Middlemarch — Page 7

Vocabulary

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic marker attached); refers to a female subject

만약

manyak — If, supposing; introduces a conditional hypothetical clause

자신이

jasini — Oneself (subject marker); reflexive pronoun in Korean

그

geu — He, that; third-person masculine pronoun or demonstrative

현명한

hyeonmyeonghan — Wise, intelligent; describing someone of good judgment

결혼에서

gyeolhon-eseo — In/from marriage; relating to the institution of marriage

저지른

jeojiреун — Committed, made (a mistake); past-tense modifier form

불행한

bulhaenghan — Unhappy, unfortunate; describing a sad or unlucky situation

실수로부터

silsurobuteo — From a mistake; indicating the source of an error

그를

geureul — Him (object marker); third-person masculine object form

구할

guhal — To save, rescue; future/modifier form of 구하다

수

su — Ability, possibility; used in '~ㄹ 수 있다' construction

있을

isseul — Will be, can be; future/modifier form of 있다

만큼

mankeum — As much as, to the extent that; comparative or degree marker

일찍

iljjik — Early; adverb indicating before the expected time

태어났더라면

taeeonatdeоramyeon — If (she) had been born; past counterfactual conditional form

받아들였을

badadeullyeosseul — Would have accepted; past presumptive form of 받아들이다

것이라고

geosirago — Saying that it would be; indirect quotation ending form

확신했다

hwaksinhaetda — Was convinced, was certain; past tense of 확신하다

또한

ttohan — Also, furthermore; additive conjunction in formal writing

실명이

silmyeongi — Blindness (subject marker); loss of eyesight

찾아왔을

chajawasseul — Would have come, visited; past presumptive modifier form

때의

ttaeui — Of the time when; possessive modifier indicating a time period

기이한

giihan — Strange, eccentric, bizarre; describing unusual behavior

습관들을

seupgwandeureul — Habits (plural, object marker); repeated behavioral patterns

감내하는

gamnaeхаneun — Enduring, tolerating; present modifier form of 감내하다

것이

geosi — The thing of; nominalizer plus subject marker combination

영광스러운

yeonggwangseureoun — Glorious, honorable; describing something worthy of glory

경건함이

gyeonggeонhami — Piety, devoutness (subject marker); devout religious attitude

되었을

doeeosseul — Would have become; past presumptive form of 되다

다른

dareun — Other, different; adjective modifying a following noun

위대한

widaehan — Great, magnificent; describing a person of remarkable stature

인물들도

inmuldeuldo — People/figures also; prominent persons with additive particle

마찬가지였다

machangajiyeotda — Was the same, likewise; indicating identical circumstances

하지만

hajiman — However, but; adversative conjunction contrasting two ideas

그녀가

geunyeoga — She (subject marker); female subject in a sentence

불확신을

bulhwakssineul — Uncertainty, lack of conviction (object marker)

표할

pyohal — To express, show; future/modifier form of 표하다

때조차

ttaejоcha — Even when, even at the time; emphatic temporal expression

그녀의

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

말에

mare — To/in words; referring to someone's speech or statement

정확히요

jeonghwakhiyo — Precisely, exactly (polite); emphatic agreement response

라고

rago — Quoting particle; used to introduce direct or indirect speech

답하는

dabхаneun — Answering, replying; present modifier form of 답하다

상냥하고

sangnyanghago — Kind and...; gentle, sweet-natured with connective ending

잘생긴

jalssaenggin — Handsome, good-looking; describing attractive male appearance

그가

geuga — He (subject marker); masculine third-person subject form

어떻게

eotteoke — How, in what way; interrogative adverb asking manner

그녀에게

geunyeoege — To her, for her; dative marker indicating recipient

연인으로서

yeonineuro seo — As a lover; particle indicating role or capacity as lover

감흥을

gamheungeul — Inspiration, excitement, emotional stimulation (object marker)

줄

jul — To give; future/modifier form, also means a rope/line

있겠는가

itgenneunга — Could there be; rhetorical question form of 있다

진정으로

jinjeongeuro — Truly, genuinely; adverb emphasizing sincerity or authenticity

즐거운

jeulgeoun — Joyful, pleasurable; describing a happy and delightful state

결혼이란

gyeolhoniran — As for marriage; topic-defining form with explanatory nuance

남편이

nampyeoni — Husband (subject marker); one's male spouse

일종의

iljongui — A kind of, a sort of; indicating a type or category

아버지

аbeoji — Father; male parent or paternal figure

같은

gateun — Like, same as; comparative adjective modifier

존재로서

jonjaeroseo — As an existence/being; indicating a role or nature

원한다면

wonhandamyeon — If one wishes/wants; conditional form of 원하다

가르쳐

gareuchyeo — Teach, instruct; connective form of 가르치다

있는

inneun — That exists/is; present modifier form of 있다

그런

geureon — Such, that kind of; demonstrative modifier pronoun

결혼이어야

gyeolhoniеoya — Must be a marriage; obligatory form of 결혼이다

했다

haetda — Did, was; past tense of 하다 (to do/be)

이러한

ireohan — Such, this kind of; demonstrative modifier indicating described traits

성격적

seonggyeokjeok — Personality-related, characterological; adjective from 성격

특이함들

teugihаmdeul — Peculiarities, eccentricities; plural noun of unique traits

때문에

ttaemune — Because of, due to; causal postposition phrase

조카들을

joKadeureul — Nieces/nephews (plural, object marker); sibling's children

위한

wihan — For the sake of; prepositional modifier from 위하다

안내자이자

annaejaija — And also a guide; guide with additive conjunctive particle

동반자로

dongbanjaro — As a companion; indicating the role of a companion

중년

jungnyeon — Middle age; the period roughly between 40 and 60

여성을

yeoseongeul — Woman (object marker); adult female person

구하지

guhaji — Not seeking/looking for; negative connective of 구하다

않았다는

аnassdaneun — That (he) did not; reported-speech modifier of negative past

이유로

iyuro — For the reason that; causal postposition indicating grounds

이웃

iut — Neighbor, nearby; referring to neighboring people or areas

가문들로부터

gamundeullоbuteo — From (neighboring) families/clans; plural source postposition

더욱

deouk — Even more, further; adverb intensifying a degree

비난을

binaneul — Criticism, blame (object marker); negative judgment of actions

받았다

badatda — Received; past tense of 받다 (to receive)

자신은

jasineun — Oneself (topic marker); reflexive pronoun as sentence topic

그러한

geureohan — Such, that kind of; demonstrative adjective modifier

자리에

jarie — To/at a position/seat; locative for a place or role

올

ol — Will come; future modifier form of 오다 (to come)

법한

beophan — Likely to, apt to; modal expressing probability or expectation

부류의

buryu-ui — Of the type/class; possessive indicating a category of people

우월한

uwolhan — Superior, dominant; describing someone of higher status

몹시

mopsi — Very, extremely; intensifying adverb for strong degree

두려워한

duryeоwohan — Feared, was afraid of; past modifier form of 두려워하다

나머지

nameoji — As a result of, remainder; indicating a consequence

반대에

bandaee — To/in opposition; locative indicating a point of opposition

설득당하도록

seoldeukdanghadorok — So as to be persuaded; passive purpose form of 설득당하다

내버려

naebeolyeo — Leave alone, abandon; connective form of 내버려두다

두었고

duеotgo — Left it and...; past connective form of 두다

이

i — This; near demonstrative pronoun or determiner

경우에는

gyeongueneun — In this case (topic); marking a specific situation as topic

세상에

sesange — Against the world; locative indicating society or the public

맞설

maetseol — To stand against, confront; future/modifier form of 맞서다

용감했다

yonggamhaetda — Was brave, courageous; past tense of 용감하다

즉

jeuk — That is, namely; clarifying conjunction in formal writing

교구

gyogu — Parish; an ecclesiastical district served by one church

목사의

moksaui — Of the pastor/minister; possessive of a Protestant clergy title

아내인

anаein — Who is the wife; copular modifier form of 아내이다

북동쪽

bukdongzjok — Northeast; directional compound of north and east

구석에서

guseokeseo — From the corner/edge; locative indicating a peripheral area

교류하던

gyoryuhаdeon — Who used to associate with; past habitual modifier of 교류하다

소규모

sogyumo — Small-scale; adjective describing limited size or scope

집단에

jipdan-e — To/in the group; locative marker for a social group

말이다

marida — I mean, that is; ending clarifying or emphasizing a statement

그리하여

geurihayeo — And so, thus; formal consequential conjunction

양은

yangeun — Miss (topic marker); respectful title for an unmarried woman

삼촌의

samchon-ui — Uncle's; possessive form referring to a paternal/maternal uncle

집안을

jibanneul — Household (object marker); family home and its management

주재하게

jujаehage — To preside over; causative form of 주재하다

되었고

doeeotgo — Became and...; past connective form of 되다

그에

geue — To/in that; demonstrative locative or dative form

따르는

ttareuneun — Following, accompanying; present modifier of 따르다

경의와

gyeongeuiwa — Respect/deference and; honorific regard with connective

함께

hamkke — Together, along with; adverb indicating accompaniment

자신의

jasinui — One's own; possessive reflexive pronoun modifier

새로운

saeroun — New, fresh; adjective describing something recently acquired

권위를

gwonwireul — Authority (object marker); power or influence over others

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all, entirely; adverb used with negatives

싫어하지

sireohaji — Not disliking; negative connective form of 싫어하다

않았다

аnassdа — Did not; standard past negative form of 않다

오늘

oneul — Today; adverb referring to the current day

식사를

siksareul — Meal (object marker); a session of eating food

할

hal — Will do; future/modifier form of 하다

예정이었는데

yejeongieotneunde — Was scheduled/planned, but; background past form of 예정이다

소녀들이

sonyeodeuri — Girls (subject marker); young female persons

한 번도

han beondo — Not even once; emphasizing complete absence of experience

본

bon — Seen; past modifier form of 보다 (to see)

적

jeok — Experience, time; used in '~ㄴ 적 없다/있다' construction

없는

eomneun — That does not exist; present modifier form of 없다

신사가

sinsaga — Gentleman (subject marker); a refined, respectable man

함께할

hamkkehal — Will be together; future/modifier form of 함께하다

것이었고

geosieotgo — Was the thing and...; past connective nominalizer form

대해

daehae — About, regarding; postposition from 대하다

어느

eoneu — Some, a certain; indefinite determiner for unspecified things

정도

jeongdo — Degree, extent; indicating an approximate level or amount

경외

gyeongoe — Awe, reverence; a mixture of fear and deep respect

어린

eorin — Young, childlike; modifier also meaning tinged with or filled with

기대를

gidaereul — Expectation, anticipation (object marker); hopeful anticipation

품고

pumgo — Holding, harboring and...; connective form of 품다

있었다

isseotda — Was, existed; past tense of 있다 (to be/have)