Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 813

Vocabulary

아버지

abeoji — Father; male parent in a family

올빼미가

olppaemiga — Owl (subject marker attached); a nocturnal bird

말했습니다

malhaetsseumnida — Said; spoke in formal past tense

아이들은

aideureun — Children (topic marker); young people collectively

그런

geureon — Such; that kind of; of that nature

것들을

geotdeureul — Things (object marker); referring to multiple items

들어서는

deureoseoneun — As for hearing; upon hearing something

안

an — Not; negation word placed before a verb

됩니다

doemnida — It is; it becomes; formal present tense ending

하지만

hajiman — However; but; used to introduce a contrast

저는

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

이웃

iut — Neighbor; person living nearby

올빼미에게

olppaemiegee — To the owl; dative marker attached to owl

이것을

igeoseul — This (object marker); referring to something nearby

알려야

allyeoya — Must inform; need to let someone know

해요

haeyo — Do; polite present tense verb ending

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic marker); third-person feminine pronoun

정말

jeongmal — Really; truly; used to emphasize a statement

이야기를

iyagireul — Story or conversation (object marker); narrative

나누기에

nanuggie — For sharing; in terms of exchanging conversation

훌륭한

hullyunghan — Excellent; wonderful; outstanding in quality

올빼미거든요

olppaemigeodeunyo — She is an owl, you see; explanatory ending

그리고

geurigo — And; additionally; used to connect two clauses

그

geu — That; the; third-person determiner in Korean

말과

malgwa — Words and; speech with a connecting particle

함께

hamkke — Together; along with; at the same time

날아가

naraga — Flew away; moved through air away from

버렸습니다

beoryeotseumnida — Did completely; finishing action with regret implied

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic marker); third-person plural pronoun

둘

dul — Two; the number two in native Korean

다

da — All; both; entirely; every one included

이웃의

iuui — Neighbor's; possessive form of the word neighbor

비둘기장

bidulgijang — Dovecote; a shelter or enclosure for pigeons

안에

ane — Inside; within a space or container

있는

inneun — That exists; present-tense modifier meaning 'which is'

비둘기들을

bidulgideureul — Pigeons (object marker); plural form of pigeon

향해

hyanghae — Toward; in the direction of something

울어댔습니다

ureodaetsseumnida — Kept crying out; repeatedly called or cried loudly

들으셨나요

deureuryeonayo — Did you hear? Polite question about hearing something

수탉을

sutakeul — Rooster (object marker); male chicken

위해

wihae — For the sake of; in order to benefit someone

자신의

jasinui — One's own; possessive reflexive pronoun in Korean

깃털을

gittteoreul — Feathers (object marker); bird's body covering

모두

modu — All; everything; every single one included

뽑아버린

ppobaborin — Completely plucked out; pulled all feathers away

암탉이

amtaki — Hen (subject marker); female chicken

있답니다

itdamnida — There is, apparently; hearsay present tense form

이미

imi — Already; by now; before the present moment

얼어붙지

eoreobuchi — To freeze solid; becoming completely frozen stiff

않았다면

anatdamyeon — If had not; conditional past negative construction

얼어

eoreo — Freezing; becoming very cold; turning into ice

죽을

jugeul — Will die; future modifier form of to die

거예요

geoyeyo — It will be; polite future or expectation ending

어디에요

eodieyeo — Where is it? Polite question asking about location

비둘기들이

bidulgideuri — Pigeons (subject marker); plural form with subject particle

구구거렸습니다

gugugeotyeotseumnida — Cooed; made the characteristic sound of pigeons

이웃집

iutjip — Neighbor's house; home of the person next door

마당에서요

madangeseoyo — In the yard; from the courtyard or garden

저도

jeodo — I also; me too; first-person inclusive particle

거의

geoui — Almost; nearly; very close to a full amount

직접

jikjeop — Directly; in person; firsthand without intermediary

본

bon — Seen; past modifier form of the verb to see

것이나

geosina — Something like; as good as; equivalent to seeing

다름없어요

dareumeopsseoyo — Is no different; amounts to the same thing

이

i — This; a determiner indicating something close by

하는

haneun — Doing; present-tense modifier form of to do

것이

geosi — The thing that; nominalized verb phrase subject

부적절할

bujeokjeolhal — Will be inappropriate; not suitable or proper

정도지만

jeongdojiman — To the extent but; even though it reaches that level

의심할

uisimhal — To doubt; will question the truth of something

여지가

yeojiga — Room or scope (subject marker); possibility or leeway

없답니다

eopdamnida — There is none, reportedly; hearsay negative existence

저희가

jeohuiga — We (subject marker); humble first-person plural pronoun

말을

mareul — Words (object marker); speech or what was said

한마디도

hanmadido — Not even one word; every single word spoken

빠짐없이

ppajimeopsi — Without missing anything; completely and thoroughly

믿으세요

mideuseyo — Please believe; polite imperative to trust someone

말하며

malhamyeo — While saying; speaking at the same time as acting

자신들의

jasindeului — Their own; possessive reflexive plural pronoun

가금류

gageumnyu — Poultry; domesticated birds kept for eggs or meat

마당을

madangeul — Yard (object marker); outdoor area around a house

한

han — One; a single unit in native Korean counting

마리

mari — A counter for animals; one animal unit

아니

ani — No; or rather; used to correct oneself mid-speech

어떤

eotteon — Some; certain; what kind of thing or person

이들은

ideureun — These people (topic marker); referring to some individuals

두

du — Two; native Korean numeral used before counters

마리라고

marirago — They say two animals; quoting a count of two

하는데

haneunde — They say but; providing background or contrast

다른

dareun — Different; other; not the same as before

것들처럼

geotdeulcheoreom — Like other things; in the manner of similar ones

보이지

boiji — Not appear; not seem to look a certain way

않으려고

aneumyeogo — In order not to; intending to avoid doing something

수탉의

sutakui — Rooster's; possessive form referring to the rooster

주의를

juuireul — Attention (object marker); notice or careful awareness

끌려고

kkeullyeogo — In order to attract; intending to draw attention

뽑아버렸답니다

ppobaboryeotdamnida — Reportedly plucked out completely; hearsay past completion

그것은

That (topic marker); referring to a previously mentioned thing

위험한

wiheomhan — Dangerous; hazardous; posing a risk or threat

짓이에요

jisieyeo — It is an act; referring to a deed or behavior

감기에

gamgie — To a cold; related to catching a common cold

쉽게

swipge — Easily; without much difficulty or effort

걸려

geollyeo — Caught; got infected by an illness or cold

열병으로

yeolbyeongeuro — From fever; due to a high fever illness

수

su — Can; ability or possibility in Korean grammar

있거든요

itgeodeunyo — There is, you see; explanatory present tense ending

죽었답니다

jugeotdamnida — Died, apparently; hearsay past tense of to die

일어나요

ireonayo — Wake up; get up; polite present tense command

수탉이

sutaki — Rooster (subject marker); male chicken as subject

울며

ulmyeo — While crying or crowing; doing so simultaneously

횃대

hoaedae — Perch; a roosting bar for birds to sit on

위로

wiro — Upward; onto; in the direction of higher position

날아올랐습니다

naraollatseumnida — Flew up; soared upward in formal past tense

아직

ajik — Still; yet; not yet; continuing up to now

눈에

nune — In the eyes; referring to something in one's eyes

잠이

jami — Sleep (subject marker); sleepiness as a subject

남아

nama — Remaining; still left over from before

있었지만

isseotjiman — There was, but; past existence with contrasting clause

그래도

geuraedo — Even so; nevertheless; despite that situation

그는

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

세

se — Three; native Korean numeral before a counter

마리의

mariui — Of animals; possessive counter for multiple animals

수탉에

sutake — For the rooster; dative particle attached to rooster

대한

daehan — Regarding; about; concerning a particular subject

불행한

bulhaenghan — Unhappy; unfortunate; marked by misfortune or sadness

사랑으로

sarangeuro — With love; by means of love or affection

죽었습니다

jugeotseumnida — Died; passed away in formal past tense

뽑아버렸어요

ppobaboryeosseoyo — Pulled out completely; plucked away in polite past