Anna Karenina — Page 1

Vocabulary

자기

jagi — oneself; also used as a term of endearment

자신과의

jasингваый — with oneself; relating to one's own self

관계에서

gwangyeeseo — in the relationship; within a connection or bond

솔직한

soljikhan — honest, frank, straightforward in manner or speech

사람이었다

saramiyeotda — was a person; describing someone's character or identity

그는

geuneun — he; third-person male subject pronoun in Korean

자신의

jasinui — one's own; possessive form referring to oneself

행동을

haengdongeul — behavior, action; object marker attached to 행동

뉘우친다고

nwiuchinago — saying that one repents or feels remorse for something

스스로를

seuseureul — oneself; reflexive pronoun used as object

속이거나

sogigeonа — to deceive or trick; either deceiving someone or not

납득시킬

napdeuksikil — to convince, persuade someone to accept or understand

수

su — ability or possibility; used in grammatical constructions

없는

eomneun — not having; lacking; nonexistent

지금에

jigeume — at this point in time; right now, at present

와서

waseo — having come; arriving at a state or place

잘생기고

jalssaengigo — being handsome; good-looking and also (conjunction)

감수성이

gamsuseонgi — sensitivity; emotional responsiveness or perceptiveness

풍부한

pungbuhan — rich, abundant, full of a certain quality

서른네

seoreunne — thirty-four; the number 34 in native Korean counting

살의

sarui — of age; possessive form of 살 (years old)

자신이

jasini — oneself; reflexive pronoun used as subject

살아

sara — alive; living; gerund form of 살다

있는

inneun — existing; being; present-tense modifier of 있다

다섯

daseos — five; the number 5 in native Korean

아이와

aiwa — with a child; child plus the conjunction particle

죽은

jugeun — dead; deceased; past modifier form of 죽다

두

du — two; the number 2 used before a noun

아이의

aiui — of a child; possessive form referring to a child

어머니이자

eomeoniija — being a mother and also; dual-role conjunction

자신보다

jasinboda — compared to oneself; than oneself in a comparison

겨우

gyeou — barely, just, only; indicating a very small margin

한

han — one; the number 1 used before a noun

살

sal — year of age; also means skin or flesh

어린

eorin — young, younger; describing someone of lesser age

아내를

anaereul — wife; object marker attached to 아내

사랑하지

saranghaji — to love; negated or conditional form of 사랑하다

않는다는

anneundaneun — the fact of not doing; quoting a negative action

사실을

sasireul — the fact; truth; object marker attached to 사실

뉘우칠

nwiuchil — to repent; future modifier form of 뉘우치다

수가

suga — possibility; subject marker attached to 수

없었다

eopseotda — did not have; there was not; past tense of 없다

그가

geuga — he; third-person male subject with subject marker

뉘우치는

nwiuchineun — repenting; present modifier form of 뉘우치다

것이라고는

geosiragoneun — as for what it is; quoting and emphasizing a thing

아내에게

anaege — to one's wife; dative particle attached to 아내

더

deo — more; to a greater degree or extent

잘

jal — well; skillfully; in a good manner

숨기지

sumgiji — to hide, conceal; negated or conditional verb form

못했다는

motaetdaneun — the fact of having failed to do something

것뿐이었다

geotppuniyeotda — it was only that; nothing more than that fact

그러나

geureona — however, but; adversative conjunction between clauses

처지가

cheojiga — one's situation or circumstances; predicament

얼마나

eolmana — how much, how very; expressing degree or extent

어려운지를

eoryeounjireul — how difficult it is; indirect question as object

절감했고

jeolgamhaetgo — keenly felt, deeply realized; past tense plus conjunction

아내와

anaewa — with one's wife; 아내 plus conjunction particle

아이들

aideul — children; plural form of 아이

그리고

geurigo — and, and then; additive conjunction between clauses

가엾었다

gaeyeopeotda — was pitiful, pitiable; felt sorry for someone

만약

manyak — if, supposing; conditional conjunction introducing hypothesis

아내가

anaega — wife; subject marker attached to 아내

알게

alge — to come to know; causative or resultative verb form

되었을

doeeotsseul — would have become; past conditional modifier form

때

ttae — time, moment, occasion; when something happens

그토록

geutorok — to that extent, so very much; indicating great degree

큰

keun — big, large, great; modifier form of 크다

충격을

chungyeogeul — shock, impact; object marker attached to 충격

받을

badeul — to receive; future modifier form of 받다

것이라고

geosiragо — saying that it would be; quoting a prediction

미리

miri — in advance, beforehand, ahead of time

예상했더라면

yesanghaetdeoramyeon — if one had anticipated or expected something beforehand

잘못을

jalmoтeul — mistake, wrongdoing; object marker attached to 잘못

숨길

sumgil — to hide or conceal; future modifier form of 숨기다

있었을지도

isseotseulжido — might have been able to; speculative past possibility

몰랐다

mollатda — did not know; past tense of 모르다

문제에

munjee — regarding the problem or issue; dative form of 문제

대해

daehae — about, regarding, concerning a topic or subject

명확하게

myeonghwakhage — clearly, distinctly, in a definite manner

생각해

saenggakhae — to think about; informal verb form of 생각하다

본

bon — having tried or experienced; past modifier of 보다

적이

jeogi — experience of; time when; subject marker attached to 적

없었지만

eopseotjiman — there was not, but; past tense with concessive ending

오래전부터

oraejeonbuteo — from long ago, since a long time ago

부정을

bujeongeul — infidelity, negation; object marker attached to 부정

의심하면서도

uisimhamyeonseodo — even while suspecting; suspecting yet doing something else

모른

moreun — not knowing; modifier form expressing ignorance

척해

cheokhae — to pretend; act as if something is the case

왔을

wasseul — would have come; past hypothetical modifier of 오다

막연히

magyeonhi — vaguely, hazily, without clear focus or certainty

왔었다

wassеotda — had been coming; continued past tense of 오다

심지어

simjieо — even, furthermore; emphasizing an extreme or surprising point

이미

imi — already; indicating something has occurred before now

늙고

neulkgo — being old and also; conjunctive form of 늙다

외모도

oemoodo — appearance also; looks as well, with particle 도

시들어

sideureo — withering, fading; gerund form of 시들다

버린

beorin — having completely done; modifier of auxiliary 버리다

별다른

byeoldareun — no particular, nothing special; lacking distinction

매력도

maeryeokdo — charm or attraction also; 매력 plus particle 도

흥미로운

heungmiрoun — interesting, intriguing; modifier form of 흥미롭다

점도

jеomdo — point or aspect also; 점 plus additive particle 도

없이

eopsi — without; lacking; adverbial form of 없다

그저

geujeo — just, simply, merely; indicating nothing special

좋은

joeun — good, nice; modifier form of 좋다

어머니일

eomeonil — being a mother; future or nominal modifier of 어머니

뿐인

ppunin — only, merely; restrictive modifier meaning nothing more

공정한

gongjеonghan — fair, just, impartial; modifier form of 공정하다

시각으로

sigageuro — from a viewpoint or perspective; with the angle of vision

너그럽게

neogeureopge — generously, leniently, with broad-minded tolerance

봐주어야

bwajueoуа — should look after or overlook for someone's sake

마땅하다고

matanghadago — saying it is proper, right, or fitting to do so

생각하기까지

saenggakhagikkaji — even to the point of thinking; going so far as thinking

했었다

haesseotda — had done; completed past tense of 하다

그런데

geureonde — but, however, by the way; shifting topic or contrast

결과는

gyeolgwaneun — the result; outcome with topic marker 는

전혀

jeonhyeo — not at all, entirely; used with negatives for emphasis

반대였다

bandaeyeotda — was the opposite; contrary result to what was expected

오

o — oh; exclamation expressing surprise or dismay

끔찍해

kkeumjjikae — it's horrible, dreadful, terrible; expressing disgust

아이고

aigo — oh my goodness; Korean exclamation of distress or surprise

이를

ireul — this; object marker form, or teeth; context-dependent

어째

eojjae — what to do about this; expressing helpless dismay

속으로

sogeuro — inwardly, inside oneself; internally in one's mind

계속

gyesok — continuously, without stopping; ongoing repetition

되뇌었지만

doenwoeotjiman — kept muttering or repeating to oneself, but

어떻게

eotteoke — how; in what way; asking or describing the manner

해야

haeya — must do, have to do; obligation form of 하다

할지

halji — whether to do; uncertain or questioning future action

아무런

amurеon — any, no; used with negatives meaning none whatsoever

생각도

saenggakdo — even a thought; idea also, with particle 도

떠오르지

tteooreuji — to come to mind; negated form of 떠오르다

않았다

anassda — did not; past tense negative auxiliary verb

지금껏

jigeumkkeot — until now, up to this point in time

지내왔던가

jinaewatdeonja — how had one been getting along or living until now

우리가

uriga — we; first-person plural subject with subject marker

사이좋게

saijoke — on good terms, amicably, in a friendly manner

지냈던가

jinaetdeonja — did we get along; retrospective question about past life