Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 1424

Vocabulary

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic marker); referring to a female subject

그에게

geuege — To him; indirect object form of 'he'

자신이

jasini — Oneself (subject marker); reflexive pronoun

방금

banggeum — Just now; a moment ago

생각한

saenggakhan — Thought of; past modifier form of 'to think'

세

se — Three; a Korean native number

가지를

gajireul — Kinds/types (object marker); varieties of something

맞혀보라고

majyeoborago — Try to guess correctly; indirect command to attempt

요구했고

yoguhaetgo — Demanded and (then); made a request/demand

만약

manyak — If; conditional conjunction expressing a hypothetical

그가

geuga — He (subject marker); male third-person subject

성공하면

seonggonghamyeon — If he succeeds; conditional form of 'to succeed'

그녀와

geunyeowa — With her; comitative particle attached to 'she'

결혼하여

gyeolhonhayeo — Marrying; connective form of 'to get married'

아버지가

abeojiga — Father (subject marker); one's male parent

죽은

jugeun — Dead; past modifier form of 'to die'

후

hu — After; following a certain time or event

온

on — Entire; all of, whole

나라의

naraui — Of the country/nation; possessive form of 'country'

왕이

wangi — King (subject marker); ruler of a kingdom

될

doel — Will become; future modifier form of 'to become'

수

su — Possibility; ability or potential to do something

있었지만

isseotjiman — There was/could, but; concessive past construction

이

i — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby objects

맞히지

majhiji — Guess correctly (negative stem); to get the right answer

못하면

mothamyeon — If unable to; conditional form of inability

그를

geureul — Him (object marker); male third-person object

교수형에

gyosuhyeonge — To hanging (execution); death by hanging

목을

mogeul — Neck (object marker); the neck of a person

명령했습니다

myeongnyeonghaetsseumnida — Ordered/commanded (formal past); gave an official order

늙은

neulgeun — Old/aged; past modifier form of 'to be old'

왕

wang — King; male ruler of a kingdom

그녀의

geunyeoui — Her; possessive form of 'she'

아버지는

abeojineun — Father (topic marker); one's male parent as topic

행동에

haengdong-e — At the behavior/actions; regarding someone's conduct

매우

maeu — Very; extremely, to a great degree

슬퍼했지만

seulpeohaetjiman — Was sad but; felt sorrow yet with contrast

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker); male third-person as topic

그녀가

geunyeoga — She (subject marker); female third-person subject

그토록

geutorok — So much; to that extent, that intensely

사악하게

saakage — Wickedly; in an evil or malicious manner

것을

geoseul — The thing (object marker); nominalizer particle

막을

mageul — To stop/block (future modifier); prevent from doing

없었습니다

eopseotseumnida — There was not (formal past); did not exist/could not

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because; introducing a reason or explanation

한때

hanttae — Once; at one time, formerly

더

deo — More; to a greater degree or extent

이상

isang — Any more/longer; beyond this point in time

상관하지

sangwanhaji — Not concern oneself; not to be involved with

않겠다고

ankettago — Declared not to; indirect speech of refusal

말했기

malhaetgi — Had said; nominalizing past form of 'to say'

때문입니다

ttaemun-imnida — It is because; formal causal ending

자기

jagi — Oneself; reflexive pronoun for one's own

마음대로

maeumdaero — As one pleases; freely according to one's will

해도

haedo — Even if one does; concessive form of 'to do'

되었습니다

doeeotseumnida — Became/it was permitted (formal past); came to be

공주와

gongjuwa — With the princess; female royalty with comitative particle

결혼하기

gyeolhonhagi — Getting married; nominalized form of 'to marry'

위해

wihae — For the purpose of; in order to achieve something

찾아와

chajawa — Came to find/visit; arrived seeking someone

가지

gaji — Kinds/varieties; types of things

수수께끼에

susukkekkkie — To the riddle; a puzzling question or mystery

도전한

dojeonhan — Challenged; past modifier form of 'to challenge'

왕자들은

wangjaDeureun — Princes (topic marker); male royal heirs as topic

모두

modu — All; everyone, every one of them

답을

dabeul — Answer (object marker); the correct response

알아내지

aranaegi — Figure out (negative stem); discover through effort

못하여

motayo — Being unable to; failure to accomplish something

당하거나

dangahgeona — Suffered or; underwent punishment alternatively

목이

mogi — Neck (subject marker); the neck as grammatical subject

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic marker); third-person plural as topic

미리

miri — In advance; beforehand, ahead of time

경고를

gyeonggoreul — Warning (object marker); an advance notice of danger

받았으며

badasseumyeo — Received and; got something with connective ending

마음만

maeumman — Only the heart/mind; if only one wished/intended

먹었다면

meogeotdamyeon — If one had decided; conditional past of 'to intend'

그녀를

geunyeoreul — Her (object marker); female third-person object

내버려

naeboryeo — Leave behind; abandon or leave alone

두고

dugo — Leaving (connective); placing and moving on

떠날

tteoal — To leave (future modifier); depart from a place

있었습니다

isseotseumnida — There was/could (formal past); existed or was able

왕은

wangeun — The king (topic marker); ruler as grammatical topic

마침내

machimne — Finally; at last, in the end

모든

modeun — All/every; modifier meaning each and every

끔찍한

kkeumjjikhan — Terrible/horrific; causing dread or disgust

상황에

sanghwange — In the situation; regarding a particular circumstance

너무나

neomuna — So very; excessively, to an extreme degree

괴로워하여

goerowohayeo — Being anguished and; suffering mental pain connectively

매년

maenyeon — Every year; annually, each year

하루

haru — One day; a single day

동안

dongan — During; for a period of time

그와

geuwa — With him; comitative particle attached to 'he'

그의

geuui — His; possessive form of 'he'

병사들이

byeongsaDeuri — Soldiers (subject marker); military troops as subject

무릎을

mureupseul — Knees (object marker); the knee joints

꿇고

kkkulgo — Kneeling and; bending knees connectively

공주가

gongjuga — Princess (subject marker); female royalty as subject

착해지기를

chakhaejigireul — Becoming good (object); process of turning kind

기도했습니다

gidohaetseumnida — Prayed (formal past); offered a prayer or wish

하지만

hajiman — However; but, expressing contrast or contradiction

여전히

yeojeonhi — Still; as before, unchanged from prior state

예전과

yejeon-gwa — Compared to before; the former time with particle

다름없이

dareumeopsi — No different from; exactly the same as before

사악했습니다

saakhaetseumnida — Was wicked (formal past); behaved in an evil way

마시는

masineun — Drinking; present modifier form of 'to drink'

노파들은

nopaDeureun — Old women (topic marker); elderly females as topic

자신들이

jasinDeuri — Themselves (subject marker); reflexive plural subject

얼마나

eolmana — How much; to what degree or extent

슬퍼하는지를

seulpeohaneunji reul — How sad they are (object); degree of their sorrow

나타내기

natanaegi — Showing/expressing; nominalized form of 'to reveal'

마시기

masigi — Drinking; nominalized form of 'to drink'

전에

jeone — Before; prior to a certain time or event

완전히

wanjeonhi — Completely; entirely, fully, without exception

검게

geomge — Darkly/blackly; adverbial form of 'to be black'

그

geu — That; definite article-like modifier or 'he/that'

밖에

bakke — Outside of; other than, besides that

무엇을

mueoseul — What (object marker); asking about an unspecified thing

할

hal — To do (future modifier); potential action ahead