The Brothers Karamazov — Page 1

Vocabulary

셋째

setjjae — Third in order; the third one

아들로

adŭllo — As a son; in the role of son

그의

kŭŭi — His; possessive pronoun for he/him

아버지는

abŏjinŭn — Father (topic marker); referring to one's father

생전에

saengjŏne — During one's lifetime; while still alive

우리

uri — We, our; first-person plural pronoun

고장에서

kojang esŏ — In the region/area; local district or town

꽤

kkwae — Quite, fairly; to a considerable degree

이름이

irŭmi — Name (subject marker); one's name or reputation

알려진

allyŏjin — Known, well-known; widely recognized by others

지주였으며

jijuyŏssŭmyŏ — Was a landowner; and also owned land

지금도

jigŭmdo — Even now, still; continuing up to the present

사이에서는

saiesŏnŭn — Among, between people; within a group or circle

십삼

sipsam — Thirteen; the number 13

년

nyŏn — Year; unit of time measurement

전에

jŏne — Before, ago; indicating prior time

일어난

irŏnan — Occurred, happened; that took place

음울하고

ŭmulhago — Gloomy and; dark and melancholy in character

비극적인

pigŭkchŏgin — Tragic; having the nature of a tragedy

죽음으로

jugŭmŭro — By death, due to death; through dying

인해

inhae — Due to, because of; as a result of something

기억되고

kiŏktoeGo — Is remembered and; being kept in memory

있는데

innŭnde — Is/exists, but; continuing connector with contrast

그

kŭ — That, the; third-person demonstrative pronoun

죽음에

jugŭme — About/regarding death; death as a topic

대해서는

taehaesŏnŭn — Regarding, about; as for the matter of

적절한

jŏkchŏlhan — Appropriate, suitable; fitting for the context

곳에서

kosesŏ — At the place; in a certain location

서술하기로

sŏsulhagiro — Decided to describe; to narrate or recount

하겠다

hagetta — Will do; expresses future intention or commitment

지금으로서는

jigŭmŭrosŏnŭn — For now, as of now; at the present moment

이

i — This; near demonstrative pronoun or adjective

지주

jiju — Landowner; person who owns land or an estate

우리가

uriga — We (subject marker); first-person plural subject

그를

kŭrŭl — Him (object marker); third-person male object

그렇게

kŭrŏke — Like that, in that way; in such a manner

불렀지만

pullŏtjiman — Called him, but; referred to him yet contrasting

사실

sasil — In fact, actually; the truth of the matter

그는

kŭnŭn — He (topic marker); referring to a male subject

자신의

jashinŭi — One's own; possessive reflexive pronoun

영지에서

yŏngjiesŏ — On the estate; at one's land or domain

단

tan — Only, merely; just one or a single instance

하루도

haRudo — Not even a day; emphasizing absence of a single day

제대로

jedaero — Properly, correctly; in the right manner

보낸

ponaen — Spent, sent; having passed time somewhere

적이

chŏgi — Time/instance (subject); experience of ever doing something

없었다

ŏpsŏtta — Did not exist, there was none; negation of existence

가

ka — Subject particle; marks the grammatical subject

기이한

kiihan — Strange, bizarre; unusually odd or peculiar

인물이었으나

inmuriyŏssŭna — Was a character/person, but; though he was a figure

그리

kŭri — So, that much; to that degree or extent

드물지

tŭmuLji — Rare, uncommon; not frequently encountered

않게

anke — Not; negative adverbial form of 않다

볼

bol — To see, to encounter; infinitive of seeing

수

su — Ability, possibility; can, possible to do

있는

innŭn — Existing, which exists; present participle of 있다

유형으로

yuhyŏngŭro — As a type; categorized as a certain kind

비열하고

piyŏlhago — Base, vile and; morally despicable in character

타락했으며

t'arakhaessŭmyŏ — Was corrupted/depraved and; having fallen morally

동시에

At the same time; simultaneously occurring

분별없는

punbyŏl ŏmnŭn — Senseless, lacking judgment; without discernment

인간형이었다는

inganHyŏngyŏttanŭn — Was a human type; characterized as a certain kind of person

것만

kŏtman — Only that; just the thing mentioned and nothing more

말해

malhae — Say, tell; informal form of to speak

두겠다

tugetta — Will leave it at; intend to state and stop there

그러나

kŭrŏna — However, but; conjunction indicating contrast

세속적인

sesokchŏgin — Worldly, secular; relating to material affairs

일을

irŭl — Work, matters (object); tasks or affairs

처리하는

ch'ŏrihaNŭn — Handling, dealing with; managing or processing matters

데는

tenŭn — In the matter of; regarding a certain aspect

매우

maeu — Very, extremely; high degree of something

능숙하고

nŭngsukHago — Skilled, proficient and; having expert ability

겉으로

kŏtŭro — On the surface, outwardly; in external appearance

보기에는

pogienŭn — To look at; from the perspective of appearance

그것

kŭgŏt — That thing; third-person inanimate pronoun

외에는

oienŭn — Other than, except for; excluding that thing

아무것도

amugŏtdo — Nothing at all; not anything whatsoever

신경

singyŏng — Nerve, concern; caring about or paying attention

쓰지

ssŭji — Not use/spend; negative form of applying effort

않는

annŭn — Does not; present negative attributive form

그런

kŭrŏn — Such, that kind of; of that type or nature

사람들

saramdŭl — People; plural form of person or individual

중

chung — Among, in the middle of; within a group

하나였다

hanayŏtta — Was one of; being a single member of group

예를

yerŭl — Example (object); an illustrative instance

들어

tŭrŏ — For instance; lift or give as in 예를 들어

거의

kŏŭi — Almost, nearly; very close to a certain state

없이

ŏpsi — Without; lacking something entirely

시작했고

sijakhaetgo — Started and; began something and continued

영지는

yŏngjinŭn — The estate (topic); landed property as subject

아주

aju — Very, quite; intensifier meaning extremely

작았으며

jagassŭmyŏ — Was small and; small in size with continuation

남의

namŭi — Another's, someone else's; belonging to others

식탁에

siktak'e — At the dining table; at someone's table

끼어

kkiŏ — To squeeze in, intrude; inserting oneself uninvited

식사를

siksarŭl — Meal (object); eating a meal as direct object

하고

hago — Do and; connective form meaning doing and also

아첨꾼처럼

ach'ŏmkkunch'ŏrŏm — Like a flatterer; in the manner of a sycophant

달라붙었지만

tallabut'ŏtjiman — Clung/stuck to, but; attached closely yet contrasting

그가

kŭga — He (subject marker); male subject of sentence

죽었을

jugŏssŭl — When he died; past conditional of dying

때는

ttaenŭn — At the time; when a certain moment occurred

현금으로

hyŏngŭmŭro — In cash; using ready money or currency

십만

simman — One hundred thousand; the number 100,000

가지고

kajigo — Having, possessing; with something in hand

있었던

issŏttŏn — Had been; past state of having or existing

것으로

kŏsŭro — As, it turned out; nominalized form with direction

밝혀졌다

balkyŏjŏtta — Was revealed, turned out; something was uncovered

평생

p'yŏngsaeng — All one's life, lifetime; throughout entire existence

동안

tongan — During, for a period; throughout a span of time

고장

kojang — Local area, region; one's hometown or district

전체에서

jŏnch'aesŏ — In the entire; throughout the whole region

가장

kajang — Most, the most; superlative degree marker

분별없고

punbyŏl ŏpko — Senseless and; lacking judgment and continuing

기괴한

kigoehan — Bizarre, grotesque; strangely odd or outlandish

인물들

inmuldŭl — Characters, figures; notable people or personalities

다시

tasi — Again, once more; repeating or returning to

말하지만

malhajiman — I say, but; stating something with contrast

그것은

kŭgŏsŭn — That (topic marker); referring to that thing

어리석음이

ŏrisŏgŭmi — Foolishness (subject); stupidity as subject of sentence

아니었다

aniyŏtta — Was not; negation in past tense

이런

irŏn — This kind of, such; of this particular type

인물들의

inmuldŭrŭi — Of the characters; possessive of notable figures

대다수는

taedasu nŭn — The majority; most of them as topic

충분히

ch'ungbunhi — Sufficiently, enough; to an adequate degree

영리하고

yŏllihago — Clever, smart and; intelligent in a shrewd way

똑똑하다

ttokttokhada — To be smart, intelligent; having sharp mental ability

단지

tanji — Simply, merely, only; nothing more than that

분별없음이었고

punbyŏl ŏpsŭmiyŏtgo — Was a lack of sense and; absence of judgment

그것도

kŭgŏtdo — And that too, moreover; even that particular thing

특유의

t'ŭgyuŭi — Unique, peculiar to; characteristic of a specific kind

민족적

minjokchŏk — National, ethnic; relating to a nation or people

형태를

hyŏngt'aerŭl — Form, shape (object); a particular form or manner

띤

ttin — Taking on, bearing; having a certain characteristic

분별없음이었다

punbyŏl ŏpsŭmiyŏtta — Was senselessness; a state of lacking judgment

두

tu — Two; the number two as a modifier

번

pŏn — Times, occurrences; counter for number of times

결혼하여

kyŏlhonhayŏ — Married and; having married with continuation

세

se — Three; the number three as a modifier

아들을

adŭrŭl — Son/sons (object); male child as direct object

두었는데

tuŏnnŭnde — Had, and; placed or had children, with continuation

첫째

chŏtjjae — First, the eldest; first in order or rank

아들

adŭl — Son; a male child of one's own

첫

chŏt — First; the initial one before a counter noun

번째

pŏnjjae — Ordinal suffix; used to form ordinal numbers

아내에게서

anaeegesŏ — From the wife; born of or received from wife

둘은

turŭn — The two (topic); referring to two people as subject

태어났다

t'aeŏnatta — Were born; came into existence at birth