifier of the negative auxiliary verb

거예요

geoyeyo — Will be, going to; polite future or intention sentence ending

아

a — Ah, oh; exclamation expressing realization or emotion

그는

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

자신의

jasinui — His own; reflexive possessive pronoun indicating self-reference

구한

guhan — Who saved; past attributive form of 'to rescue/save'

사람이라는

saramiraneun — That (she) is the person; nominal quotative attributive clause

것을

geoseul — The fact (object); nominalizer bound noun used as object

모르는구나

moreuneunguna — Doesn't know (realization); exclamatory form expressing surprise

인어공주는

ineogongjuneun — The Little Mermaid (topic); mermaid princess with topic marker

생각했다

saenggakaetda — Thought; plain past tense form of 'to think/consider'

그를

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

바다

bada — Sea, ocean; large body of salt water

너머

neomeo — Beyond, across; preposition indicating the far side of something

신전이

sinjeoni — Temple (subject); sacred building as subject of sentence

서

seo — Standing/located; short connective or locative verb form

숲까지

supkkaji — Up to the forest; 'forest' with particle meaning 'as far as'

데려갔어요

deryeogasseoyo — Took (someone) there; polite past of 'to lead/bring someone'

거품

geopum — Foam, bubble; froth or bubbles on water surface

아래

arae — Below, underneath; positional noun indicating lower position

앉아

anja — Sitting; connective form of 'to sit down'

인간들이

ingandeuri — Humans (subject); people or human beings as subject

도우러

doureuro — In order to help; purposive connective form of 'to help'

올

ol — Will come; future attributive modifier of 'to come'

때까지

ttaekkaji — Until the time; temporal expression meaning 'up until when'

지켜보았지요

jikyeoboatjiyo — Watched over; polite past of 'to keep watch/observe carefully'

그가

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

나보다

naboda — More than me; first-person pronoun with comparative particle

더

deo — More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree or amount

사랑하는

saranghaneun — Loves, beloved; present attributive form of 'to love'

예쁜

yeppeun — Pretty, beautiful; adjective describing attractive appearance

보았어요

boasseoyo — Saw; polite past tense of 'to see or look at'

깊이

gipi — Deeply; adverb indicating great depth of feeling or action

한숨을

hanseumeul — A sigh (object); deep breath expressing sorrow or weariness

쉬었지만

swieotjiman — Sighed but; past tense concessive connective of 'to sigh/rest'

눈물을

nunmureul — Tears (object); teardrops as the object of a sentence

흘릴

heullil — To shed; future attributive form of 'to flow/shed tears'

수가

suga — Ability (subject); bound noun of possibility as subject

없었다

eopseotda — Did not have, was unable; plain past of 'to not exist/have'

사람이라고

saramirago — Saying she is a person; quotative form of nominal predicate

말하니

malhani — Since (he) says; causal connective form of 'to say'

결코

gyeolko — Never, by no means; strong adverb used with negative verbs

세상으로

sesangeuro — To the world; 'world' with directional particle

돌아오지

doraojiyo — Return (negated base); stem of 'to come back' in negation

그들은

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

반면

banmyeon — On the other hand; conjunction showing contrast between clauses

그의

geuui — His; third-person singular masculine possessive pronoun

곁에

gyeote — By his side; positional noun meaning 'beside or next to'

있으며

isseumyeo — Being there and; simultaneous connective of 'to be/exist'

매일

maeil — Every day; adverb indicating daily recurrence

볼

bol — To see; future attributive modifier of 'to see/watch'

있지요

itjiyo — Can (do it), you see; polite confirmatory form of 'to exist/be'