Spoon River Anthology — Page 6

Vocabulary

만약

manyak — If; supposing that a certain condition is met

인간이

ingani — A human being (subject form)

그

geu — That; he; referring to someone or something

거대한

geodaehan — Enormous; very large in size or scale

손을

soneul — Hand (object marker form)

물

mul — Water; a clear liquid essential for life

수

su — Ability or possibility to do something

있다면

itdamyeon — If there is; if one has the ability

자신을

jasineul — Oneself (object marker form)

붙잡아

butjaba — To grab; to seize and hold tightly

파멸시키는

pamyeolsikioneun — Destroying; causing complete ruin or downfall

내가

naega — I; me (subject marker form)

쥐에게

jwi-ege — By a rat/mouse (dative/agent marker form)

물렸던

mullyeotdeon — Was bitten (past retrospective modifier form)

것처럼

geotcheoreom — Like; just as; in the same way as

내

nae — My; belonging to me

특허

teukeo — Patent; an official license for an invention

덫을

deojeul — Trap (object marker form); a snare device

시연하던

siyeonhadeon — Was demonstrating; showing how something works

중에

junge — During; in the middle of an activity

그날

geunal — That day; referring to a specific past day

철물점에서

cheolmuljeomseo — At the hardware store; a shop selling tools

그러나

geureona — However; but; introducing a contrasting statement

인간은

inganeun — Humans; human beings (topic marker form)

결코

gyeolko — Never; absolutely not under any circumstances

복수할

boksuhal — To take revenge; to retaliate against someone

없다

eopda — There is not; to lack or not exist

괴물

goemul — Monster; a frightening or unnatural creature

같은

gateun — Like; similar to; resembling something else

도깨비

dokkaebi — Goblin; a Korean folkloric mischievous creature

삶에게

salme-ege — To life; directed toward life itself

당신은

dangsineun — You (topic form); a formal second-person pronoun

방에

bange — In a room; inside an enclosed living space

들어선다

deureoseonda — Steps into; enters a place or situation

그것이

geugeosi — That is; referring to something just mentioned

태어남이다

taeeonami-da — It is birth; the act of being born

그리고

geurigo — And; then; connecting two related clauses

나서

naseo — After; having done something and then continuing

살아야

saraya — Must live; obligated to continue living

한다

handa — Does; must do; a general action verb

영혼을

yeonghoneul — Soul (object form); one's spirit or inner self

다해

dahae — With all; using every last bit of something

일해야

ilhaeya — Must work; obligated to labor or toil

아하

aha — Aha; an exclamation of sudden realization

당신이

dangsini — You (subject form); formal second-person pronoun

갈망하는

galmanghaneun — Yearning for; intensely desiring something

미끼가

mikkiga — Bait (subject form); lure used to attract

눈앞에

nunapе — Before one's eyes; directly in front

있다

itda — There is; exists; to be present

결혼하고

gyeolhonhago — To marry; to get married and then

싶은

sipeun — Wanting to; desiring to do something

돈

don — Money; currency used for buying things

많은

maneun — Many; much; a large amount of something

여자

yeoja — Woman; an adult female person

세상에서의

sesangeseoui — In the world; of or within the world

명성

myeongseong — Fame; reputation known by many people

지위

jiwi — Status; position or rank in society

혹은

hogeun — Or; alternatively; one option among others

권력

gwollyeok — Power; authority or control over others

해야

haeya — Must do; having an obligation to act

할

hal — To do; future/potential modifier of an action

일과

ilgwa — Work and; tasks along with something else

극복해야

geukbokhaeya — Must overcome; obligated to conquer difficulties

것들이

geotdeuri — Things (subject form); multiple items or matters

오

o — Oh; an exclamation expressing emotion or surprise

그렇다

geureota — That is so; yes, it is that way

미끼를

mikkireul — Bait (object form); lure being acted upon

가리는

garineun — Hiding; covering or concealing something from view

철사들

cheolsadeul — Wires; multiple thin metal wire strands

마침내

machimne — Finally; at last after a long time

안으로

aneuro — Into the inside; moving toward interior

들어간다

deureoganda — Goes inside; enters into a place

그런데

geureonde — But then; by the way; however suddenly

발소리가

balsoriga — Sound of footsteps (subject form)

들린다

deullinda — Can be heard; a sound reaches one's ears

삶이

salmi — Life (subject form); one's existence or living

방

bang — Room; an enclosed space within a building

들어온다

deureonda — Comes in; enters a space toward the speaker

그는

geuneun — He (topic form); referring to a male person

기다리며

gidarimyeo — While waiting; remaining in anticipation of something

용수철

yongsucheol — Spring; a coiled metal device storing energy

소리를

sorireul — Sound (object form); a noise being heard

들었다

deureotda — Heard; perceived a sound in the past

놀라운

nollaun — Amazing; surprisingly impressive or astonishing

치즈를

chijeureul — Cheese (object form); a dairy food product

갉아먹는

galkaomeongnеun — Gnawing and eating; nibbling away at something

것을

geoseul — The act of; thing (object form) being done

지켜보며

jikyeobomyeo — While watching; observing attentively at the same time

타오르는

taoreuneun — Blazing; burning intensely with flames or passion

눈으로

nuneuro — With eyes; using one's gaze as a means

응시하며

eungsihimyeo — While gazing; staring fixedly at someone

찡그리고

jjingeurigo — Frowning; wrinkling the face in displeasure

웃으며

useumyeo — While smiling or laughing; expressing amusement

조롱하고

jorOnghago — Mocking; ridiculing and making fun of someone

저주하며

jeojuhimyeo — While cursing; calling misfortune upon someone

덫

deot — Trap; a snare designed to catch creatures

이리저리

irijeolli — Here and there; moving in various directions

뛰어다니는

ttwieodanineun — Running around; moving rapidly in many directions

당신의

dangsinui — Your; belonging to you (possessive form)

비참함이

biChamhami — Misery (subject form); state of extreme unhappiness

지루하게

jiruhage — Boringly; in a tedious or dull manner

때까지

ttaekkaji — Until; up to a certain point in time

묘비에

myobие — On a gravestone; inscribed on a tombstone

이런

ireon — Like this; of this kind or nature

말을

mareul — Words (object form); speech being conveyed

새겼다

saegyeotda — Engraved; carved words into a hard surface

삶은

salmeun — Life (topic form); one's existence as a topic

온화했으며

onhwahaesseuмyeo — Was gentle and mild; having a kind nature

요소들이

yosodeuri — Elements (subject form); essential component parts

어우러져

eoureojyeo — Blending harmoniously; combining well together

자연이

jayeoni — Nature (subject form); the natural world

일어서서

ireoSeoseo — Standing up; rising to a standing position

온

on — Entire; all of; the whole of something

세상에

sesange — In the world; to the entire world

말할

malhal — To say; potential modifier of speaking

있을

isseul — Will be able to; potential form of existence

정도였다

jeongdoyeotda — Was to such a degree; reached that level

이는

ineun — This (topic form); referring to what was mentioned

진정한

jinjeonghan — True; genuine; truly real and authentic

나를

nareul — Me (object form); myself as acted upon

알았던

aratdeon — Used to know; knew someone in the past

이들은

ideureun — These people (topic form); those persons mentioned

미소

miso — Smile; a gentle upward curve of the lips

짓는다

jitneunda — Makes; forms an expression on one's face

공허한

gongheohan — Empty; hollow; lacking real meaning or substance

미사여구를

misayeogureul — Flowery rhetoric (object form); overly ornate language

읽으며

ilgeumyeo — While reading; perusing text at the same time

묘비명은

myobimyeongeun — Epitaph (topic form); inscription on a tombstone

이랬어야

iraesseonya — Should have been like this; ought to have stated

했다

haetda — Did; completed an action in the past

그에게

geue-ge — To him; directed at that male person

온화하지

onhwahaji — Not gentle; lacking mild or kind qualities

않았으며

anasseumyeo — Did not; was not the case, and furthermore

그가

geuga — He (subject form); that male person acting

맞서

macseo — Facing; standing against or opposing something

전쟁을

jeonjaengeul — War (object form); armed conflict being waged

벌였으나

beoryeosseuna — Waged but; carried out a conflict yet

전쟁에서

jeonjaengeseo — In the war; within the context of battle