Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 653

Vocabulary

그들의

geudeul-ui — Their; possessive form of 'they'

무리는

muri-neun — The group or flock (subject marker attached)

나뉘어

nanuieo — Being divided or split into parts

둥지들을

dungji-deul-eul — Nests (plural, object marker attached)

차지했는데

chajihae-nneunde — Occupied or claimed, with continuation implied

그

geu — That; definite article-like determiner in Korean

둥지들은

dungji-deul-eun — The nests (plural, topic marker attached)

유서

yuseo — Historical significance; long-standing tradition or history

깊은

gipeun — Deep; profound (adjective modifying a noun)

기둥들

gidung-deul — Pillars or columns (plural form)

사이에서

sai-eseo — Among or between (indicating location between things)

서로

seoro — Each other; mutually; one another

가까이

gakkai — Closely; near; in close proximity

놓여

nohyeo — Being placed or situated somewhere

있었고

isseotgo — Was/existed, and (continuing conjunction)

잊혀진

ijyeojin — Forgotten; fallen into oblivion

도시들의

dosi-deul-ui — Of the cities (plural possessive)

신전

sinjeon — Temple; a sacred or holy building

아치들을

achi-deul-eul — Arches (plural, object marker attached)

가득

gadeuk — Full; to the brim; completely filled

메웠다

mewotda — Filled up; packed completely (past tense)

야자수는

yajasu-neun — The palm tree (topic marker attached)

그들

geudeul — They; them; third-person plural pronoun

위로

wiro — Above; upward; over them

양산처럼

yangsan-cheoreom — Like a parasol or sunshade

솟아올랐다

sosaoolla-ssda — Rose up high; soared upward (past tense)

회색

hoeisaek — Gray color; ash-colored

맑은

malgeun — Clear; clean; transparent (adjective)

공기와

gonggi-wa — Air, and (conjunction attached)

저

jeo — That (far away); yonder; distant demonstrative

멀리

meolli — Far away; at a great distance

사막

samak — Desert; arid sandy landscape

속에서

sog-eseo — Inside; within; from within something

부서진

buseojin — Broken; shattered; crumbled (adjective)

그림자처럼

geurimja-cheoreom — Like a shadow; resembling a shadow

보였는데

boyeo-nneunde — Appeared or looked, with continuation implied

그곳에서

geugos-eseo — At that place; there; in that location

타조는

tajo-neun — The ostrich (topic marker attached)

빠르게

ppareuge — Quickly; rapidly; at fast speed

빙빙

bingbing — Round and round; spinning in circles

날아다니고

nara-danigo — Flying about; fluttering around (and continuing)

사자는

saja-neun — The lion (topic marker attached)

예리한

yeri-han — Sharp; keen; piercing (describing eyes or mind)

눈으로

nun-euro — With eyes; using one's gaze

모래에

morae-e — In the sand; into the sand

반쯤

banjjeum — About half; halfway; partially

묻힌

mutin — Buried; submerged under something

대리석

daeriSeok — Marble; a type of polished stone

바라보고

barabogo — Looking at; gazing toward (and continuing)

있었다

isseotda — Was; existed; remained (past tense)

물이

mul-i — Water (subject marker attached)

물러났고

mulleona-tgo — Receded; withdrew; pulled back (past, continuing)

강바닥

gangbadak — Riverbed; the bottom floor of a river

전체가

jeonche-ga — The entirety; the whole (subject marker attached)

개구리들로

gaeguri-deul-ro — With frogs; covered by frogs (plural)

뒤덮여

dwideopyeo — Covered over; blanketed completely

있었는데

isseo-nneunde — Was/existed, with further explanation following

이는

i-neun — This; this fact or situation (topic marker)

황새

hwangsae — Stork; a large long-legged wading bird

가족들에게

gajok-deul-ege — To the families (plural, dative marker attached)

더없이

deoeopsi — Extremely; couldn't be more; incomparably

반가운

bangaun — Welcome; glad to see; delightful (adjective)

광경이었다

gwanggyeong-ieotda — Was a sight or scene (past tense)

어린

eorin — Young; little; juvenile (adjective)

황새들은

hwangsae-deul-eun — The young storks (plural, topic marker attached)

눈이

nun-i — Eyes (subject marker attached)

자신들을

jasin-deul-eul — Themselves (plural reflexive, object marker attached)

속이는

sogineun — Deceiving; tricking (present modifier form)

것이라고

geos-irago — Saying that it is something (quoted conjecture)

생각할

saenggak-hal — To think; future modifier form of 'think'

만큼

mankeum — As much as; to the extent that

주변의

jubyeon-ui — Of the surroundings; nearby (possessive)

모든

modeun — All; every; each and every

것이

geos-i — Thing; the thing (subject marker attached)

너무나

neomuna — So very; extremely; overwhelmingly

아름답게

areumdapge — Beautifully; in a beautiful manner

보였다

boyeotda — Appeared; looked; seemed (past tense)

여기는

yeogi-neun — Here (topic marker attached); as for here

항상

hangsang — Always; at all times; constantly

이렇답니다

ireotamnida — It is always like this (polite hearsay ending)

그리고

geurigo — And; also; furthermore (conjunction)

이것이

igeot-i — This thing (subject marker attached)

바로

baro — Exactly; right; precisely; just

우리가

uri-ga — We (subject marker attached)

따뜻한

ttatteuthan — Warm; cozy; pleasantly heated (adjective)

나라에서

nara-eseo — In the country; from the country

사는

saneun — Living; residing (present modifier form)

방식이에요

bangsig-ieyo — Is the way or method (polite ending)

어미

eomi — Mother animal; female parent of an animal

황새가

hwangsae-ga — The stork (subject marker attached)

말했다

malhaetda — Said; spoke; told (past tense)

생각에

saenggag-e — In thought; with the thought of something

기쁨으로

gippeum-euro — With joy; out of happiness

거의

geoui — Almost; nearly; hardly (adverb)

제정신이

jejeongsin-i — One's right mind; sanity (subject marker attached)

아닐

anil — Not being; future modifier of 'not be'

지경이었다

jigyeong-ieotda — Was to the point or extent of something

더

deo — More; further; additionally

볼

bol — To see; future modifier form of 'see'

있나요

innayo — Is there?; do you have? (polite question)

그들이

geudeul-i — They (subject marker attached)

물었다

mureotda — Asked; inquired; questioned (past tense)

안쪽

anjjok — Inner side; interior; inside area

나라로

nara-ro — Toward the country; into the land

들어가는

deureoganeun — Going into; entering (present modifier form)

건가요

geongayo — Are you (doing)?; polite question about action

것은

geos-eun — The thing (topic marker attached)

없어요

eopseoyo — There is not; does not exist (polite)

대답했다

daedap-haetda — Answered; replied; responded (past tense)

이

i — This (demonstrative determiner near speaker)

아름다운

areumdaun — Beautiful; lovely; gorgeous (adjective)

지역

jiyeok — Region; area; zone; district

너머에는

neomeo-e-neun — Beyond; on the other side of (topic)

거대한

geodae-han — Huge; massive; enormous (adjective)

숲이

sup-i — Forest (subject marker attached)

있는데

inneunde — There is, and; exists with continuation

그곳에서는

geugos-eseo-neun — In that place (topic marker); as for there

나무들의

namu-deul-ui — Of the trees (plural possessive)

가지가

gaji-ga — Branch; twig (subject marker attached)

얽히고

eolkigo — Getting tangled; intertwined (and continuing)

가시

gasi — Thorn; spine; prickle on a plant

길을

gil-eul — The path or road (object marker attached)

뒤덮어

dwideopeo — Covering over; blanketing a surface

오직

ojik — Only; solely; exclusively

코끼리만이

kokkiri-man-i — Only the elephant (limiting particle, subject)

커다란

keodaran — Large; big; great in size (adjective)

발로

bal-lo — With feet; using one's feet

헤쳐

hechyeo — Pushing through; clearing a way forcefully

나갈

nagal — To go out; future modifier form of 'exit'

수

su — Ability; possibility; can (bound noun)

있답니다

issatamnida — There is; it is possible (polite hearsay)

뱀들은

baem-deul-eun — The snakes (plural, topic marker attached)

너무

neomu — Too; excessively; overly

크고

keugo — Big, and; large (and continuing)

도마뱀들은

domabaem-deul-eun — The lizards (plural, topic marker attached)

날쌔서

nalssaeseo — Being agile or swift (so therefore)

잡을

jab-eul — To catch; future modifier form of 'catch'

수가

su-ga — Possibility; ability (subject marker, bound noun)