Middlemarch — Page 2

Vocabulary

많은

maneun — Many; a large number of something

태어났지만

taeeonajjiman — Were born, but; contrasting birth with outcome

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic marker); referring to previously mentioned people

멀리

meolli — Far away; at a great distance

울려

ullyeo — Resonating; causing sound to ring out

퍼지는

peojineun — Spreading; expanding outward in all directions

행동이

haengdongi — Action (subject marker); deeds or conduct

끊임없이

kkeunimeopsi — Ceaselessly; without interruption or stopping

펼쳐지는

pyeolchyeojineun — Unfolding; spreading out and continuing onward

서사적인

seosajeogin — Epic; having the quality of grand narrative

삶을

salmeul — Life (object marker); one's existence or living

찾지

chatji — To find; seek out (negation form follows)

못했다

mothaessda — Could not do; failed to accomplish something

어쩌면

eojjeomyeon — Perhaps; maybe; possibly indicating uncertainty

그것은

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

단지

danji — Merely; only; just and nothing more

실수로

silsuro — By mistake; through error or blunder

점철된

jeomcheoldoen — Dotted with; marked throughout by repeated instances

삶

salm — Life; one's existence and lived experience

즉

jeuk — That is; namely; in other words

기회의

gihoeui — Of opportunity; relating to chances or occasions

비천함과

bicheonhamgwa — Lowliness and; the state of being humble or base

어울리지

eoulliji — Not fitting; not harmonizing or matching well

않는

anneun — Does not; negating the preceding verb or adjective

어떤

eotteon — Some kind of; a certain; what type of

정신적

jeongsinjeok — Spiritual; mental; relating to the mind or spirit

숭고함의

sunggohameui — Of sublimity; relating to noble grandeur or loftiness

산물이었을지도

sanmurieosseuljido — May have been the product of; possibly resulted from

모르며

moreuryeo — Not knowing; uncertain and continuing to next clause

신성한

sinseonghan — Sacred; holy; divinely inspired or consecrated

시인도

siindo — Even a poet; a poet also (inclusive particle)

못한

mothan — Unable to; having failed to do something

채

chae — While still in that state; without having done

눈물도

nunmuldo — Even tears; tears also (inclusive particle)

없이

eopsi — Without; lacking; in the absence of something

망각

manggak — Oblivion; forgetting; complete loss of memory

속으로

sogeuro — Into the interior of; inward; into the midst

가라앉은

garaankeun — Sunk; having descended or submerged downward

비극적인

bigeukjeogin — Tragic; having the nature of a tragedy

실패였을지도

silpaeieosseuljido — May have been a failure; possibly ended in failure

모른다

morinda — Does not know; expresses uncertainty or ignorance

희미한

huimihan — Faint; dim; vague and barely perceptible

빛과

bitgwa — Light and; brightness together with something else

뒤엉킨

dwiengkin — Entangled; tangled up; intertwined in confusion

상황

sanghwang — Situation; circumstances; the current state of affairs

속에서

sogeseo — Within; inside; in the midst of something

자신의

jasinui — One's own; belonging to oneself

생각과

saenggakgwa — Thoughts and; ideas together with something else

행동을

haengdongeur — Actions (object marker); deeds or conduct

고귀한

gogwihan — Noble; dignified; of high and admirable character

조화로

johwaro — Into harmony; toward a state of balance

빚어내려

bijeonnaelyeo — Trying to shape into; to mold or craft toward

했지만

haetjiman — Tried to do, but; attempted yet contrasting result follows

결국

gyeolguk — In the end; ultimately; after everything considered

평범한

pyeongbeomhan — Ordinary; average; lacking distinction or specialness

눈에는

nuneun — In the eyes of; from the perspective of someone

그들의

geudeului — Their; belonging to those people previously mentioned

투쟁이

tujaengi — Struggle (subject marker); effort against difficulty

한낱

hannат — Merely; nothing more than; just a trivial thing

일관성

ilgwanseong — Consistency; coherence; maintaining uniform principles

없는

eomneun — Without; lacking; not having something

무형의

muhyeongui — Of an intangible nature; formless; without physical shape

것으로

geoseuro — As something; regarded or treated in a certain way

보였을

boyeosseul — Would have appeared; seemed to be in retrospect

뿐이었다

ppunieossda — Was only; nothing more than; merely that alone

왜냐하면

waenyahameyon — Because; the reason being; used to introduce explanation

이

i — This; these (demonstrative pronoun or article)

늦게

neutge — Late; belatedly; arriving or occurring after expected time

태어난

taeeonan — Born; having come into the world or existence

열렬히

yeollyeolhi — Ardently; fervently; with great passion or zeal

의지하는

uijihaneun — Relying on; depending upon; leaning on for support

영혼을

yeonghoreur — Soul (object marker); the spirit of a person

위해

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

지식의

Of knowledge; relating to learning or understanding

기능을

ginéungeur — Function (object marker); role or operational purpose

수행할

suhaenghal — To carry out; to perform or execute a task

수

su — Ability; possibility; can (auxiliary construction)

있는

inneun — Existing; having; there is or there are

일관된

ilgwandoen — Consistent; coherent; maintaining uniform principles throughout

사회적

sahoejeok — Social; relating to society or communal structures

신념과

sinnyeomgwa — Belief and; conviction together with something else

질서의

jilseoui — Of order; relating to structure and organization

도움을

doeumeul — Help (object marker); assistance or support

받지

batji — To receive; accept (negation or condition follows)

못했기

mothaessgi — Because could not; failed to receive or achieve

때문이다

ttaemunida — It is because of; the cause or reason is this

열정은

yeoljeongeun — Passion (topic marker); intense enthusiasm or desire

막연한

magyeonhan — Vague; indefinite; unclear and not well-defined

이상과

isanggwa — Ideal and; a lofty aspiration together with something

여성으로서의

yeoseongeuroseoui — As a woman; in the capacity of being female

갈망

galmang — Longing; yearning; an intense desire for something

사이를

saireul — Between (object marker); the space separating two things

오갔다

ogatta — Went back and forth; oscillated between two states

그리하여

geurihayeo — Thus; therefore; and so as a result

하나는

hananeun — One (topic marker); one of them or one thing

사치로

sachiro — As luxury; condemned as extravagance or indulgence

비난받고

binanbaтgo — Being criticized and; receiving condemnation and continuing

다른

dareun — Other; different; another one of the same group

타락으로

taraĝeuro — As corruption; into depravity or moral degradation

단죄되었다

danjwedoeeossda — Was condemned; judged guilty and punished morally

일부는

ilbuneun — Some (topic marker); a portion of people or things

이러한

ireuhan — Such; this kind of; of this particular nature

실수투성이의

silsutuseongiui — Full of mistakes; riddled with errors and blunders

삶이

salmi — Life (subject marker); one's existence or experience

최고의

choegoui — Of the highest; supreme; of the greatest degree

권능이

gwonneungi — Power (subject marker); divine authority or capability

여성의

yeoseongui — Woman's; belonging to or relating to females

본성을

bonseongeur — Nature (object marker); innate character or essence

빚어낸

bijeonnаen — Shaped; molded; having crafted or formed something

불편한

bulpyeonhan — Uncomfortable; uneasy; causing discomfort or awkwardness

불명확성

bulmyeonghwakseong — Ambiguity; lack of clarity; state of being unclear

때문이라고

ttaemunirago — Saying it is because of; attributing cause to something

느껴왔다

neukkkyeowatsda — Has felt; have been experiencing a certain feeling

만약

manyak — If; supposing that; used to introduce a condition

무능함에

munéunghamе — In incompetence; regarding the state of inability

셀

sel — To count; the act of numbering or tallying things

능력만큼이나

neungnyeongmankeumin a — As much as the ability; to the same degree of capacity

엄격한

eomgyeokhan — Strict; rigorous; demanding exact standards or rules

하나의

hanaui — One; a single; referring to one particular standard

기준이

gijuni — Standard (subject marker); a criterion or benchmark

있다면

itdamyeon — If there is; supposing that something exists

처지는

cheojineun — Situation; plight; one's circumstances or position

과학적

gwahakjeok — Scientific; relating to science or empirical methods

확실성으로

hwaksilseongeuro — With certainty; by means of definitive sureness

다루어질

darueojiI — To be handled; dealt with or treated in a manner

있을

isseul — Would be able to; there could exist or occur

것이다

geosida — It is the case that; a statement of fact or conclusion

그러는

geureoneun — While doing so; in the meantime; as that continues

동안

dongan — During; while; for the duration of a period

불명확성은

bulmyeonghwakseongeun — Ambiguity (topic marker); unclear or indefinite state

여전히

yeojeonhi — Still; as before; continuing unchanged up to now

남아

nama — Remaining; staying; continuing to exist or persist

있으며

isseumyeo — Exists and; there is, and additionally something else

변이의

byeonui — Of variation; relating to change or deviation

한계는

hanggyeneun — Limit (topic marker); boundary or extent of something

획일적인

hoegiljeogin — Uniform; standardized; conforming to a single pattern

머리

meori — Head; hair; the top part of the body

모양과

moyangwa — Shape and; appearance or form together with something

산문과

sanmungwa — Prose and; non-poetic writing together with something

시에서

sieseo — In poetry; within the genre of poems or verse

즐겨

jeulggyeo — Fondly; enjoyably; with pleasure and frequent habit

읽히는

ilkhineun — Commonly read; being read by people frequently

사랑

sarang — Love; deep affection or romantic feeling for someone

이야기들로부터

iyagideulrobuteo — From stories; originating from various tales or narratives

누군가가

nugungage — Someone (subject marker); some unspecified person

상상할

sangsanghal — To imagine; envision something in the mind

것보다

geotboda — Than one would think; compared to what is imagined

실제로

siljaero — Actually; in reality; in truth or in practice

훨씬

hwoilssin — Much more; far greater; to a considerably larger degree

더

deo — More; even greater; indicating an additional degree

넓다

neolda — Wide; broad; having a large extent or range