Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 1148

Vocabulary

하지만

hajiman — However; used to introduce a contrasting statement.

이것은

igeoseun — This (topic marker); referring to something previously mentioned.

의도가

uido-ga — Intention, purpose; what one plans or means to do.

아니었다

anieotda — Was not; past tense negation of 'to be'.

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker); referring to a male subject.

세상을

sesang-eul — The world (object marker); referring to the broader world.

좀

jom — A little, somewhat; softens a request or statement.

더

deo — More; indicating a greater degree or amount.

보고

bogo — Seeing, looking at; gerund form of 'to see'.

싶었다

sipeoтda — Wanted to; past tense of 'to want to do'.

장어

jang-eo — Eel; a long, snake-like aquatic creature.

사육사에게는

sayuksa-ege-neun — To/for the keeper or breeder (topic marker).

삼촌이

samchon-i — Uncle (subject marker); father's younger brother or male relative.

있었는데

isseonneunde — There was/had; past tense with a connective nuance.

어부이면서

eobu-imyeonseo — While being a fisherman; simultaneous condition connector.

바다에

bada-e — On/in the sea; locative form of 'sea'.

배를

bae-reul — Ship, boat (object marker); a vessel used on water.

가진

gajin — Having, possessing; adjectival form of 'to have'.

번창한

beonchanghan — Prosperous, thriving; describing a flourishing business or person.

상인이기도

sangin-igido — Also being a merchant; indicates an additional identity or role.

했다

haetda — Did, was; general past tense auxiliary verb.

선량한

seonnyanghan — Virtuous, good-natured; describing a kind and honest person.

노인이라고

noin-irago — Said to be an old man; quotative form with 'old man'.

알려져

allyeojyeo — Being known as; passive form of 'to make known'.

있었으며

isseoссеumyeo — Was and; past tense with a coordinating connective ending.

그의

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

밑에서

mite-seo — Under, beneath; working under someone's supervision.

일하는

ilhaneun — Working; present adjectival form of 'to work'.

것도

geotdo — That thing also; adds 'also/even' to a noun clause.

나쁘지

nappeují — Not bad; negative stem of 'to be bad'.

않을

aneul — Will not; future-tense negative modifier form.

것

geot — Thing, fact; nominalizer turning a clause into a noun.

같았다

gatawatda — Seemed, appeared; past tense of 'to seem/be like'.

최북단에

choebukdan-e — At the northernmost point; extreme northern tip location.

위치해

wichihae — Located, situated; gerund form of 'to be located'.

있으며

isseumyeo — Is and; present tense with a coordinating connective ending.

모래언덕에서

morae-eondeok-eseo — From the sand dunes; locative source form for dunes.

그

geu — That, the; demonstrative article or third-person pronoun.

땅에서

ttang-eseo — From the land; locative source form of 'land/ground'.

여행할

yeohaenghal — To travel; future-modifier form of 'to travel'.

수

su — Ability, possibility; used in 'can/able to' constructions.

있는

inneun — Existing, being; present adjectival form of 'to exist'.

만큼

mankeum — As much as; indicates degree or extent of comparison.

멀리

meolli — Far away, distantly; adverb indicating great distance.

떨어져

tteoreojyeo — Separated, apart; gerund of 'to fall away/be distant'.

있었다

isseoтда — Was, existed; simple past tense of 'to exist/be'.

바로

baro — Right, exactly, just; emphasizes immediacy or precision.

이

i — This; demonstrative pronoun or adjective indicating proximity.

점이

jeom-i — Point, aspect (subject marker); a specific feature or detail.

마음에

maeum-e — To the heart/mind; indicating something pleases one.

들었는데

deureонneunde — Was appealing, liked; past tense with connective nuance.

일이

il-i — Work, matter (subject marker); a task or a week.

주

ju — Week; a period of seven days.

안에

an-e — Inside, within; indicating a time or space boundary.

열릴

yeollil — To be held/opened; future-modifier form of 'to open'.

결혼식이

gyeolhonsik-i — Wedding ceremony (subject marker); a marriage celebration event.

있을

isseul — Will be; future-modifier form of 'to exist/be'.

때까지

ttaekkaji — Until the time; indicates a deadline or endpoint in time.

머물고

meomulgo — Staying and; connective gerund form of 'to stay/remain'.

싶지

sipji — Not want to; negative stem of 'to want to do'.

않았기

anhatgi — Because did not; past negative gerund for causal clauses.

때문이다

ttaemun-ida — It is because; expresses a reason or cause.

늙은

neulgeun — Old, aged; adjectival form of 'to grow old'.

어부는

eobu-neun — The fisherman (topic marker); person who catches fish.

떠나는

tteonaneun — Leaving, departing; present adjectival form of 'to leave'.

것은

geoseun — The thing (topic marker); nominalizer with topic particle.

어리석은

eoriseok-eun — Foolish, stupid; adjectival form describing a silly act.

일이라고

il-irago — Said to be a matter/act; quotative form with 'thing'.

말했다

malhaetda — Said, told; past tense of 'to speak/say'.

이제

ije — Now, from now on; indicates the current moment or change.

집을

jib-eul — House (object marker); a place where someone lives.

가졌으니

gajeossеuni — Since (he) has obtained; past tense causal connector.

대신

daesin — Instead of, in place of; substitution or replacement marker.

그를

geu-reul — Him (object marker); third-person male object pronoun.

선택할

seonтaeкhal — To choose, select; future-modifier form of 'to choose'.

가능성이

ganeungseong-i — Possibility, likelihood (subject marker); chance of occurrence.

높다는

nopдaneun — That it is high; quotative adjectival form of 'to be high'.

것이었다

geosieotda — It was the fact that; past tense nominal predicate.

너무

neomu — Too, excessively; indicates an extreme degree of something.

모호한

mohоhan — Vague, ambiguous; describing an unclear or unclear answer.

대답을

daedab-eul — Answer, reply (object marker); a response to a question.

해서

haeseo — Doing and so; causal connective form of 'to do'.

뜻을

tteut-eul — Meaning, intention (object marker); the sense of something.

알아내기가

arab-naegi-ga — Finding out (subject marker); gerund of 'to figure out'.

쉽지

swipji — Not easy; negative stem of 'to be easy'.

않았다

anhatda — Was not; simple past tense negative auxiliary.

노인은

noin-eun — The old man (topic marker); an elderly male person.

그에게

geu-ege — To him; dative form of the third-person male pronoun.

데려왔고

deryeowatgo — Brought (someone) and; past tense connective of 'to bring'.

그녀는

geunyeo-neun — She (topic marker); third-person female subject pronoun.

당신은

dangsin-eun — You (topic marker); a formal second-person pronoun.

집이

jib-i — House (subject marker); a residential building or home.

있잖아요

itjana-yo — You know you have; casual reminder of an existing fact.

그것을

geugeoseul — That thing (object marker); referring to something mentioned.

생각해야

saengakaeya — Must think about; obligatory form of 'to think/consider'.

해요

haeyo — Do, does; polite present tense of 'to do'.

많은

maneun — Many, much; adjectival form indicating a large quantity.

것들을

geotdeul-eul — Things (object marker); plural nominalizer with object particle.

생각했다

saengakhaetda — Thought, considered; past tense of 'to think'.

바다에는

bada-e-neun — In the sea (topic marker); ocean with locative and topic.

거센

geosen — Fierce, rough, strong; adjective for intense waves or force.

파도가

pado-ga — Waves (subject marker); moving ridges of water on the sea.

있지만

itjiman — There is, but; present tense concessive connective.

인간의

ingan-ui — Human's, of humans; possessive referring to humankind.

마음속에는

maeumsok-e-neun — Inside the heart/mind (topic); within one's inner thoughts.

강하고

ganghago — Strong and; connective form of 'to be strong'.

약한

yakan — Weak, feeble; adjectival form of 'to be weak'.

수많은

sumaneun — Countless, numerous; indicating a very large number.

생각들이

saengakdeul-i — Thoughts (subject marker); plural form of 'thought/idea'.

머릿속을

meoritsok-eul — Inside the head (object marker); one's mind or thoughts.

스쳐

seuchyeo — Brushing past, flashing by; gerund of 'to graze/pass quickly'.

지나갔고

jinagатgo — Passed by and; past tense connective of 'to pass'.

만약

manyak — If, supposing; introduces a hypothetical conditional clause.

나와

na-wa — Me and, with me; first-person pronoun with conjunction.

같은

gateun — Same, like; adjectival form meaning 'identical/similar'.

가지고

gajigo — Having, possessing and; connective gerund of 'to have'.

있다면

itdamyeon — If (he/she) has; conditional form of 'to have/exist'.

우리

uri — We, our; first-person plural pronoun.

중

jung — Among, between; indicating selection within a group.

누구를

nugureul — Whom (object marker); interrogative pronoun for people.

원하겠어요

wonhagesseoyo — Would (you) want; polite future conjecture of 'to want'.

없고

eopgo — Does not have and; connective negative of 'to have'.

가질

gajil — To obtain/have; future-modifier form of 'to possess'.

수도

sudo — Even the ability; 'can' construction with 'even' nuance.

없잖아요

eopjana-yo — You know he can't; reminder of a negative known fact.

그가

geu-ga — He (subject marker); third-person male subject pronoun.

있다면요

itdamyeon-yo — If he has it, though; polite conditional with trailing nuance.