Anna Karenina — Page 2

Vocabulary

자유주의

jayujuui — Liberalism; a political philosophy favoring individual freedoms.

신문을

sinmuneul — Newspaper (object marker); a daily printed publication.

구독하여

gudokayeo — Subscribed to; regularly paid to receive a publication.

읽었는데

ilgeonnneunde — Read it, but; indicates contrast after reading action.

극단적인

geukdanjeogIn — Extreme, radical; representing the most drastic position.

신문이

sinmuni — Newspaper (subject marker); a printed daily publication.

아니라

anira — Not; used to negate and contrast a preceding noun.

다수가

dasuga — The majority; the greater number of people.

지지하는

jijihaneun — Supporting, endorsing; actively backing a position or person.

견해를

gyeonhaereul — View, opinion (object marker); a personal perspective held.

옹호하는

onghohaneun — Defending, advocating; actively supporting a cause or view.

신문이었다

sinmuniieotda — Was a newspaper; identifies the subject as a newspaper.

그리고

geurigo — And, also; conjunction connecting additional information.

과학

gwahak — Science; systematic study of the natural world.

예술

yesul — Art; creative expression through various artistic forms.

정치가

jeongchiga — Politics (subject marker); activities related to governance.

그에게

geuege — To him; dative form indicating the recipient is him.

특별한

teukbyeolhan — Special, particular; standing out from the ordinary.

관심사가

gwansimsa ga — Area of interest (subject marker); topic one cares about.

아니었음에도

anieosseumedo — Even though it was not; concessive form of negation.

불구하고

bulguhago — Despite, regardless of; used to express contrast or concession.

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker); third-person masculine pronoun as topic.

다수와

dasuwa — With the majority; together with most people.

그의

geuui — His; possessive form of the third-person masculine pronoun.

모든

modeun — All, every; used before nouns to indicate totality.

주제에

jujee — On the topic; locative marker indicating the subject matter.

관한

gwanhan — Regarding, about; relating to a particular topic.

굳건히

gutgeonhi — Firmly, steadfastly; in an unwavering and resolute manner.

고수했으며

gosuhaesseuMyeo — Adhered to, maintained; and also stuck to firmly.

바꿀

bakkul — To change; infinitive modifying a following noun or verb.

때에만

ttaeeman — Only when; restrictive temporal expression limiting an action.

그것을

geugeosel — It (object marker); refers to a previously mentioned thing.

바꾸었다

bakkueoeda — Changed it; past tense of the verb to change.

더

deo — More; adverb indicating a greater degree or extent.

엄밀히

eomilhi — Strictly, precisely; in an exact and rigorous manner.

말하자면

malhajamyeon — So to speak; used to introduce a clarifying rephrasing.

그가

geuga — He (subject marker); third-person masculine subject pronoun.

바꾼

bakkun — Changed; past attributive form modifying a following noun.

것이

geosi — The thing that (subject marker); nominalizer used as subject.

그

geu — That, the; demonstrative or definite article-like modifier.

견해들이

gyeonhaedeurI — The views, opinions (subject marker); multiple held perspectives.

내면에서

naemyeoneseo — Within, inside; from the inner self or interior.

자신도

jasindo — Even oneself; reflexive pronoun with additive particle.

모르는

moreuneun — Not knowing; present attributive form of to not know.

사이에

saie — In between, while; indicates a time interval or space.

저절로

By itself, spontaneously; occurring without external cause.

변해

byeonhae — Changed; connective form of the verb to change.

있었다

isseotda — Was, existed; past tense of the existence verb.

자신의

jasinui — One's own; possessive reflexive pronoun modifier.

정치적

jeongchijeok — Political; adjective relating to politics or governance.

의견이나

uigyeonina — Opinion or; presenting one option among possible alternatives.

스스로

seuseuro — By oneself; acting independently without outside influence.

선택한

seontaekhan — Chosen, selected; past attributive form of to choose.

아니었다

anieotda — Was not; past tense negation of the copula.

이러한

ireuhan — Such, this kind of; demonstrative modifier for nearby things.

의견과

uigyeongwa — Opinion and; connecting opinions to the following noun.

견해는

gyeonhaeneun — View, opinion (topic marker); perspective being discussed.

찾아온

chajaaon — Came on its own; arrived or visited spontaneously.

것이었으니

geosiesseuniI — Because it was something; causal nominalizer in past tense.

마치

machi — Just as, as if; used before a simile or comparison.

모자와

mojawa — Hat and; connecting hat to the following comparison noun.

외투의

oetuui — Of the coat; possessive indicating belonging to a coat.

모양을

moyanguel — Shape, style (object marker); the form of something.

선택하지

seontaekaji — Not choose; negative connective form of to select.

않고

ankgo — Without doing; negative connective meaning and not.

단순히

dansunihi — Simply, merely; in a straightforward uncomplicated manner.

유행하는

yuhaenghaneun — Trending, fashionable; currently popular in society.

것을

geoseul — The thing (object marker); nominalizer as direct object.

택하는

taekaneun — Choosing, selecting; present attributive form of to choose.

것과

geotgwa — The thing and; nominalizer connecting to following comparison.

같았다

gatatta — Was the same as; past tense of to be alike.

일정한

iljeonghan — Certain, fixed; consistent and stable without variation.

사회

sahoe — Society; an organized community of people living together.

속에서

sogeseo — Within, inside of; locative indicating interior of something.

살아가는

saraGaneun — Living, getting along; present attributive of to live on.

있어서

isseoseo — Being, as it is; causal connective of the existence verb.

분별력이

bunbyeollyeogi — Discernment, judgment (subject); ability to distinguish wisely.

생기는

Arising, developing; present form of to come into being.

나이에

naie — At the age of; locative marker indicating a specific age.

자연스럽게

jayeonseureupge — Naturally; in a spontaneous and effortless manner.

발달하는

baldalhaneun — Developing, growing; present form of to develop or advance.

어느

eoneu — Some, a certain; used before nouns as an indefinite article.

정도의

jeongdoui — Of a certain degree; possessive indicating level or extent.

정신적

jeongsinjeok — Mental, intellectual; relating to the mind or intellect.

활동에

hwaldonge — To activity; dative marker indicating direction toward activity.

대한

daehan — Regarding, toward; preposition meaning about or concerning.

필요로

piryoro — Due to need; instrumental marker indicating necessity as cause.

인해

inhae — Because of, owing to; causal expression indicating reason.

갖는

gatneun — Having, holding; present attributive form of to possess.

것은

geoseun — The thing (topic marker); nominalizer introduced as topic.

모자를

mojareul — Hat (object marker); a covering worn on the head.

쓰는

sseuneun — Wearing, putting on; present form applied to hats.

것만큼이나

geonmankeuminaI — Just as much as; comparative expression of equal degree.

불가결한

bulgagyeolhan — Indispensable, essential; absolutely necessary without exception.

일이었다

irieotda — Was a matter, thing; past tense identifying something as such.

보수적

bosujik — Conservative; adjective relating to traditional political views.

견해보다

gyeonhaeboda — Than the view; comparative marker showing preference over.

자유주의적

jayujuuijeok — Liberal; adjective relating to a liberal ideology or stance.

선호하는

seonhohaneun — Preferring; present form of to favor one option over another.

이유가

iyuga — Reason (subject marker); the cause or motivation for something.

있다면

itdamyeon — If there is; conditional form of the existence verb.

주변

jubyeon — Surroundings, vicinity; the area around a person or place.

사람들

saramdeur — People; plural form referring to a group of persons.

중

jung — Among, in the middle of; indicating being within a group.

많은

maneun — Many, numerous; modifying noun indicating large quantity.

이들도

ideuldo — These people also; plural demonstrative with additive particle.

가지고

gajigo — Having, possessing; connective form meaning to hold or carry.

있었음에도

isseosseumedo — Even though they had; concessive past existential expression.

그것은

geugeoseun — That thing (topic); refers back to a previously mentioned topic.

자유주의가

jayujuuiga — Liberalism (subject marker); liberal ideology as sentence subject.

합리적이라고

Said to be rational; quotative form claiming reasonableness.

생각해서가

saenggakhaeseoGa — Because of thinking; causal reason for a belief or thought.

생활

saenghwal — Life, lifestyle; the way one lives day to day.

방식과

bangsikgwa — Way, method and; manner of doing something, connected.

잘

jal — Well, nicely; adverb indicating something is done properly.

맞아떨어졌기

majatteoreojyeotgi — Because it fit perfectly; past causal of to match exactly.

때문이었다

ttaemunIeotda — Was because of; past tense causal expression of reason.

당은

dangeun — The party (topic marker); political group as sentence topic.

잘못되어

jalmotdoeeo — Gone wrong, mistaken; connective form of to be incorrect.

있다고

itdago — Is said to be; indirect quotative of the existence verb.

말했는데

malhaennneunde — Said, but; past tense of to say with contrast connector.

확실히

hwaksilhi — Certainly, surely; in an undoubtedly clear and definite manner.

빚이

bijeui — Debt (subject marker); money owed to another person.

많았고

mannaGo — Was a lot and; past tense of many with connective.

돈이

Money (subject marker); currency used for transactions.

심각하게

simgakage — Seriously, severely; in a gravely concerning manner.

부족했다

bujokhaetda — Was lacking, insufficient; past tense of to be short of.