The Brothers Karamazov — Page 1

Vocabulary

맏아들을

mad-a-deul-eul — The eldest son (object form)

내쫓다

nae-jjot-da — To drive out, expel, or kick someone away

그런

geu-reon — Such, that kind of, of that sort

어떤

eo-tteon — What kind of, some, a certain type

될

doel — Will become, future modifier form of 되다

수

su — Possibility, ability; used in ~ㄹ 수 있다 constructions

있었는지

i-sseon-neun-ji — Whether there was/could be (indirect question form)

그리고

geu-ri-go — And, also, in addition (conjunction)

어떻게

eo-tteo-ke — How, in what way (adverb)

자녀들을

ja-nyeo-deul-eul — Children, sons and daughters (object form, plural)

키웠는지는

ki-wot-neun-ji-neun — As for how one raised (them), indirect question form

쉽게

swip-ge — Easily, without difficulty (adverb form)

상상할

sang-sang-hal — To imagine, to envision (future modifier form)

있을

i-sseul — Will be able to, future modifier form of 있다

것이다

geo-si-da — It is the case that; expresses certainty or conclusion

아버지로서

a-beo-ji-ro-seo — As a father, in the role of a father

행동은

haeng-dong-eun — Behavior, conduct (topic marker attached)

예상할

ye-sang-hal — To predict, to expect (future modifier form)

있었던

i-sseon-deon — Was able to, past retrospective modifier form

바로

ba-ro — Exactly, right, directly (adverb)

그대로였다

geu-dae-ro-yeot-da — Was exactly as it was, remained unchanged

결혼에서

gyeol-hon-e-seo — From the marriage, out of the marriage

태어난

tae-eo-nan — Born, who was born (past modifier form)

아이를

a-i-reul — A child, the child (object marker attached)

완전히

wan-jeon-hi — Completely, entirely, wholly (adverb)

내버렸는데

nae-beo-ryeot-neun-de — Abandoned completely, threw away (connective past form)

악의에서도

a-gui-e-seo-do — Even from malice, not even out of ill will

아니고

a-ni-go — Is not, not (connective negation form)

결혼

gyeol-hon — Marriage, matrimony, wedding

생활의

saeng-hwal-ui — Of daily life, of one's lifestyle (possessive)

불만

bul-man — Dissatisfaction, discontent, complaint

때문도

ttae-mun-do — Even because of, not even due to (particle form)

아니라

a-ni-ra — Is not, rather (contrastive negation connector)

단순히

dan-sun-hi — Simply, merely, just (adverb)

잊어버렸기

i-jeo-beo-ryeot-gi — Had forgotten completely (nominalised past reason form)

때문이었다

ttae-mu-ni-yeot-da — It was because of, the reason was

눈물과

nun-mul-gwa — Tears and (conjunction particle attached)

불평으로

bul-pyeong-eu-ro — With complaints, through grumbling (instrumental)

모든

mo-deun — Every, all, each (determiner)

지치게

ji-chi-ge — To exhaust, to tire out (causative connector form)

방탕의

bang-tang-ui — Of debauchery, of dissipation (possessive)

소굴로

so-gul-lo — Into a den, lair, or hideout (directional particle)

만드는

man-deu-neun — Making, turning into (present modifier form)

동안

dong-an — During, while, for a period of time

집안의

ji-ban-ui — Of the household, of the family (possessive)

충직한

chung-ji-kan — Loyal, faithful, devoted (modifier form)

하인

ha-in — A servant, domestic helper

세

se — Three (native Korean number)

살짜리

sal-jja-ri — Years old, of that age (classifier suffix)

돌보게

dol-bo-ge — To look after, to take care of (causative connector)

되었다

doe-yeot-da — Became, came to be (past tense of 되다)

돌보지

dol-bo-ji — Look after (negative connector form ~지 않다)

않았다면

an-at-da-myeon — If had not done, contrary-to-fact conditional

아기의

a-gi-ui — Of the baby, the baby's (possessive)

작은

ja-geun — Small, little, tiny (modifier form)

셔츠조차

syeo-cheu-jo-cha — Even a shirt (emphatic particle 조차 attached)

갈아입혀

ga-ra-i-pyeo — To change clothes on someone (causative connector)

줄

jul — To give (future modifier in ~줄 사람 construction)

아무도

a-mu-do — Nobody, no one (with negative verb)

없었을

eop-seo-sseul — Would not have existed, there would have been none

게다가

ge-da-ga — Moreover, furthermore, on top of that

아이의

a-i-ui — Of the child, the child's (possessive)

외가

oe-ga — Maternal relatives, mother's side of family

친척들도

chin-cheok-deul-do — Even the relatives (plural, additive particle)

처음에는

cheo-eu-me-neun — At first, in the beginning (topic marker attached)

잊어버렸다

i-jeo-beo-ryeot-da — Forgot completely, had forgotten (past tense)

외할아버지는

oe-hal-a-beo-ji-neun — Maternal grandfather (topic marker attached)

이미

i-mi — Already, by now (adverb)

세상을

se-sang-eul — The world (object marker); 세상을 떠나다 means to pass away

떠났고

tteo-nat-go — Left, passed away and (connective past form)

미망인인

mi-mang-in-in — Who is a widow (copula modifier form)

외할머니는

oe-hal-meo-ni-neun — Maternal grandmother (topic marker attached)

이사하여

i-sa-ha-yeo — Moved house and (connective form of 이사하다)

중병을

jung-byeong-eul — Serious illness (object marker attached)

앓고

al-ko — Suffering from illness and (connective form of 앓다)

있었으며

i-sseo-seu-myeo — Was (in state) and also (connective enumerative form)

딸들은

ttal-deul-eun — The daughters (plural, topic marker attached)

모두

mo-du — All, everyone, altogether (adverb)

결혼한

gyeol-hon-han — Married (past modifier form of 결혼하다)

상태였기

sang-tae-yeot-gi — Was in the state/condition of (nominalised reason form)

때문에

ttae-mu-ne — Because of, due to (causal conjunction)

거의

geo-ui — Almost, nearly, hardly (adverb)

일

il — One (Sino-Korean number); also means work

년

nyeon — Year (counter/unit for years)

늙은

neul-geun — Old, aged (past modifier form of 늙다)

보살핌

bo-sal-pim — Care, nurturing, looking after (noun form)

아래

a-rae — Under, below, beneath (spatial/relational noun)

하인의

ha-in-ui — Of the servant, the servant's (possessive)

오두막에서

o-du-mak-e-seo — In the hut, from the cabin (locative particle)

함께

ham-kke — Together, along with (adverb)

지냈다

ji-naet-da — Lived, spent time, got along (past tense of 지내다)

하지만

ha-ji-man — However, but, nevertheless (conjunction)

만약

man-yak — If, supposing that (conditional conjunction)

기억했더라면

gi-eo-kaet-deo-ra-myeon — If he had remembered (past contrary-to-fact conditional)

실제로

sil-je-ro — Actually, in reality, in fact (adverb)

존재를

jon-jae-reul — Existence, being (object marker attached)

전혀

jeon-hyeo — Not at all, entirely (used with negatives)

몰랐을

mol-la-sseul — Would not have known (past supposition modifier form)

리는

ri-neun — Likelihood, reason (bound noun ~리 with topic marker)

없었다

eop-sseot-da — There was not, did not exist (past negative)

아이가

a-i-ga — The child (subject marker attached)

자신의

ja-sin-ui — One's own, his own (reflexive possessive)

방탕한

bang-tang-han — Debauched, dissolute, licentious (modifier form)

생활에

saeng-hwal-e — In one's life, to the lifestyle (locative particle)

방해가

bang-hae-ga — An obstacle, interference, hindrance (subject form)

뿐이었으므로

ppun-i-eot-eu-mo-ro — Since it was only, merely being (causal connective)

오두막으로

o-du-mak-eu-ro — To the hut, toward the cabin (directional particle)

돌려보냈을

dol-lyeo-bo-naet-seul — Would have sent back (past supposition modifier form)

그런데

geu-reon-de — By the way, however, but then (discourse connector)

마침

ma-chim — Just then, at that moment, coincidentally (adverb)

사촌인

sa-chon-in — Who is a cousin (copula modifier form)

돌아오게

do-ra-o-ge — To return, to come back (causative connector form)