The Angel in the House — Page 2

Vocabulary

그러자

geureonja — And then; at that moment, a transition occurred.

그녀가

geunyeoga — She (subject marker attached); referring to a female.

말했다

malhaessda — Said; spoke; uttered something past tense.

그게

geuge — That thing; contracted form of 그것이.

무엇인가요

mueosингayo — What is it? Polite question asking identity.

여보

yeobo — Honey; darling; term of address for spouse.

생애인가요

saengaeingayo — Is it a lifetime or life story? Polite question.

아니면

animyeon — Or; otherwise; conjunction presenting an alternative.

몰락인가요

mollагingayo — Is it the fall or ruin? Polite inquiry about downfall.

아무것도

amugeotdo — Nothing at all; not anything; complete negation.

아니오

anio — No; a formal or literary negative response.

당신

dangsin — You; polite or literary second-person pronoun.

자신

jasin — Oneself; one's own self; reflexive pronoun.

나의

nauі — My; possessive first-person singular pronoun.

아내여

anaeyeo — O wife; vocative address to one's wife.

그리고

geurigo — And; furthermore; additive conjunction connecting clauses.

하나에서

hanаeseo — From one; starting from a single point or source.

모두에게로

moduegero — To everyone; toward all people collectively.

자라나는

jarananeun — Growing; sprouting; that which grows or develops.

사랑이오

sarangío — It is love; literary declarative of love's existence.

내가

naega — I (subject); first-person singular subject form.

이것들의

igeotdeuruі — Of these things; possessive plural demonstrative.

넘치는

neomchineun — Overflowing; abundant; exceeding in quantity.

가치를

gachireul — Value; worth; object marker on the word value.

충실히

chungsilhi — Faithfully; loyally; in a devoted and sincere manner.

선포한다면

seonpohandamyeon — If one proclaims or declares something publicly.

분명

bunmyeong — Clearly; obviously; certainly without doubt.

명성의

myeongsonguі — Of fame or reputation; possessive form of renown.

가장

gajang — Most; the superlative degree marker in Korean.

달콤한

dalkomhan — Sweet; sugary; pleasantly agreeable to the senses.

화환이

hwahwani — Wreath or garland (subject); floral decorative ring.

당신의

dangsinuі — Your; possessive form of the polite you.

희망대로

huimangtaero — As hoped; according to one's wishes or desires.

이마를

imareul — Forehead (object); the front part of the head.

어루만질

eorumanjil — Will caress; gently stroke or touch with affection.

것이오

geosío — It will be; literary assertive ending for a statement.

만약

manyak — If; supposing that; conditional conjunction.

이것을

igeoseul — This thing (object marker); referring to something near.

시인의

siinuі — Of the poet; possessive form relating to a poet.

목소리를

moksорirеul — Voice (object marker); the sound produced by speaking.

아름답게

areumdapge — Beautifully; in a beautiful or aesthetically pleasing manner.

울린

ullin — Resonated; rang; caused to sound or reverberate.

마음을

maeumeul — Heart or mind (object); seat of emotion and thought.

울리는

ullineun — That resonates; that which makes ring or echo.

주제를

jujereul — Theme or subject (object); the central topic discussed.

선택한

seontaekhan — Chosen; selected; that which was picked or decided.

덕분에

deokbune — Thanks to; owing to; because of a beneficial cause.

감히

gamhi — Boldly; daring to do something audacious.

꿈꾸듯이

kkumkkudusi — As if dreaming; in a dreamy or visionary manner.

오랜

oraen — Long; of long duration; longtime established.

세월

sewol — Years; passage of time; long stretch of time.

동안

dongan — During; for a period of time; while.

기쁨이

gippеumi — Joy; delight (subject); a feeling of great happiness.

되어

toegeo — Becoming; having become; transitional verb form.

살아간다면

salagandamyeon — If one continues to live on; conditional living forward.

함께

hamkke — Together; jointly; in company with others.

월계관을

wolgyegwaneul — Laurel wreath (object); crown symbolizing poetic victory.

나눈

nanun — Shared; divided; that which was distributed among others.

이들이

ideuri — These people (subject); referring to a group of persons.

잠잠해질

jamjamhaejil — Will become silent; grow quiet or still eventually.

때

ttae — Time; moment; when; a point or period in time.

비로소

biroso — Only then; finally; at last after a long wait.

침묵

chimmuk — Silence; quietness; absence of sound or speech.

속으로

sogеuro — Into the interior; inward; moving inside something.

사라진다면

sarajindamyeon — If one disappears or vanishes; conditional disappearance.

상상해

sangsanghae — Imagine; picture in the mind; envision something.

보시오

bosio — Please try to see or consider; polite imperative form.

사랑하는

saranghaneun — Beloved; loving; that which is cherished and loved.

이여

iyeo — O one; vocative particle addressing a beloved person.

박식한

baksikhan — Erudite; learned; having extensive knowledge and wisdom.

얼마나

eolmana — How much; how greatly; to what degree or extent.

깊이

Deeply; profoundly; to a great depth or degree.

고안된

goandoen — Devised; designed; that which has been carefully conceived.

의미들을

uimideuleul — Meanings (object); plural of meaning or significance.

찾아낼지를

chajanaeljireul — Whether one will find or discover; indirect question form.

소박한

sobakhan — Simple; modest; unpretentious and plain in nature.

가진

gajin — Having; possessing; that which one holds or owns.

한

han — One; a single; also an article-like modifier.

늙은

neulgeun — Old; aged; describing something or someone elderly.

의도와

uidowa — Intention and; purpose connected with conjunction.

이해를

ihaereul — Understanding (object); comprehension of something complex.

넘어서서

neomeoseoseo — Going beyond; surpassing; exceeding a limit or boundary.

당신은

dangshineun — You (topic marker); polite second-person topic subject.

그의

geuuі — His; possessive pronoun for a male person.

연인이자

yeonin ija — Being a lover; also functioning as a romantic partner.

아내이자

anae ija — Being a wife; also serving as a spouse.

과연

gwayeon — Indeed; as expected; truly; used for emphasis or wonder.

평범한

pyeongbomhan — Ordinary; common; not special or remarkable.

여인으로

yeoinеuro — As a woman; in the role or capacity of a woman.

태어난

taeeonan — Born; that which came into existence through birth.

것인가요

geosíngayo — Is it the case that? Polite rhetorical question ending.

당신에

dangsine — To you; toward you; directional form of polite you.

대한

daehan — About; regarding; concerning a particular subject.

찬사는

chansaneun — Praise; tribute (topic); laudatory expression about someone.

신화적

sinwhajeok — Mythological; relating to myth; of a legendary nature.

의도에

uidoe — To the intention; toward a purpose or planned meaning.

수백

subaek — Hundreds; several hundred; a large indefinite number.

가지

gaji — Kind; sort; type; classifier for varieties or kinds.

단서를

danseoreul — Clue; hint (object); a piece of evidence or lead.

제공하오

jegonghao — Provides; offers; literary declarative of giving something.

그리하여

geurihayeo — Thus; therefore; and so; literary consequential conjunction.

진실을

jinsireul — Truth (object); that which is real and factual.

비유에서

biyueseo — From metaphor or allegory; separating from figurative language.

분리하여

bullihayeo — Separating; dividing apart; isolating one thing from another.

주석가들은

juseokgadeurеun — Commentators (topic); those who annotate and explain texts.

안에서

aneseo — Inside; within; from the interior of something.

추상적

chusangjeok — Abstract; theoretical; not concrete or tangible.

범위의

beomwuі — Of scope or range; pertaining to an extent or domain.

숨겨진

sumgyeojin — Hidden; concealed; that which has been kept secret.

윤곽을

yungwageul — Outline; contour (object); the shape or silhouette of something.

철학의

cheolhaguі — Of philosophy; pertaining to philosophical thought.

미래를

miraereul — Future (object); the time yet to come ahead.

보는

boneun — Seeing; looking at; the act of perceiving visually.

팔이

pari — Arm (subject); the upper limb of the human body.

내

nae — My; mine; first-person possessive modifier before nouns.

팔

pal — Arm; the limb from shoulder to hand.

위에

wie — On top of; above; upon a surface or location.

있소

itso — There is; exists; literary declarative existential form.

이것이

igeosi — This (subject); referring to something nearby or stated.

바로

baro — Exactly; right; precisely; used for direct emphasis.

우리가

uriga — We (subject); first-person plural subject form.

살아가는

salaganeun — Living on; continuing to live; ongoing life process.

나날을

nanareul — Days (object); daily life; each day passing by.

보내는

bonaeneun — Spending; passing time; sending days along.

초원이오

chowonío — It is a meadow; literary declaration of a grassy field.

저기

jeogi — Over there; that place in the distance.

강이

gangi — River (subject); a large natural flowing body of water.

흐르는데

heureuneunde — Is flowing; runs; river moves while connecting to next clause.

이제는

ijeneun — Now; at this point in time (topic marker added).

갈대에

galdae e — By the reeds; among tall grassy wetland plants.

가려지고

garyeojigo — Being obscured; covered; hidden and then continuing.

자갈

jagal — Gravel; small stones; pebbles on a riverbed.

깔린

kkallin — Spread over; strewn; covered with a layer of something.

만을

maneul — Bay or cove (object); a curved inlet of water.

밝게

balkge — Brightly; in a bright or luminous manner.

가득

gadeuk — Full; filled to capacity; brimming with something.

채우며

chaeuмyeo — Filling while; in the process of filling up.

흐르오

heuruо — It flows; literary declarative of flowing movement.

저것은

jeogeoseun — That thing (topic); referring to something far away.

종소리와

jongsoriwa — Bell sound and; the ringing of bells with conjunction.

양들의

Of the sheep; possessive plural relating to sheep.

울음소리와

ureumsorіwa — Crying sound and; bleating or weeping noise with conjunction.

들려오는

deullyeooneun — Coming to the ear; being heard approaching from afar.

우리

uri — We; our; first-person plural pronoun.

아이들의

aideuleuі — Of the children; possessive plural relating to kids.

노래이오

noraeío — It is a song; literary declarative of singing or melody.

저

jeo — That; yonder; distal demonstrative modifier for nouns.

집에서

jibeseo — At home; from the house; location marker on home.

우리는

urineun — We (topic); first-person plural with topic marker.

음식과

eumsikgwa — Food and; sustenance connected with a conjunction.

잠으로

jameuro — With sleep; by means of rest and slumber.

살아가고

salagago — Living on and; continuing life while connected to more.

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic); third-person female pronoun with topic marker.

웃었다

useotda — Laughed; smiled; past tense of laughing or smiling.

그가

geuga — He (subject); third-person male pronoun with subject marker.

그녀를

geunyeoreul — Her (object); third-person female pronoun as object.

자랑스러워하는지를

jarangseureowohaneunjireul — Whether he is proud of her; indirect question of pride.

느낄

neukkil — To feel; will feel; sensing an emotion or sensation.

언제나

eonjena — Always; at any time; forever without exception.

뿌듯했던가

ppudeutheassdeonga — Was it fulfilling? Rhetorical past question of satisfaction.

하지만

hajiman — However; but; adversative conjunction introducing contrast.

그는

geuneun — He (topic); third-person male pronoun with topic marker.

기운이

gieuni — Energy or spirit (subject); vital force beginning to stir.

움트기

umteugi — Budding; sprouting; the beginning of growth or stirring.

시작하자

sijakaja — As soon as it started; upon beginning of something.

정신이

jeongsini — Mind or spirit (subject); mental focus or consciousness.

산란해졌다

sallanhaejyeotda — Became scattered; grew distracted; mental state became unsettled.