Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 1486

Vocabulary

그는

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

매우

mae-u — Very, extremely; used to intensify adjectives or adverbs

피곤함을

pi-gon-ham-eul — Tiredness, fatigue (object form); feeling of being worn out

느꼈다

neu-kkyeot-da — Felt, sensed; past tense of 느끼다 (to feel)

그래서

geu-rae-seo — So, therefore; conjunction indicating cause and result

나무

na-mu — Tree; a woody plant with trunk and branches

아래에

a-rae-e — Below, under; locative form of 아래 (below)

앉았고

an-jat-go — Sat down and (then); past tense of 앉다 with connective

곧

got — Soon, shortly; indicating something will happen quickly

졸기

jol-gi — Dozing, nodding off; noun form of 졸다 (to doze)

시작하더니

si-jak-ha-deo-ni — Started and then (observed); began doing something leading to next event

눈이

nun-i — Eyes (subject form); the organs used for seeing

감기며

gam-gi-myeo — Closing (eyes), while closing; eyes gradually shutting

잠이

jam-i — Sleep (subject form); the state of resting unconsciously

들었다

deu-reot-da — Fell (asleep); past tense, used in 잠이 들다 (to fall asleep)

그러면서도

geu-reo-myeon-seo-do — Even while doing so; despite that, at the same time

버드나무가

beo-deu-na-mu-ga — Willow tree (subject form); a tree with drooping branches

자신의

ja-sin-eui — One's own (possessive); refers back to the subject itself

위로

wi-ro — Upward, above; directional form of 위 (top, above)

가지를

ga-ji-reul — Branches (object form); limbs extending from a tree trunk

뻗고

ppeot-go — Stretching out and; extending branches or limbs outward

있다는

it-da-neun — That (it) exists/is doing; nominalizing ongoing action or state

것을

geot-eul — The thing, the fact (object form); nominalizer 것 with object marker

의식하는

ui-sik-ha-neun — Being aware of, conscious of; present modifier of 의식하다

것

geot — Thing, fact; general nominalizer used widely in Korean

같았다

ga-tat-da — Seemed, appeared to be; past tense of 같다 (to seem like)

꿈꾸는

kkum-kku-neun — Dreaming; present modifier form of 꿈꾸다 (to dream)

상태에서

sang-tae-e-seo — In a state of; locative form indicating a condition or status

그

geu — That, the; demonstrative or article-like determiner

나무는

na-mu-neun — The tree (topic form); tree marked as sentence topic

강하고

gang-ha-go — Strong and; 강하다 (to be strong) with connective ending

늙은

neul-geun — Old, aged; past modifier form of 늙다 (to grow old)

남자

nam-ja — Man, male person; adult male human being

즉

jeuk — That is, namely; used to clarify or restate something

버드나무

beo-deu-na-mu — Willow tree; tree known for long drooping branches

아버지

a-beo-ji — Father; a male parent in the family

자신처럼

ja-sin-cheo-reom — Like oneself; resembling or similar to the subject itself

보였는데

bo-yeot-neun-de — Appeared, looked (but); past tense with contrastive connective

지친

ji-chin — Exhausted, worn out; past modifier of 지치다 (to be tired)

아들을

a-deul-eul — Son (object form); a male child of a parent

품에

pum-e — In one's arms/bosom; embracing someone closely

안아

an-a — Holding, embracing; connective form of 안다 (to hug)

고향

go-hyang — Hometown, birthplace; place where one was born and raised

땅으로

ttang-eu-ro — To the land, ground; directional form of 땅 (land, earth)

황량한

hwang-ryang-han — Desolate, bleak; describing a barren or deserted landscape

탁

tak — Wide open, expansive; adverb describing an open space

트인

teu-in — Opened up, cleared; modifier form of 트이다 (to open wide)

해안가에

hae-an-ga-e — At the coastal area; locative form of 해안가 (coastline, shore)

있는

it-neun — That is/exists; present modifier of 있다 (to exist, be located)

어린

eo-rin — Young, childhood; modifier form of 어리다 (to be young)

시절의

si-jeol-eui — Of one's days/time; possessive form of 시절 (period, days)

정원으로

jeong-won-eu-ro — To the garden; directional form of 정원 (garden, yard)

데려가려

de-ryeo-ga-ryeo — Intending to take (someone) along; purposive form of 데려가다

하고

ha-go — Doing and; connective form of 하다 (to do)

있었다

it-eot-da — Was doing, existed; past progressive/existential form

그리고

geu-ri-go — And, and then; coordinating conjunction linking sentences

온

on — That came, coming from; past modifier of 오다 (to come)

바로

ba-ro — Right, directly, exactly; adverb emphasizing precision or immediacy

자체가

ja-che-ga — Itself (subject form); the thing itself, in and of itself

세상으로

se-sang-eu-ro — Into the world; directional form of 세상 (world, society)

나와

na-wa — Coming out and; connective form of 나오다 (to come out)

그를

geu-reul — Him (object form); third-person male pronoun with object marker

찾아다니다가

chat-a-da-ni-da-ga — While going around searching for; seeking someone everywhere

이제

i-je — Now, at last; indicating the current moment or finally

발견하고

bal-gyeon-ha-go — Discovering and; found something and then continued

시냇가의

si-naet-ga-eui — Of the streamside; possessive form of 시냇가 (beside a stream)

작은

ja-geun — Small, little; modifier form of 작다 (to be small)

데려가는

de-ryeo-ga-neun — Taking (someone) along; present modifier of 데려가다

꿈을

kkum-eul — Dream (object form); a vision or experience during sleep

꾸었다

kku-eot-da — Dreamed; past tense of 꾸다 (to dream a dream)

그곳에는

geu-got-e-neun — In that place (topic); locative form with topic marker

온갖

on-gat — All kinds of, every sort of; indicating great variety

화려함을

hwa-ryeo-ham-eul — Splendor, magnificence (object form); state of being gorgeous

갖추고

gat-chu-go — Equipped with and; having all necessary elements

머리에

meo-ri-e — On the head; locative form of 머리 (head, hair)

황금

hwang-geum — Gold; precious yellow metal, often symbolizing wealth

왕관을

wang-gwan-eul — Crown (object form); ornamental headpiece worn by royalty

쓴

sseun — Wearing (on head); past modifier of 쓰다 (to wear on head)

채

chae — While still in that state; indicates a maintained condition

그가

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

마지막으로

ma-ji-ma-geu-ro — For the last time, lastly; adverbial form of 마지막 (last, final)

보았던

bo-at-deon — Had seen; past retrospective modifier of 보다 (to see)

모습으로

mo-seup-eu-ro — In the form/appearance of; manner or look of someone

서서

seo-seo — Standing and; connective form of 서다 (to stand)

맞이하고

mat-i-ha-go — Welcoming and; greeting someone upon their arrival

나서

na-seo — After doing; sequential connective indicating order of actions

그의

geu-eui — His (possessive); third-person male pronoun with possessive marker

앞에

ap-e — In front of; locative form of 앞 (front, ahead)

두

du — Two; the number two used before a noun

개의

gae-eui — (Counter) of; 개 as unit counter for objects, possessive form

놀라운

nol-la-un — Surprising, amazing; modifier form of 놀랍다 (to be amazing)

형상이

hyeong-sang-i — Figure, shape (subject form); a visible form or image

나타났는데

na-ta-nat-neun-de — Appeared, but; past tense of 나타나다 with contrastive connector

그것들은

geu-geot-deu-reun — Those things (topic form); plural third-person inanimate reference

시절에

si-jeol-e — During the time/days of; locative form of 시절 (period)

보았을

bo-at-seul — Would have seen; past hypothetical modifier of 보다 (to see)

때보다

ttae-bo-da — Compared to when; comparative form referencing a past time

훨씬

hwol-ssin — Much more, far more; adverb intensifying comparisons

더

deo — More; comparative adverb used before adjectives or adverbs

사람처럼

sa-ram-cheo-reom — Like a person, human-like; resembling a human being

보였다

bo-yeot-da — Appeared, looked; past tense of 보이다 (to appear, seem)

변해

byeon-hae — Having changed; connective form of 변하다 (to change, transform)

있었지만

it-eot-ji-man — Although they were; past tense with concessive connector

그것들이

geu-geot-deu-ri — Those things (subject form); plural inanimate pronoun subject

케이크

ke-i-keu — Cake; sweet baked dessert, loanword from English

세상에

se-sang-e — In the world; locative form of 세상 (world)

자신들의

ja-sin-deu-reui — Their own (possessive plural); reflexive plural possessive pronoun

좋은

jo-eun — Good, nice; modifier form of 좋다 (to be good)

면을

myeon-eul — Side, aspect (object form); a facet or dimension of something

보여주며

bo-yeo-ju-myeo — Showing (to someone) and; displaying while doing something else

그토록

geu-to-rok — So much, to that degree; emphatic adverb of extent

훌륭해

hul-lyung-hae — Being excellent, splendid; 훌륭하다 (to be great) informal form

보였던

bo-yeot-deon — Had appeared/seemed; past retrospective modifier of 보이다

남자와

nam-ja-wa — Man and; 남자 (man) with coordinating particle 와

여자라는

yeo-ja-ra-neun — Called/known as woman; quotative modifier identifying as female

기억했다

gi-eok-haet-da — Remembered; past tense of 기억하다 (to remember, recall)