Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 641

Vocabulary

저

jeo — Humble first-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'

어머니

eomeoni — Mother; formal or respectful term for one's mother

아시잖아요

asijanhayo — You know (it), don't you; seeking confirmation of knowledge

그가

geuga — He; subject form of the third-person masculine pronoun

대답했습니다

daedaphaetsseumnida — He/she answered; formal past tense of 'to answer'

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She; topic-marked third-person feminine pronoun

의사들이

uisadeuri — Doctors; plural subject form of 'doctor'

말한

malhan — Said; past attributive form of the verb 'to say'

것과

geotgwa — Thing and; nominalizer with connective particle 'and'

어머니께서도

eomeonikkeseodo — Mother also; honorific subject marker with 'also/too'

말씀하신

malsseumasin — Said (honorific); respectful past attributive of 'to speak'

것을

geoseul — Thing; nominalizer with object particle attached

믿었어요

mideosseoyo — Believed; past tense polite form of 'to believe'

이

i — This; demonstrative adjective indicating proximity

근처에서

geuncheoseo — Near here; locative particle meaning 'in the vicinity of'

자라는

jaraneun — Growing; present attributive form of 'to grow'

황야의

hwangyaui — Of the wilderness; possessive form of 'wilderness/wasteland'

꽃들이

kkotdeuri — Flowers; plural subject form of the noun 'flower'

병든

byeongdeun — Sick, ill; attributive form meaning 'diseased or ailing'

아버지를

abeojireul — Father; object-marked form of the noun 'father'

낫게

natge — To get better; causative adverbial form of 'to heal'

해줄

haejul — Will do for someone; future attributive of 'to do for'

거라고요

georagoyo — Saying that it will be; indirect quotation with assertion

그래서

geuraeseo — So, therefore; conjunctive adverb showing result or cause

매년

maengnyeon — Every year; adverb indicating annual recurrence

이곳에

igose — To this place; locative form of 'this place/here'

젊음을

jeolmeumeul — Youth; object-marked form of the noun 'youthfulness'

되찾으러

doechajeureo — In order to reclaim; purposive form of 'to regain/reclaim'

오는

oneun — Coming; present attributive form of the verb 'to come'

다른

dareun — Other, different; adjective meaning 'another or different'

백조

baekjo — Swan; a large white waterfowl bird

공주들과

gongjudeulgwa — With princesses; plural noun with conjunctive particle 'with'

함께

hamkke — Together; adverb meaning 'along with or in company'

깃털을

gitteoреul — Feathers; object-marked form of the noun 'feather'

입고

ipgo — Wearing; sequential connective of the verb 'to wear'

북쪽으로

bukjjogeuro — Toward the north; directional form of the noun 'north'

날아갔답니다

naragatdamnida — Reportedly flew away; hearsay past tense of 'to fly away'

왔었는데

wasseonneunde — Had come but; past perfect with contrastive connective particle

지금은

jigeumeun — Now (as for now); topic-marked form of 'now/currently'

어디에

eodie — Where; interrogative location particle phrase meaning 'where at'

있는

inneun — Being, existing; present attributive of 'to exist/be'

걸까요

geolkkayo — I wonder if; speculative question ending expressing curiosity

너는

neoneun — You; informal topic-marked second-person pronoun

너무

neomu — Too, excessively; adverb indicating excess degree

세세한

sesehan — Detailed, minute; adjective meaning 'very detailed or fine'

것까지

geotkkaji — Even things; nominalizer with inclusive particle 'even/up to'

어미

eomi — Mother (animal); term for a female animal parent

황새가

hwangsaega — Stork; subject-marked form of 'stork' the large wading bird

말했습니다

malhaetsseumnida — Said; formal polite past tense of the verb 'to say'

알들이

aldeuri — Eggs; plural subject form of the noun 'egg'

식을

sigeul — To cool down; future/conditional attributive of 'to cool'

수도

sudo — Possibility also; bound noun 'possibility' with particle 'also'

있어

isseo — There is; informal present tense of 'to exist/have'

이런

ireon — This kind of, such; demonstrative adjective of manner

조마조마함은

jomajomahaemeun — Anxiety, nervousness; topic-marked noun for anxious tension

견딜

gyeondil — To endure; future attributive form of 'to bear/endure'

수가

suga — Ability, possibility; subject-marked bound noun 'can/able to'

없어

eopseo — There isn't; informal present tense of 'to not exist/have'

글쎄요

geulsseyo — Well, hmm; expression of hesitation or uncertainty

계속

gyesok — Continuously; adverb meaning 'continuously or without stopping'

지켜보고

jikyeobogo — Watching over; connective form of 'to watch carefully/monitor'

있었어요

isseosseoyo — Was/were; polite past progressive of 'to exist/be doing'

오늘

oneul — Today; common adverb referring to the current day

저녁

jeonyeok — Evening; the time period between afternoon and night

습지

seupji — Wetland, marsh; low-lying wet area of land

땅이

ttangi — Ground, land; subject-marked form of the noun 'ground/soil'

제

je — My; humble possessive pronoun form of 'I/me'

몸을

momeul — Body; object-marked form of the noun 'body'

지탱할

jitaenghal — To support; future attributive of 'to support/sustain'

수

su — Possibility, ability; bound noun meaning 'can/possible to'

있을

isseul — Will exist/be; future attributive form of 'to exist'

것

geot — Thing; general nominalizer or noun meaning 'thing/fact'

같은

gateun — Like, same; attributive form meaning 'similar to or same as'

속으로

sogeuro — Into the inside; directional form meaning 'into/within'

들어갔는데

deureogatneunde — Went inside but; past tense of 'to enter' with contrast

그곳에

geugose — In that place, there; locative form of 'that place'

동안

dongan — During, for; particle indicating duration of a time period

세

se — Three; pure Korean numeral for the number three

마리가

mariga — Counter for animals; subject-marked animal counting unit

왔어요

wasseoyo — Came; polite past tense of the verb 'to come'

그들의

geudeului — Their; possessive form of the third-person plural pronoun

나는

naneun — I; topic-marked informal first-person pronoun

모습에서

moseubeseo — From the appearance; locative-source form of 'appearance/figure'

뭔가가

mwongaga — Something; subject-marked form of 'something/some kind'

말하는

malhaneun — Speaking, saying; present attributive of the verb 'to say'

같았어요

gatasseoyo — It seemed like; polite past of 'to seem/appear/feel like'

지금

jigeum — Now, right now; adverb indicating the present moment

잘

jal — Well; adverb meaning 'well, carefully, or properly'

보세요

boseyo — Please look; polite imperative form of the verb 'to see'

중에

junge — Among, in the middle of; particle meaning 'among/during'

완전한

wanjeonhan — Complete, perfect; adjective meaning 'full or complete'

백조가

baekjoga — Swan; subject-marked form of the noun 'swan'

아닌

anin — Not being; negative attributive form of the copula 'to be'

것이

geosi — Thing that; subject-marked nominalizer particle phrase

하나

hana — One; pure Korean numeral and noun meaning 'one thing'

있어요

isseoyo — There is; polite present tense of 'to exist/have'

깃털만

gittteolman — Only feathers; noun 'feather' with limiting particle 'only'

걸친

geolchin — Wearing, draped over; attributive past of 'to drape/wear loosely'

어머니도

eomeonido — Mother also; topic noun 'mother' with additive particle 'too'

저와

jeowa — With me; humble first-person pronoun with conjunctive 'with'

직관적인

jikgwanjeoin — Intuitive; adjective meaning 'based on intuition or instinct'

느낌이

neukimi — Feeling; subject-marked form of the noun 'feeling/sense'

있잖아요

itjanhayo — You know there is; confirming something exists or is true

어떤

eotteon — What kind of, some; pronoun/adjective meaning 'what sort'

옳은지

olheunj — Whether it is right; interrogative form of 'to be correct'

그렇지

geurochi — That's right, isn't it; confirmation tag meaning 'right?'

않은지

aneunj — Whether it is not; negative interrogative of 'to not be'

바로

baro — Right, exactly, immediately; adverb meaning 'directly/exactly'

그럼

georeum — Then, well then; discourse connector meaning 'in that case'

물론이지

mullonitji — Of course; expression meaning 'naturally or certainly'

그녀가

geunyeoga — She; subject-marked third-person feminine pronoun

하지만

hajiman — But, however; conjunctive adverb showing contrast or opposition

공주에

gongjue — About the princess; locative-topic form of 'princess'

대해

daehae — About, regarding; postpositional phrase meaning 'concerning'

말해주렴

malhaejuryeom — Please tell me; soft imperative asking someone to tell you

깃털

gitteol — Feather; a single feather from a bird's plumage

얘기는

yaegineun — Story, talk; topic-marked colloquial form of 'talk/story'

이제

ije — Now, from now on; adverb meaning 'now/at this point'

지겨워

jigyeowo — I'm sick of it; informal expression of being fed up with something

황야

hwangya — Wilderness, wasteland; a desolate uninhabited area of land

한가운데에

hangaundee — In the very middle; locative phrase meaning 'right in the center'

호수

hosu — Lake; a large body of standing inland water

있다는

ittaneun — That there is; attributive nominalizing form of 'to exist'

걸

geol — The fact that; colloquial nominalizer expressing known fact

아빠

appa — Dad; informal affectionate term for father

조금만

jogeumman — Just a little; adverb 'a little' with limiting particle 'only'

높이면

nopimyeon — If raised higher; conditional of the verb 'to raise/elevate'

그

geu — That; demonstrative adjective referring to something nearby

가장자리가

gajangjariega — The edge; subject-marked form of 'edge/rim/border'

보일

boil — Will be visible; future attributive of 'to be seen/visible'

거예요

geoyeyo — It will be; polite future assertion using nominalizer 'geo'