Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 933

Vocabulary

그것은

geugeoseun — That is; used as a subject marker phrase

발레단에

balledane — In/at the ballet company or troupe

고용된

goyongdoen — Hired or employed by someone

아이였는데

aiyeonnneunde — Was a child, but; contrasting conjunction form

분명히

bunmyeonghi — Clearly, obviously, evidently

먹을

meogeul — To eat; modifier form meaning 'to be eaten'

것이

geosi — Thing that; nominalizer with subject marker

필요한

piryohan — Necessary, needed, required

아이였다

aiyeotda — Was a child

그

geu — That; definite article-like determiner in Korean

꼬마는

kkomaneun — The little kid; small child (topic marker)

때로는

ttaeroneun — Sometimes, at times, occasionally

요정으로

yojeongeuro — As a fairy; in the role of a fairy

등장하곤

deungjanghakon — Used to appear or make an entrance

했다

haetda — Did; past tense of 하다 (to do)

그녀가

geunyeoga — She; third-person feminine subject marker

맡아야

mataya — Must take on or be in charge of

했던

haetdeon — Had to do; past retrospective modifier

가장

gajang — Most; superlative adverb in Korean

어려운

eoryeoun — Difficult, hard, challenging

역할은

yeokareun — The role or part (topic marker)

마법의

mabeobui — Of magic; magical, enchanted

피리

piri — Flute or pipe; traditional wind instrument

에서

eseo — From, in, at; locative particle in Korean

사자의

sajaui — Of the lion; lion's possessive form

뒷다리였지만

dwitdariyeotjiman — Was the hind legs, but; contrasting past form

몸이

momi — Body; subject marker attached to 몸

더

deo — More; comparative adverb

커지면서

keojimyeonseo — While growing bigger or larger

맡을

mateul — To take on or be responsible for

수

su — Ability or possibility; used in ~할 수 있다

있게

itge — So that one can; enabling adverbial form

되었다

doeeotda — Became; past tense of 되다 (to become)

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She; third-person feminine topic marker

역할로

yeokallo — For the role; with the role marker

분명

bunmyeong — Clearly, certainly, definitely

반

ban — Half; one half of something

받지

batji — Receive; negative or questioning verb stem

못했는데

mothaenneunde — Could not do, but; negative past contrast

한

han — One; a single unit or one item

받았다

badatda — Received; past tense of 받다

하지만

hajiman — However, but; common contrast conjunction

몸을

momeul — The body; object marker attached to 몸

구부리고

gubunrigo — Bending, stooping, crouching the body

걸어야

georeoya — Must walk; obligatory form of 걷다

했고

haetgo — Did and; sequential past tense connector

신선한

sinsenhan — Fresh, clean, crisp (air or food)

공기도

gonggido — Air also; even fresh air (particle 도)

마실

masil — To drink or breathe in; modifier form

없었다

eopseotda — There was not; did not exist or have

모두

modu — Everyone, all, altogether

듣기에

deutgie — To hear; in terms of listening

매우

maeu — Very, extremely, highly

흥미로운

heungmiroun — Interesting, fascinating, engaging

이야기였어

iyagiyeosseo — Was a story; informal past statement

라고

rago — Quotation particle meaning 'saying that'

우리

uri — We, our; first-person plural pronoun

이모가

imoga — Aunt (maternal); subject marker attached

말했다

malhaetda — Said, spoke; past tense of 말하다

극장이

geukjangi — The theater; subject marker attached

서

seo — Standing; connective form of 서다

있는

inneun — Existing, being present; modifier form

살아

sara — Living; connective form of 살다 (to live)

있을

isseul — Will be; future modifier form of 있다

자격이

jagyeogi — Qualification, right, eligibility (subject)

있었지만

isseotjiman — Had or existed, but; past contrast form

그렇게

geureoke — Like that, in that way, so

오래

orae — For a long time, long duration

버티지

beotiji — To endure, hold on, last out

못했다

mothaetda — Could not do; negative past of 하다

극장에서

geukjangeseo — At the theater; locative particle form

죽지

jukji — Die; negative or questioning verb form

않고

anko — Without doing; negative connective form

점잖게

jeomjanke — Gracefully, quietly, with dignity

자신의

jasinui — One's own; possessive reflexive pronoun

침대에서

chimdaeseo — In/on the bed; locative particle form

숨을

sumeul — Breath; object marker, used in 숨을 거두다

거두었다

geodueotda — Collected, drew in; died (숨을 거두다)

게다가

gedaga — Moreover, furthermore, in addition

그녀의

geunyeowi — Her; possessive form of 그녀

마지막

majimak — Last, final, ultimate

말도

maldo — Words also; even her last words

의미가

uimiga — Meaning, significance (subject marker)

없지

eopji — There is not; negative questioning form

않았다

anasda — Did not; negative past tense form

물었다

mureotda — Asked; past tense of 묻다 (to ask)

내일은

naeireum — Tomorrow; topic marker attached to 내일

무슨

museun — What kind of; interrogative determiner

연극을

yeongeugeul — A play or theater performance (object)

하나요

hanayo — Are you doing; polite question ending

죽을

jugeul — To die; future modifier form of 죽다

때

ttae — Time, moment, when

약

yak — About, approximately; also means medicine

오백

obaek — Five hundred (500)

달러를

dalleoreul — Dollars; object marker attached to 달러

남겼다

namgyeotda — Left behind, bequeathed; past tense form

우리는

urineun — We; first-person plural topic marker

이자가

ijaga — Interest (financial); subject marker form

이십

isip — Twenty (20)

달러였다는

dalleoyeotdaneun — That it was dollars; reported speech form

것으로부터

geoseurobuteo — From the fact that; source particle phrase

이를

ireul — This; object marker, referring to above

추정한다

chujeonghanda — Estimate, infer, deduce something