Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 1493

Vocabulary

그녀에게

geunyeo-ege — To her; indirect object marker attached to 'she'

가야겠어

gaya-gesseo — I must go; expressing intention or necessity to leave

젊은이가

jeolmeun-i-ga — Young person (subject); a youth or young man

말했다

malhaessda — Said; past tense of 'to speak or say'

그녀가

geunyeo-ga — She (subject); female third-person subject pronoun

사는

saneun — Living; present modifier form of 'to live or reside'

집은

jib-eun — The house (topic); a building where someone lives

작고

jakgo — Small and; connective form of the adjective 'small'

단정했지만

danjeonghaessji-man — Was neat but; tidy yet with a contrasting clause

근처에

geuncheo-e — Nearby; in the vicinity or close surroundings

꽃도

kkot-do — Flowers either; no flowers, used in negative context

없고

eopgo — There is not and; connective negative existence form

나무도

namu-do — Trees either; also no trees, negative context marker

없어서

eopseo-seo — Because there is none; causal form of nonexistence

보기에

bogi-e — In appearance; to the eye, from the look of it

황량했다

hwangnyanghaessda — Was desolate; bleak and barren in appearance

문

mun — Door; an entrance or gate to a building

옆에는

yeop-e-neun — Next to; beside something, topic-marked location word

벌집이

beoljib-i — Beehive (subject); a hive where bees live and work

하나

hana — One; the number one or a single item

있었는데

isseoss-neunde — There was; past existence with a background clause

매우

maeu — Very; an adverb intensifying degree or extent

유용했다

yuyonghaessda — Was useful; proved to be practical or helpful

또한

ttohan — Also; furthermore, adding additional information

작은

jageun — Small; adjective modifier meaning little in size

감자밭도

gamja-bat-do — Potato field also; a small plot growing potatoes

유용했고

yuyonghaessgo — Was useful and; connective past form of 'useful'

흙으로

heulg-euro — Made of earth; soil or dirt as a material

된

doen — Made of; past modifier form meaning 'has become'

둑에는

dug-e-neun — On the embankment; a raised bank or mound of earth

자두나무

jadu-namu — Plum tree; a fruit-bearing tree producing plums

덤불이

deombul-i — Bushes (subject); a thicket or shrubby undergrowth

자라고

jarago — Growing and; connective form of 'to grow'

꽃은

kkot-eun — The flowers (topic); blossoms as a topic of sentence

이미

imi — Already; something has occurred before the present

졌고

jyeossgo — Had fallen and; blossoms fell, connective past form

지금은

jigeum-eun — Now (topic); at the current moment, present time

열매를

yeolmae-reul — Fruit (object); the fruit or produce of a plant

맺고

maetgo — Bearing and; forming fruit, connective verb form

있었다

isseossda — Was; past tense of existence or ongoing state

열매는

yeolmae-neun — The fruit (topic); produce or berry as sentence topic

서리가

seori-ga — Frost (subject); icy crystals forming on cold surfaces

내리기

naerigi — Falling; nominal form of 'to descend, fall down'

전에

jeon-e — Before; prior to a certain time or event

맛보면

matbo-myeon — If one tastes; conditional form of 'to taste'

입이

ib-i — Mouth (subject); the oral opening of a person

야생

yasaeng — Wild; existing naturally without human cultivation

자두였다

jadu-yeossda — Were plums; past tense identification of plum fruit

이것이야말로

igeosi-ya-mallo — This is truly; emphatic marker meaning 'this indeed is'

내가

naega — I (subject); first-person subject pronoun in Korean

지금

jigeum — Now; at the present moment or current time

눈앞에서

nun-ap-eseo — Before one's eyes; right in front, visually present

보는

boneun — Seeing; present modifier form of 'to see or look'

시

si — Poetry; literary verse or a poem as an art form

없는

eomneun — Without; present modifier of nonexistence or absence

우리

uri — Our; first-person plural possessive pronoun in Korean

시대의

sidae-ui — Of the era; belonging to a particular age or period

진정한

jinjeonghan — True; genuine, authentic, sincere in nature

젊은이는

jeolmeun-i-neun — The young person (topic); a youth as sentence topic

생각했다

saenggakhaessda — Thought; past tense of 'to think or consider'

그리고

geurigo — And then; a conjunction connecting sentences or clauses

그것은

geugeot-eun — That (topic); referring to a previously mentioned thing

적어도

jeogeo-do — At least; the minimum amount or degree of something

하나의

hana-ui — One; a single item used as a possessive modifier

생각이었고

saenggag-ieossgo — Was a thought and; connective past identification form

그가

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

현명한

hyeonmyeonghan — Wise; intelligent and judicious in decision-making

여인의

yeoin-ui — Of the woman; possessive form referring to a female

앞에서

ap-eseo — In front of; at or before a location or person

발견한

balgyeonhan — Discovered; past modifier of finding something new

한

han — One; a numeral modifier meaning a single item

알의

al-ui — Of a grain; possessive of a small seed-like piece

황금이었다

hwanggeum-ieossda — Was gold; past identification as golden or precious

그것을

geugeot-eul — That (object); referring to something previously mentioned

적어

jeogeo — Write down; imperative or connective form of 'to write'

두세요

duseyo — Please keep or write it; polite imperative to preserve

당신이

dangsin-i — You (subject); formal second-person subject pronoun

왜

wae — Why; asking for a reason or cause of something

여기에

yeogi-e — Here; at this place or location

왔는지

wass-neun-ji — Whether came; indirect question form of 'to come'

알아요

arayo — I know; polite present tense of 'to know'

아무것도

amugeot-do — Nothing at all; not anything, used with negation

창작해

changjakhae — Create; to produce original artistic or literary work

낼

nael — To produce out; future modifier of bringing something forth

수가

su-ga — Ability (subject); possibility or capability of doing something

없는데

eomneunde — Cannot but; nonexistence with background clause contrast

그러면서도

geureomyeon-se-do — Even while doing so; yet still, despite that situation

부활절까지

buhwaljeo-kkaji — By Easter; until or up to the Easter holiday

시인이

si-in-i — Poet (subject); a person who writes poetry

되고

doego — Become and; connective form of 'to become something'

싶어하는군요

sipeo-haneun-gunyo — Wants to; expressive form of desiring to become something

모든

modeun — All; every, the entirety of things or people

것이

geot-i — Thing (subject); a nominalized subject in a sentence

쓰여졌습니다

sseu-yeo-jyeossseub-ni-da — Has been written; passive past formal form of 'to write'

시대는

sidae-neun — The era (topic); a period or age as sentence topic

옛날이

yetnnal-i — The old days (subject); ancient or former times

아니니까요

aninikkayo — Because it is not; causal negative polite form

그렇지

geureochi — Right; isn't that so, seeking confirmation of statement

않아요

anayo — Is not; polite negative present tense verb ending

여인이

yeoin-i — The woman (subject); a female person as sentence subject

옛날에는

yetnnal-e-neun — In the old days (topic); referring to ancient past times

여인들이

yeoin-deul-i — Women (subject); plural female persons as subject

당했고

danghaessgo — Suffered and; underwent something negative, connective past

시인들은

si-in-deul-eun — Poets (topic); plural poets as the topic of sentence

돌아다니며

dora-danimi-myeo — Wandering around and; roaming while doing something else

팔꿈치가

palkkumchi-ga — Elbow (subject); the joint between upper and lower arm

옷을

os-eul — Clothes (object); garments or clothing worn on body

입고

ibgo — Wearing and; connective form of 'to wear clothing'

다녔지요

danyeossjiyo — Used to go around; past habitual form of wandering

현재는

hyeonjae-neun — The present (topic); the current time as sentence topic

좋은

joeun — Good; positive adjective modifier for a noun

최고의

choego-ui — The best; of the highest quality or excellence

하지만

hajiman — However; a conjunction showing contrast or exception

올바르게

olbareuge — Correctly; in a proper or right manner

바라보는

baraboneun — Looking at; present modifier of gazing or observing

방법을

bangbeob-eul — Method (object); a way or means of doing something

모르고

moreugo — Not knowing and; connective form of 'to not know'

있어요

isseoyo — There is; polite present tense of existence or state

당신의

dangsin-ui — Your; possessive form of the formal 'you'

귀는

gwi-neun — Ears (topic); the hearing organs as sentence topic

들을

deureul — To hear; future/purposive modifier of 'to listen'

수

su — Ability; possibility or capacity to do an action

있도록

itdorok — So as to be able to; purposive form of existence

있지

itji — Is not; used in negative rhetorical or tag questions

않고

anko — Not doing and; connective negative verb ending

저녁에

jeonyeok-e — In the evening; at nighttime or the end of day

않는

anneun — Not doing; present negative modifier verb form

것

geot — Thing; a nominalizer or general noun for an action

같군요

gatgunyo — It seems; an exclamatory inference about a situation