Sense and Sensibility — Page 2

Vocabulary

그

geu — He, him; third-person masculine pronoun

아들은

adeureun — As for the son; topic-marked form of son

성실하고

seongssilhago — Being sincere and diligent; honest and hardworking

존경받는

jongyeongbanneun — Respected, admired; receiving esteem from others

청년으로

cheongneyeoneuro — As a young man; in the role of youth

어머니의

eomeonidui — Of the mother; mother's possessive form

유산

yusan — Inheritance, legacy; assets passed after death

덕분에

deokbune — Thanks to, owing to; because of someone's benefit

넉넉한

neongneokhan — Comfortable, ample; having more than enough resources

생활을

saengharweul — Life, living; daily lifestyle as object of verb

할

hal — To do; future/attributive form of 하다

수

su — Ability, possibility; used in 'can' constructions

있었는데

isseonnende — Was able to; existed, but (contrast connector)

유산은

yusaneun — The inheritance; legacy as topic of sentence

상당히

sangdanghi — Considerably, quite; to a significant degree

컸으며

keosseumyeo — Was large, and; sizable with additive connector

절반이

jeolbani — Half of it; one half as subject

그가

geuga — He, as subject; subject-marked third-person pronoun

성년이

seongneyoni — Coming of age; reaching legal adulthood as subject

되었을

doeeosseul — When he became; past attributive of 되다

때

ttae — Time, moment; when a certain point occurred

그에게

geuegeye — To him; dative form indicating recipient

돌아왔다

dorawatda — Came back, returned; reverted or was given back

마찬가지로

machangajiro — Likewise, similarly; in the same manner

후

hu — After, later; following a certain event or time

얼마

eolma — Some amount; how much or a short while

지나지

jinaji — Not passing; negative stem of 지나다 (to pass)

않아

ana — Not doing; negative connector form of 않다

이루어진

irueojin — That was achieved, accomplished; came to be realized

자신의

jasinui — One's own; possessive form of self/oneself

결혼을

gyeolhoneul — Marriage; matrimony as object of a verb

통해서도

tonghaesseodo — Even through; via a means, also through

그는

geuneun — He; third-person subject with topic marker

재산을

jaesaneul — Wealth, assets; property as object of verb

늘렸다

neullyeotda — Increased, grew; caused assets to become larger

따라서

ttaraseo — Therefore, consequently; as a result of this

있어

isseo — Being, existing; connective form of 있다

영지의

yeongjiui — Of the estate; possessive form of land/domain

상속은

sangsogeuun — The inheritance; succession of property as topic

그의

geuui — His; possessive form of third-person pronoun

누이들에게만큼

nuideuregemaneum — As much as to his sisters; comparative dative form

실질적으로

siljiljeogeuro — Practically, substantially; in a real, tangible way

중요하지는

jungnyohajineun — Not particularly important; importance with contrast marker

않았다

anatda — Did not; past tense negative of 않다

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because, the reason is; introduces an explanation

누이들의

nuideurui — The sisters'; possessive plural form of sister

재산은

jaesaneun — The wealth; property as the topic of sentence

아버지가

abeojiga — The father; subject-marked form of father

영지를

yeongjireul — The estate; land domain as object of verb

상속받음으로써

sangsokbadeumeurosseo — By inheriting; through the act of receiving succession

생길

saengil — That will arise; future attributive of 생기다

있는

inneun — That exists; present attributive of 있다

것과는

geotgwaneun — Compared to what; contrastive topic of a thing

별개로

byeolgaero — Separately, apart from; independently of something else

보잘것없을

bojalgeoeopseul — Insignificant, trivial; of little worth or value

수밖에

subakke — No choice but; can only, inevitably must

없었기

eopseotgi — Because there was none; negative past nominalizer

때문이다

ttaemunida — It is because; causal sentence-ending expression

그들의

geudeului — Their; possessive plural third-person pronoun

어머니는

eomeonineun — The mother; topic-marked form of mother

아무것도

amugeotdo — Nothing at all; not anything, zero possessions

가진

gajin — Having, owning; past attributive of 가지다

것이

geoshi — Thing; nominalizer as subject of sentence

없었고

eopseotgo — Did not have, and; past negative with connector

아버지는

abeojineun — The father; topic-marked form of father

자신이

jasini — Oneself; reflexive pronoun as subject

마음대로

maeumddaero — As one pleases; freely, at one's own discretion

쓸

sseul — To spend, use; future attributive of 쓰다

돈이

doni — Money; funds as subject of a sentence

고작

gojak — Only, merely; at most, just a small amount

첫

cheot — First; ordinal indicating the initial one

번째

beonjjae — Ordinal counter; used to indicate order or sequence

아내의

anaeiui — Of the wife; possessive form of wife

재산

jaesan — Wealth, property; assets and financial holdings

중

jung — Among, of; within a group or portion

나머지

nameoji — The rest, remainder; what is left over

절반

jeolban — Half; one of two equal portions

역시

yeoksi — Also, too; likewise, as expected

그녀의

geunyeoui — Her; possessive form of third-person female pronoun

자녀에게

janyeoegeye — To the children; dative form of children

귀속되도록

gwisoktdoedorok — So as to be attributed; to revert or belong to

보장되어

bojangtdoeyeo — Being guaranteed; ensured, secured by arrangement

있었고

isseotgo — Was in place, and; existed with additive connector

그것에

geugeose — Regarding it; dative marker on that thing

대해

daehae — About, regarding; concerning a topic

종신

jongsin — Lifelong; for the duration of one's entire life

수익권만을

suikgwonmaneul — Only the right to profit; life interest as sole right

가지고

gajigo — Having, holding; connective form of 가지다

있었기

isseotgi — Because had; past nominalizer of 있다 for reason

노신사가

nosinsa ga — The old gentleman; elderly respected man as subject

세상을

sesangeul — The world; life, used in passing-away expressions

떠났다

tteonatda — Left, departed; passed away, died

유언장이

yueojjangi — The will; legal testament as subject of sentence

낭독되었는데

nangdoktdoeeonnende — Was read aloud, but; recited with contrast connector

거의

geoui — Almost, nearly; close to entirely

모든

modeun — Every, all; without exception, the entirety

그렇듯이

geureotdeusi — As is usually so; just as things tend to be

기쁨만큼이나

gippeumankkeuimna — As much as joy; equal in measure to happiness

실망을

silmangeul — Disappointment; feeling let down, as object

안겨

angyeo — Bringing, delivering; causing someone to feel something

주었다

jueotda — Gave; past tense of 주다, to give

조카에게서

jokaegeseo — From the nephew/niece; ablative of nephew/niece

빼앗을

ppaeasseul — To take away, steal; future attributive of 빼앗다

만큼

mankeum — As much as, to the extent of; comparative particle

부당하거나

budanghageona — Unjust or; unfair, unreasonable with alternative connector

배은망덕한

baeunmangdeokhan — Ungrateful, thankless; showing ingratitude for kindness

사람은

sarameun — The person; human being as topic of sentence

아니었다

anieotda — Was not; past tense negation of 아니다

그러나

geureona — However, but; conjunction indicating contrast

유산의

yusanui — Of the inheritance; possessive form of legacy

가치를

gachireul — The value, worth; as object of a verb

절반이나

jeolbanina — As much as half; even half, emphasizing large amount

감소시키는

gamsosikineum — That reduces, diminishes; present attributive of 감소시키다

조건으로

jogeoneuro — With the condition; under a stipulated requirement

조카에게

jokaegeye — To the nephew/niece; dative of nephew/niece

남겼다

namgyeotda — Left behind, bequeathed; past tense of 남기다