Middlemarch — Page 1

Vocabulary

내가

naega — I (subject marker attached); first person subject form

여자이기에

yeojaigie — Because I am a woman; causal form of 여자이다

아무런

amureon — Any; no kind of (used in negative contexts)

선도

seondo — Leadership, guidance; leading the way forward

행할

haenghal — To carry out, perform, execute (future modifier form)

수

su — Ability, possibility; used in can/cannot constructions

없으니

eopseuni — Because there is not; causal form of 없다

가까운

gakkaun — Close, near; adjective modifying a following noun

무언가에

mueongae — To something; something unspecified with direction particle

끊임없이

kkeunimeopsi — Ceaselessly, without interruption, constantly and continuously

손을

soneul — Hand (object form); 손 with object particle 을

뻗노라

ppeonnora — I reach out, I stretch forth (literary declarative form)

처녀의

cheonyeoui — Of a maiden, virgin's (possessive form of 처녀)

비극

bigeuk — Tragedy; a dramatic work ending in disaster

초라한

chorahan — Shabby, humble, plain in appearance or dress

옷차림에

otcharime — In one's attire, by means of one's clothing style

의해

uihae — By means of, due to; indicates cause or agent

오히려

ohiryeo — Rather, on the contrary; unexpectedly the opposite result

두드러져

dudeuryeojyeo — Stands out, becomes prominent, is conspicuous

보이는

boineun — Appearing, seeming, looking (present participle of 보이다)

그런

geureon — That kind of, such; demonstrative adjective modifying noun

종류의

jongnyu-ui — Of a kind, type, or sort (possessive form)

아름다움을

areumdaumeul — Beauty (object form); 아름다움 with object particle

지니고

jinigo — Possessing, carrying, holding; connective form of 지니다

있었다

isseotda — Had, possessed, there was (past tense of 있다)

그녀의

geunyeoui — Her, of her; possessive form of the pronoun 그녀

손목은

sonmogeun — Wrist (topic form); 손목 with topic marker 은

너무나

neomuna — So very, extremely, exceedingly; emphatic form of 너무

섬세하게

seomsehage — Delicately, finely, with great delicacy and refinement

빚어져

bijeojyeo — Molded, sculpted, fashioned (passive connective form)

있어

isseo — Being, existing; connective or informal form of 있다

이탈리아

itallia — Italy; the European country known for Renaissance art

화가들의

hwagadeurui — Of painters, artists' (possessive plural form)

그림

geurim — Painting, drawing, picture; visual artwork on a surface

속

sok — Inside, within; interior of a space or context

성모

seongmo — Holy Mother, the Virgin Mary; sacred maternal figure

걸친

geolchin — Worn, draped over; modifier form of 걸치다

것

geot — Thing, fact, nominalized concept; general nominalizer

못지않게

motjianke — No less than, as much as; not inferior to something

꾸밈없는

kkumimeomnneun — Unadorned, plain, without decoration or ornamentation

소매를

somaereul — Sleeve (object form); garment sleeve with object particle

입을

ibeul — To wear (future modifier); 입다 with future modifier form

그리고

geurigo — And, also; conjunction connecting two clauses or ideas

옆모습은

yeongmosubeun — Profile, side view (topic form); side appearance of face

물론

mullon — Of course, needless to say; naturally and obviously so

키와

kiwa — Height and; 키 (stature) with conjunctive particle 와

자태도

jataedo — Figure, bearing also; graceful appearance with particle 도

수수한

susuhan — Plain, modest, unassuming in style or appearance

옷에서

ose seo — From clothing; plain clothes as a source of something

더한

deohan — Greater, added, more; comparative modifier form of 더하다

품위를

pumwireul — Dignity, grace, elegance (object form) with object particle

얻는

eonnneun — Gaining, obtaining (present participle of 얻다)

듯

deut — As if, seemingly; expresses appearance or conjecture

보였는데

boyeonneunde — Appeared, seemed (past tense with contrastive connector)

그

geu — That, the; demonstrative determiner referring to something mentioned

옷차림은

otcharimeun — The attire, clothing style (topic form); one's manner of dress

지방의

jibangui — Of the region, local, provincial (possessive form)

유행과

yuhaenggwa — Fashion and; trend or vogue with conjunctive particle 과

나란히

naranhi — Side by side, in parallel, alongside each other

놓이면

noihimyeon — If placed, when set beside; conditional of 놓이다

오늘날

oneullal — Nowadays, in the present day; the contemporary era

신문의

sinmunui — Of a newspaper, newspaper's (possessive form of 신문)

한

han — One, a single; numeral or determiner meaning one

단락

dallak — Paragraph; a distinct section of written text

속에

soge — Inside, within; locative form of 속 indicating location

실린

sillin — Published, inserted, carried (in print); modifier of 실리다

성경의

seonggyeongui — Of the Bible, biblical (possessive form of 성경)

명구절

myeonggujjeol — Famous passage, memorable verse; notable biblical phrase

혹은

hogeun — Or, alternatively; conjunction offering another possibility

우리

uri — We, our; first-person plural possessive or subject pronoun

선대

seondae — Previous generation, forebears, predecessors of an era

시인들의

siindeurui — Of poets, poets' (possessive plural form of 시인)

시구

sigu — Line of poetry, verse; a phrase from a poem

처럼

cheoreom — Like, as; particle comparing one thing to another

인상적인

insangjeogin — Impressive, striking; making a strong memorable impression

무게감을

mugegameul — Sense of weight, gravitas (object form); feeling of importance

그녀에게

geunyeoege — To her, for her; dative form of the pronoun 그녀

부여했다

buyeohaetda — Granted, conferred, bestowed (past tense of 부여하다)

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic form); the pronoun 그녀 with topic marker 는

보통

botong — Usually, ordinarily, generally; in most normal circumstances

눈에

nune — To the eye, in the eyes; locative form of 눈

띄게

ttige — Noticeably, conspicuously; adverbial form of 띄다

영리한

yeongnihal — Clever, intelligent, bright; mentally sharp and quick

사람으로

sarameuro — As a person; instrumental or role marker on 사람

일컬어졌지만

ilkeoreojyeotjiman — Was called, was referred to as, but; concessive past form

여동생

yeodongsaeng — Younger sister; a female sibling younger than oneself

더

deo — More, further; comparative adverb indicating greater degree

현실적인

Practical, realistic; grounded in real-world considerations

분별력을

bunbyeollyeogeul — Discernment, judgment (object form); practical wisdom

지녔다는

jinyeotdaneun — Reportedly possessed; hearsay modifier of 지니다 in past

말이

mari — Word, saying (subject form); a remark or comment made

늘

neul — Always, invariably; at all times without exception

덧붙여졌다

deotbuchyeojyeotda — Was added, was appended; past passive form of 덧붙이다

그럼에도

geureomedo — Nevertheless, even so; concessive connector despite prior context

불구하고

bulguhago — In spite of, regardless; used in 그럼에도 불구하고 (nevertheless)

장식을

jangsige ul — Decoration, ornament (object form); adornment with object particle

거의

geoui — Almost, hardly, scarcely; close to a stated extreme

달지

dalji — Attach, wear ornaments (negative connector form of 달다)

않았다

anatda — Did not; past tense negative auxiliary verb form

옷차림이

otcharimi — Attire (subject form); manner of dressing as subject

언니의

eonniui — Elder sister's; possessive form of 언니 (older sister)

다르며

dareumyeo — Differing, being different; connective form of 다르다

구성에

guseonge — In composition, in arrangement; locative form of 구성

약간의

yakganui — A little, slight; possessive quantifier meaning a small amount

요염함이

yoyeomhami — Allure, seductiveness (subject form); captivating feminine charm

깃들어

gitdeureo — Nestled in, imbued with; connective form of 깃들다

있다는

ittaneun — That there is; hearsay nominal modifier of 있다

것은

geoseun — The fact that (topic form); nominalizer 것 with topic marker

유심히

yusimhi — Attentively, carefully, with close observation and attention

관찰하는

gwanchalharneun — Observing, watching closely (present participle modifier form)

사람에게만

saramegemanmanman — Only to the person who; restrictive dative particle combination

보였다

boyeotda — Was visible, appeared, could be seen (past tense)

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because, the reason being; introduces a causal explanation

양의

yangui — Of the young ladies, Miss's; possessive form of 양 (Miss)

복합적인

bokhabjeong in — Complex, multifaceted, compound; involving multiple elements

사정에서

sajeongeseo — From circumstances, from a situation; ablative form of 사정

비롯된

birotdoen — Originating from, stemming from; modifier form of 비롯되다

대부분의

daebubunui — Most of, the majority of; possessive quantifier

사정은

sajeong-eun — Circumstances, situation (topic form); one's conditions or affairs

여동생도

yeodongsaengdo — The younger sister also; 여동생 with additive particle 도

함께

hamkke — Together, jointly, at the same time with someone

처해

cheohae — Situated in, placed in (a circumstance); connective of 처하다

있었기

isseotgi — Having been in (a state); nominalizer form of past 있다

때문이다

ttaemunida — It is because; causal copula ending explaining a reason