Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 664

Vocabulary

그녀의

geunyeoui — Possessive pronoun meaning 'her' or 'hers'

눈은

nuneun — Eyes (topic marker attached); 'as for the eyes'

매우

maeu — Very, extremely; adverb of high degree

애처로운

aecheoroun — Pitiful, pathetic, evoking sympathy or sorrow

표정을

pyojeong-eul — Facial expression (object marker attached)

띠고

ttiго — Wearing, bearing, having (an expression or color)

있었다

isseotda — Was, existed; past tense of 있다

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic marker attached); referring to a female

목소리가

moksoriga — Voice (subject marker attached); one's speaking voice

없었고

eopseotgo — Did not have, was absent; past connective form

꿈꾸는

kkumkkuneun — Dreaming; present participle of 꿈꾸다 (to dream)

아이의

aiui — Of a child; possessive form of 아이 (child)

억눌린

eongnnullin — Suppressed, repressed, held down with force

흐느낌처럼

heuneukkim-cheoreom — Like a sob; resembling the sound of sobbing

텅

teong — Completely empty; adverb emphasizing total emptiness

빈

bin — Empty, vacant; modifier form of 비다 (to be empty)

듯한

deuthan — Seeming as if, appearing to be; conjecture modifier

쉰

swin — Hoarse, husky (voice); rough and raspy in sound

소리만

soriman — Only sound; 소리 (sound) with limiting particle 만

낼

nael — To produce, emit (a sound); future modifier of 내다

뿐이었다

ppuniyeotda — Was only, was nothing but; limiting past form

그때

geuttae — At that time, then; referring to a specific past moment

아내는

anaeneun — Wife (topic marker); one's married female partner

그녀를

geunyeoreul — Her (object marker attached); direct object pronoun

무릎

mureup — Knee; the joint between thigh and lower leg

위에

wie — On top of, above; locative indicating upper surface

앉히고

anchigo — Seated (someone), made sit; causative connective form

그

geu — That; demonstrative adjective indicating something nearby

슬픈

seulpeun — Sad, sorrowful; adjective modifying a noun

눈을

nuneul — Eyes (object marker attached); target of an action

바라보면서

barabomyeonseo — While gazing at, while looking at steadily

추한

chuhan — Ugly, unsightly; describing unpleasant physical appearance

모습을

moseubeul — Appearance, figure (object marker); one's outward look

잊어버렸으며

ijeobeoryeosseumyeo — Forgot completely and; connective past of 잊어버리다

종종

jongjong — Often, frequently; occurring at irregular intervals

이렇게

ireoke — Like this, in this way; manner adverb

말했다

malhaetda — Said, spoke; past tense of 말하다 (to speak)

네가

nega — You (subject marker); informal second-person subject

항상

hangsang — Always, at all times; adverb of frequency

나의

naui — My, mine; first-person singular possessive pronoun

벙어리

beong-eori — Mute person; one who cannot speak (dated term)

개구리

gaeguri — Frog; common small amphibian found near water

아이로

airo — As a child; with 로 indicating role or status

남아

nama — Remaining, staying; connective form of 남다 (to remain)

있기를

itgireul — Being (object marker on nominalized verb); to remain in state

바랄

baral — To wish, hope for; future modifier of 바라다

수

su — Ability, possibility; used in -ㄹ 수 있다 construction

있을

isseul — Will be able to; future modifier of 있다

것

geot — Thing, fact; nominalizer used in many grammatical patterns

같구나

gatchuna — Seems like, looks as though; informal exclamatory conjecture

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because, the reason is; introduces an explanation or cause

아름다운

areumdaun — Beautiful, lovely; adjective modifying a noun

모습으로

moseubeuro — In the form/appearance of; with directional particle 으로

옷

ot — Clothes, clothing; garments worn on the body

입혀질

ipyeojil — To be dressed, to have clothes put on; passive future

때면

ttaemyeon — When, whenever; temporal conditional conjunction

너는

neoneun — You (topic marker); informal second-person topic

너무도

neomudo — Way too, far too; emphatic form of 너무 (too much)

무섭기

museopgi — Being scary, being frightening; nominalized adjective form

때문이란다

ttaemun-iranda — It is because; explanatory ending for giving a reason

그리고

geurigo — And, and then; coordinating conjunction linking clauses

여인은

yeo-in-eun — Woman (topic marker); adult female person

마법과

mabeop-gwa — Magic and; 마법 (magic) with connective particle 과

병의

byeong-ui — Of illness, of disease; possessive form of 병 (disease)

주문에

jumun-e — On/to a spell, incantation; locative form of 주문

대항하는

daehangha-neun — Resisting, opposing, countering; present participle form

문자를

munja-reul — Characters, letters (object marker); written symbols

써서

sseoseo — Having written, by writing; connective form of 쓰다

불쌍한

bulssanghan — Pitiful, poor, unfortunate; deserving of sympathy

아이

ai — Child, kid; young person below adolescent age

던졌지만

deonjyeotjiman — Threw (it) but; past tense with concessive connector

아무런

amureon — Any (in negative context), no whatsoever; negative determiner

효과가

hyogwa-ga — Effect, result (subject marker); an outcome or impact

없었다

eopseotda — There was not, did not exist; past negative of 없다

그녀가

geunyeo-ga — She (subject marker); third-person feminine subject

수련의

suryeon-ui — Of water lily; possessive form of 수련 (water lily)

꽃잎

kkonnip — Flower petal; individual leaf-like part of a bloom

속에

soge — Inside, within; locative particle indicating interior space

누울

nuul — To lie down; future modifier form of 눕다

만큼

mankeum — As much as, to the extent of; degree comparison particle

작았다는

jagwatdaneun — That (she) was small; past quotative modifier form

것이

geosi — The fact that (subject marker); nominalizer with subject particle

거의

geoui — Almost, nearly, hardly; adverb of approximation

믿기지

mitgiji — Being believable; negative form suggests hard to believe

않는군요

anneungunyo — Is not, doesn't; exclamatory negative present ending

아빠

appa — Dad, father; informal term for one's male parent

황새가

hwangsae-ga — Stork (subject marker); large wading bird 황새

그런데

geureonde — But, however, by the way; transitional conjunction

이제

ije — Now, at this point; referring to the current moment

다

da — All, fully, completely; adverb of totality

자랐고

jaratgo — Grew up and; past connective form of 자라다

특히

teuki — Especially, particularly; adverb emphasizing a specific point

눈

nun — Eye(s); organ of sight; also means snow depending on context

부분에서

bubun-eseo — In the part, in the area of; locative of 부분 (part)

어머니를

eomeoni-reul — Mother (object marker); one's female parent

꼭

kkok — Exactly, just like; adverb of precise resemblance

닮았어요

dalmaseoyo — Resembles, takes after; polite form of 닮다 (to resemble)

아

a — Ah, oh; interjection expressing realization or emotion

우리는

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

다시는

dasineun — Never again, not again; emphatic form of 다시 (again)

볼

bol — To see; future modifier form of 보다 (to see)

없을

eopseul — Will not be able to; future negative modifier of 없다

같아요

gatayo — Seems like, appears to be; polite conjecture ending

아마도

amado — Perhaps, probably; adverb expressing possibility or guess

당신과

dangshin-gwa — With you; 당신 (you, formal) with connective particle 과

현명한

hyeonmyeonghan — Wise, sensible, prudent; describing good judgment

사람들이

saramdeu-ri — People (subject marker); plural of 사람 (person)

말했던

malhaetdeon — Had said, used to say; past retrospective modifier form

것처럼

geotcheoreom — Like what, as if; comparative particle on nominalizer

스스로를

seuseuro-reul — Oneself (object marker); reflexive pronoun in Korean

도울

doul — To help; future modifier form of 돕다 (to help)

방법을

bangbeob-eul — Method, way (object marker); a means to do something

찾지

chatji — To find; negative connective base of 찾다 (to find)

못한

mothan — Could not, failed to; past modifier of inability

해마다

haemada — Every year, year after year; annual frequency adverb

나는

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

황야를

hwangya-reul — Wilderness, wasteland (object marker); open barren land

이리저리

iri-jeori — Here and there, this way and that; aimless movement adverb

날아다녔지만

nara-danyeotjiman — Flew around but; past of 날아다니다 with concessive ending

아직

ajik — Still, yet; indicating something has not changed or occurred

살아

sara — Alive, living; connective form of 살다 (to live)

있다는

itdaneun — That (someone) exists/is alive; quotative modifier of 있다

어떤

eotteon — Any, some, what kind of; indefinite determiner

흔적도

heunjeok-do — Even a trace, sign; 흔적 (trace) with particle 도 (even)

없었어요

eopseosseoyo — There was none, did not exist; polite past negative

그렇고말고요

geureokgo-malgoyo — Of course, certainly; emphatic agreement expression

당신에게

dangshin-ege — To you; dative form of 당신 (you, formal)

말해

malhae — Tell, say; informal imperative/connective of 말하다

두는

duneun — Keeping, leaving; present modifier of 두다 (to keep/leave)

편이

pyeon-i — It is better to; 편 (side/way) used in 는 편이 낫다 pattern

낫겠는데

natgetneunde — Would be better, might be preferable; conjecture with contrast

매년

maenyeon — Every year, annually; time adverb of yearly recurrence

내가

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

둥지를

dungji-reul — Nest (object marker); bird's home structure of twigs

수리하고

surihago — Repaired and; connective past of 수리하다 (to repair)

모든

modeun — All, every; determiner indicating totality

것을

geoseul — Thing (object marker); nominalizer with object particle

제자리에

jejarye-e — In its proper place; 제자리 means one's rightful spot

놓기

nokgi — Placing, putting; nominalized form of 놓다 (to place)

위해

wihae — For the sake of, in order to; purpose preposition phrase

당신보다

dangshin-boda — Than you; comparative particle 보다 attached to 당신

며칠

myeochil — Several days, a few days; indefinite short time span

먼저

meonjeo — First, ahead of time; adverb indicating priority in sequence

도착했을

dochakhaesseul — Had arrived; past supposition modifier of 도착하다

때

ttae — Time, moment, when; temporal noun used in many expressions

마치

machi — Just like, as if; adverb used before a simile

올빼미나

olppaemi-na — Owl or; 올빼미 (owl) with particle 나 (or)

박쥐처럼

bakjwi-cheoreom — Like a bat; resembling the nocturnal flying mammal

습지

seupji — Wetland, marsh, swamp; waterlogged low-lying land area

호수

hosu — Lake; a large body of inland standing water

위를

wireul — Above, over (object marker); upper area of something

날아다니며

nara-danimyeo — While flying around; connective of 날아다니다

밤새도록

bamsae-dorok — All night long, throughout the entire night

보냈지만

bonaetjiman — Spent (time) but; past of 보내다 with concessive ending

모두

modu — All, everything, everyone; total inclusivity adverb

소용이

soyong-i — Use, purpose (subject marker); 소용없다 means useless

없었답니다

eopseotdamnida — There was none (polite reportative); hearsay past negative