Spoon River Anthology — Page 7

Vocabulary

살아있는

sarainneun — Being alive; existing in a living state

동안

dong-an — During; for a period of time

나는

naneun — I; the first-person subject pronoun

감당할

gamdanghal — To be able to handle or cope with something

수

su — Ability; possibility; grammatical auxiliary noun

없었고

eopseotgo — Did not have; could not; was without something

이제

ije — Now; at this point in time

죽고

jukgo — Dying; having died; connected verb form of 죽다

굴복해야

gulbokaеya — Must yield; must submit or surrender to something

바보가

baboga — A fool; an idiot (subject form)

새긴

saegin — Engraved; carved or inscribed onto a surface

내

nae — My; first-person possessive pronoun

삶의

salmui — Of life; possessive form of life or existence

꽃은

kkocheun — The flower (topic); flower as subject of discussion

사방으로

sabang-euro — In all directions; spreading out on every side

피어날

pieonar — To bloom; to blossom and flourish openly

수도

sudo — Also possible; even could; possibility with addition

나의

naui — My; of me; first-person possessive formal form

꽃잎을

kkonnipeul — The petals (object form); flower petals

시들게

sideulge — To wither; causing to wilt and fade away

한

han — Did; one; a certain; acted to cause something

쓰라린

sseurarln — Bitter; stinging; painfully harsh and sorrowful

바람이

barami — The wind (subject form); wind as agent of action

아니었다면

anieotdamyeon — If it had not been; hypothetical negative past condition

마을의

maeului — Of the village; belonging to the town or community

볼

bol — To see; able to look at or observe something

있었던

isseotdeon — That was; which existed; past retrospective modifier

한쪽

hanjjok — One side; one direction or face of something

면에서

myeoneseo — From the side; in terms of one aspect or face

먼지

meonji — Dust; fine particles settled on surfaces

속에서

sogесео — From within; inside of something; from among

항의의

hang-uiui — Of protest; belonging to an act of objection

목소리를

moksoreureul — The voice (object form); one's vocal expression

꽃이

kkochi — The flower (subject form); flower as grammatical subject

핀

pin — Bloomed; that has blossomed; past modifier of 피다

면을

myeoneul — The side (object); a face or aspect of something

결코

gyeolko — Never; absolutely not; used with negative expressions

보지

boji — Not see; base form used before negative ending

참으로

chameuro — Truly; indeed; in a genuine or sincere manner

어리석구나

eoriseokkuna — How foolish; exclamation of someone being stupid

바람의

baramui — Of the wind; belonging to or relating to wind

길을

gireul — The path (object); road or way of something

알지

alji — To know; base form before negative or question

못하는

motaneun — Unable to do; incapable of performing an action

그리고

geurigo — And; also; connecting conjunction between clauses

보이지

boiji — Not visible; base form before negative ending

않는

anneun — Not doing; present negative modifier form

힘들을

himdeureul — The forces (object); powers or strengths plural

과정을

gwajeongeul — The process (object); a course or sequence of events

지배하는

jibaehaneun — Governing; controlling or dominating a process

못하는

motaneun — Unable to; incapable of doing something

나를

nareul — Me (object form); first-person object pronoun

내가

naega — I (subject); first-person subject with subject marker

목숨을

moksumeul — Life (object); one's life or vital existence

잃지

ilchi — Not lose; base form before negative ending

생명을

saengmyeongeul — Life (object); a living being's vital existence

낳을

naheul — To give birth to; to bring forth new life

없다는

eopdaneun — That there is not; quoting that something is impossible

것을

geoseul — The thing (object); nominalizer used as object

알면서

almyeonseo — While knowing; even though aware of the fact

그리하여

geurihayeo — Therefore; and so; as a result of that

젊은

jeolmeun — Young; being of a youthful age

나이에

At the age; at a particular point in life

죽음의

jugeumui — Of death; relating to or belonging to death

문으로

munеuro — Through the door; toward or into the gate

들어섰다

deureoSeotda — Entered; stepped into a place or situation

살던

saldeon — Where one used to live; past retrospective modifier

마을에서는

maeureseneun — In the village (topic); within the town as topic

남편의

nampyeonui — Of a husband; belonging to a spouse or husband

사랑으로

sarangeuro — With love; using love as a means or manner

사랑했다고

saranghaetdago — That he loved; quoting that someone loved another

믿고

mitgo — Believing and; trusting, connected to next action

있다

itda — To exist; to be; to have something present

하지만

hajiman — However; but; contrasting conjunction between clauses

그는

geuneun — He (topic); third-person male subject as topic

자신의

jasinui — His own; belonging to oneself or themselves

증오를

jeungoreul — Hatred (object); intense dislike or loathing

채우기

chaeugi — Filling; the act of satisfying or filling up

위해

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

자기희생을

jagiheuisaengeul — Self-sacrifice (object); giving up oneself for others

키운

kiun — Raised; having brought up or nurtured a child

것을

geoseul — The act of (object); nominalizer used as object

언니의

eonniui — Of the older sister; belonging to one's elder sister

고아들을

goadeureul — Orphans (object); children without parents, plural

경멸했다는

gyeongmyeolhaetdaneun — That they despised; quoting an act of contempt

이유로

iyuro — For the reason; on the grounds of something

칭찬하지

chingchanhaji — Not praise; base form before negative ending

말라

malla — Do not; imperative negative command form

그들의

geudeurui — Their; belonging to them; third-person plural possessive

경멸을

gyeongmyeoreul — Contempt (object); disdain or scorn as object

말라

malla — Do not; imperative negative command ending

그들을

geudеureul — Them (object); third-person plural as object

키웠고

kiwotgo — Raised them and; past tense connected to next clause

돌보았다

dolboatda — Took care of; looked after and cared for someone

그것은

geugeoseun — That (topic); that thing as grammatical topic

사실이다

sasirida — It is true; it is a fact; stating truthfulness

은혜를

eunhyereul — Grace (object); kindness or benevolence as object

독으로

dogeuro — With poison; using venom as a means

의존을

uijoneul — Dependence (object); reliance on others as object

끊임없이

kkeunimeobsi — Constantly; without ceasing; in an uninterrupted manner

살아있을

sarainneul — While being alive; existing in a living state

때

ttae — When; at the time of; a point in time

죽었을

jugeosseul — When dead; after having died; past hypothetical form

신부는

sinbuneun — The priest (topic); a Catholic or Christian clergy

매장을

maejang-eul — Burial (object); the act of interring a body

거부했다

georuhaetda — Refused; declined to do or accept something

성스러운

seongseureoŭn — Sacred; holy; of a consecrated or divine nature

땅에

ttange — On the ground; in or on the earth or land

그것이

geugeosi — That (subject); that thing as grammatical subject

오히려

ohiryeo — Rather; on the contrary; unexpectedly the opposite

행운이

haengun-i — Good luck (subject); fortune as grammatical subject