Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 798

Vocabulary

저는

jeoneun — I (topic marker attached); first-person subject pronoun

그것에

geugeos-e — To/about that thing; refers to a previously mentioned object

대해

daehae — About, regarding, concerning a topic

들어본

deureobeon — Having heard of; past experience of hearing something

적이

jeogi — Experience of; used with negation to mean 'never done'

없습니다

eopseumnida — There is not; formal polite negative existence verb

책에서

chaeg-eseo — From a book; indicates source location as a book

무언가를

mueongareul — Something (object); refers to an unspecified thing

배울

baeul — To learn; future modifier form of the verb 배우다

수

su — Possibility; used with verbs to express ability or possibility

있는

inneun — That exists/is; present tense modifier form of 있다

것

geot — Thing, fact; nominalizer turning verbs into noun phrases

같군요

gatgunyo — It seems like; expresses inference or mild realization

그런

geureon — Such, that kind of; modifier meaning 'like that'

다음

daeum — Next, following; indicates what comes after something

황제는

hwangje-neun — The emperor (topic); ruler of an empire as subject

시종

sijong — Attendant, chamberlain; personal servant to royalty

중

jung — Among, in the middle of; used to select from a group

한

han — One; the number one used as a determiner

명을

myeong-eul — Person (counter, object form); counter for people

불렀는데

bulleonnunde — Called/summoned, and then; past tense with continuation

그는

geuneun — He (topic); third-person masculine pronoun with topic marker

너무나

neomuna — So very, extremely; intensifier stronger than 너무

고귀한

gogwihan — Noble, exalted; of very high social rank or dignity

신분이어서

sinbun-ieoseo — Because of his status/rank; social standing as a cause

자신보다

jasinboda — Than oneself; comparative particle attached to self-reference

낮은

najeun — Low, lower; adjective describing inferior rank or level

지위의

jiwi-ui — Of rank/position; possessive form of social status

사람이

saram-i — A person (subject); human being as grammatical subject

말을

mal-eul — Speech, words (object); language or spoken words

걸거나

geolgeona — Addresses or; connective form meaning 'speaks to or'

질문을

jilmun-eul — A question (object); act of asking something formally

하면

hamyeon — If one does; conditional form of the verb 하다

아무

amu — Any, no (with negation); used in negative indefinite expressions

의미도

uimi-do — Meaning also/even; significance with the particle 도

없는

eomneun — That has none; present modifier form of 없다

흥

heung — Hmph; dismissive interjection expressing indifference or contempt

대답하곤

daedaphagon — Used to answer; habitual past pattern with 곤 하다

했습니다

haesseumnida — Did; formal polite past tense of 하다

여기에

yeogi-e — Here, in this place; locative form of 여기

나이팅게일

naiting-geil — Nightingale; a small bird famous for its song

이라는

iraneun — Called, known as; quotative modifier meaning 'named'

매우

maeu — Very, extremely; formal adverb intensifying adjectives or verbs

놀라운

nollaun — Amazing, astonishing; modifier form of 놀랍다

새가

sae-ga — Bird (subject); feathered animal as grammatical subject

언급되어

eongeup-dweo — Being mentioned; passive form of 언급하다

있군

itgun — Is (there); informal realization/discovery form of 있다

황제가

hwangje-ga — The emperor (subject); ruler as grammatical subject

말했습니다

malhaesseumnida — Said, stated; formal polite past tense of 말하다

내

nae — My; first-person possessive pronoun (informal)

광대한

gwangdaehan — Vast, extensive; describing something enormous in scope

왕국에서

wanggug-eseo — In the kingdom; location within a royal realm

가장

gajang — Most; superlative adverb meaning the highest degree

훌륭한

hullyunghan — Excellent, splendid; modifier describing something outstanding

것이라고

geot-irago — Saying it is; quotative form nominalizing a statement

하더군

hadeogun — They say; evidential ending reporting hearsay informally

왜

wae — Why; interrogative adverb asking for a reason

나는

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

듣지

deutji — Hear; verb stem used before negation particle 못

못했지

mothaetji — Could not; past inability with informal sentence ending

그

geu — That; demonstrative modifier referring to something previously mentioned

이름을

ireum-eul — The name (object); designation of a person or thing

기사가

gisa-ga — The knight/officer (subject); titled person as subject

대답했습니다

daedaphaesseumnida — Answered, replied; formal polite past tense of 대답하다

그녀는

geunyeo-neun — She (topic); third-person feminine pronoun with topic marker

궁정에

gungjong-e — At the court; the royal court as a location

소개된

sogaedoen — Introduced; passive past modifier of 소개하다

오늘

oneul — Today; the current day

저녁

jeonyeok — Evening; the period after afternoon and before night

나타나도록

natanadorok — So as to appear; purposive form of 나타나다

하라

hara — Do it; imperative command form of 하다

온

on — Entire, whole; modifier meaning all of something

세상이

sesang-i — The world (subject); all of existence as subject

내가

naega — I (subject); first-person subject pronoun with subject marker

가진

gajin — Having, possessed; past modifier form of 가지다

나

na — I, me; informal first-person pronoun

더

deo — More; comparative adverb indicating a greater degree

잘

jal — Well; adverb meaning skillfully or thoroughly

알고

algo — Knowing; connective form of 알다 meaning 'to know'

있구나

itguna — There is/they know; informal realization exclamatory ending

그러나

geureona — However, but; formal conjunction indicating contrast

찾아보도록

chaj-abodorok — So as to try to find; purposive connective form

하겠습니다

hagesseumnida — Will do; formal polite future/volitional form of 하다

그런데

geureonde — By the way, however; transitional conjunction changing topic

어디서

eodiseo — Where, from where; interrogative location adverb

찾을

chajeul — To find; future modifier form of 찾다

있을까요

isseulkkayo — Might there be/find; polite speculative question form

귀족은

gwijog-eun — The nobleman (topic); person of aristocratic rank

계단을

gyedan-eul — The stairs (object); steps between floors of a building

오르내리고

oreunaerigo — Going up and down; connective form of 오르내리다

홀과

holgwa — Hall and; large room with conjunction particle 과

복도를

bokdo-reul — The corridor (object); hallway or passage in a building

누볐습니다

nubyeosseumnida — Roamed through; past formal of traversing an area thoroughly

하지만

hajiman — But, however; common conjunction indicating contrast

그가

geuga — He (subject); third-person masculine subject pronoun

만난

mannan — Met, encountered; past modifier form of 만나다

사람들

saramdeul — People; plural form of 사람 meaning person

누구도

nugudo — Nobody; indefinite pronoun used in negative sentences

없었습니다

eopseosseumnida — There was not; formal polite past tense of 없다

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore, so; causal conjunction meaning 'as a result'

황제에게

hwangje-ege — To the emperor; indirect object marker on 황제

돌아가

doraga — Returning, going back; connective form of 돌아가다

그것은

geugeos-eun — That thing (topic); previously mentioned thing as topic

책을

chaeg-eul — Book (object); written publication as grammatical object

쓴

sseun — Wrote; past modifier form of 쓰다 meaning to write

사람들이

saramdeul-i — People (subject); plural persons as grammatical subject

지어낸

jieonaen — Made up, fabricated; past modifier of 지어내다

우화임에

uhwa-im-e — Being a fable; nominalized form with locative particle

틀림없다고

teullim-eopda-go — Must certainly be; quotative form of 틀림없다

황제

hwangje — Emperor; supreme ruler of an empire

폐하

pyeha — Your Majesty; honorific title addressing an emperor

책에

chaeg-e — In the book; locative particle attached to book

담긴

damgin — Contained in; passive past modifier of 담다

모든

modeun — All, every; determiner meaning the entirety of something

믿어서는

mideoseoneun — If one believes; conditional-contrast form of 믿다

안

an — Not; short negation adverb placed before a verb

됩니다

doeemnida — It becomes/should not; formal polite form of 되다

때로는

ttaeroneun — Sometimes; adverb indicating occasional occurrence

단순한

dansunhan — Simple, mere; adjective modifier meaning uncomplicated

허구이거나

heogui-geona — Being fiction or; disjunctive form meaning 'fiction or'

이른바

ireonba — So-called; adverb introducing a commonly used label

흑마술에

heungmasul-e — In/of black magic; dark sorcery with locative particle

불과할

bulgwahal — Merely amounting to; future modifier of 불과하다

수도

sudo — Also possibly; possibility particle combination 수 + 도

있습니다

isseumnida — There is; formal polite affirmative existence verb