The Brothers Karamazov — Page 2

Vocabulary

첫

cheot — First; ordinal number indicating the beginning

번째

beonjjae — Suffix indicating ordinal number or sequence

아내

anae — Wife; a man's female spouse

꽤

kkwae — Quite; fairly; to a considerable degree

부유하고

buyuhago — Being wealthy and; rich, affluent, well-off

명망

myeongmang — Prestige; reputation; high social standing or renown

있는

inneun — Existing; having; present-tense modifier form of 있다

귀족

gwijok — Nobility; aristocrat; person of high social class

가문

gamun — Family clan; lineage; ancestral family line

출신으로

chulsinеuro — Coming from; originating from a place or background

우리

uri — We; our; first-person plural pronoun in Korean

지역의

jigyeogui — Of the region; local; pertaining to a specific area

지주이기도

jijuigido — Also being a landowner; person who owns land

한

han — One; a certain; also used as a modifier meaning 'that'

사람이었다

saramieotda — Was a person; past tense of 사람이다

상속녀이자

sangsongnyeoija — Being an heiress; female who inherits wealth or title

미인이며

miinimyeo — Being a beauty; and also a beautiful woman

게다가

gedaga — Moreover; furthermore; in addition to that

이

i — This; demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby

세대에

sedaee — In the generation; referring to a particular era or age group

흔하고

heunhago — Being common and; frequent; often seen or found

때로는

ttaeroneun — Sometimes; occasionally; at times

지난

jinan — Past; previous; last; gone by

세대에서도

sedaeesodo — Even in the (past) generation; also in a prior era

볼

bol — To see; future/potential modifier form of 보다

수

su — Ability; possibility; used in 'can' constructions

그런

geureon — Such; that kind of; of that sort

활기차고

hwalgichago — Being lively and; full of energy; vivacious

총명한

chongmyeonghan — Intelligent; clever; bright and sharp-minded

여성이

yeoseong-i — Woman (subject); adult female person

어떻게

eotteoke — How; in what way; by what means

모두가

moduga — Everyone; all people; the whole group

그렇게

geureoke — Like that; in that way; so; thus

불렀던

bullеotdeon — Used to call; past retrospective modifier of 부르다

그

geu — That; the; third-person demonstrative or article-like word

보잘것없고

bojalgeotseopgo — Being insignificant and; worthless; of no account

왜소한

waesohan — Diminutive; small and weak in stature or build

약골과

yakgolgwa — With the weakling; frail person lacking physical strength

결혼하게

gyeolhonhage — To end up marrying; come to get married

되었는지

doeeotнeunji — Whether it came to be; how it happened to become so

나는

naneun — I (topic); first-person singular with topic marker

설명하려

seolmyeongharyeo — Intending to explain; trying to give an explanation

들지

deuiji — Not going to attempt; negative intention form of 들다

않겠다

anketda — Will not; expressing firm negative intention or refusal

낭만주의

nangmanjuui — Romanticism; artistic and literary movement valuing emotion

세대의

sedaeui — Of the generation; belonging to a particular age group

젊은

jeolmeun — Young; youthful; in the early stage of life

여성을

yeoseong-eul — Woman (object); adult female person as object of verb

알고

algo — Knowing and; present gerund of 알다 (to know)

있었는데

isseonneunde — There was; existed; past tense with connective nuance

그녀는

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

언제든

eonjedeun — Whenever; at any time; regardless of when

쉽게

swipge — Easily; without difficulty; in a simple manner

결혼할

gyeolhonhal — Who could marry; future modifier form of 결혼하다

있었던

isseotdeon — That existed; past retrospective modifier of 있다

신사에게

sinsaege — To the gentleman; respectable well-mannered male person

몇

myeot — Several; a few; how many; indefinite small number

년간

nyeongan — For years; over a period of years

알

al — To know; base form modifier; here part of 알 수 없는

없는

eomneun — Non-existent; lacking; without; present modifier of 없다

열정을

yeoljeong-eul — Passion (object); intense enthusiasm or fervent emotion

품다가

pumdag — While harboring; cherishing a feeling then stopping

그들의

geudeului — Their; possessive form of third-person plural pronoun

결합에

gyeolhabe — In the union; joining together; combination or coupling

극복할

geukbokhal — To overcome; surmount; conquer a difficulty or obstacle

장애물을

jangaemureul — Obstacle (object); barrier; hindrance blocking progress

스스로

seusеuro — By oneself; on one's own; independently; self-initiated

만들어냈고

mandeureonaetgo — Created and; produced something; brought something into being

결국

gyeolguk — In the end; ultimately; finally; after everything

폭풍우

pokpungu — Thunderstorm; violent storm with heavy rain and wind

치는

chineun — Striking; raging; present modifier of 치다 (to strike)

밤에

bame — At night; during the nighttime hours

거의

geoui — Almost; nearly; for the most part

낭떠러지나

nangtteorojina — A cliff or; precipice; steep vertical drop in terrain

다름없는

dareumeopneun — No different from; virtually the same as; equivalent to

높은

nopeun — High; tall; elevated in position or height

강둑에서

gangdugeso — From the riverbank; edge or embankment along a river

깊고

gipgo — Deep and; having great depth; profound in degree

빠른

ppareun — Fast; quick; rapid; swift in movement

강물

gangmul — River water; the flowing water of a river

속으로

sogеuro — Into the inside; toward the interior of something

몸을

momeul — Body (object); the physical form of a person

던져

deonjyeo — Threw; tossed; gerund of 던지다 (to throw)

목숨을

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

잃었는데

ireotnneunde — Lost (life) and; past tense of 잃다 with connective

오로지

oroji — Solely; only; exclusively; for no other reason

자신의

jasinui — One's own; possessive referring to oneself

변덕을

byeondeogеul — Whim (object); caprice; fickle or impulsive desire

충족시키고

chungjoksikigo — To satisfy and; fulfill a desire or need

되기

doegi — Becoming; gerund form of 되다 (to become)

위해서였다

wihaeseoYeotda — Was for the sake of; it was in order to do

실제로

siljero — Actually; in reality; in fact; truly

그녀가

geunyeoga — She (subject); third-person feminine pronoun as subject

선택한

seontaekhan — Chosen; selected; past modifier of 선택하다 (to choose)

애호하는

aehohaneun — Favorite; preferred; cherished; fond of something

장소였던

jangsoYeotdeon — That was the place; past retrospective of 장소이다

낭떠러지가

nangtteoroji-ga — The cliff (subject); steep precipice as grammatical subject

덜

deol — Less; to a lesser degree; not as much

그림

geurim — Picture; painting; drawing; also means picturesque

같았다면

gatатdamyeon — If it had been like; hypothetical past conditional form

자리에

jarie — In its place; in that spot or position

평범하고

pyeongbeomhago — Being ordinary and; common; unremarkable; average

평평한

pyeongpyeonghan — Flat; level; even; without slopes or elevations

강둑이

gangdugi — Riverbank (subject); embankment along a river as subject

있었다면

isseotdamyeon — If there had been; hypothetical past conditional of 있다

아마도

amado — Probably; perhaps; most likely; expressing conjecture

자살은

jasaleun — Suicide (topic); the act of taking one's own life

결코

gyeolko — Never; by no means; absolutely not; used with negatives

일어나지

ireonaji — Not occur; negative form of 일어나다 (to happen/rise)

않았을

anasseul — Would not have; past hypothetical negative auxiliary

것이다

geosida — It is the case that; nominal sentence-ending expression

이것은

igeoseun — This (topic); this thing with the topic marker

사실이며

sasilimyeo — Being a fact and; true; real; actually the case

두세

duse — Two or three; a small number between two and three

걸쳐

geolchyeo — Spanning; across; covering a range of time or space

비슷한

biseuthan — Similar; alike; resembling; nearly the same

사례가

sarye-ga — Cases (subject); examples; instances of something occurring

적지

jeokji — Not few; not small in number; quite a number

행동도

haengdongdo — Behavior also; conduct; actions taken by a person

마찬가지로

machangangjiro — Likewise; in the same way; similarly; equally so

틀림없이

teullimeopsi — Without doubt; certainly; undoubtedly; surely

타인의

tainui — Another person's; belonging to others; someone else's

사상의

sasangui — Of thought; of ideology; pertaining to ideas or philosophy

메아리였으며

meaariYeoteumyeo — Was an echo and; reverberation of someone else's ideas

정신적

jeongsinjok — Mental; spiritual; psychological; of the mind or spirit

자유의

jayuui — Of freedom; pertaining to liberty or independence

결핍으로

gyeolpibeuro — Due to a lack; deficiency; insufficiency of something

인한

inhan — Caused by; due to; resulting from; because of

불만에서

bulmanese — From dissatisfaction; discontent; a state of unhappiness

비롯된

birotdoen — Originating from; stemming from; having its source in

것이었다

geosieotda — It was the case that; past nominal sentence-ending form

여성적

yeoseongjeok — Feminine; womanly; characteristic of or relating to women

독립심을

dongnipshimeul — Independent spirit (object); self-reliant mindset or attitude

드러내고

deureоnaego — To reveal and; to show; expose; display openly

계급적

gyegeupjeok — Class-based; relating to social class or hierarchy

차별과

chabyeolgwa — Discrimination and; unfair distinction or prejudice

전제적

jeonjеjeok — Despotic; autocratic; tyrannical; absolute authoritarian rule

지배에

jibaee — Against the domination; control; rule over others

맞서고자

matseogoja — Wishing to confront; intending to stand against something

했던

haetdeon — Had done; past retrospective modifier of 하다 (to do)

것이리라

geosirira — It must be that; speculative conclusion about a past event