Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 797

Vocabulary

때때로

ttaettaero — Sometimes; occasionally; from time to time

그들이

geudeuri — They (subject marker attached); referring to a group

밤에

bame — At night; during the nighttime hours

그물을

geumureul — Net (object marker); fishing or catching net

나갔을

nagasseul — Had gone out; past presumptive form of go out

때

ttae — When; the time or moment something occurs

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic marker); referring to a group as topic

새의

saeui — Of the bird; possessive form relating to a bird

노래를

noraereul — Song (object marker); a song being heard or sung

듣고

deutgo — Hearing and (then); listening and continuing action

이렇게

ireoke — Like this; in this way or manner

말하곤

malhagon — Used to say; habitual past expression of speaking

했습니다

haessseumnida — Did; formal polite past tense of 하다

오

o — Oh; exclamation expressing surprise or admiration

저것은

jeogeoseun — That thing over there (topic); distal demonstrative pronoun

정말

jeongmal — Really; truly; used to emphasize sincerity

아름답지

areumdapji — Beautiful, isn't it; seeking agreement on beauty

않나요

annayo — Isn't it?; tag question seeking listener's confirmation

하지만

hajiman — However; but; introduces a contrasting statement

다시

dasi — Again; once more; returning to a previous state

낚시로

naksiro — By fishing; using fishing as a means or activity

돌아가면

doragamyeon — If one returns; conditional form of returning somewhere

다음

daeum — Next; following; the subsequent item or time

날

nal — Day; a single calendar day

밤이

bami — Night (subject marker); nighttime as grammatical subject

될

doel — Will become; future attributive form of 되다

때까지

ttaekaji — Until the time; up to a certain moment

그

geu — That; the; a demonstrative or definite-like determiner

새를

saereul — Bird (object marker); the bird as grammatical object

잊어버리곤

ijeobeorigon — Used to forget completely; habitual past of forgetting

그러면

geureomyeon — Then; if so; introducing a resultant or conditional clause

새

sae — Bird; a feathered winged animal

소리를

sorireul — Sound (object marker); a noise or vocal sound

외치곤

oechigon — Used to shout; habitual past of crying out loudly

노래는

noraeneun — Song (topic marker); the song as the sentence topic

아름답구나

areumdapguna — How beautiful it is; exclamatory realization of beauty

세상의

sesangui — Of the world; possessive relating to the whole world

모든

modeun — All; every; referring to the entirety of something

나라에서

naraeseo — From the country/nation; indicating origin of travelers

온

on — Who came; past attributive form of 오다 (to come)

여행자들이

yeohaengjaDeuri — Travelers (subject marker); people who travel as subject

황제의

hwangjeeui — Emperor's; possessive relating to the emperor

도시를

dosireul — City (object marker); the city as grammatical object

찾아왔고

chajawatgo — Came to visit and; sought out a place and continued

궁전과

gungjeon-gwa — Palace and; the royal palace with connecting conjunction

정원뿐만

jeongwonppunman — Not only the garden; limiting expression beyond just garden

아니라

anira — Not only; but also; used in additive constructions

도시

dosi — City; an urban settlement or municipality

자체에도

jacheedo — Even to the city itself; emphasizing the thing itself

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; highly; adverb of strong degree

감탄했습니다

gamtanhaessseumnida — Admired; expressed admiration formally in past tense

들었을

deureosseul — Had heard; past presumptive attributive of 듣다

모두

modu — All; everyone; everything; totality of people or things

그것이

geugeosi — It (subject marker); that thing as grammatical subject

가장

gajang — Most; the superlative degree adverb in Korean

훌륭하다고

hullyunghadago — That it is excellent; indirect quote of being splendid

선언했습니다

seoneonhaessseumnida — Declared; formally announced or proclaimed something

그리고

geurigo — And; furthermore; connecting two related sentences

여행자들은

yeohaengjaDeureun — The travelers (topic); travelers as the sentence topic

집으로

jibeuro — To home; toward one's own house or residence

돌아가서

doragaseo — Returned and (then); went back and continued action

자신들이

jasindEuri — They themselves (subject); reflexive plural subject pronoun

본

bon — Seen; past attributive form of 보다 (to see)

것을

geoseul — Thing (object marker); what they saw as object

이야기했으며

iyagihaeseumyeo — Told stories and; narrated and continued with more

학식

haksik — Learning; scholarship; deep academic knowledge

있는

inneun — Who have; present attributive of 있다 (to have/exist)

사람들은

saramdeureun — People (topic marker); persons as the sentence topic

도시와

dosiwa — City and; the city with connecting conjunction

궁전

gungjeon — Palace; a grand royal or imperial residence

정원에

jeongwone — In the garden; location marker attached to garden

대한

daehan — About; regarding; concerning a particular subject

묘사를

myosareul — Description (object marker); a depiction or portrayal

담은

dameun — Containing; that holds; attributive of 담다 (to contain)

책을

chaekeul — Book (object marker); a written or printed book

썼습니다

sseotsseumnida — Wrote; formal polite past tense of 쓰다 (to write)

잊지

itji — Forget not; negative stem form of 잊다 (to forget)

않았는데

anasseundeunde — Did not; but; negative past with contrastive nuance

그것이야말로

geugeosiyamallo — That is truly; emphatic identifier stressing the subject

정말로

jeongmallo — Truly; really; stronger emphasis than 정말 alone

큰

keun — Big; great; large; attributive adjective of size

경이로움이었기

gyeongiroumieotsgi — Because it was a wonder; causal form of being wondrous

때문입니다

ttaemunimNida — It is because; formal expression giving a reason

시를

sireul — Poem (object marker); a piece of poetry as object

쓸

sseul — To write; future attributive form of 쓰다

수

su — Ability; possibility; can; used in ~ㄹ 수 있다 structure

깊은

gipeun — Deep; profound; attributive adjective of depth

바다

bada — Sea; ocean; a large body of saltwater

근처의

geuncheoeui — Near; nearby; possessive relating to the vicinity

숲에

supe — In the forest; location marker attached to forest

사는

saneun — Living; who lives; present attributive of 살다

아름다운

areumdaun — Beautiful; lovely; attributive adjective of beauty

지었습니다

jieotsseumnida — Composed; built; formal past tense of 짓다

책들은

chaekdeureun — The books (topic marker); books as the sentence topic

전

jeon — All; entire; whole; prefix meaning the whole of something

세계로

segyero — To the world; directional marker toward the whole world

퍼져

peojyeo — Spread; dispersed; connective form of 퍼지다

나갔고

nagatgo — Went out and; spread outward and continued

중

jung — Among; in the middle of; out of a group

몇

myeot — Several; a few; an unspecified small number

권은

gwoneun — Volume/copy (topic marker); counter for books as topic

손에

sone — Into hands; location marker meaning in one's hands

들어오게

deureoge — To come into; causative connective of entering

되었습니다

doeeosseumnida — Became; came to be; formal past tense of 되다

황제는

hwangjeNeun — The emperor (topic); the emperor as sentence topic

황금

hwanggeum — Gold; golden; precious yellow metal

의자에

uijae — On the chair; location marker attached to chair

앉아

anja — Sitting; connective form of 앉다 (to sit)

읽으면서

ilgeumyeonseo — While reading; simultaneous action with reading

매

mae — Every; each; used before time nouns to mean each one

순간

sungan — Moment; instant; a very brief point in time

고개를

gogaereul — Head/neck (object marker); nodding the head as object

끄덕여

kkeudeogyo — Nodding; connective form of 끄덕이다 (to nod)

승인을

seungineul — Approval (object marker); endorsement or authorization

표했는데

pyohaennneunde — Expressed and; showed (approval) with contrastive nuance

자신의

jasinui — One's own; possessive reflexive pronoun modifier

이토록

itorok — This much; to this extent; emphatic degree adverb

발견하게

balgyeonhage — To come to discover; causative connective of discovering

되어

doeo — Becoming; connective form of 되다 (to become)

기뻤기

gippeotsgi — Was happy; causal attributive of being joyful

아름답다

areumdapda — Is beautiful; plain form declarative of beauty

"는

neun — Quote topic marker; marks a quoted phrase as topic

구절에

gujeole — At the passage; location marker on a text passage

이르렀을

ireureosseul — Had reached; past presumptive of 이르다 (to reach)

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker); he as the sentence topic

외쳤습니다

oechyeosseumnida — Exclaimed; shouted; formal past tense of 외치다

이게

ige — What is this; contracted form of 이것이 (this thing)

무슨

museun — What kind of; what; interrogative determiner

말이냐

marinya — What does this mean; plain interrogative about meaning

나는

naneun — I (topic marker); first person singular as topic

대해

daehae — About; regarding; concerning a subject

아무것도

amugeotsdo — Nothing at all; not anything; negative indefinite pronoun

모른다

moreunda — Do not know; plain form of not knowing something

내

nae — My; first person singular possessive pronoun

제국에

jeguke — In the empire; location marker on empire or realm

그런

geureon — Such; that kind of; attributive demonstrative adjective

새가

saega — Bird (subject marker); the bird as grammatical subject

있단

itdan — There is (colloquial); contracted indirect statement of existence

심지어

simjieo — Even; going so far as; used to add surprising information

정원에도

jeongwonedo — Even in the garden; additive location marker on garden