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Vocabulary

아버지의

abeoji-ui — Possessive form of 'father'; belonging to father

성이

seong-i — Family name or surname (subject form)

나의

na-ui — My; belonging to me (formal possessive)

세례명이

serye-myeong-i — Baptismal name; Christian name given at baptism

어린

eorin — Young; small in age or size

혀로는

hyeo-ro-neun — With the tongue; using one's tongue

이름

ireum — Name; a word by which someone is called

모두에서

modu-eseo — From all; out of all of them

분명한

bunmyeonghan — Clear; distinct; obvious and easy to understand

만들어낼

mandeureo-nael — To produce; to create or generate something

없었다

eopseotda — There was not; did not exist (past tense)

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore; so; as a result of that

스스로를

seuseureo-reul — Oneself (object form); by or for oneself

불렀고

bulleotgo — Called; named and also (past tense connective)

불리게

bullrige — To come to be called; to be known as

되었다

doeeotda — Became; came to be (past tense)

묘비

myobi — Gravestone; tombstone marking a burial site

누이

nui — Older sister (used by a male speaker)

즉

jeuk — That is; namely; in other words

대장장이

daejangjangi — Blacksmith; person who forges iron or steel

결혼한

gyeolhonhan — Married; having entered into marriage

부인의

buin-ui — Of Mrs.; belonging to a married woman

권위에

gwonwi-e — Based on authority; on the authority of

근거하여

geungeo-hayeo — Based on; according to; grounded in evidence

성으로

seong-euro — As a surname; as a family name

밝힌다

balkhinda — To reveal; to state or clarify something

아버지도

abeoji-do — Father also; even father (inclusive particle)

어머니도

eomeoni-do — Mother also; even mother (inclusive particle)

한 번도

han beon-do — Not even once; never at all

본 적이 없었고

bon jeogi eopseotgo — Had never seen; lacked any experience of seeing

초상화도

chosanghwa-do — Portrait also; even a painted portrait

없었기에

eopseotgie — Because there was not; since it did not exist

그분들이

geubudeul-i — They (honorific plural); those respected persons

살던

saldeon — (The time) when they lived; past habitual living

시절은

sijeol-eun — Era; period; time in one's life (topic form)

사진이

sajin-i — Photograph; picture taken by a camera

생기기

saenggi-gi — Coming into existence; being created or born

훨씬

hwolssin — Much more; far; by a great degree

전이었으므로

jeon-i-eosseumeu-ro — Because it was before; since it preceded that time

모습에

moseub-e — About the appearance; regarding the look or figure

대한

daehan — About; concerning; regarding something

첫 번째

cheot beonjjae — First; the very first in order or sequence

상상은

sangsang-eun — Imagination; a mental image or fantasy (topic form)

터무니없이

teomuni-eopsi — Absurdly; groundlessly; without any basis at all

비롯되었다

birot-doeeotda — Originated from; stemmed or arose from something

글자

geulja — Letter; written character or script symbol

모양은

moyang-eun — Shape; form; appearance (topic form)

네모진

nemojin — Square-shaped; having a square or boxy form

체형에

chehyeong-e — In body type; regarding physical build or frame

건장하고

geonjang-hago — Sturdy and; strongly built and robust

거무스름한

geomeu-seureum-han — Darkish; somewhat dark in complexion or color

피부를

pibu-reul — Skin (object form); one's external skin surface

가졌으며

gajyeosseumyeo — Had; possessed; and also had (connective past)

곱슬곱슬한

gopseul-gopseul-han — Curly; having tightly curled or wavy hair

검은

geomun — Black; dark-colored (attributive form)

머리카락을

meorikarag-eul — Hair strands (object form); individual hairs on head

지닌

jinin — Having; possessing; bearing a certain quality

묘한

myohan — Strange; peculiar; mysteriously odd or curious

생각을

saengak-eul — Thought; idea; notion (object form)

심어주었다

simeo-jueotda — Planted in; instilled a feeling or idea in someone

비문의

bimun-ui — Of the inscription; belonging to the epitaph text

형태로부터

hyeongtae-robuteo — From the form; originating from the shape or style

주근깨가

jugeunkkae-ga — Freckles (subject form); small skin pigmentation spots

병약했을

byeongyak-haesseul — Would have been sickly; likely frail or unhealthy

유치한

yuchihan — Childish; immature; naively simplistic

결론을

geollon-eul — Conclusion (object form); a final reasoned judgment

이끌어냈다

ikkeureо-naetda — Drew out; derived or extracted a conclusion

무덤

mudeom — Grave; burial mound or tomb in the ground

곁에

gyeote — Beside; next to; close to someone or something

가지런히

gajireonhi — Neatly; in an orderly and even arrangement

나란히

naranhi — Side by side; in parallel alignment

놓인

noin — Placed; laid; positioned in a certain spot

각각

gakgak — Each; respectively; individually one by one

길이가

giri-ga — Length (subject form); the measurement of extent

약

yak — Approximately; about; roughly (measure word)

반

ban — Half; one half of a whole unit

정도

jeongdo — Degree; level; approximately that amount

되는

doeneun — Being; amounting to; that is (relative clause)

다섯

daseot — Five; the number five

개의

gae-ui — Of (counters); belonging to a number of items

작은

jageun — Small; little; of a small size

묘석들은

myoseok-deul-eun — Gravestones (plural topic); small memorial stone markers

삶을

salm-eul — Life (object form); one's existence and living

시도를

sido-reul — Attempt; effort; try (object form)

보편적인

bopyeonjeog-in — Universal; common to all; generally widespread

투쟁

tujaeng — Struggle; fight; strife against hardship

속에서

sog-eseo — Within; inside; amid a situation or context

아주

aju — Very; quite; extremely (degree adverb)

일찍

iljjik — Early; ahead of time; sooner than expected

포기한

pogi-han — Gave up; abandoned; renounced an effort or goal

형제들의

hyeongje-deul-ui — Brothers' (possessive plural); of the male siblings

기억을

gieog-eul — Memory; remembrance (object form)

위해

wihae — For the sake of; in order to benefit something

바쳐진

bachyeojin — Dedicated; devoted; offered in commemoration

덕분에

deokbun-e — Thanks to; owing to; because of someone's benefit

모두

modu — All; everyone; every single one of them

바지

baji — Pants; trousers worn on the lower body

주머니에

jumeoni-e — In the pocket; inside a small bag or pouch

손을

son-eul — Hand (object form); the human hand

넣은

neoheun — Having put in; inserted into (past attributive)

채

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

등을

deung-eul — Back (object form); the rear of the body

대고

daego — Pressing against; laying one's back flat and also

태어났으며

taeeonaosseumyeo — Was born and; came into the world and also

이 세상에

i sesang-e — In this world; on this earth we inhabit

사는

saneun — Living; residing; being alive (present attributive)

동안

dong-an — During; for the duration of a period of time

꺼내지

kkeonaéji — Not taking out; not removing from a place

않았다는

anhatssdaneun — That (they) did not; quoting a negative past action

믿음을

mid-eum-eul — Belief; faith; conviction (object form)

독실하게

doksil-hage — Devoutly; faithfully; with sincere and firm belief

품게

pumge — To come to hold; to harbor a feeling or belief