Little Women — Page 7

Vocabulary

그녀의

geunyeoui — Possessive pronoun meaning 'her' or 'hers'

아버지는

abeojineun — Father (topic marker attached); 'as for father'

그녀를

geunyeoreul — Object form of 'she'; meaning 'her'

작은

jageun — Small, little; adjective modifying a noun

평온

pyeongon — Tranquility, peacefulness, calm state of mind

아가씨

agassi — Young lady, miss; polite term for young woman

라고

rago — Quotation particle meaning 'called' or 'saying'

불렀는데

bulleotneunde — Called or named someone; past tense with contrast

그

geu — That; definite article-like determiner in Korean

이름은

ireumeun — Name (topic marker); 'as for the name'

그녀에게

geunyeoege — To her; dative form of third-person feminine pronoun

매우

maeu — Very, extremely; adverb of high degree

잘

jal — Well; adverb meaning 'in a good manner'

어울렸습니다

eoullyeotseumnida — Suited, matched, fit well; past tense formal

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because, the reason being; conjunction explaining cause

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic marker); subject form of feminine pronoun

자신만의

jasinmanui — One's own exclusively; belonging only to oneself

행복한

haengbokhan — Happy, joyful; adjective describing a happy state

세계

segye — World, realm; a sphere or domain of existence

속에

soge — Inside, within; locative postposition meaning 'in'

사는

saneun — Living, residing; present participle of 'to live'

것처럼

geotcheoreom — As if, like; comparative construction meaning 'as though'

보였고

boyeotgo — Appeared, seemed; past tense with conjunctive ending

오직

ojik — Only, solely; adverb expressing exclusivity

자신이

jasini — Oneself (subject marker); reflexive pronoun subject form

신뢰하고

sinnoehago — Trusting; verb meaning to trust with conjunctive ending

사랑하는

saranghaneun — Loving; present participle of the verb 'to love'

몇몇

myeotmyeot — Several, a few; indefinite determiner for small number

사람들을

saramdeureul — People (object marker); plural form of 'person'

만나기

mannagi — Meeting; nominalized form of the verb 'to meet'

위해서만

wihaesoman — Only for the purpose of; restrictive purposive form

밖으로

bakkeuro — To the outside; directional form of 'outside'

나왔기

nawatgi — Came out; nominalized past form of 'to come out'

때문입니다

ttaemunipnida — It is because; formal causal concluding expression

가장

gajang — Most; superlative adverb, also means 'head of household'

어렸지만

eoryeotjiman — Was young but; past tense concessive construction

적어도

jeogeo do — At least; adverb setting a minimum condition

자신의

jasinui — One's own; possessive reflexive pronoun form

생각으로는

saengageuroneun — In one's thinking; 'as for one's own opinion'

중요한

jungyohan — Important, significant; adjective of high importance

사람이었습니다

saramiyeotseumnida — Was a person; past tense formal copula with noun

전형적인

jeonhyeongjeogin — Typical, stereotypical; adjective meaning representative

눈의

nunui — Of snow (or eye); possessive form of 눈

소녀처럼

sonyeocheoreom — Like a girl; comparative form using 'girl'

파란

paran — Blue; adjective describing blue color

눈에

nune — In the eyes; locative form of 눈 (eye)

어깨

eokkae — Shoulder; body part between neck and arm

위로

wiro — Above, upward; directional postposition meaning 'over'

곱슬거리는

gopseulgeorineun — Curly, wavy; adjective describing curling hair

금발

geumbal — Blonde hair; golden-colored hair

머리카락을

meorikarrageul — Hair (object marker); strands of hair on head

가지고

gajigo — Having, possessing; conjunctive form of 'to have'

있었으며

isseoteumyeo — Had and; past tense with additive conjunctive ending

창백하고

changbaekhago — Pale and; adjective meaning pale with conjunction

날씬했으며

nalssinhaeseumyeo — Was slim and; past tense with conjunctive ending

항상

hangsang — Always, at all times; adverb of frequency

예의를

yeuireul — Manners, etiquette (object marker); proper social behavior

잊지

itji — Forget (negation base); used in 'do not forget'

않는

anneun — Not doing; present participle of negation auxiliary

어린

eorin — Young, juvenile; adjective describing youth

숙녀처럼

sungnyeocheoreom — Like a lady; comparative form using 'young lady'

몸가짐을

momgajimeul — Bearing, deportment (object marker); way of carrying oneself

유지했습니다

yujiaetseumnida — Maintained, kept up; past tense formal of 유지하다

네

ne — Four; also means 'yes' depending on context

자매의

jamaeui — Of sisters; possessive form of 'sisters'

성격이

seonggyeogi — Personality, character (subject marker); nature of a person

어떠한지는

eotteohanji neun — What it is like; topic form of indirect question

앞으로

apeuro — Going forward, in the future; directional adverb

밝혀지도록

balkhyeojidorok — So as to be revealed; purposive passive construction

남겨

namgyeo — Leave behind; connective form of 'to leave'

두겠습니다

dugetseumnida — Will leave/keep (intentional); formal future expression

시계가

sigyega — Clock, watch (subject marker); timepiece as subject

여섯

yeoseot — Six; native Korean numeral

시를

sireul — O'clock (object marker); unit of time hour

알렸고

allyeotgo — Announced, signaled; past tense with conjunctive ending

벽난로를

byeongnanroreul — Fireplace (object marker); indoor hearth for heating

쓸어

sseureо — Sweep; connective form of 'to sweep'

낸

naen — Cleaned out; past modifier form of 내다

슬리퍼

seullipeo — Slippers; soft indoor footwear

한

han — One; native Korean numeral or determiner

켤레를

kyeollereul — Pair (object marker); counter for pairs of footwear

따뜻하게

ttatteutage — Warmly; adverb derived from 'warm'

데우려고

deuryeogo — In order to warm up; purposive form of 데우다

내려놓았습니다

naeryeonoa tseumnida — Set down, placed; past tense formal of 내려놓다

어쩐지

eojjeonji — Somehow, for some reason; adverb of vague cause

낡은

nalgeun — Old, worn-out; adjective for old/deteriorated items

신발을

sinbareul — Shoes (object marker); footwear in general

보는

boneun — Seeing, looking at; present participle of 보다

것이

geosi — Thing (subject marker); nominalizer with subject particle

소녀들에게

sonyeodeurege — To the girls; dative plural form of 소녀

좋은

joeun — Good, positive; adjective meaning good or nice

영향을

yeonghyangeul — Influence, effect (object marker); impact on something

미쳤는데

michyeonneunde — Had an effect; past tense with background connector

어머니가

eomeoniga — Mother (subject marker); female parent as subject

오고

ogo — Coming; conjunctive form of 오다 (to come)

계셨고

gyesyeotgo — Was present (honorific); past honorific of 계시다

모두가

moduga — Everyone (subject marker); all people as subject

맞이하기

majihagi — Welcoming, greeting; nominalized form of 맞이하다

위해

wihae — For the sake of; purposive postposition

밝아졌습니다

balga jyeotseumnida — Brightened up; past tense formal of 밝아지다

잔소리를

jansori reul — Nagging, scolding (object marker); repetitive criticism

멈추고

meomchugo — Stopped and; conjunctive form of 멈추다

램프에

raempeu e — On/at the lamp; locative form of 'lamp'

불을

bureul — Fire, light (object marker); flame or lamp light

켰고

kyeotgo — Turned on and; past conjunctive of 켜다

아무도

amudo — Nobody, no one; negative indefinite pronoun

시키지

sikiji — Make/order (negation base); used with 않다

않았는데

anannneunde — Did not; past tense negation with background connector

안락의자에서

anrageuijaeeseo — From the armchair; locative-source form of armchair

일어났으며

ireonasseumyeo — Got up and; past tense with conjunctive ending

슬리퍼를

seullipeoreul — Slippers (object marker); soft indoor shoes as object

불꽃에

bulkkoche — To/at the flame; locative form of 불꽃 (flame)

더

deo — More; comparative adverb meaning additionally or further

가까이

gakkai — Closely, near; adverb meaning in close proximity

가져가기

gajyeogagi — Taking to; nominalized form of 가져가다

몸을

momeul — Body (object marker); physical body as object

일으키면서

ireukimyeonseo — While raising up; simultaneous action form

얼마나

eolmana — How much, how very; exclamatory degree adverb

피곤했는지를

pigonhae nneunjireul — How tired she was (object); embedded question form

잊었습니다

ijeotseumnida — Forgot; past tense formal of 잊다 (to forget)

많이

mani — A lot, much; adverb of large quantity or degree

닳았네요

daranneoyo — Has worn out; past tense exclamatory of 닳다

새

sae — New; adjective meaning brand new or fresh

사드려야겠어요

sadeuryeoyagesseoyo — Should buy for (honorific); obligatory honorific form

제

je — My (humble); first-person possessive humble form

사드리려고

sadeuriryeogo — Intending to buy for (honorific); purposive humble form

생각했어요

saengakaesseoyo — Thought, considered; past tense polite of 생각하다

말했습니다

malhaetseumnida — Said, spoke; past tense formal of 말하다

아니요

aniyo — No; polite negation or disagreement

제가

jega — I (subject, humble); first-person humble subject form

사드릴

sadeuril — Will buy for (honorific); future modifier humble form

거예요

geoyeyo — Will do; informal future declarative ending

외쳤습니다

oechyeotseumnida — Exclaimed, shouted; past tense formal of 외치다

맏이잖아요

madijanayo — You are the eldest, aren't you; informal reminder

말을

mareul — Words, speech (object marker); talk as object

꺼냈지만

kkoenaetjiman — Brought up (a topic) but; past concessive form

단호하게

danhohage — Firmly, decisively; adverb derived from 단호하다

끼어들었습니다

kkieodeureotseumnida — Interrupted, cut in; past tense formal of 끼어들다

아빠가

appaga — Dad (subject marker); informal 'father' as subject

안

an — Not; short-form negation adverb

계시는

gyesineun — Is present (honorific modifier); honorific of 있다

동안

dongan — During, while; temporal postposition meaning 'for a period'

집안의

jibanui — Of the household; possessive form of 집안

가장이에요

gajangieyo — Is the head of household; polite copula sentence

떠나시면서

tteonasimyeonseo — While leaving (honorific); simultaneous honorific form

어머니를

eomeonireul — Mother (object marker); female parent as object

특별히

teukbyeolhi — Especially, particularly; adverb meaning specifically

돌봐

dolbwa — Take care of; connective form of 돌보다

달라고

dallago — Asking to do for one; indirect request quotation form

하셨으니

hasyeosseuni — Since (honorific) said/asked; causal honorific form