Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 1294

Vocabulary

도대체

dodaeche — On earth, in the world; used for emphasis in questions

당신은

dangshineun — You (subject marker attached); formal second person pronoun

누구요

nuguyo — Who are you? (polite informal question)

아주머니

ajumeoni — Middle-aged woman; auntie; respectful address for older woman

그가

geuga — He (subject marker attached); third person masculine pronoun

말했다

malhaetda — Said, spoke; past tense of 말하다

당신도

dangshindo — You also, you too; second person with additive particle

여기

yeogi — Here, this place; common locative word

들어오고

deureoogo — To come in, enter; connective form of 들어오다

싶은

sipeun — Wanting to; desiderative modifier form of 싶다

거요

geoyo — Is it that...? Polite sentence-ending for confirmation

노파는

nopaneun — The old woman (topic marker); elderly female noun

최대한

choedaehan — To the maximum extent; as much as possible

공손하게

gongsonhage — Politely, respectfully; adverbial form of 공손하다

무릎을

mureupeul — Knee (object marker); body part, knees

굽혀

guphyeo — Bending, bowing; connective form of 굽히다

인사했다

insahaetda — Greeted, bowed; past tense of 인사하다

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic marker); third person feminine pronoun

자신에게

jashinege — To oneself; reflexive pronoun with dative particle

말을

mareul — Speech, words (object marker); spoken language

건

geon — The one who; contracted form of 것은

분이

buni — The person (subject marker); honorific counter for people

성

seong — Saint; honorific title preceding a name

본인임에

boniniме — Being the person themselves; asserting someone's identity

틀림없다고

teullimeopdago — Without doubt, certainly; quoting form of 틀림없다

생각했다

saenggakhaetda — Thought, considered; past tense of 생각하다

저는

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

가족도

gajokdo — Family also, even family; noun with additive particle

없는

eomneun — Without, not having; modifier form of 없다

가난한

gananhan — Poor, impoverished; adjective modifying a noun

노파입니다

nopaimnida — I am an old woman; formal polite declarative sentence

그녀가

geunyeoga — She (subject marker); third person feminine subject

제방

jebang — Embankment, levee, dike; raised bank along water

위의

wiui — Above, on top of; possessive locative modifier

집에

jibe — At home, in the house; locative particle attached

살던

saldeon — Used to live; past habitual modifier of 살다

늙은

neulgeun — Old, aged; adjective modifier from 늙다

그래서

geuraeseo — So, therefore; causal connective conjunction

무엇을

mueoseul — What (object marker); interrogative pronoun

했소

haetso — Did (you); past tense archaic polite ending

아래

arae — Below, beneath, underneath; directional location word

세상에서

sesangeseo — In the world; locative particle on 세상 (world)

어떤

eotteon — What kind of, some, a certain; interrogative modifier

훌륭한

hullyunghan — Excellent, admirable, wonderful; positive quality adjective

일을

ireul — Work, task, deed (object marker); general noun

행했소

haenghaetso — Performed, carried out; past archaic polite of 행하다

이

i — This; demonstrative modifier for nearby objects

문을

muneul — Door, gate (object marker); common noun

열어달라고

yeoreodallago — Requesting to open; quoted request form of 열다

주장할

jujanghal — To claim, assert; future modifier of 주장하다

만한

manhan — Worth, deserving of; comparative suffix modifier

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all, absolutely not; negative emphasis adverb

한

han — Done, having done; past modifier form of 하다

것이

geosi — Thing, fact (subject marker); nominalizer noun

없습니다

eopseumnida — There is not, do not have; formal polite negative

오직

ojik — Only, solely, exclusively; limiting adverb

자비를

jabireul — Mercy, compassion (object marker); benevolent kindness

통해서만

tonghaesoman — Only through, solely via; exclusive instrumental phrase

제가

jega — I (subject marker); humble first person subject form

문으로

muneuro — Through the door, toward the gate; directional particle

들어갈

deureokal — To enter, go inside; future modifier of 들어가다

수

su — Ability, possibility; bound noun indicating capability

있을

isseul — Will be, there will be; future modifier of 있다

것입니다

geotimnida — It is the case that; formal polite nominalizer ending

식으로

sigeuro — In the manner of, in that way; style or method

세상을

sesangeul — The world (object marker); common noun for world

떠났소

tteonatsso — Departed, left; past archaic polite of 떠나다

물었다

mureotda — Asked, questioned; past tense of 묻다

그저

geujeo — Just, simply, merely; minimizing adverb

무슨

museun — What kind of, what sort of; interrogative modifier

말이라도

mariraedo — Even words, at least something to say; concessive

하기

hagi — Doing, to do; nominalizer form of 하다

위해서였다

wihaeseo yeotda — It was for the purpose of; past purposive expression

거기

geogi — There, that place; mid-distance locative pronoun

서서

seoseo — Standing; connective form of 서다 (to stand)

기다리는

gidarineun — Waiting; present modifier form of 기다리다

그를

geureul — Him (object marker); third person masculine object

매우

maeu — Very, extremely; degree adverb of intensity

지치게

jichige — To become exhausted; causative adverbial of 지치다

만들었기

mandeureotkki — Because (it) made; causal nominalizer of 만들다

때문이다

ttaemunida — It is because of; causal explanatory sentence ending

어떻게

eotteoke — How, in what way; interrogative manner adverb

떠났냐고요

tteonannayagyo — You ask how I departed?; quoted question echo form

대답했다

daedaphaetda — Answered, replied; past tense of 대답하다

글쎄요

geulsseyo — Well, hmm; hesitation filler expressing uncertainty

저도

jeodo — I also, even I; humble first person with additive

잘

jal — Well, properly, skillfully; common positive manner adverb

말씀드리기가

malsseumdeurigiga — The act of telling (honorific); humble speech nominalized

어렵네요

eoryeopneyo — It is difficult; polite exclamatory present ending

제

je — My (humble); humble possessive first person pronoun

생의

saengui — Of one's life; possessive form of 생 (life)

마지막

majimak — Last, final; adjective or noun for the end

몇

myeot — Several, a few; indefinite number modifier

년

nyeon — Year(s); unit of time counter

동안

dongan — During, for a period of; temporal duration noun

아프고

apeugo — Being sick and; connective form of 아프다

비참했으며

bichamhaetseumyeo — Was miserable and; past connective of 비참하다

갑자기

gapjagi — Suddenly, abruptly; adverb of unexpected action

침대에서

chimdaeeseo — From the bed; locative-ablative particle on 침대

나와

nawa — Coming out and; connective form of 나오다

서리와

seoriwa — Frost and; frost with connective particle

추위

chuwi — Cold, coldness; noun for low temperature weather

속으로

sogeuro — Into, inside of; directional particle on 속 (inside)

기어나가는

gieonaganeun — Crawling out; present modifier of 기어나가다

것을

geoseul — Thing, act (object marker); nominalizer with object

견딜

gyeondil — To endure, bear; future modifier of 견디다

수가

suga — Possibility (subject marker); bound noun of capability

없었습니다

eopseotseumnida — There was not; formal polite past negative of 없다

지난겨울은

jinan gyeoul-eun — Last winter (topic marker); past season reference

혹독한

hokdokhan — Harsh, severe, brutal; adjective for extreme conditions

겨울이었지만

gyeourieotkjiman — Although it was winter; past concessive sentence form

이제

ije — Now, from now on; temporal adverb marking present

모든

modeun — All, every; universal modifier adjective

이겨냈습니다

igyeonaetseumnida — Overcame, got through; formal polite past of 이겨내다

며칠

myeochil — A few days, several days; indefinite day expression

포근한

pogeunhan — Warm and cozy; adjective for mild pleasant weather

날들이

naldeuri — Days (subject marker); plural of 날 (day)

있었지요

isseotjiyo — There were, as you know; past tense soft confirmation

나리께서도

narikkeseodo — Even your lordship; honorific address with subject marker

분명

bunmyeong — Clearly, certainly, obviously; adverb of certainty

아시다시피요

asidasipiyo — As you know (polite); deferential acknowledgment phrase

눈이

nuni — Eyes (subject marker) or snow (subject marker); context-dependent

닿는

danneun — Reaching, touching; present modifier of 닿다

데까지

dekkaji — Up to the place where; bound noun with limit particle

호수

hosu — Lake; body of still inland water

위에는

wieneun — On top of (topic marker); locative with topic particle

얼음이

eoreumi — Ice (subject marker); frozen water noun

두껍게

dukkeopge — Thickly; adverbial form of 두껍다 (to be thick)

깔려

kkallyeo — Spread out, laid over; passive connective of 깔리다

있었습니다

isseotseumnida — There was, existed; formal polite past of 있다