Anna Karenina — Page 3

Vocabulary

커튼

keoteun — Curtain; fabric panel used to cover windows.

중

jung — Middle; among; in the midst of something.

하나

hana — One; the number one in native Korean.

옆으로

yeop-euro — To the side; sideways; in a lateral direction.

한

han — One; a; used as a determiner before nouns.

줄기

julgi — Stem; streak; a thin ray or stream.

빛이

bichi — Light (subject form); ray of light shining.

새어

saeo — Leaking; seeping through a gap or crack.

들어오는

deureo-oneun — Coming in; entering; filtering into a space.

것을

geoseul — Thing (object form); grammatical object marker attached.

알아채고

ara-chaego — Noticing; realizing; becoming aware of something.

그는

geuneun — He (topic form); referring to a male subject.

기분

gibun — Mood; feeling; one's emotional or mental state.

좋게

johge — Pleasantly; in a good manner; feeling good.

발을

bareul — Foot (object form); referring to one's foot.

소파

sopa — Sofa; couch; upholstered seat for sitting or lying.

가장자리

gajangjari — Edge; border; the rim or margin of something.

너머로

neomeoro — Over; beyond; across to the other side.

발로

ballo — With one's foot; using the foot as a tool.

슬리퍼를

seullipeoreul — Slippers (object form); soft indoor footwear worn casually.

더듬어

deodeumeo — Groping; feeling around blindly with hands or feet.

찾았다

chajatda — Found; located; successfully discovered something being sought.

그

geu — That; the; a determiner pointing to something mentioned.

슬리퍼는

seullipeoneun — Slippers (topic form); soft comfortable shoes worn indoors.

지난

jinan — Last; past; referring to a previous time period.

생일에

saengire — On one's birthday; the anniversary of one's birth.

받은

badeun — Received; gotten; past tense modifier of 받다.

선물로

seonmullo — As a gift; as a present given to someone.

아내가

anaega — Wife (subject form); one's female marriage partner.

금빛

geumbit — Golden color; glittering gold-like hue or appearance.

가죽

gajuk — Leather; animal hide used to make goods.

위에

wie — On top of; above; positioned over a surface.

수를

sureul — Embroidery (object form); decorative needlework stitched on fabric.

놓아

noa — Placing; putting; laying embroidery stitches onto fabric.

만들어

mandeureo — Making; creating; producing something by hand or craft.

준

jun — Given; made and given; past modifier of 주다.

것이었다

geosieotda — It was (something); past tense nominal predicate form.

그리고

geurigo — And; also; conjunction connecting two clauses or sentences.

9년간

guyeongan — For nine years; over a span of nine years.

매일

maeil — Every day; daily; happening each and every day.

일어나지도

ireonajido — Not even getting up; without rising from a position.

않은

aneun — Not having done; negative modifier for a verb.

채

chae — While still; in the state of; without changing condition.

손을

soneul — Hand (object form); one's hand as a direct object.

뻗어

ppeoeo — Stretching out; extending one's arm or limb outward.

침실에서

chimsire-eseo — In the bedroom; inside the room used for sleeping.

가운이

gauni — Robe (subject form); a loose garment worn at home.

늘

neul — Always; usually; habitually; at all times without exception.

걸려

geollyeo — Hanging; being suspended; hooked on something like a peg.

있던

itdeon — Used to be; past modifier indicating a former state.

자리를

jarireul — Place; spot; position (object form) where something was.

향해

hyanghae — Toward; in the direction of; facing a specific place.

내밀었다

naemireotda — Reached out; extended outward; stretched a limb forward.

그러자

geureoja — Then; at that moment; suddenly after that action.

문득

mundeuk — Suddenly; all at once; a thought occurring unexpectedly.

자신이

jasini — Oneself (subject form); referring reflexively to one's own self.

아내의

anaeui — Wife's; belonging to one's wife; possessive form.

방이

bangi — Room (subject form); a space within a house.

아니라

anira — Not; rather than; used to negate and contrast nouns.

서재에서

seojaee-eseo — In the study; inside a private reading or work room.

자고

jago — Sleeping; in the act of sleeping somewhere.

있다는

itdaneun — That one is; present tense nominal modifier of 있다.

것

geot — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning a clause into a noun.

이유를

iyureul — Reason (object form); the cause or motive for something.

떠올렸다

tteoollyeotda — Recalled; brought to mind; remembered something from before.

그의

geuui — His; belonging to him; possessive pronoun for a male.

얼굴에서

eolgure-eseo — From one's face; off the face; originating from the face.

미소가

misoga — Smile (subject form); a gentle happy facial expression.

사라지고

sarajigo — Disappearing; fading away; vanishing from a place or face.

눈살이

nunsari — Brow (subject form); the area between one's eyebrows.

찌푸려졌다

jjipuryeojyeotda — Furrowed; knitted together; brows drawn into a frown.

일어난

ireonan — Happened; occurred; past modifier of events taking place.

모든

modeun — All; every; referring to the entirety of something.

일을

ireul — Things; events; matters (object form) that have occurred.

떠올리며

tteoolliimyeo — While recalling; as one brings memories back to mind.

중얼거렸다

jungeogeoryeotda — Muttered; mumbled; spoke quietly in an unclear manner.

다시금

dasigeum — Once again; anew; repeating something that happened before.

아내와의

anaewaui — With his wife's; relating to or involving one's wife.

다툼의

datumui — Of the quarrel; relating to an argument or dispute.

세부

sebu — Details; specifics; fine particulars of an event.

사항이

sahangi — Matters; points; specific items (subject form) of detail.

머릿속에

meoritsoge — Inside one's head; in the mind; within one's thoughts.

생생히

saengsaenghi — Vividly; clearly; in a fresh and lifelike manner.

떠올랐다

tteoollatda — Rose up; came to mind vividly; surfaced in memory.

자신의

jasinui — One's own; belonging to oneself; reflexive possessive form.

처지가

cheojiga — Situation; circumstances (subject form); one's predicament or position.

얼마나

eolmana — How much; to what extent; indicating degree or amount.

절망적인지

jeolmangjeoginji — How desperate; how hopeless; to what degree of despair.

무엇보다도

mueotbodado — Above all else; more than anything; most importantly.

잘못이

jalmosi — Fault; mistake (subject form); an error or wrongdoing.

그래

geurae — Yes; right; so; an informal agreement or acknowledgment.

그녀는

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

나를

nareul — Me (object form); first-person singular as a direct object.

용서하지

yongseo haji — Not forgiving; the act of withholding forgiveness from someone.

않을

aneul — Will not; future negative modifier indicating refusal or inability.

것이고

geosigo — It is and...; nominal predicate connecting two related clauses.

용서할

yongseohol — To forgive; future modifier of the act of forgiving.

수도

sudo — Even the ability; also the possibility of doing something.

없을

eopseul — Will not be able; future negative of 없다.

것이다

geosida — It is the case that; nominal predicate asserting a fact.

가장

gajang — Most; the most; superlative adverb in Korean.

끔찍한

kkeumjjikhan — Horrible; dreadful; causing extreme disgust or fear.

것은

geoseun — Thing (topic form); nominalizer used as sentence topic.

이

i — This; a demonstrative determiner for nearby things.

내

nae — My; belonging to me; first-person possessive determiner.

잘못이라는

jalmosiraneun — That it is one's fault; quoting clause attributing blame.

점이다

jeomida — The point is; it is the fact that something holds.

전적으로

jeonjeok-euro — Entirely; wholly; completely; to the fullest extent possible.

잘못이지만

jalmosijiman — Although it is one's fault; conceding fault while contrasting.

그래도

geuraedo — Still; even so; nevertheless; despite that fact.

나는

naneun — I (topic form); first-person singular as sentence topic.

비난받을

binanbadul — To be blamed; to receive criticism or condemnation from others.

수

su — Ability; possibility; used with 없다/있다 for capability.

없다

eopda — To not have; to not exist; to be unable to.

그것이

geugeosi — That thing (subject form); referring to something just mentioned.

상황

sanghwang — Situation; circumstances; the overall state of affairs.

전체의

jeonche-ui — Of the whole; belonging to the entire situation or picture.

핵심이다

haeksimida — It is the core; the key point of the matter.

생각했다

saenggakhaetda — Thought; considered; reflected on something in one's mind.

다툼으로

datumero — Due to the quarrel; because of an argument or dispute.

인해

inhae — Due to; because of; owing to a cause or reason.

느꼈던

neukkkyeotdeon — Had felt; past retrospective modifier of an emotional sensation.

극심한

geuksimhan — Extreme; severe; intensely acute in degree or effect.

고통스러운

gotongseureoun — Painful; agonizing; causing great physical or emotional suffering.

감각들을

gamgakdeureul — Sensations (object form); multiple feelings or perceptual experiences.

절망

jeolmang — Despair; hopelessness; a state of losing all hope.

속에서

soge-eseo — Within; inside; in the midst of a state or place.

계속

gyesok — Continuously; continuing; going on without stopping.