Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 1366

Vocabulary

그는

geu-neun — He (subject marker attached); refers to a male person

순종하는

sun-jong-ha-neun — Obedient, compliant, submissive to another's will

노예이며

no-ye-i-myeo — Being a slave; and also a servant or bondman

그가

geu-ga — He (subject marker); refers to a male person

없었다면

eop-sseot-da-myeon — If there had not been; conditional past absence

그리고

geu-ri-go — And; conjunction connecting two clauses or ideas

행인들이

haeng-in-deul-i — Passersby (subject); people walking along the street

그에게

geu-e-ge — To him; dative marker indicating recipient of action

던져

deon-jyeo — Throwing; tossing something toward someone

주는

ju-neun — Giving; present tense modifier of the verb give

동전이

dong-jeon-i — Coin (subject); a metal piece used as currency

그의

geu-ui — His; possessive pronoun referring to a male

주인인

ju-in-in — Who is the master; owner or proprietor of something

의

ui — Possessive particle; indicates belonging or relation

시인은

si-in-eun — The poet (topic marker); a person who writes poetry

굶어

gulm-eo — Starving; going without food, suffering from hunger

죽었을

jug-eoss-eul — Would have died; past conditional form of to die

것이다

geot-i-da — It is the case that; assertive ending expressing conclusion

이제

i-je — Now, at this point; referring to the present moment

값비싼

gap-bi-ssan — Expensive, costly; of high monetary value

기념비가

gi-nyeom-bi-ga — Monument (subject); a structure built to commemorate someone

무덤을

mu-deom-eul — Grave (object); a burial place for the dead

표시하고

pyo-si-ha-go — Marking, indicating; showing the location of something

있다

it-da — To exist, to be; basic existence verb in Korean

새로운

sae-ro-un — New, fresh; something recently made or introduced

그림이

geu-rim-i — Picture, painting (subject); a visual artwork or image

쇠창살

soe-chang-sal — Iron bars; metal bars used in cages or prisons

뒤로

dwi-ro — Behind, to the back; directional indicating rear position

한

han — One; a determiner meaning a single or certain person

남자가

nam-ja-ga — A man (subject); an adult male person

나타나는데

na-ta-na-neun-de — Appears, shows up; and then emerges into view

죽음처럼

jug-eum-cheo-reom — Like death; resembling or similar to death

창백하고

chang-baek-ha-go — Pale and; having a very light, wan complexion

길고

gil-go — Long and; having great length, and also…

헝클어진

heong-keul-eo-jin — Tangled, disheveled; messy and knotted in appearance

수염을

su-yeom-eul — Beard (object); facial hair growing on the chin or cheeks

하고

ha-go — Having, doing; connective verb form linking actions

나는

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

발견을

bal-gyeon-eul — Discovery (object); the act of finding something new

했소

haet-so — I did; past tense ending with formal polite speech level

말한다

mal-han-da — Says, speaks; present tense declarative form of to say

수백

su-baek — Hundreds; an unspecified number in the hundreds

년

nyeon — Year; a unit of time equal to twelve months

동안

dong-an — During, for a period; a span or duration of time

이루어진

i-ru-eo-jin — Accomplished, achieved; something that has been realized

것

geot — Thing, fact; a nominalizer referring to a concept or object

중

jung — Among, in the middle of; within a group or set

가장

ga-jang — Most; superlative adverb meaning the greatest degree

위대한

wi-dae-han — Great, magnificent; of remarkable importance or ability

그런데

geu-reon-de — But, however; conjunction introducing a contrasting idea

그들은

geu-deul-eun — They (topic marker); third-person plural subject pronoun

나를

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

이십

i-sip — Twenty; the number 20 in Korean sino-numeric system

년이

nyeon-i — Year (subject marker); a unit of time, here as subject

넘도록

neom-do-rok — More than, exceeding; surpassing a certain limit or amount

여기에

yeo-gi-e — Here; in this place, at this location

가두어

ga-du-eo — Confining, imprisoning; locking someone inside a place

놓았소

no-ass-so — Have kept, have placed; past tense of leaving in a state

그

geu — That, the; a demonstrative determiner referring to something

남자는

nam-ja-neun — The man (topic marker); referring to an adult male person

누구인가

nu-gu-in-ga — Who is it?; interrogative asking about a person's identity

미치광이요

mi-chi-gwang-i-yo — A madman; a person considered mentally unstable or crazy

정신병원

jeong-sin-byeong-won — Psychiatric hospital; a facility for treating mental illness

관리인이

gwal-li-in-i — The caretaker, administrator (subject); person managing a facility

대답한다

dae-dap-han-da — Answers, replies; present tense form of to respond

이

i — This; demonstrative determiner referring to something nearby

미치광이들은

mi-chi-gwang-i-deul-eun — The madmen (topic); plural of a person considered insane

얼마나

eol-ma-na — How much, how; exclamatory adverb expressing degree

기이한

gi-i-han — Strange, bizarre; peculiar and unusual in an odd way

생각을

saeng-gak-eul — Thought, idea (object); a mental notion or conception

하는지

ha-neun-ji — Whether they do; embedded question expressing uncertainty

증기로

jeung-gi-ro — With steam; using steam as means or instrument

물건을

mul-geon-eul — Object, thing (object marker); a physical item or article

추진할

chu-jin-hal — To propel; to drive or push something forward with force

수

su — Possibility, ability; used in grammar to mean can or could

있다고

it-da-go — Saying that it is possible; quoting an assertion of existence

상상하고

sang-sang-ha-go — Imagining, fantasizing; forming a mental image of something

있소

it-so — (I/he) am/is; formal polite present tense of to exist

증기의

jeung-gi-ui — Of steam; possessive referring to steam's property or power

힘을

him-eul — Power, strength (object); physical or mechanical force

발견한

bal-gyeon-han — Who discovered; past modifier of the verb to discover

어두운

eo-du-un — Dark, obscure; lacking light or clarity of expression

말로

mal-lo — In words, through language; using speech as the medium

표현된

pyo-hyeon-doen — Expressed, articulated; conveyed through words or symbols

이론은

i-ron-eun — Theory (topic marker); a set of ideas explaining something

이해받지

i-hae-bat-ji — Not being understood; failing to receive comprehension from others

못하며

mot-ha-myeo — Unable to do, and; connective indicating incapability

정신병원에서

jeong-sin-byeong-won-e-seo — In the psychiatric hospital; location marker for mental facility

죽는다

jung-neun-da — Dies; present tense declarative form of to die

서

seo — Standing; present participle indicating an upright position

있는데

in-neun-de — Is standing, and; present tense with background context

세계를

se-gye-reul — The world (object); the entire earth or global scope

발견하려

bal-gyeon-ha-ryeo — Intending to discover; purposive form of to discover

했기

haet-gi — Because (he) did; nominalized past tense causal form

때문에

ttae-mun-e — Because of, due to; causal conjunction explaining a reason

한때

han-ttae — Once, at one time; referring to a past period or moment

길거리

gil-geo-ri — Street, roadside; the public area along a road or path

소년들이

so-nyeon-deul-i — Boys (subject); young male children as grammatical subject

따라다니며

tta-ra-da-ni-myeo — Following around, trailing; going after someone repeatedly

조롱하던

jo-rong-ha-deon — Used to mock; past habitual modifier of to ridicule

사람이다

sa-ram-i-da — Is a person; identifying someone as a particular individual

그것을

geu-geot-eul — It, that thing (object); referring to a previously mentioned item

발견했다

bal-gyeon-haet-da — Discovered; past tense declarative form of to discover

모든

mo-deun — All, every; a determiner meaning the entirety of something

이들의

i-deul-ui — Of these people; possessive referring to a group of people

가슴에서

ga-seum-e-seo — From the chest, from the heart; origin marker for deep feeling

기쁨의

gi-ppeum-ui — Of joy; possessive modifier expressing a feeling of happiness

함성이

ham-seong-i — Shout, battle cry (subject); a loud collective exclamation

그를

geu-reul — Him (object marker); third-person singular masculine object

맞이하고

maj-i-ha-go — Welcoming, greeting; receiving someone warmly upon arrival

종소리가

jong-so-ri-ga — Bell sound (subject); the ringing noise produced by a bell

울려

ul-lyeo — Ringing, resonating; causing a sound to echo and spread

퍼져

peo-jyeo — Spreading out; expanding or diffusing in all directions

개선

gae-seon — Triumphal return; a victorious homecoming after conquest

귀환을

gwi-hwan-eul — Return (object); the act of coming back to one's home

축하한다

chuk-ha-han-da — Celebrates, congratulates; present tense form of to celebrate

그러나

geu-reo-na — However, but; conjunction indicating contrast or opposition

시기의

si-gi-ui — Of envy, jealousy; possessive referring to envious feelings

곧

got — Soon, shortly; indicating something will happen quickly

다른

da-reun — Other, different; referring to something distinct from before

소리들을

so-ri-deul-eul — Sounds (object); plural of audible noise or voice

압도한다

ap-do-han-da — Overwhelms, overpowers; to dominate and suppress completely

세계의

se-gye-ui — Of the world; possessive relating to the entire earth

발견자

bal-gyeon-ja — Discoverer; a person who finds something previously unknown

황금

hwang-geum — Gold; a precious yellow metal of great monetary value

땅을

ttang-eul — Land (object); a territory or piece of ground or earth

바다에서

ba-da-e-seo — From the sea; location marker indicating oceanic origin

건져

geon-jyeo — Pulling out, retrieving; rescuing or extracting from water

올려

ol-lyeo — Raising up; lifting something to a higher position

자신의

ja-sin-ui — One's own; reflexive possessive referring to oneself

왕에게

wang-e-ge — To the king; dative marker indicating the royal recipient

바친

ba-chin — Offered, dedicated; past modifier of to dedicate or offer

쇠사슬로

soe-sa-seul-lo — With chains; using iron chains as the means or instrument

보답을

bo-dap-eul — Reward, recompense (object); something given in return

받는다

bat-neun-da — Receives; present tense declarative form of to receive