Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 1187

Vocabulary

당신은

dangsin-eun — You (topic marker); formal/poetic second person subject

아시나요

ashinayo — Do you know? Polite inquiring form of 알다

그림자가

geurimja-ga — Shadow (subject marker); the shadow

말했습니다

malhaessseumnida — Said; spoke; formal past tense of 말하다

당신의

dangsin-eui — Your; possessive form of formal 'you'

맞은편

maj-eunpyeon — Opposite side; directly across from something

집에

jibe — In/at the house; home with locative particle

세상에서

sesang-eseo — In the world; from/in this world

가장

gajang — Most; the most; superlative degree adverb

영광스러운

yeonggwang-seureoun — Glorious; magnificent; full of glory

존재가

jonjae-ga — Being; existence (subject marker); entity

살고

salgo — Living; residing; connective form of 살다

있었다는

isseotdaneun — That there was; attributive past quotation form

것을요

geoseulyo — The fact that; soft emphatic object ending

그것은

geugeoseun — That thing (topic); it was (topic marker)

시

si — Poetry; poem; verse

였습니다

yeosseumnida — Was; formal past tense copula form

저는

jeoneun — I (topic marker); humble first person subject

그곳에

geugose — There; at that place; locative form

3주

sam-ju — Three weeks; duration of three weeks

동안

dong-an — During; for a period of time

머물렀는데

meomulleonnneunde — Stayed; remained there; contrastive past form

마치

machi — Just like; as if; resembling exactly

3천

samcheon — Three thousand; the number 3,000

년처럼

nyeoncheorom — Like years; resembling years; years' comparison

느껴졌습니다

neukkkyeojyeosseumnida — Was felt; seemed; passive feeling past formal

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because; the reason is; causal conjunction

시와

si-wa — Poetry and; poem with conjunction particle

산문으로

sanmun-euro — In prose; written in prose form

쓰인

sseuин — Written; composed; attributive passive form of 쓰다

모든

modeun — All; every; entire; all of something

것을

geoseul — The thing; object nominalizer with accusative particle

읽었기

ilgeotgi — Because (I) read; causal nominalized past form

때문입니다

ttaemun-imnida — It is because; formal causal explanation ending

그리고

geurigo — And; furthermore; additive conjunction

진실로

jinsillo — Truly; sincerely; in truth; honestly

말씀드리건대

malsseum-deurigeondae — Let me tell you; humble formal speech introduction

보고

bogo — Seeing and; connective form of 보다

배웠습니다

baewosseumnida — Learned; studied; formal past tense of 배우다

시라고요

siragoyо — It's poetry!; emphatic quotation exclamation

학식

haksik — Erudition; scholarly knowledge; academic learning

있는

inneun — Who has; existing; attributive present form

남자가

namja-ga — Man (subject marker); the man

외쳤습니다

oechyeosseumnida — Exclaimed; shouted; cried out formally

네

ne — Yes; affirmative response particle

그녀는

geunyeo-neun — She (topic marker); she as subject

대도시에서

daedosi-eseo — In a big city; within a major metropolis

은둔자처럼

eundunja-cheorom — Like a hermit; as a recluse; resembling hermit

있습니다

isseumnida — Is; exists; formal present tense of 있다

시라니

sirani — Poetry of all things!; surprised exclamation about poetry

음

eum — Hmm; um; hesitation or thinking sound

잠이

jami — Sleep (subject marker); sleepiness as subject

눈꺼풀을

nunkkeopul-eul — Eyelids (object marker); the eyelids

짓누르는

jinnureuneun — Weighing down; pressing heavily upon; oppressing

아주

aju — Very; extremely; quite; intensifying adverb

짧은

jjalbeun — Short; brief; of short duration

순간

sungan — Moment; instant; brief point in time

그녀를

geunyeo-reul — Her (object marker); her as direct object

한 번

han beon — Once; one time; a single occasion

본 적이

bon jeogi — Had the experience of seeing; once saw

불꽃

bulkkot — Flame; spark; fiery flower-like light

같은

gateun — Like; same as; resembling; similar to

꽃들에

kkotdeul-e — Among/with flowers; flowers with locative particle

둘러싸여

dulleossayeo — Surrounded by; encircled; wrapped around

빛나는

bitnaneun — Shining; glowing; radiant; gleaming

발코니에서

balkoni-eseo — From/on the balcony; at the balcony

저에게

jeo-ege — To me; for me; humble indirect object form

번쩍

beonjjeok — In a flash; suddenly glittering; instantaneously bright

나타났습니다

natanasseumnida — Appeared; showed up; emerged formally past

말해보세요

malhaeboseyo — Please tell me; go ahead and speak

그날 저녁

geunal jeonyeok — That evening; that particular night

발코니에

balkoni-e — On the balcony; at the balcony location

있었잖아요

isseotjanayo — You were there, weren't you; reminder past form

문을

mun-eul — Door (object marker); the door

통해

tonghae — Through; via; by means of

들어갔는데

deureogannneunde — Entered; went inside; contrastive past connective

무엇을

mueoseul — What (object marker); what thing did you see

보았나요

boannayo — Did you see? Polite past interrogative form

대기실에

daegisil-e — In the waiting room; at the waiting area

있었습니다

isseosseumnida — Was; existed; formal past tense of 있다

여전히

yeojeonhi — Still; as before; unchanged; continuing as always

저의

jeo-eui — My; of me; humble possessive first person

맞은편에

maj-eunpyeon-e — Across from; on the opposite side

앉아

anja — Sitting; seated; connective form of 앉다

방 안을

bang an-eul — Inside the room; interior of a room

들여다보고

deuryeodabogo — Peering into; looking closely inside; gazing in

빛이

bichi — Light (subject marker); the light

없었습니다

eopseosseumnida — There was not; did not exist; formal past negative

아니면

animyeon — Or; if not; otherwise; alternative conjunction

적어도

jeogeo-do — At least; at a minimum; no less than

부분적으로

bubunjeok-euro — Partially; in part; to some degree

어두운

eoduun — Dark; dim; gloomy; lacking light

것처럼

geotcheorom — As if; like it was; seeming as though

보였습니다

boyeosseumnida — Appeared; seemed; looked (passive past formal)

여러

yeoreo — Several; various; many different

방들로

bangdeul-lo — To the rooms; toward several rooms

이어지는

ieojineun — Leading to; connecting; continuing; linking

문이

mun-i — Door (subject marker); the door as subject

활짝

hwaljjak — Wide open; fully bloomed; completely open

열려 있었고

yeollyeo isseotgo — Was open; stood wide open; and was open

그 방들은

geu bangdeul-eun — Those rooms (topic); those particular rooms

찬란하게

challanhage — Brilliantly; splendidly; gloriously bright

밝혀져 있었기

balkhyeojyeo isseotgi — Because it was illuminated; lit up causally

만약

manyak — If; supposing; in the event that

제가

je-ga — I (subject marker); humble first person subject

처녀에게

cheonyeo-ege — To the maiden; toward the young woman

너무

neomu — Too; excessively; overly; too much

가까이

gakkai — Closely; near; in close proximity

다가갔다면

dagagattdamyeon — If I had approached; hypothetical past approach

빛의

bichi-eui — Of light; light's; belonging to light

불꽃이

bulkkochi — The flame (subject marker); the spark

저를

jeo-reul — Me (object marker); humble direct object form

죽였을 것입니다

jukiyeosseul geotimnida — Would have killed; formal hypothetical past result

하지만

hajiman — However; but; nevertheless; contrasting conjunction

신중하게

sinjunghage — Carefully; prudently; with caution and deliberation

시간을

sigan-eul — Time (object marker); time as direct object

두었는데

dueonneunde — Kept distance; left space; contrastive past form

이것이

igeoshi — This (subject marker); this is; this thing

사람이

saram-i — Person (subject marker); a person who must

해야 할 일입니다

haeya hal il-imnida — It is what one must do; right thing to do

그래서

geuraeseo — So; therefore; as a result; thus

보았느냐

boanneuya — Did you see? Plain/formal interrogative past

물었습니다

mureosseumnida — Asked; questioned; inquired formally past

보았습니다

boasseumnida — I saw; I did see; formal past affirmative

당신이

dangsin-i — You (subject marker); formal second person subject

곧

got — Soon; shortly; before long; in a moment

듣게 될 것처럼요

deutge doel geotcheoreomyo — Just as you will soon hear; as you'll learn