Bleak House — Page 7

Vocabulary

셀

sel — To count; used in 'countless' expressions

수

su — Number; ability; possibility

없이

eopssi — Without; lacking something entirely

많은

manheun — Many; numerous; a large amount

아이들이

aideuri — Children (subject form); young kids

이

i — This; subject particle in Korean grammar

소송

sosong — Lawsuit; legal case filed in court

속에서

sogeso — Inside; within; amid something

태어났고

taeeonnatgo — Was born; came into existence

젊은이들이

jeolmeunideuri — Young people (subject form); youths

소송과

sosong-gwa — With the lawsuit; alongside legal proceedings

함께

hamkke — Together; alongside someone or something

결혼했으며

gyeolhonhaesseumyeo — Got married and; wed while continuing

노인들이

noindeurі — Elderly people (subject form); old folks

세상을

sesang-eul — The world (object form); life on earth

떠났다

tteonatda — Left; departed; passed away from life

수많은

sumaneun — Countless; very many; innumerable people

사람들이

saramdeuri — People (subject form); persons involved

어떻게

eotteoke — How; in what way or manner

왜

wae — Why; for what reason

모른

moreun — Not knowing; unaware of something

채

chae — While still in a state; without changing

자신이

jasini — Oneself (subject form); one's own self

당사자가

dangsajaga — The party involved (subject); concerned person

되어

doeo — Becoming; having become something

있음을

isseumеul — The fact of being; existence (object form)

황당하게

hwangdanghage — Absurdly; ridiculously; in a bewildering way

깨달았고

kkaedalaтgo — Realized and; came to understand something

집안

jibaн — Family; household; entire family lineage

전체가

jeoncheга — The entire; the whole (subject form)

전설적인

jeonseoljeоgin — Legendary; of mythical or storied status

원한을

wonhaneul — Grudge; deep resentment (object form)

대물림받기도

daemullimbatgido — Also inheriting; passing down through generations

했다

haetda — Did; completed an action in the past

해결되면

haegyeoldoemyeon — If resolved; when the matter is settled

새

sae — New; fresh; brand-new thing or item

사주겠다는

sajugetssdaneun — Promising to buy for someone

약속을

yakssogeul — Promise; commitment (object form)

받았던

badatdeon — Had received; once got something in past

어린

eorin — Young; little; juvenile in age

원고나

wongona — Plaintiff or; complainant in a lawsuit

피고는

pigoneun — The defendant (topic form); accused party

어느새

eonеusae — Before one knows it; suddenly over time

자라나

jarana — Growing up; having grown older gradually

진짜

jinjja — Real; genuine; truly authentic

말을

mareul — Horse (object form); real riding horse

갖게

gatge — Coming to have; obtaining possession of

되었고

doeeotgo — Became and; turned into something else

저세상으로

jeosesang-euro — To the afterlife; to the other world

훌쩍

huljjeok — Suddenly; swiftly leaping away; abruptly gone

떠나버렸다

tteonabeolyeotda — Left completely; departed and never returned

법원의

beobwoné — Of the court; belonging to the court

후견을

hugyeoneul — Guardianship; legal wardship (object form)

받던

batdeon — Was receiving; used to be under care

어여쁜

eoyeppeun — Pretty; lovely; charming in appearance

아가씨들은

agassideureun — Young ladies (topic form); unmarried women

어머니가

eomeoniga — Mother (subject form); became a mother

할머니가

halmeонiga — Grandmother (subject form); became a grandmother

되어버렸고

doeeobeolyeotgo — Ended up becoming; completely turned into something

대법관들이

daebeopgwandeurі — Supreme court justices (subject form)

취임하고

chwiiimhago — Took office and; assumed an official position

물러났으며

mulleonnasseumyeo — Stepped down and; retired from a position

서류

seoryu — Documents; paperwork; official written records

더미는

deomineun — The pile (topic form); a heap of things

그저

geujeo — Simply; merely; just without special purpose

사망

samang — Death; mortality; official record of death

기록부로

girokburo — Into a registry; as a record book

변해버렸고

byeonhaebeolyeotgo — Changed completely and; transformed into something else

절망

jeolmang — Despair; hopelessness; complete loss of hope

끝에

kkeute — At the end of; after reaching the limit

스스로

seusеuro — By oneself; of one's own volition

목숨을

mokssumeul — Life; one's own life (object form)

끊은

kkeuneun — Cut off; took one's life; severed

이후

ihu — After; since then; following that event

가문

gamun — Family clan; lineage; noble family name

셋도

setdo — Even three; not even three remain

남지

namji — Remaining; left over (negative construction)

않았을지

anasseulji — May not have; perhaps did not remain

모른다

moreunda — Does not know; uncertain about something

그러나

geureona — However; but; nevertheless; in contrast

소송은

sosong-eun — The lawsuit (topic form); the legal case

여전히

yeojeonhi — Still; as before; unchanged over time

지루한

jiruhan — Tedious; boring; dragging on without end

긴

gin — Long; lengthy; extended in duration

꼬리를

kkoriteur — Tail (object form); trailing end of something

끌며

kkeulmyeo — Dragging while; pulling along continuously

법정

beopjeong — Courtroom; the site of legal proceedings

앞에

ape — In front of; before; ahead of something

남아

nama — Remaining; staying behind; left over

있으니

isseuni — Since it exists; as it remains there

영원히

yeongwonhi — Forever; eternally; for all time

해결될

haegyeoldoel — To be resolved; will be settled someday

기미가

gimiga — Sign; indication; hint of resolution

없다

eopda — Does not exist; there is none

이제

ije — Now; at this point; from this time

하나의

hanаé — One; a single; of one kind

농담거리가

nongdamgeoriga — A subject of jokes; a laughingstock

되어버렸다

doeeobeolyeotda — Has completely become; ended up turning into

그것이

geugеosi — That thing (subject form); it; that matter

가져다준

gajyeodajun — Brought; provided; delivered as a result

유일한

yuílhan — Sole; only; the one and only

소득이다

sodeugida — Is the gain; is the only profit obtained

이들에게

ideulege — To these people; for those involved

죽음을

jugeumеul — Death (object form); mortality brought upon people

안겨주었지만

angyeojuеotjiman — Gave; delivered death but; despite causing harm

법조계에서는

beopjogyeеseneun — In the legal world; among legal professionals

웃음거리일

useumgeoriil — Being a laughingstock; a source of ridicule

뿐이다

ppunida — Is only; nothing more than; merely that

모든

modeun — All; every; each and every one

심판관은

simpangwaneun — The judge (topic form); judicial officer presiding

비롯된

birotdoen — Originating from; arising out of something

심리를

simnireul — Hearing; trial proceeding (object form)

맡은

matteun — Took charge of; was assigned to handle

적이

jeogi — Experience of; having done something before

있다

itda — Exists; there is; to have experience

대법관은

daebeopgwaneun — The chief justice (topic form); supreme justice

변호사로

byeonhosaro — As a lawyer; in the role of attorney

활동하던

hwaldonghadeon — Used to be active; was working as

시절

sijeol — Days; period of time; era of one's life

누군가를

nugun-gareul — Someone (object form); a certain person

위해

wihae — For the sake of; on behalf of someone

관여한

gwanyeohan — Participated in; was involved in something

있었다

isseotda — There was; had been; existed in the past

홀에서

holeseo — In the hall; inside a large room

저녁

jeonyeok — Evening; nighttime; dinner time of day

식사

siksa — Meal; dining; eating a formal meal

후

hu — After; following; subsequent to an event

엄선된

eomseondoen — Carefully selected; hand-picked; finely chosen

모임에서

moimeseо — At the gathering; in the social meeting

코가

koga — Nose (subject form); the nose becoming red

파랗게

parahge — Turning blue; in a bluish flushed manner

된

doen — Having become; turned into a state

뭉툭한

mungtukan — Blunt; stubby; rounded and thick in shape

구두를

gudureul — Dress shoes (object form); formal leather shoes

신은

sineun — Wearing (shoes); having put on footwear

법학원

beophagwon — Law school; institution for legal education

원로들이

wonrodeurі — Elders (subject form); senior respected members

관해

gwanhae — Regarding; concerning; about a topic

온갖

ongat — All sorts of; every kind of; various

재담을

jaedameul — Witty remarks; jokes (object form); quips

늘어놓기도

neureonokgido — Also laying out; telling various jokes freely