Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 853

Vocabulary

이

i — This; used as a demonstrative pronoun or determiner.

시기로부터

sigi-robuteo — From this time or period; indicating a starting point.

몇

myeot — A few; some; used before counters.

년

nyeon — Year; unit of time measurement.

전에

jeone — Before; ago; earlier in time.

노부부는

nobubune un — The old couple (topic marker); elderly married pair.

비문과

bimungwa — Inscription and; epitaph text on a tombstone.

그들의

geudeul-ui — Their; possessive form of third-person plural.

이름이

ireum-i — Name (subject marker); one's personal name.

새겨진

saegyeojin — Engraved; carved into a surface permanently.

묘비를

myobi-reul — Tombstone (object marker); stone marker at a grave.

준비해

junbihae — Prepared; made ready in advance.

두었지만

dueotjiman — Had set aside but; prepared beforehand with contrast.

날짜는

naljja-neun — The date (topic marker); specific calendar date.

새기지

saegiji — Engrave; carve (negative verb stem form).

않았다

anatda — Did not; past tense negative ending.

저녁에

jeonyeoge — In the evening; during the nighttime period.

그

geu — That; the; third-person demonstrative determiner.

돌은

dol-eun — The stone (topic marker); a rock or stone.

교회

gyohoe — Church; a Christian place of worship.

묘지로

myoji-ro — To the cemetery; direction toward a burial ground.

옮겨져

olmgyeojyeo — Was moved; transferred to another location.

무덤

mudeom — Grave; burial mound where a person is interred.

위에

wie — On top of; above; positional preposition.

놓였다

nohyeotda — Was placed; was laid down on a surface.

일

il — Day; one day; also means work or matter.

후

hu — After; later; following a certain event or time.

그것은

geugeot-eun — It (topic marker); referring to a previously mentioned thing.

들어올려졌는데

deureo-ollyeojyeonnneunde — Was lifted up; raised providing background explanation.

늙은

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

아내

anae — Wife; one's female spouse.

곁에

gyeote — Beside; next to; near someone or something.

묻히기

mutigi — To be buried; interred in the ground.

위해서였다

wihaeseo yeotda — It was for the purpose of; in order to.

그들은

geudeul-eun — They (topic marker); third-person plural subject.

재산을

jaesan-eul — Assets; property; wealth left behind.

남기지

namgiji — Leave behind (negative form); to bequeath or leave.

않았으며

anasseumyeo — Did not; past negative with additive conjunction.

사람들이

saramdeul-i — People (subject marker); group of persons.

그들이

geudeul-i — They (subject marker); third-person plural subject form.

가지고

gajigo — Having; possessing; carrying something along.

있다고

itdago — That they have; reported speech of possession.

믿었던

mideotdeon — Had believed; past retrospective modifier of believing.

것보다

geotboda — Than what; comparative particle after a noun clause.

훨씬

hwolssin — Much more; far; by a great degree.

적은

jeogeun — Few; small amount; little in quantity.

것을

geoseul — Thing (object marker); referring to an abstract object.

남겼다

namgyeotda — Left behind; bequeathed something to others.

있는

inneun — Existing; being; present participial modifier.

것은

geoseun — The thing (topic marker); nominalizing clause topic.

그때까지

geuttaekaji — Until then; up to that point in time.

아무도

amudo — Nobody; no one; negative indefinite pronoun.

들어본

deureobeon — Heard before; experienced listening to something.

적

jeok — Experience; occasion; having done something before.

없는

eomneun — Not existing; without; absent participial modifier.

먼

meon — Distant; far; remote in relationship or location.

친척

chincheok — Relative; family member related by blood.

가문들에게

gamundeul-ege — To the families; clans; indirect object marker applied.

돌아갔다

doraganda — Went to; returned to; passed on to someone.

만든

mandeun — Made; constructed; past participial modifier of making.

발코니와

balkoni-wa — Balcony and; outdoor platform attached to a building.

아래

arae — Below; under; beneath something.

높은

nopeun — High; tall; elevated in position.

계단

gyedan — Stairs; steps; staircase leading up or down.

꼭대기의

kkokdaegi-ui — Of the top; at the summit or highest point.

벤치가

benchi-ga — Bench (subject marker); outdoor seating structure.

낡은

nalgeun — Old; worn-out; dilapidated with age.

집은

jib-eun — The house (topic marker); a residential building.

도로

doro — Road; street; also means 'back to original state'.

감독관들에

gamdokgwandeul-e — To the inspectors; supervisors; overseers of roads.

의해

uihae — By means of; by; passive agent marker.

너무

neomu — Too; excessively; beyond acceptable degree.

낡고

nalggo — Old and; worn and; dilapidated with connective ending.

썩어서

sseogeoseo — Because it rotted; decayed; cause-and-effect connector.

그대로

geudaero — As it is; just like that; without change.

둘

dul — To leave; two; to place or keep in state.

수

su — Ability; possibility; used in can/cannot expressions.

없다고

eopdago — That there is none; reported speech of impossibility.

여겨졌다

yeogyeojyeotda — Was considered; regarded; deemed to be so.

수도원

sudowon — Monastery; convent; religious community residence.

교회도

gyohoedo — Church also; the church too; inclusive particle added.

같은

gateun — Same; identical; similar in nature or quality.

운명을

unmyeong-eul — Fate; destiny (object marker); one's destined outcome.

맞이하고

majihago — Met; faced; encountered a fate or event.

묘지가

myoji-ga — Cemetery (subject marker); burial ground for the dead.

파괴되었을

When it was destroyed; demolition participial modifier.

때

ttae — When; time; moment of an event occurring.

묘비는

myobi-neun — The tombstone (topic marker); grave marker stone.

다른

dareun — Other; different; another of a kind.

모든

modeun — All; every; entirety of things or people.

것들과

geotdeul-gwa — Things and; objects with conjunctive particle.

마찬가지로

machanjajiro — Likewise; in the same way; similarly.

사려는

saryeoneun — Intending to buy; wanting to purchase something.

사람에게

saram-ege — To the person; indirect object marker for a buyer.

팔렸다

pallyeotda — Was sold; transferred ownership for money.

그리하여

geurihayeo — Thus; therefore; as a result of that.

많은

maneun — Many; a lot; large number or quantity.

것들처럼

geotdeulcheoreom — Like many things; similar to various other objects.

둘로

dul-lo — Into two; split in two pieces.

잘리지는

jalliji-neun — Being cut (topic/contrast); severed or divided.

않았지만

anatjiman — Did not but; past negative with contrast conjunction.

지금은

jigeum-eun — Now (topic marker); at the present time.

안뜰에

antteure — In the courtyard; inner yard of a building.

놓여

nohyeo — Placed; laid; put in a certain location.

하녀들의

hanyeodeul-ui — Of the maids; servant girls' possessive form.

아이들의

aideul-ui — Children's; possessive form of plural children.

놀이터가

noriteo-ga — Playground (subject marker); area for children's play.

되었다

doeeotda — Became; turned into; past tense of to become.

포장된

pojangdoen — Paved; covered with a hard surface material.

거리가

geori-ga — Street (subject marker); road through a town.

이제

ije — Now; at this point; from this moment on.

그의

geu-ui — His; possessive of third-person singular male.

아내의

anae-ui — Wife's; possessive form of one's spouse.

안식처

ansikcheo — Resting place; sanctuary; place of peace and rest.

위를

wi-reul — Above (object marker); over a surface or place.

지나간다

jinaganda — Passes over; goes by; moves past something.

그들을

geudeul-eul — Them (object marker); third-person plural object.

더

deo — More; anymore; additionally; comparative adverb.

이상

isang — More; beyond; no longer; above a threshold.

생각하지

saenggakaji — Think (negative form); to consider or ponder.

않는다

annneunda — Does not; present tense negative ending.

그리고

geurigo — And; furthermore; additive conjunction.

이야기했던

iyagihaedeun — Who had spoken; past retrospective modifier of talking.

노인은

noin-eun — The old man (topic marker); elderly male person.

슬프게

seulpeuge — Sadly; in a sorrowful manner; adverb of sadness.

고개를

gogae-reul — Head (object marker); neck or head movement.

저으며

jeoeumeyo — While shaking; shaking head simultaneously.

말했다

malhaetda — Said; spoke; past tense of to say or speak.

잊혀졌군

ijyeojyeotgun — Has been forgotten; exclamatory realization of being forgotten.

아

a — Ah; oh; exclamation expressing realization or emotion.

그렇지

geureoji — That's right; indeed; affirmative response.

잊혀지고

ijyeojigo — Being forgotten; fading from memory progressively.

말

mal — End up; will inevitably; also means word or horse.

것이야

geosiya — It will be so; informal assertive sentence ending.

나서

naseo — After that; having come out; sequential connector.

대화는

daehwa-neun — The conversation (topic marker); dialogue between people.

주제로

juje-ro — To the topic; onto a subject; directional marker.

넘어갔다

neomeoganda — Moved on; passed over to; transitioned to another topic.