Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 886

Vocabulary

노인은

no-in-eun — The old man (topic marker attached)

아프리카에

a-peu-ri-ka-e — In Africa (location marker attached)

대해

dae-hae — About, regarding a topic

그

geu — That, the (demonstrative pronoun or article)

거대한

geo-dae-han — Enormous, gigantic in size

숲과

sup-gwa — Forest and (connective particle attached)

야생

ya-saeng — Wild, existing in nature untamed

코끼리들에

ko-kki-ri-deul-e — To or about elephants (plural, locative)

소리

so-ri — Sound, voice, noise

내어

nae-eo — Making or producing a sound aloud

읽곤

ilk-gon — Used to read habitually (past habit form)

했고

haet-go — Did and (past tense connective form)

그의

geu-ui — His, belonging to him

아내는

a-nae-neun — Wife (topic marker attached)

화분으로

hwa-bun-eu-ro — As a flowerpot (purpose particle attached)

쓰이는

sseu-i-neun — Being used for a purpose

흙으로

heuk-eu-ro — With or made of earth or soil

만든

man-deun — Made, crafted (attributive past form)

코끼리들을

ko-kki-ri-deul-eul — Elephants (plural, object marker attached)

이따금

i-tta-geum — Occasionally, from time to time

흘끗

heul-kkeut — A quick glance or fleeting look

바라보면서

ba-ra-bo-myeon-seo — While gazing or looking at something

주의

ju-ui — Attention, caution, mindfulness

깊게

gip-ge — Deeply, in a profound manner

듣곤

deut-gon — Used to listen habitually

했습니다

haet-seum-ni-da — Did, performed an action (formal past)

저도

jeo-do — I also, me too (humble form)

거의

geo-ui — Almost, nearly all of something

모든

mo-deun — All, every single one

것을

geo-seul — Thing, object (object marker attached)

보고

bo-go — Seeing and (connective gerund form)

있는

in-neun — Existing, currently happening (attributive)

것

geot — Thing, fact, nominalized concept

같아요

ga-ta-yo — Seems like, appears to be (polite)

그녀가

geu-nyeo-ga — She (subject marker attached)

말했습니다

mal-haet-seum-ni-da — Said, spoke (formal past tense)

그러자

geu-reo-ja — Then, upon that, at that moment

램프는

raem-peu-neun — The lamp (topic marker attached)

자신

ja-sin — Oneself, one's own self

안에

an-e — Inside, within a space

밀랍

mil-lap — Beeswax, wax used for candles

초가

cho-ga — Candle (subject marker attached)

켜지기를

kyeo-ji-gi-reul — Being lit, turned on (nominalized object)

얼마나

eol-ma-na — How much, to what extent

간절히

gan-jeol-hi — Earnestly, desperately, with deep longing

바랐는지

ba-ran-neun-ji — How much it wished or desired

모릅니다

mo-reum-ni-da — Does not know (formal present tense)

그랬다면

geu-raet-da-myeon — If that had been the case

노부인도

no-bu-in-do — The old lady also, elderly woman too

램프

raem-peu — Lamp, a light-giving device

자신이

ja-sin-i — Oneself (subject marker attached)

보는

bo-neun — Seeing, looking at (attributive present)

것처럼

geot-cheo-reom — Like, just as something does

아주

a-ju — Very, extremely, quite

작은

ja-geun — Small, tiny, little in size

세부적인

se-bu-jeo-gin — Detailed, relating to fine particulars

것들까지

geot-deul-kka-ji — Even things, up to those things

선명하게

seon-myeong-ha-ge — Clearly, vividly, in sharp detail

볼

bol — To see, to look at (future/potential)

수

su — Ability, possibility (used with verbs)

있었을

i-sseo-sseul — Would have been able (past potential)

테니까요

te-ni-kka-yo — Because it would be so (polite reason)

가지가

ga-ji-ga — Branches (subject marker attached)

빽빽하게

bbaek-bbaek-ha-ge — Densely, thickly packed together

얽힌

eol-kin — Entangled, intertwined, tangled together

높은

no-peun — Tall, high in stature or position

나무들

na-mu-deul — Trees (plural form)

말을

mal-eul — Horse (object marker attached)

탄

tan — Riding on, mounted upon (attributive)

벌거벗은

beol-geo-beo-seun — Naked, bare, without clothing

원주민들

won-ju-min-deul — Indigenous people, native inhabitants (plural)

그리고

geu-ri-go — And, additionally, furthermore

넓고

neol-go — Wide and (connective adjective form)

무거운

mu-geo-un — Heavy, weighing a great amount

발로

bal-lo — With feet (instrumental particle attached)

대나무

dae-na-mu — Bamboo, a tall woody grass plant

숲을

su-peul — Forest (object marker attached)

짓밟는

jit-balm-neun — Trampling, stomping on underfoot

코끼리

ko-kki-ri — Elephant, large mammal with trunk

떼들

tte-deul — Herds, groups, swarms (plural)

초를

cho-reul — Candle (object marker attached)

구할

gu-hal — To obtain, to get (future attributive)

없으니

eop-seu-ni — Since there is none, because lacking

내

nae — My, mine (first person possessive)

능력이

neung-ryeo-gi — Ability, capability (subject marker attached)

무슨

mu-seun — What kind of, what sort of

소용이란

so-yong-i-ran — What use is it, what good is

말인가

mal-in-ga — What does it mean, what is it

낡은

nal-geun — Old, worn-out, dilapidated, aged

램프가

raem-peu-ga — The lamp (subject marker attached)

한숨을

han-su-meul — A sigh (object marker attached)

쉬었습니다

swi-eot-seum-ni-da — Sighed, took a breath (formal past)

여기엔

yeo-gi-en — Here, in this place (contracted topic)

기름과

gi-reum-gwa — Oil and (connective particle attached)

수지밖에

su-ji-bak-ke — Only resin, nothing but resin

없는데

eom-neun-de — There is none, but (connective)

그것들로는

geu-geot-deul-lo-neun — With those things (topic contrast marker)

안

an — Not, negation word before verb

되니

doe-ni — It doesn't work, won't do (reason)

어느

eo-neu — A certain, some, one particular

날

nal — Day, a particular day

지하실에

ji-ha-sil-e — In the basement (location particle)

끄트머리들이

kkeu-teu-meo-ri-deul-i — Ends, stubs, small remnants (plural subject)

한

han — One, a single (numeral modifier)

무더기

mu-deo-gi — A pile, a heap, a bunch

들어오게

deu-reo-o-ge — To come in, to enter (causative form)

되었습니다

doe-eot-seum-ni-da — Became, came to be (formal past)

큰

keun — Big, large in size (attributive)

조각들은

jo-gak-deul-eun — Pieces, fragments (plural topic marker)

태워졌고

tae-wo-jyeot-go — Were burned and (past passive connective)

노부인이

no-bu-in-i — The elderly lady (subject marker attached)

실에

si-re — On thread or string (locative particle)

왁스를

wak-seu-reul — Wax (object marker attached)

칠하는

chil-ha-neun — Applying, coating with substance (attributive)

데

de — Purpose, use, in order to do

쓰려고

sseu-ryeo-go — Intending to use, in order to use

보관했습니다

bo-gwan-haet-seum-ni-da — Stored, kept, preserved (formal past)

이제

i-je — Now, at this point in time

충분히

chung-bun-hi — Sufficiently, enough, adequately

있었지만

i-sseo-jji-man — There was, but (past concessive)

아무도

a-mu-do — Nobody, no one at all

조각

jo-gak — Piece, fragment, chunk of something

하나를

ha-na-reul — One piece (object marker attached)

넣을

neo-eul — To put in, to insert (future attributive)

생각을

saeng-ga-geul — Thought, idea (object marker attached)

하지

ha-ji — To do (negative connective base form)

않았습니다

a-na-seum-ni-da — Did not do (formal past negative)

이렇게

i-reo-ke — Like this, in this manner

나는

na-neun — I, me (topic marker attached)

희귀한

hui-gwi-han — Rare, uncommon, precious ability

능력을

neung-ryeo-geul — Ability, talent (object marker attached)

지니고

ji-ni-go — Possessing, having, carrying (connective)

있건만

it-geon-man — Even though I have it (concessive)

생각했습니다

saeng-gak-haet-seum-ni-da — Thought, considered (formal past tense)

재능이

jae-neung-i — Talent, gift (subject marker attached)

있지만

it-ji-man — There is, but (present concessive)

나눌

na-nul — To share, to divide (future attributive)

수가

su-ga — Ability, possibility (subject marker attached)

없구나

eop-gu-na — There is none, alas (exclamatory realization)

사람들은

sa-ram-deul-eun — People (plural topic marker attached)

내가

nae-ga — I, me (subject marker attached)

이

i — This (near demonstrative modifier)

하얀

ha-yan — White, pure white in color

벽들을

byeok-deul-eul — Walls (plural, object marker attached)

아름다운

a-reum-da-un — Beautiful, lovely, aesthetically pleasing

태피스트리로

tae-pi-seu-teu-ri-ro — With or as tapestry (instrumental particle)

덮을

deo-peul — To cover, to drape over (future)

수도

su-do — Possibility also, can even (particle)

있고

it-go — There is and (connective present form)

그것들을

geu-geot-deul-eul — Those things (plural, object marker)

고귀한

go-gwi-han — Noble, dignified, of high value

숲으로

su-peu-ro — Into or as a forest (directional particle)

바꿀

ba-kkul — To change, to transform (future attributive)

있으며

i-sseu-myeo — There is and also (connective form)

실로

sil-lo — Truly, indeed, in fact

그들이

geu-deul-i — They (subject marker attached)

원하는

won-ha-neun — Wanting, desiring (attributive present)

무엇으로든

mu-eo-seu-ro-deun — Into whatever, as anything at all

있다는

it-da-neun — That there is, claiming existence (quoted)

모른다

mo-reun-da — Does not know (informal present tense)