Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 638

Vocabulary

우리는

urineun — We (subject marker attached); first person plural subject

황새들이

hwangsaedeuri — Storks (plural subject form); large wading birds

전하는

jeonhaneun — That which is passed down or transmitted; conveying

두

du — Two; the number two used before nouns

가지

gaji — Kind, type, or sort; used to count varieties

가장

gajang — Most; superlative adverb indicating the highest degree

길고

gilgo — Long and (connecting adjective); having great length

오래된

oraedoen — Old, ancient; having existed for a long time

이야기

iyagi — Story, tale, narrative; an account of events

중

jung — Among, in the middle of; used to indicate selection

하나만

hanaman — Only one; restricted to a single item or instance

알고

algo — Knowing (connective form); being aware of something

있는데

inneunde — There is/exists, but; connective expressing contrast

그것은

geugeoseun — That thing (topic marker); referring to something mentioned

관한

gwanhan — Related to, concerning; used to indicate a topic

이야기로

iyagiro — As a story; story used as means or description

그의

geuui — His; third person masculine possessive pronoun form

어머니가

eomeoniga — Mother (subject marker); one's female parent

강가에

ganggae — At the riverbank; the edge or shore of a river

그를

geureul — Him (object marker); third person masculine object form

버렸고

beoryeotgo — Abandoned and; discarded or left behind someone

왕의

wangui — King's; possessive form referring to a royal person

딸이

ddari — Daughter (subject marker); a female child of parents

발견하여

balgyeonhayeo — Having discovered; found something previously unknown

훌륭한

hullyunghan — Excellent, outstanding, admirable; of very high quality

교육을

gyoyugeul — Education (object marker); the process of learning and teaching

베풀었으며

bepureosseumeyo — Provided and; generously gave or offered something to someone

훗날

hutnal — In the future, later on; at a subsequent point in time

위대한

widaehan — Great, magnificent; having extraordinary importance or power

인물이

inmuri — Person, figure (subject); a notable or significant individual

되었지만

doeeotjiman — Became, but; indicates transformation with contrasting clause

어디에

eodie — Where; interrogative asking about location or place

묻혔는지는

mutyeonneunjineun — Whether buried; asking about the location of burial

여전히

yeojeonhi — Still, as before; continuing unchanged from a previous state

알려지지

allyeojiji — Not become known; information not yet made public

않았다

anatda — Did not; negative past tense ending for statements

모든

modeun — All, every; indicating the entirety of something

사람이

sarami — Person (subject marker); a human being or individual

번째

beonjjae — Ordinal suffix meaning -th; used to order things numerically

그렇지

geureochi — That is so; affirming or acknowledging a stated fact

않은데

aneunde — Is not, but; negative connective expressing contrast

아마도

amado — Perhaps, probably; expressing uncertainty or supposition

완전히

wanjeonhi — Completely, entirely; to the fullest possible extent

내륙에

naeryuge — Inland; located away from the coast or sea

이야기이기

iyagiigi — Because it is a story; story as the stated reason

때문일

ttaemunir — Because of; indicating the reason or cause of something

것이다

geosida — It is (the case that); assertive sentence-ending expression

수천

sucheon — Thousands; a large indefinite number in the thousands

년

nyeon — Year; unit of time equal to twelve months

동안

dongan — During, for (a period); indicating a span of time

입에서

ibeseo — From the mouth; originating from someone's spoken words

입으로

ibeuro — To the mouth; passed verbally from one person to another

황새

hwangsae — Stork; a large long-legged wading bird

어미에서

omieseo — From the mother; originating from a maternal source

다른

dareun — Different, another; not the same as what was mentioned

전해져

jeonhaejyeo — Has been passed down; transmitted through generations over time

왔으며

wasseumyeo — Has come and; connective indicating continuation of action

저마다

jeomada — Each one, everyone; every individual in a given group

앞사람보다

apsarambo da — More than the previous person; surpassing someone before you

잘

jal — Well; in a good, skillful, or effective manner

이야기해

iyagihae — Tells a story; speaks or narrates in conversational form

이제

ije — Now, from this point; indicating a current moment or transition

누구보다도

nugubodado — More than anyone; surpassing all others in some quality

이야기하고자

iyagihagoja — Wishing to tell a story; expressing intention to narrate

한다

handa — Does, will do; declarative present tense verb ending

이야기를

iyagireul — Story (object marker); a narrative as the object of an action

처음

cheoeum — First, beginning; the very start of something

전한

jeonhan — That conveyed or transmitted; passed along a message or story

쌍은

ssangeun — The pair (topic marker); a set of two matching things

일이

iri — Work, matter, event (subject); something that happens or occurs

일어났던

ireonatteon — That had occurred; referring to a past event that took place

당시에

dangsie — At that time; referring to a specific moment in the past

살았으며

sarasseumyeo — Lived and; inhabited a place during a period of time

거친

geochin — Rough, rugged; having an uneven or harsh surface or nature

황야

hwangya — Wilderness, moor; a wild uncultivated area of land

근처에

geuncheo e — Near, in the vicinity of; close to a specific location

서

seo — Standing; present participle form of the verb to stand

있던

itdeon — That existed; describing something that was present before

집

jip — House, home; a building where people live

서까래에

seokkkaraee — On the rafters; the sloping beams supporting a roof

여름

yeoreum — Summer; the warmest season of the year

거처를

geocheoreul — Dwelling, abode (object); a place where one temporarily resides

두고

dugo — Placing and; setting something somewhere as a base

있었다

isseotda — There was; past tense form indicating existence or presence

정확히

jeonghwakhi — Exactly, precisely; with complete accuracy and correctness

말하자면

malhajanmyeon — So to speak, in other words; clarifying or rephrasing a statement

봉우리

bonguri — Peak, summit; the top point of a hill or mountain

근처

geuncheo — Nearby area, vicinity; the surrounding region of a place

북부

bukbu — Northern part, northern region; the upper area of a place

높은

nopeun — High, elevated; at a great height or altitude

곳에

gose — At the place; indicating a specific location or spot

자리한

jarihand — Located, situated; occupying a particular position or place

광대한

gwangdaehan — Vast, extensive; covering a very large area of land

황야였다

hwangyayeotda — Was a wilderness; past tense identifying a wild open land

황무지는

hwangmuijineun — The wasteland (topic); barren uncultivated desolate land

지금도

jigeumdo — Even now, still today; continuing to be true at present

습지

seupji — Wetland, marsh; low-lying land saturated with moisture

이에

ie — About this, regarding this; referring to the previously mentioned

대해

daehae — About, regarding; used to introduce the topic of discussion

공식

gongsik — Official; formally recognized or authorized by authority

안내서

annaeseo — Guide, handbook; a document providing information and directions

에서

eseo — In, at, from; location particle indicating place of action

읽을

ilgeul — To read (modifier form); the act of reading written text

수

su — Ability, possibility; can, able to do something

있다

itda — There is, exists; basic verb indicating existence or presence

옛날에

yennare — In the old days, long ago; referring to a distant past time

곳은

goseun — The place (topic marker); a specific location being discussed

호수였는데

hosuiyeonneunde — Was a lake, but; past tense contrast involving a body of water

땅이

ddangi — The ground, land (subject); the solid surface of the earth

아래에서부터

araeseobuteo — From below; starting from a lower position upward

솟아올랐다고

sosaoratdago — Is said to have risen up; land emerging from below

전해지며

jeonhaejimyo — Is transmitted and; information being passed along continuously

지금은

jigeumeun — Now (topic marker); indicating the current state of things

황야가

hwangyaga — The wilderness (subject); a wild desolate area of land

사방으로

sabangeuro — In all four directions; spreading out on every side

걸쳐

geolchyeo — Spanning, stretching over; extending across a range or area

펼쳐져

pyeolchyeojyeo — Spread out, unfolded; stretching out over a wide area

있고

itgo — Exists and; connective form of the existential verb

습한

seuphan — Moist, damp, humid; containing a significant amount of moisture

초원과

chowongwa — Meadow and; a grassy open area connected to another noun

흔들리는

heundeullineun — Swaying, trembling; moving back and forth in a wave-like manner

물결

mulgyeol — Wave, ripple; the undulating movement of water's surface

모양의

moyangui — Shape of, shaped like; describing the form of something

늪지

neupji — Swamp, bog; waterlogged ground that is soft and muddy

그리고

geurigo — And, also; conjunction connecting two ideas or elements

덤불과

deomburlgwa — Bushes and; dense shrubs connected to the following noun

왜소한

waesohan — Stunted, dwarfed; small and underdeveloped in size or growth

나무들이

namudeur i — Trees (subject plural); woody plants with trunks and branches

자라는

jaraneun — Growing; increasing in size naturally over time

잔디로

jandiro — With/of grass; turf or lawn used as covering material

덮인

deopin — Covered, blanketed; having a surface completely overlaid

습지로

seupjiro — With wetland; marshy ground serving as surrounding landscape

둘러싸여

dulleossayo — Surrounded by; enclosed on all sides by something