Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 773

Vocabulary

그녀의

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

생각은

saenggageun — Thought or idea (topic-marked form)

집을

jibeul — House or home (object-marked form)

떠나

tteona — To leave or depart from a place

방황하다가

banghwanghadaga — To wander aimlessly, then doing something else

사원으로

sawoneuro — Toward a temple or religious shrine

향했지만

hyanghaesjiman — Headed toward somewhere but with contrast

신성한

sinseonghan — Sacred, holy, or divine in nature

것들을

geotdeureul — Things or objects (plural, object-marked)

위해서가

wihaesoga — For the sake of; purpose marker form

아니었다

anieotda — Was not; past tense negation of 'to be'

가엾은

gaeyeolgeun — Pitiful, poor, or deserving of sympathy

그들의

geudeului — Possessive pronoun meaning 'their'

세속적인

sesokjeogin — Worldly, secular, or not spiritually motivated

서로

seoro — Each other; mutually between two parties

만났지만

mannatjiman — Met or encountered someone but with contrast

나의

naui — Possessive pronoun meaning 'my' or 'mine'

차가운

chagaun — Cold to the touch; chilly in feeling

빛줄기가

bitjulgiga — A beam or ray of light (subject-marked)

칼처럼

kalcheoreom — Like a sword or knife in comparison

둘

dul — The number two; a pair of things

사이에

saie — Between two people or objects spatially

놓여

nohyeo — Placed or laid down in a position

있었다

isseotda — Was or existed; past tense of 'to be'

스물일곱

seumurligop — The number twenty-seven in Korean

번째

beonjjae — Ordinal suffix meaning '-th' as in order

밤

bam — Night or nighttime period of the day

공기는

gonggineun — Air or atmosphere (topic-marked form)

고요했고

goyohaetgo — Was calm and still, then continuing

달이

dari — The moon (subject-marked form)

말했다

malhaetda — Said or spoke; past tense of 'to say'

물은

mureun — Water (topic-marked form in a sentence)

내가

naega — I or me as subject in a sentence

미끄러져

mikkeuryeojeo — Slipping or sliding smoothly along a surface

지나가는

jinaganeun — Passing by or going past something

가장

gajang — Most; superlative adverb in Korean

순수한

sunsuhan — Pure, innocent, or unmixed in quality

투명했으며

tumyeonghaesseuamyeo — Was transparent and clear, continuing statement

수면

sumyeon — Water surface or the top of water

깊은

gipeun — Deep in depth or profundity

곳에서

goseseo — From a place or location; location marker

나는

naneun — I or me as topic in a sentence

숲의

supui — Of the forest; possessive forest form

거대한

geodaehan — Gigantic, enormous, or very large in size

나무들처럼

namudeulcheoreom — Like trees; comparison to multiple trees

나를

nareul — Me as object; first-person object marker

향해

hyanghae — Toward or in the direction of something

긴

gin — Long in length or duration

팔을

pareul — Arm (object-marked); a body part

뻗고

ppeotgo — Stretching or extending outward and continuing

있는

inneun — Existing or being; present tense modifier

이상한

isanghan — Strange, weird, or unusual in appearance

식물들을

singmuldeureul — Plants (plural, object-marked form)

볼

bol — To see or look at something

수

su — Ability or possibility; auxiliary noun form

물고기들은

mulgogideureun — Fish (plural, topic-marked form)

그

geu — That; a demonstrative pronoun or determiner

식물들의

singmuldeului — Of the plants; possessive plural plant form

꼭대기

kkokdaegi — Top or peak of something tall

위를

wireul — Above or over a surface (object-marked)

이리저리

irijeo ri — Here and there; moving in various directions

헤엄쳐

heeomchyeo — Swimming through water actively

다녔다

danyeotda — Went around or moved about regularly

높은

nopeun — High or tall in elevation

하늘에서는

haneureseoneun — From the sky (topic-marked location form)

야생

yasaeng — Wild; living freely in nature undomesticated

백조

baekjo — Swan; a large white aquatic bird

떼가

ttaega — A flock or group of animals (subject-marked)

날개를

nalgaereul — Wings (object-marked); bird or insect wings

퍼덕이며

peodeogimyeo — Flapping wings while doing something else

날아가고

naragago — Flying away and continuing to do so

있었는데

isseonneunde — Was happening, providing background context

중

jung — Among or in the middle of a group

하나가

hanaga — One of something (subject-marked form)

지친

jichin — Tired, exhausted, or worn out

날개로

nalgaero — With wings; using wings as instrument

점점

jeomjeom — Gradually, increasingly, or little by little

낮게

nakge — Low or at a low level or height

내려앉으며

naeryeoanjeuamyeo — Descending and landing while doing something

더

deo — More; comparative adverb in Korean

멀리

meolli — Far away or at a great distance

사라져

sarajyeo — Disappearing or vanishing from sight

가는

ganeun — Going; present tense modifier of movement

가벼운

gabyeoun — Light in weight or feeling; not heavy

행렬을

haengnyeoreul — A procession or line of moving people

눈으로

nuneuro — With eyes; using eyes as the instrument

쫓고

jjotgo — Chasing or following with eyes or body

활짝

hwalljjak — Fully open or wide open in manner

펼친

pyeolchin — Spread out or unfolded fully open

채

chae — While maintaining a state; in that condition

그는

geuneun — He (topic-marked); third-person male pronoun

고요한

goyohan — Quiet, still, and peaceful in atmosphere

공기

gonggi — Air or atmosphere surrounding everything

속에서

sogeso — Inside or within something; interior location

비눗방울이

binusbangulli — Soap bubble (subject-marked); a fragile sphere

가라앉듯

garaandeut — Just as something sinks slowly downward

천천히

cheoncheonhi — Slowly and gradually without rush

내려앉아

naeryeoanja — Settling down or landing gently below

마침내

machimne — Finally or at last after a process

수면에

sumyeone — On the water surface; location on water

닿았다

dahatda — Reached or touched something finally

그의

geuui — His; possessive of third-person male pronoun

머리는

meorineun — Head (topic-marked); the top body part

날개

nalgae — Wing or wings of a bird or insect

사이로

sairo — Through the space between two things

뒤로

dwiro — Backward or toward the rear direction

눕혀졌고

nuphyeojyeotgo — Was laid back or tilted backward then

호수

hosu — Lake; a large inland body of water

위의

wiui — On top of or above something possessive

하얀

hayagan — White or pure white in color

연꽃처럼

yeonkkotcheoreom — Like a lotus flower in comparison

말없이

mareopssi — Silently or without saying any words

그곳에

geugose — In that place or at that location

누워

nuwo — Lying down in a horizontal position

그리고

geurigo — And then; conjunction linking two clauses

부드러운

budeureoun — Soft, gentle, or smooth in texture

바람이

barami — Wind (subject-marked); moving air outdoors

일어

ireo — Rising or occurring; wind beginning to blow

수면을

sumyeoneul — Water surface (object-marked form)

잔물결로

janmulgyeolro — Into ripples; small waves on water surface

일렁이게

illeongige — To cause to ripple or undulate gently

했고

haetgo — Did something and then continued with more

수면은

sumyeoneun — The water surface (topic-marked form)

넓고

neolgo — Wide or broad in expanse and continuing

큰

keun — Big or large in size or scale

파도를

padoreul — Waves on water (object-marked form)

이루며

irumyeo — Forming or making something while continuing

흘러가는

heulleoganneun — Flowing and moving along continuously

구름처럼

gureumcheoreom — Like clouds; comparison to drifting clouds

빛났다

bichnada — Shone or gleamed brightly; past tense

백조는

baekjoneun — The swan (topic-marked); white aquatic bird

머리를

meorireul — Head (object-marked); the top body part

들었고

deureotgo — Lifted or raised something and then continued

빛나는

bichnaneun — Shining or gleaming; present tense modifier

물이

muri — Water (subject-marked form in a sentence)

푸른

pureun — Blue or green in color; vivid hue

불처럼

bulcheoreom — Like fire; comparison to burning flames

가슴과

gaseum gwa — Chest or breast and (something else)

등

deung — Back of the body; the rear torso

위로

wiro — Upward or onto the top of something

튀어

twieo — Splashing or springing up suddenly

올랐다

ollatda — Rose or went up; past tense ascent