Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 1407

Vocabulary

그는

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

이제

i-je — Now, at this point, from this moment on

황금빛

hwang-geum-bit — Golden color, golden hue or shine

팽이가

paeng-i-ga — Top (spinning toy), subject form of 팽이

되어

doe-eo — Becoming, having become; connective form of 되다

꽤

kkwae — Quite, fairly, considerably; more than expected

큰

keun — Big, large, great; adjective modifying a noun

소리로

so-ri-ro — With a sound; using a noise or voice

윙윙거릴

wing-wing-geo-ril — To hum or buzz repeatedly; future modifier form

때까지

ttae-kka-ji — Until the time when; up to a certain moment

빙글빙글

bing-geul-bing-geul — Round and round; spinning in circles repeatedly

돌며

dol-myeo — While turning or spinning; connective form of 돌다

춤을

chum-eul — Dance (object form); 춤 means a dance

추었고

chu-eot-go — Danced and (then); past connective form of 추다

볼

bol — Worth seeing; future modifier form of 보다

만한

man-han — Worth, deserving of; modifier meaning comparable to

것이

geo-si — Thing that; nominalizer with subject marker attached

되었다

doe-eot-da — Became, has become; past tense of 되다

그러나

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

어느

eo-neu — A certain, some; used before a noun for vagueness

날

nal — Day; a specific or general day in time

너무

neo-mu — Too, excessively; beyond a reasonable or desired degree

높이

no-pi — High, highly; adverb indicating great height or elevation

뛰어올랐고

ttwi-eo-ol-lat-go — Leaped up high and (then); past connective form

그

geu — He, that; third-person pronoun or demonstrative adjective

역시

yeok-si — Also, too, likewise; as expected or similarly

사라져

sa-ra-jyeo — Disappeared, vanished; connective form of 사라지다

버렸다

beo-ryeot-da — Did completely (and regrettably); auxiliary past tense

사람들은

sa-ram-deu-reun — People (topic form); the people in question

지하실까지

ji-ha-sil-kka-ji — Even to the basement; including the cellar below

모든

mo-deun — Every, all; modifier meaning without exception

곳을

got-seul — Place (object form); every location or spot

찾아보았지만

cha-ja-bo-at-ji-man — Searched and looked but; past concessive connective form

어디에서도

eo-di-e-seo-do — Nowhere, not anywhere; at no place at all

발견되지

bal-gyeon-doe-ji — Not be found; negative connective of 발견되다

않았다

an-at-da — Did not; past tense negative auxiliary verb ending

어디에

eo-di-e — Where, at what place; locative question word

있었던

it-eot-deon — Had been (somewhere); past retrospective modifier form

것일까

geo-sil-kka — Could it be that; wondering about a past situation

쓰레기통

sseu-re-gi-tong — Trash can, garbage bin; container for waste

속으로

so-geu-ro — Into the inside of; direction toward the interior

뛰어든

ttwi-eo-deun — Having jumped into; past modifier form of 뛰어들다

것이었는데

geo-si-eot-neun-de — It turned out to be; past explanatory connective form

그곳에는

geu-go-se-neun — In that place; topic form of that location

양배추

yang-bae-chu — Cabbage; a round leafy green vegetable

줄기

jul-gi — Stem, stalk; the main stalk of a plant

먼지

meon-ji — Dust; tiny particles of dirt or debris

그리고

geu-ri-go — And, and then; conjunction linking words or clauses

지붕

ji-bung — Roof; the top covering structure of a building

아래

a-rae — Below, under, beneath; indicating a lower position

홈통에서

hom-tong-e-seo — From the gutter or drainpipe; drainage channel on roof

떨어진

tteo-reo-jin — That fell, that dropped; past modifier of 떨어지다

빗물

bit-mul — Rainwater; water that has fallen as rain

찌꺼기

jji-kkeo-gi — Dregs, residue, leftover waste or sediment

등

deung — Etc., and so on; indicating additional similar items

온갖

on-gat — All kinds of, every sort of; various types

쓰레기들이

sseu-re-gi-deu-ri — Garbage, trash (plural subject); various pieces of waste

쌓여

ssa-yeo — Piled up, accumulated; connective form of 쌓이다

있었다

it-eot-da — There was, existed; past tense of 있다

나는

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

좋은

jo-eun — Good, nice, fine; adjective modifier form of 좋다

곳에

go-se — At a place, in a spot; locative form of 곳

있군

it-gun — I see, so (I) am here; exclamatory realization form

하고

ha-go — Said (quotative); connective form after direct speech

그가

geu-ga — He (subject form); third-person male pronoun with subject marker

말했다

mal-haet-da — Said, spoke; past tense of 말하다

여기서는

yeo-gi-seo-neun — Here (topic form); at this place in particular

내

nae — My; first-person singular possessive pronoun

금칠이

geum-chil-i — Gold coating (subject form); layer of gold paint

곧

got — Soon, shortly, right away; indicating near future

벗겨지겠어

beot-gyeo-ji-get-seo — Will peel off; future tense of 벗겨지다 (informal)

이런

i-reon — Oh my, goodness; exclamation expressing dismay or surprise

내가

nae-ga — I (subject form); first-person pronoun with subject marker

얼마나

eol-ma-na — How much, how; used to express degree or extent

형편없는

hyeong-pyeon-eom-neun — Terrible, miserable, of very poor quality or standard

무리들

mu-ri-deul — Group, crowd, gang; a bunch of people or things

속에

so-ge — Inside, within; locative indicating interior position

들어온

deu-reo-on — Entered, came in; past modifier of 들어오다

것인가

geo-sin-ga — Is it that; rhetorical question about a situation

그러다

geu-reo-da — Then, while doing so; transitional connective expression

잎이

ip-i — Leaf (subject form); a single leaf of a plant

없는

eom-neun — Without, lacking; modifier meaning does not have

긴

gin — Long; adjective modifier form of 길다

근처에

geun-cheo-e — Near, in the vicinity of; at a nearby location

놓여

no-yeo — Placed, lying; connective form of 놓이다 (to be placed)

있는

it-neun — That is (there), existing; present modifier of 있다

오래된

o-rae-doen — Old, long-used; modifier meaning has been around long

사과처럼

sa-gwa-cheo-reom — Like an apple; comparative particle 처럼 after 사과

생긴

saeng-gin — That looks like, shaped like; past modifier of 생기다

이상한

i-sang-han — Strange, odd, unusual; adjective modifier form

둥근

dung-geun — Round, circular; adjective modifier form of 둥글다

물체를

mul-che-reul — Object (object form); a physical thing or entity

힐끗

hil-kkeut — Glancing briefly, taking a quick sidelong look

바라보았다

ba-ra-bo-at-da — Looked at, gazed at; past tense of 바라보다

그것은

geu-geo-seun — That thing (topic form); referring to something mentioned

사과가

sa-gwa-ga — Apple (subject form); the fruit apple as subject

아니라

a-ni-ra — Not (something) but; negative contrast connective

오랜

o-raen — Long, prolonged; modifier meaning of a long time

세월

se-wol — Time, years; the passage of time over many years

동안

dong-an — During, for a period of; while a time passes

홈통

hom-tong — Gutter, drainpipe; channel that carries water off roof

물에

mu-re — In water, by water; locative form of 물

흠뻑

heum-ppeok — Thoroughly soaked, completely drenched; intensifying adverb

젖은

jeo-jeun — Wet, soaked; past modifier form of 젖다

낡은

nal-geun — Old, worn out, shabby; past modifier of 낡다

공이었다

gong-i-eot-da — Was a ball; past tense identifying something as a ball

다행이다

da-haeng-i-da — How fortunate, what a relief; expressing thankfulness

이야기를

i-ya-gi-reul — Story, conversation (object form); talk or narrative

나눌

na-nul — To share, to have (conversation); future modifier of 나누다

수

su — Ability, possibility; used in 수 있다/없다 construction

나와

na-wa — With me; first-person pronoun with comitative particle

같은

ga-teun — Same, similar; modifier meaning of the same kind

부류가

bu-ryu-ga — Type, category (subject form); same sort or class

왔군

wat-gun — Has come; exclamatory realization past form of 오다

공이

gong-i — Ball (subject form); a round object used in play

금칠된

geum-chil-doen — Gold-coated, gilded; past modifier of 금칠되다

팽이를

paeng-i-reul — Spinning top (object form); toy that spins on a point

살펴보며

sal-pyeo-bo-myeo — While examining, looking closely; connective of 살펴보다

가죽으로

ga-ju-geu-ro — With leather, made of leather; using animal hide material

만들어졌어

man-deu-reo-jyeot-seo — Was made, was crafted; past passive of 만들어지다 (informal)

그녀가

geu-nyeo-ga — She (subject form); third-person female pronoun with subject marker

젊은

jeol-meun — Young; adjective modifier meaning of young age

아가씨가

a-ga-ssi-ga — Young lady (subject form); unmarried young woman

꿰매어

kkwe-mae-eo — Sewn, stitched; connective form of 꿰매다

만들었고

man-deu-reot-go — Made and (then); past connective of 만들다

몸

mom — Body; the physical body or inside of something

안에는

an-e-neun — Inside (topic form); within the interior of something

들어

deu-reo — Going in, entering; connective form of 들다/들어가다

있어

it-seo — There is, exists; informal present form of 있다

하지만

ha-ji-man — But, however; conjunction showing contrast or exception

지금의

ji-geum-ui — Current, of now; possessive form meaning present state

모습을

mo-seu-beul — Appearance, look (object form); one's form or state

보면

bo-myeon — If one looks at, when seeing; conditional of 보다

아무도

a-mu-do — Nobody, no one; used with negative verb meaning none

그렇게

geu-reo-ke — Like that, in that way; adverb of manner

생각하지

saeng-ga-ka-ji — Think (negative connective form); before 못하다 or 않다

못할

mot-hal — Cannot, be unable to; future modifier with inability

거야

geo-ya — It will be, it is (informal); informal future assertion

한때

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

제비와

je-bi-wa — With a swallow (bird); comitative form of 제비

약혼한

ya-kon-han — Engaged (to be married); past modifier of 약혼하다

사이였어

sa-i-yeot-seo — Was in a relationship; past informal of 사이이다

이곳으로

i-go-seu-ro — To this place, toward here; directional form of 이곳

떨어지고

tteo-reo-ji-go — Fell and (then); past connective form of 떨어지다

말았고

ma-rat-go — Ended up doing (regrettably); past connective of 말다

여기서

yeo-gi-seo — Here, from this place; locative form of 여기

오

o — Five; the number 5 in Korean

년이

nyeon-i — Year (subject form); unit of time measurement

넘게

neom-ge — More than, over; exceeding a certain amount or number

누워

nu-wo — Lying down; connective form of 눕다

완전히

wan-jeon-hi — Completely, entirely, totally; adverb of completeness

젖어

jeo-jeo — Getting wet, soaked; connective form of 젖다

버렸지

beo-ryeot-ji — Ended up doing (regrettably); past informal of 버리다auxiliary