The Brothers Karamazov — Page 2

Vocabulary

형제들이

hyeongjedeuri — Brothers (subject marker attached)

친구가

chinguga — Friend (subject marker attached)

되다

doeda — To become; to be completed or achieved

제

je — My; ordinal prefix meaning 'number'

장

jang — Chapter; section of a book

반항

banhang — Rebellion; resistance against authority

대심문관

daesimmungwan — Grand Inquisitor; chief religious interrogator

잠시

jamsi — A short while; briefly

동안

dongan — During; for a period of time

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; to a great degree

모호한

mohoehan — Vague; ambiguous; unclear in meaning

이야기

iyagi — Story; tale; conversation

영리한

yeongnihan — Clever; intelligent; sharp-minded

사람과

saramgwa — With a person; person (with particle)

이야기하는

iyagianeun — Speaking; talking (present participle form)

것은

geoseun — The thing (topic marker); nominalized clause topic

언제나

eonjenna — Always; at all times; whenever

가치

gachi — Value; worth; importance

있는

inneun — Existing; having; present (modifier form)

일이다

irida — It is a matter; it is a task

편

pyeon — Side; volume; part of a work

러시아의

reosia-ui — Of Russia; Russian (possessive form)

수도사

sudosa — Monk; religious ascetic living in monastery

신부와

sinbuwa — With Father; priest (with conjunctive particle)

그의

geuui — His; of him (possessive pronoun)

방문객들

bangmungaekdeul — Visitors; guests who come to visit

결투

gyeoltu — Duel; one-on-one combat between two people

신부의

sinbuui — Of the priest; priest's (possessive form)

대화와

daehwawa — Conversation and; dialogue (with particle)

훈계

hungye — Admonition; moral instruction or warning

부

bu — Part; section; division of a work

부패의

bupaeui — Of corruption; decay (possessive form)

숨결

sumgyeol — Breath; a single exhalation of air

위기의

uigiui — Of crisis; critical moment (possessive form)

순간

sungan — Moment; instant; a brief point in time

양파

yangpa — Onion; a layered bulb vegetable

한

han — One; a single; also means Korean

뿌리

ppuri — Root; origin; foundation of something

금광

geumgwang — Gold mine; a site for mining gold

어둠

eodum — Darkness; absence of light

속에서

sogeseo — Inside; within; from within something

갑작스러운

gapjakseureoun — Sudden; abrupt; happening without warning

결심

gyeolsim — Decision; resolution; firm determination

나도

nado — I also; me too (with particle)

가겠어

gagesseo — I will go; expressing intention to go

첫

cheot — First; the initial one in a sequence

번째이자

beonjjaeija — Being the ordinal and also; simultaneously

정당한

jeongdanghan — Legitimate; rightful; justly deserved

연인

yeonin — Lover; romantic partner; sweetheart

착란

changnan — Confusion; mental derangement; delirium

예심

yesim — Preliminary examination; pretrial investigation

관직

gwanjik — Official post; government position or office

생활의

saenghwarui — Of life; daily living (possessive form)

시작

sijak — Beginning; start; commencement of something

경보

gyeongbo — Alarm; warning signal; alert notification

영혼의

yeonghonui — Of the soul; spiritual (possessive form)

고통

gotong — Pain; suffering; agony; anguish

번째

beonjjae — Ordinal suffix meaning '-th' (e.g., second)

시련

siryeon — Trial; ordeal; hardship one must endure

두

du — Two; a numeral used before counters

세

se — Three; numeral used with native counters

검사가

geomsaga — Prosecutor (subject marker attached)

잡다

japda — To catch; to grab; to arrest someone

큰

keun — Big; large; great in size or degree

비밀

bimil — Secret; confidential information kept hidden

야유를

yayureul — Mockery; jeering (object marker attached)

받다

batda — To receive; to get; to accept something

증인들의

jeungindeului — Of the witnesses; witnesses' (possessive form)

증언

jeungeon — Testimony; statement given as a witness

아기

agi — Baby; infant; very young child

그들이

geudeuri — They (subject marker); those people

데려가다

deryeogada — To take someone away; to lead away

소년들

sonyeondeul — Boys; young male children (plural)

아이들

aideul — Children; kids (plural form)

학생

haksaeng — Student; pupil; learner at school

잃어버린

ireobeorin — Lost; having lost something permanently

개

gae — Dog; a common domesticated animal

침대

chimdae — Bed; furniture used for sleeping

곁에서

gyeoteseo — Beside; next to; at the side of

조숙함

josukam — Precocity; being unusually mature for one's age

집에서

jibeseo — At home; from the house (location particle)

다친

dachin — Injured; hurt; wounded (modifier form)

발

bal — Foot; the lower extremity of the leg

작은

jageun — Small; little; tiny in size

악마

angma — Devil; demon; evil supernatural being

찬송가와

chansonggawa — Hymn and; religious song (with particle)

당신이

dangsini — You (subject marker); formal second person

아니야

aniya — It's not; no; informal negation expression