Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 1265

Vocabulary

하지만

hajiman — However; but; used to contrast two statements.

눈을

nuneul — Eyes (object marker); the eyes as direct object.

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all; completely not; used with negatives.

감을

gameul — To close (eyes, object form); shutting the eyes.

수가

suga — Ability or possibility (subject marker); can or cannot do.

없었습니다

eopseotseumnida — There was not; formal past tense of 없다.

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic marker); referring to a female subject.

자신이

jasini — Oneself (subject marker); reflexive pronoun in Korean.

살게

salge — Whether she would live; future conjunctive form of 살다.

될지

doelji — Whether it would become; uncertain future conditional form.

죽게

jukge — Whether she would die; conjunctive form of 죽다.

알지

alji — To know (interrogative/negative form); questioning knowledge.

못했습니다

motaetseumnida — Could not do; formal past tense inability expression.

도둑들은

dodukdeureun — The robbers (topic marker); plural thieves as topic.

불

bul — Fire; flames used for warmth or cooking.

주위에

juwi-e — Around; surrounding a place or object.

둘러앉아

dulleo-anja — Sitting around; gathered in a circle seated together.

노래를

noraereul — Song (object marker); a song as direct object.

부르며

bureumyeo — While singing; simultaneous action of singing.

술을

sureul — Alcohol (object marker); drinking liquor as direct object.

마셨고

masyeotgo — Drank and; past tense with connective ending.

늙은

neulgeun — Old; aged; describing an elderly person or thing.

여자는

yeojaneun — The woman (topic marker); female person as topic.

비틀거리며

biteulgeoriMyeo — While staggering; moving unsteadily from side to side.

돌아다녔습니다

doradanyeotseumnida — Wandered around; moved about in various directions formally.

그것은

geugeoseun — That (topic marker); referring to something previously mentioned.

어린

eorin — Young; little; describing a child or young person.

소녀가

sonyeoga — The girl (subject marker); a young girl as subject.

보기에는

bogiene — In the eyes of; from the perspective of seeing.

끔찍한

kkeumjjikan — Terrible; horrifying; describing something dreadful or shocking.

광경이었습니다

gwanggyeongi-eotseumnida — It was a scene; formal past description of a sight.

그때

geuttae — At that time; then; referring to a specific past moment.

산비둘기들이

sanbidulgiDeuri — The wood pigeons (subject marker); forest doves as subject.

말했습니다

malhaetseumnida — Said; spoke; formal past tense of 말하다.

우리는

urineun — We (topic marker); first-person plural as topic.

작은

jageun — Small; little; describing something of small size.

보았어요

boasseoyo — Saw; polite past tense of 보다, to see.

흰

hwin — White; describing something of white color.

새가

saega — The bird (subject marker); a bird as grammatical subject.

그의

geuui — His; possessive pronoun referring to a male person.

썰매를

sseolmaereul — The sled (object marker); a sleigh as direct object.

끌었고

kkeureotgo — Pulled and; past tense of 끌다 with connective ending.

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker); male third-person singular as topic.

눈의

nunui — Of the snow; possessive form of 눈 (snow).

여왕의

yeowangui — Of the queen; possessive form referring to the queen.

마차에

machae — In the carriage; locative form of 마차 (carriage).

앉아

anja — Sitting; present participial form of 앉다, to sit.

있었는데

isseonnneunde — Was sitting and; past progressive with contrast connector.

우리가

uriga — We (subject marker); first-person plural as subject.

둥지에

dungjie — In the nest; locative form of 둥지 (nest).

누워

nuwo — Lying down; form of 눕다, to lie down.

있는

inneun — Being; present attributive form of 있다.

동안

dongan — During; while; a period of time passing.

그

geu — That; the; a demonstrative or definite article-like word.

마차가

machaga — The carriage (subject marker); a horse-drawn carriage as subject.

숲을

supeul — The forest (object marker); woods as direct object.

지나갔어요

jinagatsseoyo — Passed by; went through; polite past tense of 지나가다.

그녀가

geunyeoga — She (subject marker); female third-person singular as subject.

우리에게

urieге — To us; dative form meaning toward us.

숨을

sumeul — Breath (object marker); breath as direct object.

불자

bulja — When she blew; sequential form of 불다, to blow.

우리

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

둘을

dureul — Two (object marker); the two of us as object.

제외한

jeoehan — Except for; excluding; leaving out certain things.

것들이

geotdeuri — Things (subject marker); plural objects as grammatical subject.

모두

modu — All; everything; everyone without exception.

죽었어요

jugeosseoyo — Died; polite past tense of 죽다, to die.

거기서

geogiseo — There; from that place; locative reference to a place.

무슨

museun — What kind of; which; interrogative determiner.

말을

mareul — Words (object marker); speech or words as direct object.

하는

haneun — Doing; saying; present attributive form of 하다.

거예요

geoyeyo — It is (that); polite explanatory sentence-ending form.

외쳤습니다

oechyeotseumnida — Exclaimed; shouted; formal past tense of 외치다.

여왕은

yeowangeun — The queen (topic marker); a queen as grammatical topic.

어디로

eodiro — To where; directional interrogative meaning which direction.

가고

gago — Going and; connective form of 가다, to go.

있었나요

isseonnayo — Was she going?; polite past progressive question form.

그것에

geugeose — About that; regarding that; locative form of 그것.

대해

daehae — Regarding; about; concerning a topic or subject.

무언가

mueonga — Something; anything; an unspecified thing or matter.

알고

algo — Knowing and; connective form of 알다, to know.

있나요

innayo — Is there?; do you know?; polite present question form.

아마도

amado — Perhaps; probably; expressing uncertainty or conjecture.

여행하고

yeohaenghago — Traveling and; connective form of 여행하다, to travel.

있었을

isseosseul — Would have been; speculative past progressive attributive form.

그곳은

geugoseun — That place (topic marker); referring to a specific location.

항상

hangsang — Always; at all times; constantly without exception.

눈과

nungwa — Snow and; connecting 눈 (snow) to another noun.

얼음이

eoreumi — Ice (subject marker); frozen water as grammatical subject.

곳이죠

gosijyo — It is a place; casual confirmation of a location's nature.

저기

jeogi — Over there; pointing to a relatively distant location.

밧줄로

batjullo — With a rope; instrumental form of 밧줄 (rope).

묶여

mukyeo — Tied up; bound; passive form of 묶다, to tie.

순록에게

sullokege — To the reindeer; dative form of 순록 (reindeer).

물어보세요

mureoboseyo — Please ask; polite imperative form of 물어보다.

네

ne — Yes; affirmative response in Korean conversation.

있어요

isseoyo — There is; exists; polite present tense of 있다.

순록이

sullogi — The reindeer (subject marker); reindeer as grammatical subject.

그리고

geurigo — And; furthermore; connecting two sentences or clauses.

멋진

meotjin — Wonderful; splendid; describing something impressively beautiful.

곳이에요

gosieyo — It is a place; polite copula sentence about a location.

반짝이는

banjjagineun — Sparkling; glittering; present attributive form of 반짝이다.

빙원

bingwon — Ice field; vast flat expanse of ice and snow.

위에서

wieseo — On top of; above; locative form indicating a surface.

자유롭게

jayuropge — Freely; in a free manner; adverbial form of 자유롭다.

뛰고

ttwigo — Running and; connective form of 뛰다, to run or jump.

달릴

dallil — To run; future attributive form of 달리다, to run.

수

su — Ability; possibility; used in ~ㄹ 수 있다 construction.

있거든요

itgeodeunyo — Because there is; explanatory ending expressing background reason.

그곳에

geugose — In that place; locative form of 그곳 (that place).

여름

yeoreum — Summer; the warm season of the year.

천막을

cheonmageul — The tent (object marker); a tent as direct object.

가지고

gajigo — Having; possessing; connective form of 가지다, to have.

있지만

itjiman — Has but; contrasting with 있다 using 지만 connector.

그녀의

geunyeoui — Her; possessive pronoun for a female person.

견고한

gyeongGohan — Solid; sturdy; describing something strongly built or firm.

성은

seongeun — The castle (topic marker); a palace or fortress as topic.

섬

seom — Island; a landmass surrounded by water.

위에

wie — On top of; above; locative form indicating position above.

북극에

bukgeuге — At the North Pole; locative form of 북극 (Arctic/North Pole).

한숨을

hansumeul — A sigh (object marker); a breath of longing or sadness.

쉬었습니다

swieotseumnida — Sighed; rested; formal past tense of 쉬다.

가만히

gamanhi — Still; quietly; without moving or making noise.

있어

isseo — Stay; be still; informal present tense of 있다.

도둑

doduk — Thief; robber; someone who steals from others.

그렇지

geureoji — Otherwise; if not; used to present a negative condition.

않으면

aneumyeon — If not; conditional negative form of 않다.

내가

naega — I (subject marker); first-person singular as grammatical subject.

몸에

mome — In the body; locative form of 몸 (body).

칼을

kareul — The knife (object marker); a blade as direct object.

꽂아버릴

kkojabeoril — Will stab into; future form of forcefully inserting a knife.

거야

geoya — Will do; informal assertive future ending expressing intention.