Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 1285

Vocabulary

편지에

pyeon-ji-e — In/on the letter (letter with locative particle)

입을

i-beul — Mouth or lips (with object particle attached)

맞추었고

mat-chu-eot-go — Pressed/placed lips against and (past tense connector)

시들과

si-deul-gwa — With the poems (poems with conjunctive particle)

함께

ham-kke — Together, along with something or someone

상자

sang-ja — Box, container for storing items

속에

sok-e — Inside, within a space or container

놓였는데

no-hyeot-neun-de — Was placed/laid down but (background clause)

상자에는

sang-ja-e-neun — In the box (topic-marked locative phrase)

아름다운

a-reum-da-un — Beautiful, lovely (adjective modifying a noun)

시들이

si-deul-i — The poems (plural noun with subject particle)

많이

ma-ni — Many, a lot, in great quantity

있었지만

i-sseot-ji-man — There were, but (past tense concessive connector)

모두

mo-du — All, everyone, every single one

꽃이

kko-chi — Flower/flowers (with subject particle attached)

없었다

eop-sseot-da — Did not exist, there were none

햇살이

haet-sal-i — Sunshine, rays of sunlight (subject particle)

불렀던

bul-leot-deon — Had called, used to call (past retrospective modifier)

것처럼

geot-cheo-reom — As if, just like something mentioned before

처음이자

cheo-eu-mi-ja — The first and also (dual conjunctive form)

유일한

yu-il-han — The only one, sole, unique existence

존재였다

jon-jae-yeot-da — Was a being/existence (past tense noun predicate)

그리고

geu-ri-go — And, furthermore (connective word between clauses)

생각하는

saeng-ga-ka-neun — Thinking about, contemplating (present tense modifier)

것은

geo-seun — The thing/act of (nominalizer with topic particle)

즐거운

jeul-geo-un — Pleasant, enjoyable, delightful (adjective)

일이었다

i-ri-eot-da — Was a matter/thing/task (past tense)

게다가

ge-da-ga — Moreover, in addition, on top of that

대해

dae-hae — Regarding, about, concerning something

생각할

saeng-ga-kal — To think about (future/potential modifier form)

시간이

si-ga-ni — Time (with subject particle, time to do something)

충분히

chung-bu-ni — Sufficiently, enough, adequately

있었다

i-sseot-da — There was/were, existed (past tense)

여름이

yeo-reu-mi — Summer (with subject particle attached)

지나가고

ji-na-ga-go — Passes by and (sequential connective form)

긴

gin — Long (adjective modifying a following noun)

겨울이

gyeo-u-ri — Winter (with subject particle attached)

흘러가고

heul-leo-ga-go — Flows/drifts away and (connective sequential form)

다시

da-si — Again, once more, anew

돌아올

do-ra-ol — To return, come back (future modifier form)

때까지

ttae-kka-ji — Until the time when something happens

모습을

mo-seu-beul — Appearance, form, figure (with object particle)

드러내기

deu-reo-nae-gi — Revealing, showing, exposing (nominalizer form)

전까지

jeon-kka-ji — Until before, up to the point before

생각했다

saeng-ga-kaet-da — Thought about, considered (past tense verb)

하지만

ha-ji-man — However, but (contrastive conjunction)

이제

i-je — Now, at this point in time

젊은이는

jeol-meu-ni-neun — The young person/youth (topic marker attached)

전혀

jeon-hyeo — Not at all, not in the least

기뻐하지

gi-ppeo-ha-ji — To be happy/delighted (negation connector form)

않았다

a-nat-da — Did not (past tense negation ending)

편지를

pyeon-ji-reul — The letter (with direct object particle)

매우

mae-u — Very, extremely, highly

거칠게

geo-chil-ge — Roughly, harshly, in a coarse manner

집어

ji-beo — Picking up, grabbing (connective verb form)

들고

deul-go — Picks up and (sequential connective verb)

시들을

si-deul-eul — The poems (plural with direct object particle)

내던져

nae-deon-jyeo — Throws away, flings aside (connective form)

바닥에

ba-da-ge — On the floor/ground (locative particle)

떨어지게

tteo-reo-ji-ge — So as to fall, causing to drop down

했다

haet-da — Did, caused (past tense causative verb)

납작하고

nap-ja-ka-go — Flat and (adjective with connective ending)

시들어

si-deu-reo — Wilted, withered (connective verb form)

있는

in-neun — Is/are, existing (present tense modifier)

분명했지만

bun-myeong-haet-ji-man — Was obvious/clear but (concessive past form)

왜

wae — Why, for what reason

내던져져야

nae-deon-jyeo-jyeo-ya — Must be thrown away (passive obligation form)

하는가

ha-neun-ga — Does one do? (rhetorical question ending)

그래도

geu-rae-do — Even so, nevertheless, still

종이가

jong-i-ga — Paper (with subject particle attached)

재로

jae-ro — Into ash, becoming ash (instrumental particle)

타고

ta-go — Burns and (connective form of burn)

불

bul — Fire, flame

속보다는

sok-bo-da-neun — Rather than inside (comparative topic particle)

여기

yeo-gi — Here, this place

나았다

na-at-da — Was better, preferable (past tense adjective)

무슨

mu-seun — What kind of, what sort of

일이

i-ri — A matter/event/thing (with subject particle)

있었던

i-sseot-deon — That had happened, that existed (retrospective modifier)

것인가

geo-sin-ga — What is it? (interrogative nominalizer ending)

흔히

heu-ni — Commonly, often, frequently

일어나는

i-reo-na-neun — That happens, occurring (present modifier form)

얼간이로

eol-ga-ni-ro — As a fool/idiot (noun with role particle)

만든

man-deun — Made, created (past tense modifier form)

농담이었지만

nong-da-mi-eot-ji-man — It was a joke but (past concessive form)

소녀가

so-nyeo-ga — The girl (with subject particle attached)

바보로

ba-bo-ro — As a fool/idiot (noun with particle)

농담이

nong-da-mi — The joke (with subject particle attached)

아니었다

a-ni-eot-da — Was not, it was not (past negation)

여름

yeo-reum — Summer season

동안

dong-an — During, for a period of time

다른

da-reun — Another, different, other

친구를

chin-gu-reul — A friend (with direct object particle)

선택했던

seon-tae-kaet-deon — Had chosen, had selected (retrospective past form)

것이다

geo-si-da — It is the case that (nominalizer predicate)

다음

da-eum — Next, following, the one after

날

nal — Day

아침

a-chim — Morning

마치

ma-chi — Just as if, as though (simile adverb)

그려진

geu-ryeo-jin — Drawn, depicted (past passive modifier form)

보이는

bo-i-neun — Visible, appearing, looking (present modifier)

납작해진

nap-ja-kae-jin — Having become flat (change-of-state modifier)

작은

ja-geun — Small, little (adjective modifier)

위로

wi-ro — Upward, onto, above something

비쳐

bi-chyeo — Shines through, illuminates (connective form)

들었다

deu-reot-da — Came in, entered (past tense of entering)