Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 840

Vocabulary

늙은

neulgeun — Old, aged; describing an elderly person or thing

모자를

mojareul — Hat; object marker form of the word hat

처음

cheoeum — First time; the beginning or start of something

쓴

sseun — Wore or wrote; past modifier form of to wear/write

사람은

sarameun — Person; topic marker form meaning the person who

비록

birok — Although, even though; concessive conjunction

반세기가

bansegiga — Half a century; fifty years, subject marker attached

지난

jinan — Past, elapsed; having passed or gone by

후였지만

huyeotjiman — Although it was after; concessive past time expression

이

i — This; demonstrative pronoun indicating something nearby

사실의

sasirul — Of the fact; possessive form meaning pertaining to fact

진실을

jinsireul — Truth; object marker form of the word truth

느꼈습니다

neukkieotseumnida — Felt; formal past tense of to feel or sense

그

geu — He, that; third person pronoun or demonstrative

남자는

namjaneun — The man; topic marker form of the word man

시장

sijang — Mayor or market; person heading city government

자신이었는데

jasin-ieonnunde — Was himself; reflexive pronoun in past explanatory form

그는

geuneun — He; third person pronoun with topic marker attached

이미

imi — Already; indicates something has occurred beforehand

자신의

jasinui — His own; possessive form of the reflexive pronoun

근면함으로

geunmyeonhameuro — Through diligence; by means of hard work and effort

아내와

anaewa — Wife and; conjunctive form of the word wife

열한

yeolhan — Eleven; the number eleven used before a counter

명의

myeongui — Of people; possessive counter for counting persons

자녀를

janyeoreul — Children; object marker form meaning sons and daughters

위해

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

편안한

pyeonanhan — Comfortable, cozy; describing a comfortable and relaxed state

가정을

gajeongul — Home, family; object marker form of household

꾸려

kkuryeo — Built up, managed; having established or organized something

놓았습니다

noasseumnida — Had set up; formal past tense of to place/establish

그가

geuga — He; third person pronoun with subject marker attached

쓰는

sseuneun — Wearing or writing; present modifier form of the verb

순간

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

불행한

bulhaenghan — Unhappy, unfortunate; describing a sad or unlucky state

사랑과

saranggwa — Love and; conjunctive form of the word love

파산

pasan — Bankruptcy; the state of financial ruin or insolvency

그리고

geurigo — And, and then; conjunction connecting clauses or items

암울한

amulhan — Gloomy, bleak; describing dark and depressing circumstances

날들에

naldeure — On the days; locative form of the plural noun days

대한

daehan — About, regarding; relating to a topic or subject

꿈을

kkumeul — Dream; object marker form of the word dream

꾸었습니다

kkueotseumnida — Dreamed; formal past tense of to have a dream

이런

ireon — This kind of, such; demonstrative expressing this type

잠자리

jamjari — Dragonfly or bed; can mean sleeping place or insect

모자가

mojaga — Hat; subject marker form of the word hat

얼마나

eolmana — How much, how very; exclamatory degree adverb

뜨겁게

tteugeobge — Hotly, burningly; adverb form meaning in a hot manner

타오르는가

taoreuneun-ga — Is burning up; interrogative form of to blaze or burn

머리에서

meorieseo — From the head; locative-ablative form meaning off one's head

벗어

beoseo — Taking off; verb stem form meaning to remove clothing/hat

던지며

deonjimyeo — While throwing; simultaneous action of tossing something

외쳤습니다

oechyeotseumnida — Shouted, exclaimed; formal past tense of to cry out

그러자

geureoja — Then, at that moment; conjunction showing immediate result

진주

jinju — Pearl; a precious gem formed inside an oyster

하나가

hanaga — One; subject marker form of the number one

굴러

gulleo — Rolling; verb stem form meaning to roll along a surface

나왔고

nawatgo — Came out and; past tense connective form of to emerge

또

tto — Again, also; adverb indicating repetition or addition

하나

hana — One; the number one, also meaning a single item

나왔으며

nawasseumyeo — Came out and; formal connective past tense of emerge

그것들은

geugeotdeureun — They, those things; topic marker form of those items

떨어지면서

tteoreojimyeonseo — While falling; simultaneous action of dropping downward

반짝이며

banjjagimyeo — While sparkling; simultaneous action of glittering or shining

소리를

sorireul — Sound; object marker form of the word sound/noise

냈습니다

naetseumnida — Made a sound; formal past tense of to produce/emit

이것이

igeosi — This; subject marker form of the demonstrative this thing

무엇일까

mueosil-kka — What could this be; speculative question about identity

마비

mabi — Paralysis, numbness; loss of sensation or movement

증세인가

jeungsein-ga — Is it a symptom; questioning whether something is a sign

아니면

animyeon — Or, if not; conjunction presenting an alternative option

눈을

nuneul — Eyes; object marker form of the word eye

무언가인가

mueongain-ga — Is it something; questioning whether it is some unknown thing

반세기

bansegi — Half a century; a period of fifty years

전에

jeone — Before, ago; indicating a point earlier in time

흘렸던

heullyeotdeon — Had shed; past modifier form meaning having shed tears

눈물이었습니다

nunmurieotseumnida — Were tears; formal past tense of the word tears

이후에

ihuе — After that, thereafter; indicating a later point in time

머리에

meorie — On the head; locative form meaning upon one's head

모든

modeun — Every, all; adjective meaning each and every one

이에게는

iegeneun — To each person; dative topic form meaning for every person

그를

geureul — Him; object marker form of the third person pronoun

적잖이

jeoktjanhi — Considerably, not a little; to a significant degree

흔들어

heundeureo — Shaking; verb stem form meaning to shake or disturb

놓는

noneun — Placing, leaving; present modifier form of to set/leave

환영과

hwanyeonggwa — Vision and; conjunctive form meaning illusion or hallucination

꿈이

kkumi — Dream; subject marker form of the word dream

찾아왔습니다

chajawatseumnida — Came visiting; formal past tense meaning came to visit

이야기는

iyagineun — The story; topic marker form of the word story/tale

이야기로

iyagiro — Into a story; directional form meaning becoming a story

바뀌어

bakkwueo — Changed into; verb stem form meaning to be transformed

꽤

kkwae — Quite, fairly; adverb indicating a notable degree

훌륭한

hullyunghan — Excellent, splendid; describing something of high quality

이야기가

iyagiga — A story; subject marker form of the word story

되었고

doeeotgo — Became and; past connective form of to become

다른

dareun — Other, different; adjective meaning another or distinct

이들도

ideuldo — These people also; topic form with also for this group

많은

maneun — Many, numerous; adjective indicating a large quantity

만들

mandeul — To make; verb stem meaning to create or produce

수

su — Ability, possibility; noun meaning the ability to do

있을

isseul — Will be able; future modifier form of to exist/can

것이므로

geosimeuroe — Because it is; causal connective form of the nominalizer

우리는

urineun — We; first person plural pronoun with topic marker

그들이

geuduri — They; third person plural pronoun with subject marker

들려주도록

deullyeojudorok — So that they tell; purposive form meaning so as to narrate

남겨

namgyeo — Leaving behind; verb stem form meaning to leave remaining

두겠습니다

dugetseumnida — Will leave it; formal future tense of to leave in place

첫

cheot — First; ordinal adjective indicating the first in order

번째

beonjjae — Ordinal counter; used to indicate position in a sequence

들려주었고

deullyeojueotgo — Told and; past connective form of to tell a story

마지막으로

majimageuroe — Lastly, finally; adverb indicating the last point

할

hal — To say, to do; future modifier form of the verb

말은

mareun — Words, speech; topic marker form of the word words

총각의

chonggagui — Bachelor's; possessive form meaning of an unmarried man

모자

moja — Hat; a head covering worn for style or protection

원하지

wonhaji — Do not want; negative base form of to want/desire

말라는

mallaneun — Saying don't; quoted prohibitive modifier form

것입니다

geosipnida — It is; formal declarative sentence-ending nominalizer form

오래된

oraedoen — Old, long-established; describing something that has lasted long

교회

gyohoe — Church; a Christian place of worship

종

jong — Bell; a metal instrument that rings when struck

쓰여진

sseuryeojin — Written; passive modifier form meaning having been written

독일의

Dogirui — Germany's; possessive form of the country Germany

지방에는

jibange-neun — In the region; locative topic form meaning in the area

나무가

namuga — Tree; subject marker form of the word tree

공공도로

gonggong-doro — Public road; a road open for use by everyone

옆에

Next to, beside; locative form meaning at the side of

자라고

jarago — Grows and; connective form of to grow or develop

가을이면

gaeul-imyeon — If it is autumn; conditional form meaning in fall season

사과나무와

sagwanamuwa — Apple tree and; conjunctive form of the word apple tree

배나무가

baenamuga — Pear tree; subject marker form of the word pear tree

귀한

gwihan — Precious, valuable; describing something of great worth

열매의

yeolmaeui — Of the fruit; possessive form of the word fruit

무게로

mugero — With the weight; instrumental form of the word weight

땅을

ttangul — Ground, earth; object marker form of the word ground

향해

hyanghae — Toward; directional form meaning facing or heading toward

휘어지는

hwieojineun — Bending, curving; present modifier form of to bend/bow

곳에

gose — At the place; locative form of the word place/spot

작은

jageun — Small, little; adjective describing something of small size

마을이

maeuri — Village; subject marker form of the word village/town

있습니다

itseumnida — There is; formal declarative form of to exist/be located