Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 1393

Vocabulary

저

jeo — I, me (humble/formal first person pronoun)

아래에는

araee-neun — Below, underneath (topic-marked locative phrase)

두꺼비

dukkeobi — Toad, a type of amphibian

종족의

jongjok-ui — Of a tribe, race, or species (possessive)

한

han — One; a certain (indefinite article-like modifier)

가족이

gajok-i — Family (subject-marked noun)

살고

salgo — Living, residing (connective verb form)

있었다

isseotda — Was existing, was living (past tense)

사실

sasil — Actually, in fact; a truth or fact

그들은

geudeul-eun — They (topic-marked third person plural pronoun)

아직

ajik — Still, yet (indicating continuation of state)

살아

sara — Alive, living (connective verb form of 살다)

있는

inneun — Existing, being (present attributive verb form)

늙은

neulgeun — Old, aged (attributive adjective form)

어미

eomi — Mother (of animals); biological mother

두꺼비의

dukkeobi-ui — Of the toad (possessive noun phrase)

모습으로

moseup-euro — In the form or appearance of something

우물

umul — A well (deep hole for drawing water)

아래로

araero — Downward, toward the bottom (directional)

곤두박질쳐

gondubakjilchyeo — Plunging headlong, tumbling down sharply

내려온

naeryeoon — Came down, descended (past attributive form)

것이었다

geosieotda — It was the case that; it turned out to be

오랫동안

oraetdongan — For a long time, over a long period

그곳에

geugose — At that place, there (locative marker)

자리를

jarireul — Place, spot, seat (object-marked noun)

잡고

jabgo — Taking hold of, settling in (connective form)

물속을

mulsog-eul — Inside the water (object-marked noun phrase)

헤엄쳐

heeomchyeo — Swimming (connective verb form of 헤엄치다)

다니던

danideon — Used to go around, frequented (past habitual)

초록

chorok — Green (color, used as noun or modifier)

개구리들은

gaegurideul-eun — The frogs (topic-marked plural noun)

그들을

geudeul-eul — Them (object-marked third person plural)

손님

sonnim — Guest, visitor; customer

이라고

irago — Quoted as, called (quotative particle)

불렀다

bulleotda — Called, named, referred to (past tense)

하지만

hajiman — However, but (contrastive conjunction)

새로

saero — Newly, anew (adverb modifying recent action)

온

on — Who came, arrived (past attributive form)

이들은

ideul-eun — These people/ones (topic-marked pronoun)

머물기로

meomulgi-ro — To stay, intending to remain (nominalizer+particle)

굳게

gudge — Firmly, resolutely (adverb from 굳다)

결심한

gyeolsimhan — Determined, resolved (past attributive form)

듯했는데

deuthaenneunde — Seemed like, appeared to be (conjunctive form)

그들이

geudeul-i — They (subject-marked third person plural)

젖은

jeojeun — Wet, damp (past attributive adjective form)

돌들을

doldeul-eul — The stones/rocks (object-marked plural noun)

건조한

geonjahan — Dry, arid (attributive adjective form)

곳

got — Place, spot, location (general noun)

부를

bureul — To call, name (future attributive verb form)

만큼

mankeum — As much as, to the extent of (particle)

그곳에서의

geugoseseo-ui — Of life at that place (possessive locative)

생활이

saenghwal-i — Life, daily living (subject-marked noun)

매우

maeu — Very, extremely (degree adverb)

마음에

maeum-e — To one's liking, heart (locative noun phrase)

들었기

deureotgi — Was pleasing, satisfied (nominalizer verb form)

때문이었다

ttaemun-ieotda — It was because of, the reason was

개구리는

gaeguri-neun — The frog (topic-marked noun)

한때

hanttae — Once, at one time, formerly

여행자였던

yeohaengja-yeotdeon — Who was a traveler (past attributive form)

적이

jeogi — A time when, an experience of (subject-marked)

그녀는

geunyeo-neun — She (topic-marked third person feminine pronoun)

두레박이

dureobag-i — A well bucket (subject-marked noun)

끌어올려질

kkeureoollyeojil — To be pulled up, hoisted (future passive form)

때

ttae — When, at the time of (temporal noun)

마침

machim — Just then, at that very moment (adverb)

그

geu — That, the (demonstrative determiner/pronoun)

안에

ane — Inside, within (locative particle phrase)

있었는데

isseonnneunde — Was inside, existed there (conjunctive past)

빛이

bich-i — Light (subject-marked noun)

너무

neomu — Too, excessively (degree adverb)

강렬하여

gangnyeolhayeo — Being intense, strong (connective adjective form)

눈이

nun-i — Eyes (subject-marked noun)

아파왔다

apawatda — Began to hurt, became painful (past tense)

다행히

dahaenghi — Fortunately, luckily (adverb)

두레박에서

dureobageseo — From the well bucket (locative source particle)

기어

gieo — Crawling (connective verb form of 기다)

나왔지만

nawatjiman — Came out but, emerged however (contrastive past)

물속으로

mulsog-euro — Into the water (directional locative phrase)

요란하게

yoranhage — Noisily, loudly, with commotion (adverb)

떨어지고

tteoreojigo — Falling, dropping (connective verb form)

말았으며

marasseumyeo — Ended up doing; and moreover (conjunctive form)

등의

deung-ui — Of the back; of the spine (possessive noun)

통증으로

tongjeung-euro — Due to pain, because of ache (instrumental)

사흘

saheul — Three days (native Korean numeral unit)

동안

dongan — During, for a period of time (noun)

앓아누워야

aranuwooya — Must lie sick in bed (obligatory connective)

했다

haetda — Did, had to (past tense auxiliary verb)

그녀가

geunyeo-ga — She (subject-marked feminine pronoun)

위쪽

wijjok — Upper side, above, upward direction

세상에

sesange — About the world, in the world (locative)

대해

daehae — About, regarding, concerning (particle phrase)

이야기할

iyagihan — To tell, to talk about (future attributive form)

것이

geosi — Thing, fact (subject-marked nominalizer)

많지는

manjineun — Not many, isn't much (topic-marked negation)

않았지만

anhatjiman — Did not, but still (past negative conjunction)

알고

algo — Knowing, being aware of (connective form)

있었고

isseotgo — Knew, was aware (past connective form)

모든

modeun — All, every (universal determiner/modifier)

개구리들도

gaegurideul-do — Even all the frogs (topic-inclusive plural)

우물이

umul-i — The well (subject-marked noun)

세상의

sesang-ui — Of the world (possessive noun phrase)

전부가

jeonbu-ga — The entirety, all of it (subject-marked noun)

아니라는

aniraneun — That it is not (quoted attributive negation)

것을

geoseul — The fact that, thing (object-marked nominalizer)

두꺼비는

dukkeobi-neun — The toad (topic-marked noun)

마음만

maeumman — Only if willing, only in mind (restrictive)

먹었다면

meogeotdamyeon — If only one had decided or made up one's mind

이것저것

igeotjeogeot — This and that, various things (idiomatic)

이야기해

iyagihe — Telling stories, talking (connective verb form)

줄

jul — To give, to provide (future attributive form)

수도

sudo — Also could, possibility included (particle form)

있었겠지만

isseotgetjiman — Could have been, but (speculative past conjunction)

무언가를

mueonga-reul — Something (object-marked indefinite pronoun)

물어봐도

mureobwado — Even if one asks, no matter how one inquires

결코

gyeolko — Never, absolutely not (strong negative adverb)

대답하지

daedaphaji — Not answering (negation connective verb form)

않았고

anhatgo — Did not do and (past negative connective)

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore, so, as a result (causal conjunction)

묻기를

mudgi-reul — Asking (object-marked nominalizer phrase)

그만두었다

geumandueotda — Stopped, ceased, gave up (past tense verb)

뚱뚱하고

ttungttunghago — Being fat, chubby and (connective adjective form)

살쪄

saljjyeo — Having gained weight, fattened up (connective)

있고

itgo — Is, exists and (connective present form)

못생겼어

mottssaenggyeosseo — Is ugly, looks unattractive (informal past form)

어린

eorin — Young, little (attributive adjective form)

개구리들이

gaegurideul-i — The frogs (subject-marked plural noun)

말했다

malhaetda — Said, spoke, told (past tense verb)

그리고

geurigo — And, furthermore (additive conjunction)

그녀의

geunyeo-ui — Her, hers (possessive feminine pronoun)

아이들도

aideul-do — Her children too (inclusive plural noun)

그녀만큼이나

geunyeo-mankeum-ina — Just as much as her, equally as (comparison)

못생길

mottssaengil — Will be ugly (future attributive negative form)

거야

geoya — It will be, that's how it is (informal future)

그럴

geureol — Like that, doing so (future attributive pronoun)

있지

itji — There is, exists right? (informal assertion)

두꺼비가

dukkeobi-ga — The toad (subject-marked noun)

반박했다

banbakhaetda — Rebutted, objected, countered (past tense verb)

내

nae — My (first person possessive determiner)

아이들

aideul — Children, kids (plural noun)

중

jung — Among, in the middle of (positional noun)

하나는

hana-neun — One of them (topic-marked numeral)

머릿속에

meoritsoge — Inside the head, in the mind (locative phrase)

보석을

boseok-eul — Jewel, gem (object-marked noun)

가지고

gajigo — Having, carrying, possessing (connective form)

있거나

itgeona — Either has or (alternative connective form)

아니면

animyeon — Or else, otherwise (disjunctive conjunction)

내가

naega — I (subject-marked first person pronoun)

있거든

itgeodeun — Because I have it, you know I have it (assertive)