Spoon River Anthology — Page 15

Vocabulary

당신은

dangsineun — You (topic marker attached); refers to the listener

나를

nareul — Me (object marker); first person object form

단지

danji — Only, merely, just; limits the scope of something

초라한

chorahan — Shabby, wretched, pitiful in appearance

남자로만

namjaroман — Only as a man; limiting perception to one identity

보았습니다

boatseumnida — Saw, looked at; formal past tense of 보다

엉킨

eongkin — Tangled, matted, knotted; describing disordered hair

머리카락과

meorikarakkwa — Hair and; referring to strands of hair

수염을

suyeomeul — Beard (object marker); facial hair on a man

가진

gajin — Having, possessing; attributive form of 가지다

그리고

geurigo — And, and then; conjunctive linking two clauses

낡아빠진

nalgappajin — Worn-out, thoroughly old and tattered

옷을

oseul — Clothes (object marker); general term for garments

입은

ibeun — Wearing, clothed in; attributive past form of 입다

때로는

ttaeroneun — Sometimes, at times; indicates occasional occurrence

한

han — One, a; indefinite article or numeral in Korean

남자의

namjaui — Of a man, a man's; possessive form

삶이

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

암이

ami — Cancer (subject marker); malignant disease

되어버립니다

doeeobeorimniда — Becomes completely; conveys irreversible transformation

상처

sangcheo — Wound, injury, hurt; physical or emotional damage

입고

ipgo — Receiving (a wound) and; suffering injury continuously

또

tto — Again, also, additionally; repetition or addition

계속해서

gyesokaeseo — Continuously, repeatedly, without stopping

입음으로

ibeumeuro — By receiving (wounds); instrumental nominalised form

인해

inhae — Due to, because of; causal connective phrase

자줏빛

jajutbit — Purple-colored, violet hue; deep reddish-purple color

덩어리로

deongeoрiro — Into a lump, mass; forming a swollen clump

부풀어

bupure — Swelling up, inflating; growing larger abnormally

오릅니다

oreumnida — Rises, swells; formal present tense of 오르다

옥수수

oksusu — Corn, maize; common grain crop plant

줄기에

julgие — On the stalk; stem or trunk of a plant

돋아난

dodanan — Grown out, sprouted; emerging from a surface

혹처럼

hokcheoреom — Like a bump, like a growth; resembling a knot

여기

yeogi — Here, this place; proximal location word

나

na — I, me; informal first-person singular pronoun

명의

myeongui — Of a person (counter); one person's, belonging to one

목수가

moksuга — Carpenter (subject marker); skilled woodworker

있었으니

isseosseuni — There was, since there was; causal past existential

삶의

salmui — Of life; possessive form referring to one's existence

수렁에

sureонге — Into a swamp, quagmire; figurative trap or mire

빠져

ppajeo — Falling into, sinking; getting trapped in something

초원인

chowonin — Being a meadow, which is a prairie; mistaken for grassland

줄

jul — That (it is); nominaliser expressing mistaken belief

알고

algo — Knowing, thinking; connective of 알다

걸어

georeo — Walking; connective form of 걷다

들어간

deureogan — Entered, walked into; past attributive of 들어가다

그

geu — That; demonstrative pronoun or determiner

게으르고

geeureуgo — Lazy and; connective form of 게으르다

단정치

danjeongchi — Not neat, not tidy; shortened negative of 단정하다

못한

mothan — Unable to, failing to; negative attributive modifier

아내와

anaewa — Wife and; spouse connected with another noun

가엾은

gaeyeopeun — Pitiful, pathetic, poor little; evoking sympathy

내

nae — My; first-person possessive determiner

딸

ttal — Daughter; female child of the speaker

두고

dugo — Leaving behind, with in mind; connective of 두다

당신이

dangsini — You (subject marker); formal second-person subject

괴롭히고

goerоphigo — Tormenting and; harassing someone continuously

죽음으로

jugeumeuro — To death, toward death; instrumental death direction

내몬

naemon — Drove out, pushed to; forced someone to an extreme

아이를

aireul — The child (object marker); young person

그래서

geuraeseo — Therefore, so, because of that; causal conjunction

나는

naneun — I (topic marker); first-person topic form

기었습니다

gieotseumnida — Crawled; formal past tense of 기다

달팽이처럼

dalpаенgicheoреом — Like a snail; moving very slowly as a snail does

나날을

nanalеul — The days (object marker); each passing day

기어갔습니다

gieokatseumnida — Crawled along; past tense of crawling away slowly

나날들을

nanaldeureul — The days (plural object); multiple successive days

이제

ije — Now, from now on; indicating current or future time

아침에

achime — In the morning; time expression for morning

발소리를

balssorireul — Footsteps (object marker); sound of feet walking

듣지

deutji — Hear; negative connective form of 듣다

못할

mothal — Will not be able to; future negative ability modifier

것입니다

geosimnida — It is (the case that); formal nominalised predicate

텅

teong — Empty, hollow; adverb emphasising complete emptiness

빈

bin — Empty, vacant; attributive form of 비다

인도

indo — Sidewalk, pavement; pedestrian walkway on a street

위에

wie — On top of, above; locative postposition

울려

ullyeo — Ringing out, echoing; connective of 울리다

퍼지던

peojideon — Was spreading, used to spread; past progressive attributive

조금의

jogeumui — A little of, a small amount of; possessive quantity

가루를

garureul — Flour, powder (object marker); ground substance

사러

sareo — To buy, in order to buy; purposive connective of 사다

식료품

singnyopum — Groceries, foodstuffs; general food products for purchase

가게로

gagero — To the store; directional postposition with shop

향하던

hyanghadeон — Was heading toward; past progressive attributive of 향하다

가던

gadeon — Was going, used to go; past progressive attributive

내가

naega — I (subject marker); first-person subject emphatic form

신앙을

sinangеul — Faith, religious belief (object marker); spiritual trust

갖고

gatgo — Having, holding; connective form of 갖다

안정을

Stability, calm (object marker); state of being settled

찾은

chajeun — Found, achieved; past attributive of 찾다

후

hu — After, afterward; temporal noun indicating subsequent time

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic marker); third-person plural topic form

나에게

naege — To me; dative form of first-person pronoun

통조림

tongjоrim — Canned goods, canning; food preserved in metal cans

공장에서

gongjangеseo — At the factory; locative of 공장 (factory)

일자리를

iljаrireul — A job, employment (object marker); a work position

주었습니다

jueotseumnida — Gave; formal past tense of 주다

매일

maeil — Every day, daily; temporal adverb of frequency

아침

achim — Morning; the early part of the day

채워야

chaewoya — Must fill; obligatory connective of 채우다

했습니다

haetseumnida — Did, had to do; formal past tense of 하다

마당에

madange — In the yard, in the courtyard; outdoor area location

있는

inneun — That exists, which is located; present attributive of 있다

탱크를

taengkeurеul — The tank (object marker); large container or military vehicle

휘발유로

hwibalyuro — With gasoline; instrumental form of 휘발유 (petrol)

창고

changgo — Warehouse, storage shed; building for storing goods

안의

anui — Inside the, interior of; possessive locative inside

화염

hwayeom — Flame, blaze; intense burning fire

가열기에

gayeolgие — In the heater; device that produces or applies heat

연료를

yeollyoreul — Fuel (object marker); combustible material for energy

공급하는

gonggeuphaneun — Supplying, providing; present attributive of 공급하다

납땜

napttaem — Soldering; joining metal parts with melted alloy

인두를

indureul — Soldering iron (object marker); heated metal tool

달구기

dalgugi — Heating up, making hot; nominalized form of 달구다

위한

wihan — For the purpose of; attributive of 위하다

일을

ireul — Work, task (object marker); job or labor

하려고

haryeogo — In order to do; intentional connective of 하다

흔들거리는

heundeulgeoрineun — Wobbling, shaky; present attributive of 흔들거리다

사다리에

sadarie — On a ladder; locative of 사다리 (ladder)

올랐습니다

ollatseumnida — Climbed, ascended; formal past tense of 오르다

액체로

aekchero — With liquid; instrumental form of 액체 (liquid)

가득

gadeuk — Full, filled up; adverb indicating complete fullness

찬

chan — Filled with; attributive past form of 차다

양동이들을

yangdongiеulеul — Buckets (plural object marker); containers for liquid

들고

deulgo — Holding, carrying; connective of 들다

어느

eoneu — Some, one, a certain; indefinite determiner

거기

geogi — There, that place; medial location word

서서

seoseo — Standing; connective gerund of 서다

붓고

butgo — Pouring and; connective of 붓다

있을

isseul — While being, when existing; prospective attributive

때

ttae — Time, when, moment; temporal noun

공기가

gonggiga — Air (subject marker); the atmosphere around us

고요해지더니

goyohаejideoni — Became still and then; calm suddenly preceding event

오르는

oreuneun — Rising; present attributive of 오르다

것

geot — Thing, fact; nominaliser for actions or states

같았습니다

gathatseumnida — Seemed, appeared to be; formal past of 같다

탱크가

taengkeuga — The tank (subject marker); large container as subject

폭발하면서

pokbalhаmyeonseo — While exploding; simultaneous connective of 폭발하다

위로

wiro — Upward, to above; directional adverb or postposition

튕겨

twinggyo — Flung, bounced; connective of 튕기다

올랐고

ollattgo — Rose and; past connective of 오르다

두

du — Two; numeral before a counter

다리가

dariga — Legs (subject marker); limbs used for walking

모두

modu — Both, all; totality adverb

부러진

bureojin — Broken, snapped; past attributive of 부러지다

채

chae — While still in that state; connective of unchanged condition

떨어졌습니다

tteoreojyeotseumnida — Fell down; formal past tense of 떨어지다

눈은

nuneun — Eyes (topic marker); organs of sight

달걀

dalgyal — Egg; hen's egg used as food

개처럼

gaecheoреом — Like (counter) pieces; resembling a counted number of eggs

바삭하게

basakhage — Crispily, to a crisp; adverb describing burned crispness

타버렸습니다

tabeolyeotseumnida — Burned up completely; past tense of burning away

누군가

nugunga — Someone, somebody; indefinite third-person reference

가열기를

gayeolgireul — The heater (object marker); heat-generating device

켜둔

kyeodun — Left turned on; attributive of leaving a device on

채로

chaero — While in that state, as it is; state-maintaining postposition

두었고

dueotgo — Had left (it) and; past connective of 두다

무언가가

mueongaga — Something (subject marker); unspecified thing as subject

불꽃을

bulkkochеul — Flame, spark (object marker); small visible fire

탱크

taengkeu — Tank; large sealed container or armored vehicle

안으로

aneuro — Into the inside; directional postposition inward

빨아들였습니다

pparageullyeotseumnida — Sucked in, drew inward; past tense of 빨아들이다