Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 1217

Vocabulary

당신은

dangsin-eun — You (subject marker attached); formal second-person pronoun

백작

baekjak — Count; a noble title of European origin

부인이

buin-i — Lady/Madam (subject marker); married woman of status

되어야

doe-eoya — Must become; obligatory form of 'to become'

해요

haeyo — Do/does; polite present tense ending

하고

hago — And; conjunction connecting nouns or clauses

셔츠

syeocheu — Shirt; loanword for a garment worn on the upper body

깃이

git-i — Collar (subject marker); the collar of a garment

말했습니다

malhaessseumnida — Said; formal past tense of 'to speak/say'

하지만

hajiman — However; conjunction indicating contrast or opposition

내가

naega — I (subject marker); first-person subject pronoun

가진

gajin — Possessed; attributive form of 'to have/own'

것이라곤

geosiraegon — As for all that one has; emphatic limiting expression

훌륭한

hullyunghan — Excellent; splendid; admirable in quality

신사와

sinsa-wa — Gentleman (with conjunction); a refined, respectable man

구두

gudu — Dress shoes; formal leather footwear

그리고

geurigo — And; additive conjunction linking phrases or sentences

당신을

dangsin-eul — You (object marker); formal second-person object pronoun

위해

wihae — For the sake of; on behalf of someone

내게

naege — To me; dative form of the first-person pronoun

영지가

yeongji-ga — Estate/fief (subject marker); land owned by nobility

있었으면

isseoss-eumyeon — If only there were; conditional past wishful expression

좋겠어요

jokesseoyo — Would be nice; polite expression of desire or wish

뭐라고요

mweoragoyo — What did you say? Polite expression of surprise or disbelief

나한테

nahante — To me; informal dative first-person expression

청혼하려는

cheonghonharyeoneun — Intending to propose marriage; attributive proposal form

건가요

geongayo — Is it that...? Polite question seeking confirmation

가위가

gawi-ga — Scissors (subject marker); a cutting tool with two blades

그녀는

geunyeo-neun — She (topic marker); third-person feminine pronoun

너무

neomu — Too; excessively; used to intensify adjectives/adverbs

화가 나서

hwaga naseo — Being angry; became angry and so did something

날카롭게

nalkaropge — Sharply; in a sharp or cutting manner

잘라버렸고

jallabeolyeotgo — Cut off completely; past tense of cutting away decisively

쓸모없는

sseulmoeomneun — Useless; without any practical value or purpose

것으로

geoseuro — As something; postposition indicating role or status

내버려질

naebeolyeojil — To be thrown away/abandoned; future passive attributive form

수밖에 없었습니다

subakke eopseossseumnida — Had no choice but to; formal past inevitable outcome

청혼할

cheonghonhal — To propose marriage; attributive future form of proposal

없겠군

eopgetgun — There won't be; casual realization of impossibility

생각했습니다

saenggakhaessseumnida — Thought; formal past tense of 'to think'

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore; so; causal conjunction connecting sentences

그는

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

어느

eoneu — A certain; some; used before nouns for indefiniteness

날

nal — Day; a single day in time

이렇게

ireoke — Like this; in this manner; indicating a described way

당신의

dangsin-ui — Your; possessive form of the formal second-person pronoun

머리카락이

meorikarak-i — Hair (subject marker); strands of hair on one's head

얼마나

eolmana — How; to what degree; used in exclamatory expressions

아름다운지

areumdaunj — How beautiful; embedded question about degree of beauty

정말

jeongmal — Really; truly; used to emphasize sincerity or surprise

놀랍군요

nollapgunyo — How surprising/remarkable; polite exclamatory realization

나의

naui — My; possessive first-person singular pronoun

작은

jageun — Small; little; attributive adjective for small size

아가씨

agassi — Young lady; Miss; polite address for an unmarried woman

약혼에

yakhon-e — Engagement (locative); regarding or about engagement

대해

daehae — About; regarding; concerning a topic

생각해본

saenggakhabon — Have thought about; attributive form of having considered

적이

jeogi — Experience/instance (subject); ever having done something

없으신가요

eopseusinagyo — Have you not? Polite honorific negative question

제가

jega — I (subject, humble); humble first-person subject form

그것에

geugeos-e — About it; locative/dative particle attached to 'that thing'

생각할

saenggakhal — Will think; future attributive form of 'to think'

것이라는

geosiraneun — That it is; attributive nominalizer with quotative meaning

건

geon — Thing/fact; contracted nominalizer in spoken Korean

머리솔이

meorisol-i — Hairbrush (subject marker); a brush used for grooming hair

대답했습니다

daedaphaessseumnida — Answered; formal past tense of 'to reply/answer'

저는

jeo-neun — I (topic, humble); humble first-person topic form

약혼한

yakhonhan — Engaged; attributive past form of 'to be engaged'

사이랍니다

sairandamnida — We are a couple/pair; formal statement of a relationship

외쳤습니다

oechwossseumnida — Exclaimed; formal past tense of 'to shout/cry out'

이제

ije — Now; at this point in time

사람이

saram-i — Person (subject marker); a human being

아무도

amudo — Nobody; no one; used with negative verbs

남지 않았군요

namji anassgunyo — No one is left; polite realization that none remain

그러고는

geureugoneun — And then; after doing that, subsequently

모든

modeun — All; every; used before nouns to mean entirety

구애를

guae-reul — Courtship (object marker); romantic pursuit or wooing

경멸하는

gyeongmyeolhaneun — Despising; contemptuous; attributive form of 'to scorn'

척했습니다

cheokaessseumnida — Pretended; formal past tense of feigning or acting as if

오랜

oraen — Long (time); lengthy period; attributive form of '오래'

시간이

sigan-i — Time (subject marker); a period or duration of time

지나고

jinago — Passing; after time passes; sequential connective form

자루에

jaru-e — In a sack/bag; locative particle attached to 'sack'

담겨

damgyeo — Being placed/put into; passive form of 'to contain/put in'

보내졌습니다

bonaejyeossseumnida — Was sent; formal past passive of 'to send'

그곳에는

geugos-eneun — In that place (topic); at that location

많은

maneun — Many; numerous; attributive form of 'to be many'

있었는데

isseonnneunde — There were; past tense with background context connector

고운

goun — Fine; delicate; soft and refined in texture or appearance

것들은

geotdeul-eun — The things (topic marker); plural nominalizer as topic

마땅히

matanghi — Rightfully; as is proper; in an appropriate manner

거친

geochin — Rough; coarse; attributive form of rough texture

것들과

geotdeulgwa — With the things; comitative particle on plural nominalizer

분리되어

bullideoeeo — Being separated; passive form of 'to separate/divide'

따로

ttaro — Separately; apart; set aside from others

놓여 있었습니다

noyeo isseossseumnida — Were placed; formal past passive of laying something down

그들

geudeul — They; third-person plural pronoun

모두

modu — All; everyone; entirety of a group

이야기할

iyagihal — To talk about; future attributive form of 'to tell a story'

것이

geosi — Thing (subject); nominalizer used as sentence subject

많았는데

manannneunde — There was a lot; past with background context connector

특히

teuki — Especially; particularly; used to single out one item

지독한

jidokhan — Terrible; awful; extreme in a negative sense

허풍쟁이였습니다

heopungjaengi-yeossseumnida — Was a braggart; formal past for boastful person

나는

na-neun — I (topic marker); informal first-person topic pronoun

셀 수 없이

sel su eopsi — Countless; innumerable; too many to count

연애를

yeonae-reul — Romance (object marker); romantic relationship or affair

했답니다

haessandamnida — Did (reportedly); hearsay past tense of 'to do'

나를

na-reul — Me (object marker); first-person singular object pronoun

가만히

gamanhi — Still; quietly; without moving or interfering

내버려 두지

naebeolyeo duji — Not leaving alone; not letting someone be undisturbed

않았지요

anassjiyo — Did not; polite past negative with mild confirmation

사실

sasil — Actually; in truth; a fact or the truth

아주

aju — Very; quite; extremely; intensifying adverb

꽤

kkwae — Quite; fairly; considerably; moderate intensifier

거만하기도

geomanhagido — Also being arrogant; adding arrogance to listed traits

했지요

haessjiyo — Did (you know); polite past with mild confirmation ending

솔을

sol-eul — Brush (object marker); a brush as a direct object

가지고 있었지만

gajigo isseotjiman — Had but; possessed something yet with a contrasting clause

한 번도

han beondo — Not even once; never; used with negative verbs

쓴

sseun — Used; written; attributive past form of 'to use/write'

없었답니다

eopseossandamnida — There was not (reportedly); hearsay past negative form