Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 981

Vocabulary

그의

geu-ui — His; possessive pronoun referring to a male

노래는

norae-neun — The song (topic marker attached)

수지

su-ji — A Korean given name; also means profit or balance

양초가

yangcho-ga — A candle (subject marker attached)

타오르는

taoreuneum — Burning, blazing; present participle of to blaze

선술집에서

seonsulchib-eseo — At a tavern or pub; informal drinking establishment

싱그러운

singgeureoun — Fresh and fragrant; lush and refreshing in nature

클로버

keullobeo — Clover; a small green flowering plant

들판에서

deulpan-eseo — In or from an open field or meadow

숲속에서

supsog-eseo — Inside a forest; within the woods

그리고

geurigo — And; a conjunction connecting clauses or items

드넓은

deuneobeun — Vast, expansive, wide-stretching area

바다

bada — The sea or ocean

위에서

wie-seo — Above, on top of; locative expression

사람들의

saramdeul-ui — Of people; possessive form of people

귀를

gwi-reul — Ears (object marker attached); hearing organs

사로잡았다

sarojabassda — Captivated, seized; grabbed and held someone's attention

그리하여

geurihayeo — Therefore, thus; formal connective expressing result

이

i — This; demonstrative pronoun or determiner

형제는

hyeongje-neun — The brother(s); sibling of the same parents

다른

dareun — Other, different; not the same

두

du — Two; the number two as a determiner

형제보다

hyeongje-boda — Than the brothers; comparative particle attached

더

deo — More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree

행운을

haengwun-eul — Good luck, fortune (object marker attached)

누리게

nurige — To enjoy, to have the benefit of something

될

doel — Will become; future modifier form of 되다

것처럼

geotcheoreom — As if, like; comparative connective particle

보였다

boyeossda — Appeared, seemed; past tense of to appear

그러나

geureona — However, but; adversative conjunction

악령은

angnyeong-eun — The evil spirit or demon (topic marker attached)

이를

i-reul — This (object marker); referring to the situation

못마땅하게

motmattanghage — Displeased, unsatisfied; in a discontented manner

여겨

yeogyo — Regarded, considered; short connective form of 여기다

그을음과

geueulum-gwa — Soot and; fine black powder from combustion

향을

hyang-eul — Incense or fragrance (object marker attached)

뒤섞는

dwiseoknneun — Mixing together, blending; present participle of 뒤섞다

일에

il-e — In the task or work; locative particle attached

착수했다

chaksuhessda — Commenced, started; began undertaking a task

그

geu — That; demonstrative determiner or pronoun

솜씨가

somssi-ga — The skill or craftsmanship (subject marker attached)

어찌나

eojjina — How very, so much; exclamatory adverb of degree

교묘한지

gyomyohanji — How clever or cunning it is; indirect question form

천사조차

cheonsa-jocha — Even an angel; inclusive particle emphasizing extent

혼란에

honnan-e — Into confusion or chaos; locative particle attached

빠뜨릴

ppatteureul — To throw into, to cause to fall into

수

su — Ability, possibility; used in potential expressions

있었으니

isseosseueni — There was; connective past form implying reason

가련한

garyeonhan — Pitiful, wretched; deserving of pity or sorrow

시인

siin — Poet; a person who writes poetry

하나쯤은

hanajjeumeun — At least one; approximately one, with concessive nuance

말할

malhal — To say, to speak; future modifier form of 말하다

것도

geotdo — Even the matter of; emphatic particle on noun

없었다

eobseossda — Did not exist; there was not, past tense

악한

akan — Evil, wicked; adjective describing a bad person

자는

ja-neun — The person (topic marker); referring to an individual

그런

geureon — Such, that kind of; demonstrative modifier

사람들을

saramdeul-eul — People (object marker attached); human beings

다루는

daruneun — Handling, dealing with; present participle of 다루다

법을

beob-eul — The way or method (object marker attached)

잘

jal — Well, skillfully; adverb indicating competence

알고

algo — Knowing; connective gerund form of 알다

있었다

isseossda — There was; existed, past progressive or existential

그는

geu-neun — He (topic marker attached); third-person male pronoun

시인을

siin-eul — The poet (object marker attached)

향으로

hyang-euro — With incense; using fragrance, directional particle

완전히

wanjeonhi — Completely, entirely, fully; adverb of totality

에워싸서

ewossaseo — Having surrounded, encircled; connective form of 에워싸다

사람이

saram-i — A person (subject marker attached)

정신을

jeongsin-eul — Mind, consciousness (object marker attached)

잃고

ilko — Losing; connective gerund form of 잃다

자신의

jasin-ui — One's own; possessive form of oneself

사명과

samyeong-gwa — Mission or calling and; purpose in life

고향을

gohyang-eul — Hometown (object marker attached); place of origin

잊게

itge — To forget; causative connective form of 잊다

만들었으며

mandeureosse-umyeo — Made it so and; past tense connective of 만들다

마침내

machimne — Finally, at last; adverb indicating eventual outcome

스스로를

seuseuro-reul — Oneself (object marker); reflexive pronoun

연기

yeongi — Smoke; vapor produced by burning material

속으로

sog-euro — Into the inside of; directional particle attached

사라지게

sarajige — To disappear, vanish; causative connective form

했다

haessda — Did, made; past tense of 하다

작은

jageun — Small, little; adjective modifying a noun

새들이

saedeul-i — The birds (subject marker attached)

소식을

sosig-eul — The news (object marker attached); information received

듣고는

deutgoneun — Having heard and; connective form with topic nuance

슬퍼하며

seulpeohamyeo — Feeling sad and; connective form of 슬퍼하다

사흘

saheul — Three days; native Korean word for three days

동안

dongan — During, for a period of time; duration marker

단

dan — Only, just; adverb expressing sole limitation

한

han — One; native Korean numeral one as determiner

곡의

gog-ui — Of a piece of music; possessive form of 곡

노래도

norae-do — Even a song; emphatic particle meaning not even

부르지

bureuri — To sing or call; negative connective form of 부르다

않았다

anassda — Did not; past tense negative auxiliary verb

검은

geomeun — Black, dark; adjective modifying a noun

달팽이는

dalpaeng-i-neun — The snail (topic marker attached); small mollusc

더욱

deouk — Even more, further; adverb intensifying a degree

검어졌다

geomeojyeossda — Became darker; past tense of to become black

슬픔

seulpeum — Sadness, sorrow; noun form of feeling sad

때문이

ttaemun-i — Because of; reason particle with subject marker

아니라

anira — Not; contrastive form meaning it is not

시기심

sigisim — Jealousy, envy; feeling of resentful coveting

때문이었다

ttaemun-i-eossda — It was because of; past copula of reason

그들은

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

나에게

na-ege — To me; dative particle indicating recipient

바쳤어야

bachyeosseo-ya — Should have dedicated or offered; regret past form

고

go — And; connective ending linking clauses or quotes

말했다

malhaessda — Said, spoke; past tense of 말하다

노래

norae — Song; a musical vocal composition

중

jung — Among, during; indicating being within a group

가장

gajang — Most; superlative adverb of degree

유명한

yumyeonghan — Famous, well-known; widely recognized and celebrated

곡

gok — A piece of music; a musical composition or track

즉

jeuk — That is, namely; clarifying conjunction

세상의

sesang-ui — Of the world; possessive form of 세상

이치

ichi — Principle, logic, truth; the way things work

라는

raneun — Called, named; quotative modifier particle

북소리

bukssori — Sound of a drum; drumbeat noise

노래의

norae-ui — Of the song; possessive particle attached to song

아이디어를

aidideo-reul — The idea (object marker attached); a creative concept

준

jun — Gave; past modifier form of 주다

것은

geot-eun — The thing (topic marker); nominalizer with topic particle

바로

baro — Exactly, right, precisely; adverb of emphasis

나였으니까

na-yeosseunikka — Because it was me; past copula with causal ending

장미에

jangmi-e — On the rose; locative particle attached to rose

침을

chim-eul — Saliva, spit (object marker attached)

뱉은

baeseun — Spat; past modifier form of 뱉다

나였다

na-yeossda — It was me; past tense copula with first person

사실을

sasil-eul — The fact (object marker attached); truth or reality

증언할

jeung-eonhal — To testify, to bear witness; future modifier form

있는

inneun — Who can, that exists; present modifier of 있다

증인을

jeung-in-eul — A witness (object marker attached); one who testifies

데려올

deryeool — Will bring along; future modifier of 데려오다

수도

su-do — Even the possibility; potential form with emphatic particle

있다

itda — There is, can; existential or possessive verb

모든

modeun — All, every; determiner indicating entirety

대한

daehan — About, regarding; modifier particle form of 대하다

소식은

sosig-eun — The news (topic marker attached)

인도에

indo-e — To India; directional locative particle attached

시인의

siin-ui — The poet's; possessive form of 시인

고향에

gohyang-e — To the hometown; locative particle attached

전혀

jeonhyeo — At all, not at all; adverb used with negatives

닿지

daji — Reaching; negative connective form of 닿다

새들은

saedeul-eun — The birds (topic marker attached)

모두

modu — All, everyone; adverb meaning in totality

침묵을

chimmug-eul — Silence (object marker attached); absence of sound

지켰는데

jikyeonneunde — Kept or maintained and; past tense connective form

애도의

aedo-ui — Of mourning; possessive form of mourning period

시간이

sigan-i — The time (subject marker attached)

끝났을

kkeunassseul — When it ended; past presumptive modifier form

때

ttae — Time, moment, when; temporal noun

그들의

geudeul-ui — Their; possessive form of they

슬픔이

seulpeum-i — The sadness (subject marker attached)

너무나

neomuna — So very, extremely; intensifying adverb

깊었던

gipeossdon — Had been deep; retrospective modifier past form

나머지

nameoji — The remainder; so much so that, resulting in

누구를

nugu-reul — Whom (object marker attached); interrogative pronoun

위해

wihae — For the sake of; benefactive particle phrase

울었는지조차

ureonneunji-jocha — Even who they had cried for; emphatic inclusive form

잊어버리고

ijeobeorigo — Completely forgot; connective form of 잊어버리다

말았다

marassda — Ended up doing; past tense of regrettable completion

세상이란

sesang-iran — As for the world; topic particle with defining nuance

원래

wollae — Originally, by nature; adverb of inherent state

것이다

geosida — It is the thing; explanatory or assertive ending