Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 1015

Vocabulary

하지만

hajiman — Conjunction meaning 'however' or 'but'.

저는

jeoneun — 'I' (humble) with topic marker attached.

그것이

geugeosi — 'That thing' with subject marker; 'it'.

장군님으로부터

janggunnim-eurobuteo — 'From the general'; honorific title with source marker.

시작되었다고

sijakdoeeotdago — Quoted form: 'that it began' or 'that it started'.

생각해요

saenggakhaeyo — 'I think' or 'I believe'; polite present tense.

아버지가

abeojiga — 'Father' with subject marker; father did something.

말했습니다

malhaetsseumnida — 'Said' or 'spoke'; formal polite past tense.

우리는

urineun — 'We' with topic marker; refers to a group.

그분들께도

geubundeulkkedo — 'To those people also'; honorific plural dative.

감사해야

gamsahaeya — 'Must be grateful'; obligation form of to thank.

합니다

hamnida — Formal polite verb ending meaning 'do' or 'does'.

온

on — 'Whole' or 'entire'; modifier used before nouns.

마음을

maeumeul — 'Heart' or 'mind' with object marker.

다해

dahae — 'With all of'; doing something to the fullest extent.

그렇게

geureoke — 'Like that' or 'in that way'; adverb of manner.

합시다

hapsida — 'Let's do it'; formal first-person plural suggestion.

어머니가

eomeoniga — 'Mother' with subject marker; mother as subject.

외쳤습니다

oechyeotseumnida — 'Shouted' or 'exclaimed'; formal polite past tense.

그분들께

geubundeulkke — 'To those respected people'; honorific dative plural.

감사할

gamsahal — Future modifier form of 'to be grateful' or 'thank'.

것이

geosi — Nominalizer 'thing' or 'fact' with subject marker.

그다지

geudaji — 'Not so much'; adverb used in negative sentences.

많지

manchi — 'Not many/much'; adjective stem in negative construction.

않은

aneun — Negative modifier 'not'; attached to preceding verb.

것

geot — 'Thing' or 'fact'; nominalizing bound noun in Korean.

같아요

gatayo — 'It seems like' or 'it appears'; polite form.

선하신

seonhasin — 'Good' or 'righteous'; honorific modifier form.

하나님께

hananimkke — 'To God'; honorific dative form of God.

감사드릴

gamsadeuril — Future form: 'will give thanks'; humble expression.

거예요

geoyeyo — 'It will be' or 'going to'; polite future construction.

그리고

geurigo — 'And' or 'also'; coordinating conjunction.

어린

eorin — 'Young' or 'little'; adjective modifying a noun.

낫게

natge — 'To get better'; adverbial form of 'to recover'.

해주신

haejusin — Honorific past modifier: 'who did (something) for us'.

것에

geose — 'For the fact that'; nominalizer with locative marker.

대해서도

daehaesodo — 'Also regarding' or 'about as well'; topic particle.

씩씩하게

ssikssikage — 'Bravely' or 'vigorously'; adverbial form of spirited.

잘

jal — 'Well'; common adverb indicating doing something properly.

지내고

jinaego — 'Getting along' or 'doing'; connective form of to live.

있었고

isseotgo — 'Was/were and'; connective past tense of 'to be'.

있었습니다

isseotseumnida — 'There was/were'; formal polite past existence verb.

그해가

geuhae-ga — 'That year' with subject marker; referring to a year.

지나는

jinaneun — 'Passing' or 'going by'; present modifier of to pass.

동안

dongan — 'During' or 'while'; time duration particle/noun.

그는

geuneun — 'He' with topic marker; masculine third-person pronoun.

작은

jageun — 'Small' or 'little'; adjective modifying a noun.

은상

eunsang — 'Silver prize' or 'silver medal'; second-place award.

메달을

medaleul — 'Medal' with object marker; award given for achievement.

받았고

badatgo — 'Received and'; connective past tense of to receive.

그

geu — 'That' or 'the'; demonstrative modifier before nouns.

후에는

hue-neun — 'After that'; time expression with topic marker.

큰

keun — 'Big' or 'large'; adjective modifying following noun.

상도

sangdo — 'Prize also' or 'award too'; noun with additive marker.

받았습니다

badatseumnida — 'Received'; formal polite past tense of to receive.

결국에는

gyeolgugenneun — 'In the end' or 'eventually'; temporal adverbial phrase.

아이를

aireul — 'Child' with object marker; young person as object.

수공업자에게

sugongeobja-ege — 'To the craftsman'; artisan with dative marker.

견습생으로

gyeonseupssaeng-euro — 'As an apprentice'; role marker on apprentice noun.

보냈더라면

bonaetdeoramyeon — Counterfactual: 'if (we) had sent'; regret expression.

더

deo — 'More' or 'better'; comparative adverb in Korean.

좋았을

joasseul — 'Would have been good'; past counterfactual modifier.

텐데

tende — 'It would have been'; regretful or wishing expression.

문지기의

munjigi-ui — 'Of the gatekeeper'; possessive on gatekeeper noun.

아내가

anaega — 'Wife' with subject marker; spouse as sentence subject.

울면서

ulmyeonseo — 'While crying'; simultaneous action connective form.

그랬다면

geuraetdamyeon — 'If that had been so'; past conditional conjunction.

우리

uri — 'We' or 'our'; first-person plural pronoun/possessive.

곁에

gyeote — 'Beside' or 'near'; locative meaning close proximity.

붙잡아

butjaba — 'Hold onto' or 'keep'; connective form of to grab.

둘

dul — 'Keep' or 'place'; auxiliary verb meaning to maintain.

수

su — 'Possibility' or 'ability'; bound noun after verb modifier.

있었을

isseosseul — 'Could have been'; past potential modifier form.

아이가

aiga — 'Child' with subject marker; young person as subject.

무엇을

mueoseul — 'What' with object marker; interrogative pronoun.

할

hal — 'Will do' or 'to do'; future modifier of to do.

있겠어요

itgeseoyo — 'Could there be'; polite speculative ability expression.

다시는

dasineun — 'Never again'; adverb with emphatic negative meaning.

볼

bol — 'Will see' or 'to see'; future modifier of to see.

없을

eopseul — 'There won't be'; future modifier of non-existence.

설령

seollyeong — 'Even if'; concessive conjunction introducing unlikely case.

돌아온다

doraonda — 'Returns' or 'comes back'; present tense of to return.

해도요

haedoyo — 'Even if (they) do'; concessive polite ending.

사랑스러운

sarangseureoun — 'Lovely' or 'adorable'; adjective modifying a noun.

돌아오지

doraoji — Negative connective: 'does not return'; negative form.

않을

aneul — 'Will not'; future negative modifier form.

그것은

geugeoseun — 'That thing' with topic marker; 'it' as topic.

아이에게

ai-ege — 'To the child'; dative marker on child noun.

행운과

haengungwa — 'Good luck and'; fortune noun with conjunction particle.

명성을

myeongseong-eul — 'Fame' or 'reputation' with object marker.

가져다줄

gajyeodajul — Future modifier: 'will bring (to someone)'.

거요

geoyo — Polite future ending: 'it will be' or 'going to'.

네

ne — 'Yes' or acknowledgment; also 'okay' in response.

고마워요

gomawoyo — 'Thank you'; polite informal expression of gratitude.

여보

yeobo — 'Honey' or 'dear'; term of address for spouse.

당신은

dangsin-eun — 'You' with topic marker; second-person pronoun, intimate.

진심이

jinsim-i — 'Sincerity' with subject marker; genuine heart/intention.

아닌

anin — 'Not being'; negative modifier form of 'to not be'.

말을

mareul — 'Words' or 'speech' with object marker.

하고

hago — 'Do and' or 'doing'; connective form of to do.

있어요

isseoyo — 'There is' or 'am doing'; polite present progressive.

당신도

dangsin-do — 'You also' or 'you too'; second-person with additive.

나만큼이나

namankeumin-a — 'Just as much as me'; comparison particle phrase.

슬프잖아요

seulpeujanhayo — 'You're sad, aren't you'; rhetorical confirmation polite.

슬픔과

seulpeumgwa — 'Sadness and'; grief noun with conjunction particle.

여정에

yeojeong-e — 'On the journey'; travel/journey noun with locative.

관한

gwanhan — 'Related to' or 'concerning'; modifier of relation.

이야기는

iyagi-neun — 'Story' or 'talk' with topic marker; narrative topic.

모두

modu — 'All' or 'everyone'; total quantity adverb/pronoun.

사실이었습니다

sasiriyeotseumnida — 'Was true' or 'was a fact'; formal polite past.

모두들

modudeur — 'Everyone' with plural emphasis; all people included.

젊은이에게는

jeolmeuni-ege-neun — 'For the young person'; dative plus topic marker.

행운이라고

haenguni-rago — Quotation: 'saying it is good luck'; quoted noun.

작별

jakbyeol — 'Farewell' or 'parting'; noun for saying goodbye.

인사를

insareul — 'Greeting' or 'farewell' with object marker.

해야

haeya — 'Must do' or 'have to do'; obligation verb form.

했고

haetgo — 'Did and'; connective past tense of to do.

장군님께도

janggunnim-kkedo — 'To the general also'; honorific dative with additive.

마찬가지였습니다

machangaziyeotseumnida — 'Was the same' or 'likewise'; formal past statement.

장군님의

janggunnim-ui — 'General's'; honorific possessive form of general.

부인은

buin-eun — 'Wife' or 'madam' with topic marker; respectful term.

모습을

moseup-eul — 'Appearance' or 'figure' with object marker.

드러내지

deureonaegi — Negative connective: 'did not reveal' or 'not show'.

않았는데

anannneunde — 'Did not, and' or 'did not because'; background clause.

심한

simhan — 'Severe' or 'bad'; adjective modifying a noun.

두통이

dutong-i — 'Headache' with subject marker; pain in the head.

있었기

isseotgi — Nominalizer: 'because there was'; causal past form.

때문입니다

ttaemun-imnida — 'It is because'; formal causal closing expression.