Crime and Punishment — Page 6

Vocabulary

이

i — This; used as a demonstrative pronoun or adjective.

집은

jibeun — The house (topic marker attached).

작은

jageun — Small; little in size.

셋방들로

setbangdeulro — Into small rental rooms; rented lodging spaces.

나뉘어

nanuieo — Divided; split into separate parts.

세를

sereul — Rent (object marker); fee for lodging.

놓고

noko — Putting out; offering for rent or use.

있었으며

isseosseumyeo — Was; existed, and additionally (connective form).

재봉사

jaebongsa — Seamstress or tailor who sews clothing.

자물쇠

jamulsoe — Lock; a device for securing doors.

수리공

surigong — Repairman; person who fixes broken things.

요리사

yorisa — Cook; person who prepares food professionally.

각종

gakjong — Various kinds; all sorts of different types.

독일인들

dogiriindeul — Germans; people of German nationality (plural).

그럭저럭

geureokjeoreok — Somehow managing; getting by with difficulty.

생계를

saenggyereul — Livelihood (object marker); means of earning living.

꾸려가는

kkuryeoganeun — Managing; maintaining one's livelihood or household.

여자들

yeojadeul — Women; female persons (plural form).

하급

hageup — Lower rank; inferior level in a hierarchy.

서기

seogi — Clerk; clerical worker handling administrative tasks.

등

deung — Etc.; and so on, among others.

온갖

ongat — All kinds of; every sort of thing.

종류의

jongnryuui — Of the type; belonging to a certain category.

노동자들이

nodongjaideuri — Workers (subject marker); laborers of various kinds.

살고

salgo — Living; residing in a place (connective form).

있었다

isseotda — There were; existed (past tense statement).

집의

jibui — Of the house; possessive form of house.

두

du — Two; the number two (before a noun).

대문과

daemungwa — Main gate and; front entrance of a building.

안뜰을

anttdeureul — Courtyard (object marker); enclosed yard inside building.

통해

tonghae — Through; by way of a passage or means.

사람들이

saramdeuri — People (subject marker); individuals coming and going.

끊임없이

kkeunimeopsi — Ceaselessly; without stopping, constantly and continuously.

드나들었다

deunadeureoetda — Came and went; moved in and out repeatedly.

건물에는

geonmureneun — In the building (topic marker); within the structure.

세

se — Three; the number three before a counter.

명

myeong — (Counter) person; unit for counting people.

혹은

hogeun — Or; alternatively, one option among others.

네

ne — Four; the number four before a counter.

명의

myeongui — Of (number of) people; possessive counter for persons.

문지기가

munjigiga — Gatekeeper (subject marker); guard watching an entrance.

고용되어

goyongdoeeo — Being employed; hired to perform a job.

젊은

jeolmeun — Young; of a youthful age.

남자는

namjaneun — The young man (topic marker); a male person.

그들

geudeul — They; those people (third-person plural pronoun).

중

jung — Among; in the middle of a group.

아무도

amudo — Nobody; not a single person at all.

마주치지

majuchiji — Not encountering; failing to meet someone face-to-face.

않은

aneun — Not (modifying verb); negation in adjectival clause.

것이

geosi — The fact that; nominalizer used as subject.

무척

mucheok — Very; extremely, to a great degree.

다행스러워

dahaengseureowo — Feeling fortunate; relieved that something turned out well.

즉시

jeuksi — Immediately; right away without any delay.

오른쪽

oreunjjok — Right side; the direction to one's right.

문을

muneul — Door (object marker); an entryway or gate.

눈에

nune — To the eye; in someone's sight or notice.

띄지

tteuiji — Not being noticed; not catching anyone's attention.

않게

ake — So as not to; in a way avoiding something.

빠져나가

ppajyeonaga — Slipping out; escaping through without being seen.

계단을

gyedaneul — Stairs (object marker); steps connecting building floors.

올라갔다

ollagatta — Went up; climbed stairs or ascended to higher floor.

그것은

geugeoseun — That (topic marker); referring to a previously mentioned thing.

뒷계단으로

dwitgyedaneuro — By the back staircase; using a rear stairway.

어둡고

eodupgo — Dark and; dim with poor lighting (connective form).

좁았지만

jobatjiman — Was narrow but; tight in space yet acceptable.

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker); the male subject of sentence.

이미

imi — Already; prior to the current moment in time.

그곳에

geugose — At that place; in that specific location.

익숙해

iksukhae — Accustomed to; familiar and comfortable with something.

있었고

isseotgo — Was (connective); existed in a state and also.

길을

gireul — The way (object marker); path or route to follow.

알고

algo — Knowing; being aware of something (connective form).

이런

ireon — This kind of; such a type of thing.

환경이

hwangyeongi — Environment (subject marker); surrounding conditions or setting.

마음에

maeume — To one's heart; appealing to one's preference.

들었다

deureotda — Was pleasing; appealed to one's taste or liking.

어둠

eodum — Darkness; absence of light in a space.

속에서는

sogeseneun — Within; inside (topic marker with location particle).

아무리

amuri — No matter how; regardless of degree or effort.

눈

nun — Eye; the organ used for seeing.

밝은

balgeun — Sharp-eyed; bright or keen in perception.

사람도

saramdo — Even a person; anyone at all (emphatic particle).

두려워할

duryeoweohal — To fear; to feel afraid of something ahead.

필요가

piryoga — Need (subject marker); necessity for doing something.

없었다

eopseotda — There was none; did not exist (past tense).

지금

jigeum — Now; at the present moment in time.

이렇게

ireoke — Like this; in this way or manner.

겁이

geopi — Fear (subject marker); feeling of being scared.

나는데

naneunde — Feeling (connective); arising but with contrasting thought.

만약

manyak — If; supposing that a condition were true.

내가

naega — I (subject marker); first-person subject of sentence.

정말로

jeongmallo — Truly; really, in an actual and sincere sense.

그것을

geugeoseul — That thing (object marker); a previously referenced act.

실행하게

silhaenghage — To carry out; to actually execute a plan.

된다면

doendamyeon — If it comes to be; supposing it actually happens.

어떻게

eotteoke — How; in what way will things turn out.

될까

doelkka — Will it become; wondering about a future outcome.

4층에

sacheonge — On the fourth floor; at the fourth level.

다다르면서

dadareumyeonseo — While arriving at; as one reaches a destination.

자신도

jasindo — Even himself; oneself (emphatic reflexive pronoun).

모르게

moreuge — Without knowing; unintentionally, without one's own awareness.

스스로에게

seuseuroege — To oneself; directed inwardly to one's own self.

물었다

mureotda — Asked; posed a question (past tense form).

그곳에서

geugoseseo — From that place; at that specific location.

발걸음은

balgeoreumneun — Footsteps (topic marker); the act or sound of walking.

한

han — One; a single unit or instance of something.

방에서

bangeseo — In a room; from inside a particular room.

가구를

gagureul — Furniture (object marker); household furnishings being moved.

옮기고

omgigo — Moving; transferring furniture to another location (connective).

있던

itdeon — Who were; past progressive modifier for ongoing action.

짐꾼들에

jimkkundeure — By the porters; movers who carry heavy loads.

의해

uihae — By means of; due to the action of someone.

막혔다

makhyeotda — Was blocked; impeded or obstructed from moving forward.

그

geu — That; a demonstrative adjective referring to something nearby.

방이

bangi — The room (subject marker); a space within a building.

근무하는

geunmuhaneun — Working at; employed and on duty somewhere.

독일인

dogillin — A German person; someone of German nationality.

서기와

seogwa — Clerk and; an administrative worker (connective particle).

가족이

gajoigi — Family (subject marker); one's relatives living together.

살던

saldeon — Used to live; past habitual modifier for residing.

곳임을

gosimeul — The fact that it is the place (object marker).

이사를

isareul — Moving (object marker); relocating one's home or residence.

나가는

naganeun — Moving out; leaving a place of residence.

중이었으므로

jungieosseumeuiro — Because it was in the process of moving out.

계단의

gyedanui — Of the stairs; possessive form relating to staircase.

4층은

sacheongeun — The fourth floor (topic marker); fourth level of building.

노파를

nopareul — The old woman (object marker); an elderly female person.

제외하고는

jeoehagoneun — Except for; excluding someone or something from consideration.

살지

salji — Not live; negative form regarding residing somewhere.

될

doel — Will become; future modifier indicating a coming state.

것이었다

geosieotda — It was the case that; it would be so.

어쨌든

eojjaetdeun — Anyway; regardless of the situation, in any case.

잘

jal — Well; in a good or favorable manner.

됐군

dwaetgun — Turned out well; things worked out favorably (exclamation).

노파의

nopaui — Of the old woman; possessive form referring to her.

방

bang — Room; an enclosed space within a building.

초인종을

choinjongeul — Doorbell (object marker); a button to signal arrival.

누르면서

nureumeonseo — While pressing; pushing a button at the same time.

속으로

sogeuro — Inwardly; inside one's mind, thinking to oneself.

생각했다

saenggakhaetda — Thought; had a particular idea or reflection (past).