Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 1072

Vocabulary

한때

han-ttae — At one time; once upon a time in the past

나는

na-neun — I (subject marker attached); first-person subject

그에게

geu-e-ge — To him; indicating direction toward a male person

손가락

son-ga-rak — Finger; one of the digits on a hand

하나를

ha-na-reul — One (object form); the number one as direct object

내밀었는데

nae-mil-eot-neun-de — Extended or held out something toward someone

그는

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

내

nae — My; possessive first-person pronoun

손

son — Hand; the body part at the end of the arm

전체를

jeon-che-reul — The entirety of something; the whole as object

잡아버렸다

jab-a-beo-ryeot-da — Grabbed and held completely; seized the whole thing

그러나

geu-reo-na — However; but; conjunction indicating contrast

이제

i-je — Now; at this point in time

한숨을

han-sum-eul — A sigh; deep breath expressing weariness or sadness

쉬며

swi-myeo — While sighing or resting; simultaneous action form

말했다

mal-haet-da — Said; spoke; past tense of 말하다

악은

ak-eun — Evil (topic marker); wickedness as the topic

안에도

an-e-do — Inside as well; also within; even on the inside

있고

it-go — Exists and; is present, connecting to next clause

저

jeo — That (distant); demonstrative pronoun for something far

사람

sa-ram — Person; human being; individual

있다

it-da — To exist; to be present; to have

하지만

ha-ji-man — But; however; despite that

그것이

geu-geot-i — That thing (subject marker); it as the subject

그를

geu-reul — Him (object marker); third-person male as direct object

짓누르지는

jit-nu-reu-ji-neun — Does not weigh down or oppress; crush as topic

않는다

an-neun-da — Does not; negation of present tense action

고개를

go-gae-reul — Head or neck (object); the head as direct object

꼿꼿이

kkot-kkot-i — Upright; erectly; holding oneself stiffly straight

세우고

se-u-go — Raises up and; erects something, connecting clauses

세상을

se-sang-eul — The world (object marker); society as direct object

활보하며

hwal-bo-ha-myeo — While striding boldly; walking confidently through the world

안락함을

an-rak-ham-eul — Comfort; ease; physical and emotional well-being as object

누리고

nu-ri-go — Enjoys and; savors or benefits from something

종교의

jong-gyo-ui — Of religion; religious (possessive); relating to faith

위안에서

wi-an-e-seo — From comfort or consolation; seeking solace from something

찾으려

chat-eu-ryeo — Intending to find or seek; expressing intent to search

했다

haet-da — Did; tried to; past tense auxiliary verb

단순한

dan-sun-han — Simple; mere; uncomplicated; used as an adjective

위안에

wi-an-e — In comfort or consolation; within a sense of solace

불과하다면

bul-gwa-ha-da-myeon — If it is nothing more than; merely amounts to

만약

man-yak — If; supposing that; conditional conjunction

이곳의

i-got-ui — Of this place; belonging to here; this location's

모든

mo-deun — All; every; each and every one

것이

geot-i — Thing (subject marker); something as the subject

내가

nae-ga — I (subject marker); first-person subject emphatic form

떠나온

tteo-na-on — Having left; came away from; departed from a place

세상처럼

se-sang-cheo-reom — Like the world; similar to society or the outside world

단지

dan-ji — Merely; only; just; nothing more than

아름다운

a-reum-da-un — Beautiful; lovely; aesthetically pleasing adjective form

환상에

hwan-sang-e — In illusion or fantasy; within a beautiful delusion

저녁

jeo-nyeok — Evening; the time of day after sunset

구름의

gu-reum-ui — Of clouds; belonging to clouds; cloud's possessive form

아름다움처럼

a-reum-da-um-cheo-reom — Like beauty; similar to something beautiful and fleeting

먼

meon — Distant; far away; remote adjective form

산의

san-ui — Of the mountain; mountain's possessive form

아련한

a-ryeon-han — Faint and hazy; dimly nostalgic; indistinctly beautiful

푸름처럼

pu-reum-cheo-reom — Like blueness or greenness; resembling a distant blue hue

하나의

ha-na-ui — One; a single; one of something (possessive form)

환영에

hwan-yeong-e — In illusion or phantom; within a mere apparition

가까이

ga-kka-i — Closely; nearby; in close proximity

다가가면

da-ga-ga-myeon — If one approaches; when drawing near to something

전혀

jeon-hyeo — Not at all; completely (with negation); entirely different

다른

da-reun — Different; other; another; contrasting adjective

모습이지

mo-seup-i-ji — Is it not the appearance; isn't it a different face

않은가

an-eun-ga — Is it not; rhetorical question expecting agreement

영원이여

yeong-won-i-yeo — O Eternity; direct address to the concept of eternity

그대는

geu-dae-neun — You (poetic); literary second-person subject form

고요한

go-yo-han — Calm; still; tranquil; quiet adjective

광대한

gwang-dae-han — Vast; expansive; immense adjective

바다처럼

ba-da-cheo-reom — Like the sea; resembling the vast ocean

우리를

u-ri-reul — Us (object marker); we as the direct object

손짓하여

son-jit-ha-yeo — Beckons with hand; gestures to call someone over

기대로

gi-dae-ro — With hope or expectation; filled with anticipation

가득

ga-deuk — Fully; completely filled; to the brim

채우지만

chae-u-ji-man — Fills but; satisfies yet with a contrasting outcome

막상

mak-sang — When it actually comes to it; in reality; when faced with

그

geu — That; the; a determiner pointing to something known

위에

wi-e — On top of; above; upon a surface

올라타면

ol-la-ta-myeon — If one boards or mounts; when climbing onto something

가라앉고

ga-ra-an-ko — Sinks and; descends below the surface, connecting clauses

사라지고

sa-ra-ji-go — Disappears and; vanishes, connecting to next action

존재를

jon-jae-reul — Existence (object marker); being as a direct object

멈추고

meom-chu-go — Stops and; ceases, connecting to the next clause

만다

man-da — Ends up doing; completes an undesirable action inevitably

사라져라

sa-ra-jyeo-ra — Disappear! Vanish! Imperative command to go away

꺼져버려라

kkeo-jyeo-beo-ryeo-ra — Get out! Go away completely! Strong imperative dismissal

눈물도

nun-mul-do — Tears also; even tears; not even tears were present

없이

eob-si — Without; lacking; in the absence of something

쓰디쓴

sseu-di-sseun — Bitterly bitter; intensely bitter taste or feeling

상념에

sang-nyeo-me — In deep thought or brooding; absorbed in reflective sorrow

잠긴

jam-gin — Submerged or locked in; deeply absorbed in thought

채

chae — While remaining in a state; still in that condition

딱딱한

ttak-ttak-han — Hard; stiff; rigid adjective describing a surface

침상에

chim-sang-e — On the bed or cot; upon a sleeping surface

앉았다가

anj-at-da-ga — Sat and then; was seated before transitioning to next action

이윽고

i-euk-go — After a while; eventually; soon afterward

무릎을

mu-reup-eul — Knees (object marker); the knees as direct object

꿇었다

kkul-eot-da — Knelt down; got down on one's knees

누구

nu-gu — Who; someone; an unspecified person

앞에

ap-e — In front of; before; in the presence of

벽에

byeok-e — On the wall; attached to or placed on a wall

고정된

go-jeong-doen — Fixed; fastened; permanently attached adjective form

돌

dol — Stone; rock; a hard natural mineral material

십자가

sip-ja-ga — Cross; Christian cross symbol or crucifix

아니

a-ni — No; not; an interjection of negation or realization

습관이

seup-gwan-i — Habit (subject marker); a customary practice as subject

그런

geu-reon — Such; that kind of; of that sort adjective form

자세로

ja-se-ro — In that posture; with that stance or attitude

이끈

i-kkeun — Led; guided; brought toward in past relative form

것뿐이었다

geot-ppun-i-eot-da — Was nothing but; it was merely that and nothing more

자신의

ja-sin-ui — One's own; self's possessive form

마음속을

ma-eum-sok-eul — Inside one's heart or mind; the inner self as object

더

deo — More; further; to a greater degree

깊이

gi-pi — Deeply; to a great depth; profoundly

들여다볼수록

deul-lyeo-da-bol-su-rok — The more one peers into; the deeper one looks

어둠은

eo-dum-eun — The darkness (topic marker); darkness as the topic

더욱

deo-uk — Even more; still further; to an even greater degree

짙어

jit-eo — Becomes darker or denser; grows deeper in color or intensity

보였다

bo-yeot-da — Appeared; seemed; was visible in past tense

아무것도

a-mu-geot-do — Nothing; not anything at all; no thing whatsoever

없고

eob-go — Does not exist and; is absent, connecting to next clause

밖에도

bak-ke-do — Outside as well; also on the outside; even externally

없다

eob-da — Does not exist; is not present; to lack

이

i — This; a demonstrative determiner for something near

삶은

sam-eun — Life (topic marker); one's life or existence as topic

낭비되고

nang-bi-doe-go — Is wasted and; squandered, connecting to next clause

내팽개쳐졌다

nae-paeng-gae-chyeo-jeot-da — Was thrown away; discarded carelessly; cast aside

그리고

geu-ri-go — And; and then; additive conjunction

생각은

saeng-gak-eun — Thought or idea (topic marker); thinking as the topic

눈덩이처럼

nun-deong-i-cheo-reom — Like a snowball; growing larger as it rolls forward

굴러가며

gul-leo-ga-myeo — While rolling along; as something rolls and accumulates

커져

keo-jyeo — Grows larger; becomes bigger; expands in size

마침내

ma-chim-nae — Finally; at last; in the end

짓누를

jit-nu-reul — Will crush or weigh down; future form of oppressing

것만

geot-man — Only that thing; nothing but; solely that outcome

같았다

gat-at-da — Seemed; appeared as if; felt like in past tense

슬픔을

seul-peum-eul — Sadness or grief (object marker); sorrow as direct object

아무에게도

a-mu-e-ge-do — To no one; not to anyone; not a single person

털어놓을

teol-eo-no-eul — To open up and confide; share one's feelings freely

수

su — Ability; way; means; used in 'can' constructions

갉아먹는

gak-a-meong-neun — Gnawing at; eating away; corroding from within

벌레에

beol-le-e — About the bug or worm; concerning a gnawing creature

대해

dae-hae — About; regarding; concerning a topic

말할

mal-hal — Will say; to speak about; future form of telling

비밀은

bi-mil-eun — Secret (topic marker); confidential information as topic

나의

na-ui — My; mine; first-person possessive

포로다

po-ro-da — Is a prisoner; is a captive; declarative form

포로를

po-ro-reul — Prisoner (object marker); captive as direct object

풀어준다면

pul-eo-jun-da-myeon — If one releases or sets free; conditional freeing of captive

나야말로

na-ya-mal-lo — It is I who; I myself; emphatic first-person form

그의

geu-ui — His; belonging to him; third-person male possessive

포로가

po-ro-ga — Prisoner (subject marker); captive as subject of clause

되고

doe-go — Becomes and; turns into, connecting to next clause

말

mal — Speech; word; also used as inevitability marker

것이다

geot-i-da — It is the case that; emphatic declarative sentence ending