Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 1399

Vocabulary

그것은

geugeoseun — As for that thing; topic marker on 'that'

세상의

sesangui — Of the world; possessive form of 'world'

절반을

jeolbaneul — Half of something; object marker on 'half'

나에게서

naegeso — From me; indicating origin from the speaker

숨기지만

sumgijiman — Hides it, but; concessive form of 'to hide'

나는

naneun — I; first-person subject pronoun with topic marker

세상에

sesange — To the world; locative form of 'world'

신경

singyeong — Attention, concern, care; mental preoccupation

쓰지

sseuji — Do not use/pay; negative verb stem form

않아요

anayo — Do not; polite negative verb ending

그러자

geureoja — Then, thereupon; indicating what happened next

몇

myeot — Several, a few; indefinite small number

마리의

mariui — Of (animals); counter for animals, possessive

닭들이

dakdeuri — Chickens; plural subject form of 'chicken'

왔습니다

watseumnida — Came; formal past tense of 'to come'

그들은

geudeurеun — They; third-person plural subject pronoun

양배추

yangbaechu — Cabbage; leafy green vegetable

밭을

bateul — Field; object marker on garden or farm field

이리저리

irijеori — Here and there; moving in various directions

돌아다녔습니다

doradanyeotseumnida — Wandered around; formal past tense of 'to roam'

그들의

geudeureui — Their; possessive form of third-person plural pronoun

선두에서

seondueseo — At the front; locative form of 'lead/forefront'

행진하던

haengjinhadeон — Was marching; past attributive form of 'to march'

암탉은

amtakeun — The hen; topic marker on female chicken

눈이

nuni — Eyes; subject marker on 'eye'

매서웠고

maeseoweotgo — Was fierce and; sharp, piercing gaze described

초록

chorok — Green; color, especially vivid green

잎

ip — Leaf; plant leaf

위의

wiui — On top of; possessive locative above something

애벌레를

aebeollereul — Caterpillar/larva; object marker on larva

발견하여

balgyeonhayeo — Having discovered; connective form of 'to discover'

그것을

geugeoseul — It, that thing; object marker on pronoun

쪼았고

jjoatgo — Pecked at it and; past connective of 'to peck'

애벌레는

aebeollerun — The caterpillar; topic marker on larva

땅에

ttange — To the ground; locative marker on 'ground'

떨어져

tteoreojyeo — Falling; connective form of 'to fall/drop'

몸을

momeul — Body; object marker on 'body'

비틀고

biteulgo — Writhing and; connective form of 'to twist/writhe'

꿈틀거렸습니다

kkumteulgeoryeotseumnida — Wriggled; formal past tense of 'to squirm/wriggle'

이

i — This; demonstrative pronoun or determiner

꿈틀거림이

kkumteulgeorimI — This wriggling; subject marker on 'squirming motion'

어떻게

eotteoke — How; adverb asking in what manner

끝날지

kkeunnalji — Whether it will end; uncertain future form

몰랐기

mollatgi — Not knowing; nominalized past ignorance

때문에

ttaemune — Because of; causal connective particle

한쪽

hanjjok — One side; one direction or one eye

눈으로

nuneuro — With one eye; instrumental marker on 'eye'

보다가

bodaga — While looking and then; transitional connective

다른

dareun — Other, another; different from the current

쪽

jjok — Side, direction; one side or another

번갈아

beongara — Alternately, in turns; switching back and forth

가며

gamyeo — While going; connective gerund of 'to go'

바라보았습니다

barabоatseumnida — Looked at, gazed; formal past tense of 'to gaze'

저것은

jeogeoseun — That thing over there; distal demonstrative topic

자발적으로

Voluntarily, of its own accord; spontaneously doing

저러는

jeoreuneun — Acting like that; attributive form of 'to do so'

게

ge — Thing, fact; nominalized verb shortening

아니야

aniya — It is not; informal negative copula statement

생각하며

saenggakhamyeo — While thinking; connective gerund of 'to think'

고개를

gogaereul — Head; object marker on 'head/neck movement'

들어

deureо — Lifting; connective form of 'to lift/raise'

쪼으려

jjoeureуeo — Intending to peck; intentive form of 'to peck'

했습니다

haetseumnida — Tried/did; formal past tense of 'to do/try'

두꺼비는

dukkeoбineun — The toad; topic marker on 'toad'

이것을

igeoseul — This thing; object marker on proximal pronoun

보고

bogo — Seeing and; connective form of 'to see'

너무나

neomuna — So very, extremely; intensifier adverb

경악하여

gyeongakayeo — Being horrified; connective form of 'to be shocked'

암탉을

amtakeul — The hen; object marker on female chicken

향해

hyanghae — Toward; directional postposition meaning 'heading to'

곧장

gotjang — Straight, directly; without detour or delay

기어갔습니다

gieogatseumnida — Crawled toward; formal past tense of 'to crawl'

저것에게

jeogeosege — To that thing; dative marker on distal pronoun

동료가

dongnyoga — Companion, colleague; subject marker on 'comrade'

있군

itgun — There is; exclamatory realization form of 'to exist'

암탉이

amtagi — The hen; subject marker on female chicken

말했습니다

malhaetseumnida — Said; formal past tense of 'to say/speak'

저

jeo — That (over there); distal demonstrative determiner

기어다니는

gieoданineun — Crawling around; attributive form of 'to crawl about'

것

geot — Thing; nominalizer for verbs and adjectives

좀

jom — A little, just; softening adverb in requests

봐

bwa — Look!; informal imperative of 'to look/see'

그러고는

geureoгoneun — And then, after that; sequential connective

돌아섰습니다

doraseoтseumnida — Turned away; formal past tense of 'to turn around'

조그만

jogeuman — Tiny, small; informal adjective meaning very small

먹이는

meogineun — Food/prey; topic marker on 'food for animals'

필요

pilyo — Need, necessity; requirement or necessity

없어

eopseo — There is none; informal negative existential verb

목이

mogi — Throat; subject marker on 'throat/neck'

간지러울

ganjirеoul — Will be ticklish/itchy; future attributive of 'tickle'

뿐이라고

ppunirago — Saying only that; quotative of 'merely, only'

닭들도

dakdeuldo — The chickens too; inclusive marker on plural chickens

같은

gateun — Same; adjective meaning identical or alike

생각이었고

saenggagieotgo — Were of the same thought and; past connective

모두

modu — All, everyone, altogether; totality adverb

함께

hamkke — Together; adverb meaning jointly with others

비틀어

biteureо — Twisting; connective form of 'to twist/wriggle free'

자유로워졌어

jayurоwojeosseo — Became free; informal past of 'to become free'

애벌레가

aebeolleга — The caterpillar; subject marker on larva

침착함이

chimchakamI — Composure, calmness; subject marker on 'composure'

있다는

itdaneun — That there is; quotative attributive of 'to have/exist'

것은

geoseun — The fact that; topic marker on nominalized clause

참으로

chameuro — Truly, indeed; adverb of sincerity or emphasis

다행스러운

dahaengseureoun — Fortunate, lucky; adjective meaning it's a relief

일이야

iriya — It is a matter/thing; informal copula on 'matter'

하지만

hajiman — However, but; contrastive conjunctive adverb

가장

gajang — Most; superlative adverb

어려운

eoryeoun — Difficult, hard; adjective modifying a noun

일이

iri — Task, matter; subject marker on 'work/thing'

아직

ajik — Still, yet; adverb indicating continuation or remainder

남아

nama — Remaining; connective form of 'to remain/be left'

있어

isseo — There is; informal existential verb

그건

geugeon — That is; contraction of 그것은 (that thing+topic)

다시

dasi — Again; adverb meaning once more or anew

내

nae — My; first-person possessive pronoun

위로

wiro — Upward, onto; directional indicating upward movement

올라가는

ollaganeun — Going up; attributive present form of 'to climb up'

거야

geoya — It is (the thing); informal nominalized assertion

그게

geuge — That; contracted subject form of 그것이

어디

eodi — Where; interrogative adverb of place

있지

itji — Is it?; informal existential question ending

작은

jageun — Small, little; adjective modifying a noun

두꺼비가

dukkeoбiga — The toad; subject marker on 'toad'

다가와

dagawa — Coming closer; connective of 'to approach/come near'

위로의

wiroui — Of comfort; possessive form of 'comfort/consolation'

마음을

maeуmeul — Heart, feeling; object marker on 'mind/heart'

표현했습니다

pyohyeonhaetseumnida — Expressed; formal past tense of 'to express'

자신의

jasinui — One's own; reflexive possessive pronoun

못생긴

motssaenggin — Ugly, unattractive; adjective describing appearance

모습으로

moseubeuro — With one's appearance; instrumental of 'appearance/form'

닭들을

dakdeureul — The chickens; object marker on plural 'chicken'

겁주었다는

geopjuеotdaneun — That it frightened; quotative past attributive of 'to scare'

것이

geosi — The fact that; subject marker on nominalized clause

기뻤습니다

gippeoтseumnida — Was glad, happy; formal past tense of 'to be glad'