Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 1229

Vocabulary

이

i — This; used as a demonstrative pronoun or adjective

작은

jageun — Small, little; adjective describing small size

파편

papyeon — Fragment, shard; a broken piece of something

중

jung — Among, amid; indicating being within a group

하나가

hanaga — One (subject form); one item being the subject

사람의

saramui — Of a person; possessive form of the word person

눈

nun — Eye; the organ used for seeing

속으로

sogeuro — Into the inside; moving inward into something

날아

nara — Flying; verb stem of 날다 meaning to fly

들어가면

deureogamyeon — If it enters; conditional form of to go inside

그것은

geugeoseun — It (topic); that thing as the topic of sentence

그가

geuga — He (subject); third-person male subject pronoun

알지

alji — To know; used in negative or uncertain constructions

못하는

motaneun — Unable to do; modifier indicating inability to do

사이에

saie — Between, during; in the interval or space between

그곳에

geugose — There, in that place; referring to a previously mentioned location

박혀

bakhyeo — Embedded, lodged; stuck firmly into something

버렸고

beoryeotgo — And ended up doing; completed action with regret

그

geu — That, the; a demonstrative or definite-like determiner

순간부터

sunganbuteo — From that moment; starting from a specific instant

그는

geuneun — He (topic); third-person male topic pronoun

모든

modeun — All, every; adjective meaning all or every thing

것을

geoseul — Thing (object); object marker on the noun 것

왜곡된

waegokdoen — Distorted, warped; adjective describing something twisted or misrepresented

매개체를

maegaechereul — Medium, intermediary (object); something that transmits or connects

통해

tonghae — Through, via; passing through a means or medium

보게

boge — To come to see; causative/resultative form of to see

되었으며

doeeosseumyeo — Became, and; past tense of 되다 with connective ending

혹은

hogeun — Or; a conjunction meaning alternatively or otherwise

바라보는

baraboneun — Looking at, gazing at; present modifier of to gaze

것의

geosui — Of the thing; possessive marker on the noun 것

가장

gajang — Most, the most; superlative adverb in Korean

나쁜

nappeun — Bad, evil; adjective describing something negative or wrong

면만을

myeonmaneul — Only the side/aspect (object); exclusively one aspect

볼

bol — To see (future/modifier form); future or potential form of see

수

su — Ability, possibility; noun used in 수 있다 constructions

있게

itge — So as to have/be able; adverbial form of 있다

되었는데

doeeonnunde — Became, but/and; past tense of become with background connective

이는

ineun — This (topic); this fact or thing as the topic

아무리

amuri — No matter how; concessive adverb meaning however much

파편이라도

papyeoniraedo — Even if a fragment; concessive form of the word fragment

거울

geoul — Mirror; a reflective surface used to see oneself

전체가

jeonchega — The whole (subject); entirety as the grammatical subject

지녔던

jinyeotdeon — Had possessed; past retrospective modifier of to possess

것과

geotgwa — And the thing; connective form linking two nouns

동일한

dongilhan — Identical, same; adjective meaning exactly the same

힘을

himeul — Power, strength (object); force or ability as object

간직하고

ganjikago — Keeping, preserving; holding something dear or intact

있었기

isseotgi — Because it had; nominal/causal form of to exist/have

때문이었다

ttaemuniyeotda — It was because; causal expression meaning due to something

몇몇

myeotmyeot — Some, several; an indefinite small number of people

사람들은

saramdeureun — People (topic); plural of person as topic of sentence

심지어

simjieo — Even; adverb emphasizing an extreme or unexpected case

조각이

jogagi — Piece, fragment (subject); a chunk or slice as subject

가슴

gaseum — Chest, heart; the front torso area or inner feelings

들어가기도

deureogagido — Also entering; even going into something on occasion

했는데

haennunde — Did, but/and; past tense connective providing background info

이것은

igeoseun — This (topic); this particular thing as the topic

매우

maeu — Very, extremely; adverb intensifying the following adjective

끔찍한

kkeumjjikhan — Terrible, horrific; adjective describing something dreadful

일이었으니

iriyeosseuni — Because it was a matter; causal connective for an event

그들의

geudeului — Their; possessive pronoun for a group of people

심장이

simjangi — Heart (subject); the organ that pumps blood

얼음

eoreum — Ice; frozen water, cold solid form of water

덩어리처럼

deongeoricheoreom — Like a lump; resembling a solid chunk of something

차갑게

chagapge — Coldly; adverb meaning in a cold manner or temperature

변해

byeonhae — Changed, transformed; verb stem of 변하다 meaning to change

버렸기

beoryeotgi — Because it ended up; causal nominal of a completed regrettable action

조각들은

jogakdeureun — The pieces (topic); plural fragments as the topic

너무

neomu — Too, so very; adverb meaning excessively or extremely

커서

keoseo — Being big, so big that; causal/connective of to be large

창유리로

changyuriro — As windowpane; used as or turned into window glass

사용될

sayongdoel — To be used; future passive modifier of to use

있을

isseul — That can be; future/potential modifier of to exist

정도였는데

jeongdoyeonnunde — It was to the extent that; indicating degree with background

그것을

geugeoseul — It (object); that thing as the grammatical object

친구들을

chingudeureul — Friends (object); plural of friend as grammatical object

바라본다는

barabondaneun — The act of gazing at; nominalized modifier of to look at

슬픈

seulpeun — Sad, sorrowful; adjective describing a feeling of sadness

일이

iri — Matter, thing (subject); an event or affair as subject

되었을

doeeosseul — Would have become; past conjecture modifier of to become

것이다

geosida — It is the case that; assertive ending for stating a fact

다른

dareun — Other, different; adjective meaning another or distinct

안경으로

angyeongeuro — As glasses; using or made into eyeglasses

만들어졌는데

mandeurojyeonnunde — Was made into; passive past tense with background connective

쓴

sseun — Wore (glasses); past modifier of to wear eyewear

사람들에게

saramdeureege — To the people; dative marker indicating people as recipients

아무것도

amugeotdo — Nothing at all; negative pronoun meaning not anything

올바르게도

olbareugedo — Correctly either; adverb meaning in a correct manner

공정하게도

gongjeonghagedo — Fairly either; adverb meaning in a fair or just manner

없었기

eopseotgi — Because there was not; causal nominal of nonexistence

보며

bomyeo — While seeing; simultaneous connective of to see

사악한

saakhan — Evil, wicked; adjective describing extreme malice or wickedness

악마는

angmaneun — The devil (topic); evil supernatural being as topic

배를

baereul — Belly (object); the stomach or abdomen as object

잡고

japgo — Holding and; grabbing and then doing something else

웃었는데

useonnunde — Laughed, and; past tense of laugh with background connective

자신이

jasini — Oneself (subject); reflexive pronoun as grammatical subject

저지른

jeojireun — Committed, perpetrated; modifier of to commit a misdeed

장난을

jangnaneul — Prank, mischief (object); a trick or mischievous act

보는

boneun — Seeing, watching; present modifier form of to see

것이

geosi — The thing (subject); a fact or act as the subject

너무나

neomuna — So very, extremely; emphatic adverb meaning excessively so

아직도

ajikdo — Still, even now; adverb meaning continuing up to this point

유리

yuri — Glass; transparent solid material used in windows etc.

파편들

papyeondeul — Fragments, shards (plural); multiple broken pieces of something

많은

maneun — Many, much; adjective describing a large quantity

공중에

gongjunge — In the air; located in the sky or atmosphere

떠돌아다니고

tteodora dani go — Drifting around; wandering aimlessly through the air

있었는데

isseonnunde — There were, and; past existence with background connective

이제

ije — Now, from now on; indicating the current moment or transition

여러분은

yeoreobbuneun — You all (topic); polite plural second-person pronoun

하나에게

hanaege — To one (of them); dative form meaning to one piece

무슨

museun — What kind of, what; interrogative determiner asking about type

일어났는지

ireonanneunji — What happened; indirect question form of to happen

듣게

deutge — So as to hear; adverbial form of to listen or hear

될

doel — Will become; future modifier of to become

두

du — Two; the number two used as a determiner

번째

beonjjae — Ordinal suffix meaning -th; used to form ordinal numbers

이야기

iyagi — Story, tale; a narrative or account of events

한

han — One, a; the number one used as a determiner

소년과

sonyeongwa — Boy and; male child connected with and to next noun

소녀

sonyeo — Girl; a young female child

집과

jipgwa — Houses and; dwelling connected with and to next noun

사람들로

saramdeulro — With people; instrumental/comitative form meaning filled with people

가득

gadeuk — Full, filled; adverb meaning completely packed or full

찬

chan — Filled with; past modifier of 차다 meaning to be full

큰

keun — Big, large; adjective describing great size

도시에서는

dosieseoeneun — In the city (topic); city as topicalized location marker

사람이

sarami — A person (subject); individual human as grammatical subject

정원

jeongwon — Garden; an outdoor space for growing plants or flowers

하나라도

hanarado — Even one; concessive meaning even a single one

가질

gajil — To have, to possess; future modifier of to have

공간이

gonggani — Space (subject); physical or available room as subject

없으므로

eopseumeuро — Because there is no; causal connective of nonexistence

화분에

hwabune — In a flowerpot; inside a container for growing plants

담긴

damgin — Contained in; past modifier of to be held or placed in

몇

myeot — A few, several; indefinite small number determiner

송이

songi — Bloom, flower (counter); counter for flowers or clusters

꽃으로

kkocheuro — With flowers; instrumental form meaning by means of flowers

만족해야만

manjokhaeyaman — Must be satisfied; obligatory form of to be satisfied

한다

handa — Does, must do; plain present declarative ending

이런

ireon — This kind of, such; demonstrative adjective of this type

도시들

dosidul — Cities (plural); multiple urban areas or municipalities

명의

myeongui — Of (number) people; counter for persons in possessive form

가난한

gananhan — Poor, impoverished; adjective describing financial hardship

아이들이

aideuri — Children (subject); plural of child as grammatical subject

살고

salgo — Living and; connective form of to live or reside

개의

gaeui — Of (number) items; counter for general objects in possessive

화분보다

hwabunboda — Than a flowerpot; comparative particle meaning more than pot

조금

jogeum — A little, slightly; adverb meaning a small amount

더

deo — More; comparative adverb meaning to a greater degree

크고

keugo — Big and; connective form of adjective meaning large

나은

naen — Better; comparative modifier of to be good or improved

정원을

jeongwoneul — Garden (object); outdoor plant space as grammatical object

가지고

gajigo — Having and; connective form of to have or possess

있었다

isseotda — There was, had; past tense declarative of to exist or have