Harrigan — Page 5

Vocabulary

그런

geureon — Such, that kind of; used to describe something mentioned

하찮은

hachanheun — Trivial, insignificant, worthless, of little importance

속임수로는

sogimsuröneun — With/by trickery or deception (topic marker attached)

빠져나갈

ppajyeonagal — To escape from, get out of a situation

수

su — Way, means, possibility (used in grammar patterns)

없어

eopseo — There is not; does not exist (informal)

이제

ije — Now, from now on, at this point

출발하는

chulbalhaneun — Departing, leaving, setting out (modifier form)

게

ge — Short form of 것이; thing, fact (informal)

좋을

joeul — Will be good; future modifier form of 좋다

거야

geoya — It will be; casual assertion about future or fact

어서

eoseo — Hurry, quickly; urging someone to move fast

움직여

umjigyo — Move! (informal imperative of 움직이다)

천천히

cheoncheonhi — Slowly, gradually, at a leisurely pace

얼굴에서

eolgureseo — From the face; 에서 indicates starting point

얼굴로

eolguro — To the face; 로 indicates direction or destination

시선을

sisileul — Gaze, line of sight (object marker attached)

옮겼다

olmgyeotda — Moved, shifted (past tense of 옮기다)

세

se — Three (native Korean number)

명의

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

경찰관은

gyeongchalgwaneun — Police officer (topic marker); law enforcement personnel

서로를

seoröreul — Each other (object marker); mutually, one another

보호하려는

bohoharyeoneun — Intending to protect; modifier showing protective intent

듯

deut — As if, seeming like; expresses appearance or conjecture

더

deo — More, further, additionally

가까이

gakkai — Closely, nearby, in proximity

모여들었다

moyeodeureotda — Gathered together, crowded in (past tense)

제발

jebal — Please (pleading); used when begging or imploring

자기야

jagiya — Honey, darling; affectionate term of address

소녀의

sonyeoui — Of the girl; possessive form of 소녀 (girl)

속삭임이

soksagimi — Whisper (subject marker); soft quiet speaking

간청했다

gancheonghaetda — Pleaded, entreated, earnestly requested (past tense)

창턱에

changtteoge — On the windowsill; ledge at the base of a window

얹혀

eonjyeo — Placed on top of, resting upon (connective form)

있던

itdeon — Was (there); past-state modifier form of 있다

손은

soneun — The hand (topic marker); referring to someone's hand

주먹으로

jumeogeuro — Into a fist; with/by means of a fist

단단히

dandanhi — Firmly, tightly, solidly

쥐어져

jwieoジ yeo — Clenched, gripped tightly (connective form of 쥐다)

손가락

songarag — Finger(s)

마디가

madiga — Knuckle, joint (subject marker attached)

하얗게

hayake — Whitly, turning white; adverbial form of 하얗다

변해

byeonhae — Changed, turned (connective form of 변하다)

있었지만

isseotjiman — Was/were, but; past tense concessive conjunction

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker); third-person male pronoun

오두막들

odumakdeul — Huts, shacks, cabins (plural form)

사이의

saui — Between, among (possessive); space between things

열린

yeollin — Open, opened (modifier form of 열리다)

공간

gonggan — Space, area, open expanse

너머로

neomero — Beyond, across, over to the other side

고개를

gogaereul — Head, neck (object marker); used in nodding phrases

끄덕였다

kkeudeogieotda — Nodded (past tense of 끄덕이다)

일거리를

ilgeorireul — Work, task, something to do (object marker)

찾고

chatgo — Looking for, searching (connective form of 찾다)

있다면

itdamyeon — If there is; conditional form of 있다

그가

geuga — He (subject marker); third-person male subject

말했다

malhaetda — Said, spoke (past tense of 말하다)

저쪽에

jeocoge — Over there, in that direction (locative)

가면

gamyeon — If you go; conditional form of 가다

한

han — One, a certain; also means 'about/approximately'

무더기는

mudeogieneun — A pile, heap, bunch (topic marker)

찾을

chajeul — Will find; future modifier form of 찾다

있을

isseul — Will be; future modifier form of 있다

것

geot — Thing, fact; nominalizer in various grammar patterns

같은데

gateunde — Seems like, appears to be (soft conjecture)

백인

baegin — White person, Caucasian

남자를

namjareul — Man, male (object marker attached)

둘러싸고

dulleossago — Surrounding, encircling (connective form)

모여드는

moyeodeuneun — Gathering around, crowding in (modifier form)

흑인

heugin — Black person; person of African descent

병사들

byeongsadeul — Soldiers, troops (plural form)

무리에서

murieseo — From the group or crowd (ablative)

날카롭고

nalkaroppgo — Sharp and (connective); shrill, keen, piercing

빠른

ppareun — Fast, quick (modifier form of 빠르다)

목소리들이

moksoriideuri — Voices (plural, subject marker); sounds of speaking

왁자지껄

wakjajikkeol — Noisily, clamorously; loud chaotic chatter

터져

teojyeo — Burst out, erupted (connective form of 터지다)

나왔다

nawatda — Came out, emerged (past tense of 나오다)

아무도

amudo — Nobody, no one (with negative verb)

싸움의

ssaumui — Of the fight; possessive form of 싸움 (fight)

원인을

wonineul — The cause, reason (object marker attached)

알

al — To know (base form used before 수 없다)

없었다

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

욕설에서

yokseoleseo — From cursing, swearing; profanity as starting point

주먹질까지

jumeokjilkkaji — Up to punching; even to the point of fistfighting

무엇이든

mueosideon — Anything, whatever it may be

원인이

wonini — The cause (subject marker); reason for something

될

doel — Will become; future modifier form of 되다

있었다

isseotda — There was, existed (past tense of 있다)

저

jeo — That (over there); distal demonstrative pronoun

사람

saram — Person, human being

봐

bwa — Look! See! (informal imperative of 보다)

사나이처럼

sanaiheoreom — Like a tough man; resembling a rugged fellow

보이는군

boineungun — Seems to look like; appears to be (exclamatory form)

애처롭게

aecheoropge — Pitifully, pathetically, in a pitiful manner

덧붙였다

deotbuchyeotda — Added (a remark), appended (past tense)

하지만

hajiman — However, but; contrastive conjunction

겉모습은

geotmoseubneun — Outward appearance (topic marker); exterior look

속임수지

sogimsuji — It is trickery/deception (informal declarative ending)

소란의

soranui — Of the commotion; possessive form of 소란 (uproar)

중심에

jungisme — At the center, in the middle of

있는

inneun — Who/that is (present modifier form of 있다)

사람은

sarameun — The person (topic marker); human being being discussed

과연

gwayeon — Indeed, truly, as expected; used for emphasis

진정한

jinjeonhan — Genuine, true, authentic (modifier form)

보였다

boyeotda — Appeared, seemed, looked (past tense of 보이다)

키가

kiga — Height (subject marker); referring to a person's stature

크고

keugo — Is tall/big and (connective form of 크다)

어깨가

eokkae ga — Shoulders (subject marker); the shoulder area

넓었으며

neolbeosseumyeo — Was broad/wide, and; past tense with connective

그에게도

geuegedo — To him also, even with him (dative + also)

체구만으로는

chegumaneuroneun — By physique alone (topic/limit marker); body size only

설명할

seolmyeonghal — To explain; future modifier form of 설명하다

없는

eomneun — Without, lacking (present modifier form of 없다)

강인함이

ganginhami — Toughness, tenacity (subject marker); mental/physical strength

풍겨났다

punggyeonata — Emanated, exuded, gave off (past tense)

그

geu — That; also used as third-person pronoun 'he'

거리에서도

georieseo do — Even from the street/distance; at that distance too

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic marker); third-person plural pronoun

떠들썩한

tteodeulsseokhan — Noisy, boisterous, clamorous (modifier form)

무리를

murireul — The crowd, group, mob (object marker)

마주하며

majuhamyeo — Facing, confronting (connective gerund form)

짓는

jinneun — Making, forming (modifier form of 짓다; e.g., a smile)

미소를

misoreul — Smile (object marker); expression of amusement or warmth

짐작할

jimjakhal — To guess, surmise (future modifier form)

저기로

jeogiro — To over there; directional toward a distant place

들어가

deureoga — Go in, enter (connective form of 들어가다)

상사가

sangsaga — The superior, boss (subject marker)

동료들에게

dongryodeulege — To the colleagues/comrades (dative plural)

명령하며

myeongnyeonghamyeo — While commanding, ordering (connective gerund)

성난

seongnan — Angry, enraged (modifier form of 성나다)

향해

hyanghae — Toward, facing (directional form of 향하다)

나아가기

naagagi — Moving forward, advancing (nominalized gerund form)

시작했다

sijakhaetda — Began, started (past tense of 시작하다)

말하는

malhaneun — Saying, speaking (present modifier form of 말하다)

순간

sungan — Moment, instant

중

jung — Among, in the middle of; during

명이

myeongi — (Number of) people (subject marker); counter for persons

욕설을

yoksileul — Profanity, curse words (object marker)

내뱉는

naebatneun — Spitting out, uttering (modifier form of 내뱉다)

소리가

soriga — Sound, voice (subject marker)

들렸고

deullyeotgo — Was heard, and (past tense connective of 들리다)

키

ki — Height, stature of a person

큰

keun — Big, large, tall (modifier form of 크다)

남자의

namjaui — Of the man; possessive form of 남자 (man)

주먹이

jumeogi — The fist (subject marker)

병사의

byeongsaui — Of the soldier; possessive form of 병사

얼굴을

eogureul — The face (object marker)

번개같이

beongaegachi — Like lightning; extremely fast, lightning-quick

날아가

naraga — Flew toward, flew at (connective form of 날아가다)

그를

geureul — Him (object marker); third-person male object

동료들

dongryodeul — Colleagues, comrades, fellow members (plural)

사이로

sairo — Into the space between; among (directional)

나가떨어지게

nagatteorojige — So as to be flung away, knocked flying (causative adverb)

만들었다

mandeureotda — Made, caused (past tense of 만들다)