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Vocabulary

내가

naega — I (subject marker attached); first-person subject form

대학에서

daehage-seo — At university; locative form of 대학

맺은

maejun — Formed or forged (a relationship)

우정을

ujeongeul — Friendship; object marker attached

잊거나

itgeona — Forget or (conjunction); verb stem plus -거나

소홀히

soholhi — Negligently; in a careless or neglectful manner

할

hal — Will do; future/modifier form of 하다

수

su — Ability or possibility; bound noun after verb modifier

없다는

eopdaneun — That there is not; nominalizing quoting form

것을

geoseul — The thing (object); bound noun with object marker

당신에게

dangsin-ege — To you; second-person pronoun with dative marker

납득시키는

napdeuksikineun — Convincing or persuading someone of something

것보다

geotboda — More than doing; comparative bound noun construction

더

deo — More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree

마음에

maeume — In (one's) heart or mind; locative form

두고

dugo — Keeping in mind; gerund form of 두다

있는

inneun — That exists or is; present modifier form of 있다

것이

geosi — The thing that; bound noun with subject marker

없기에

eopggie — Because there is none; causal form of 없다

이제

ije — Now; at this point in time

헤어질

heeorijil — About to part or separate; future modifier form

때

ttae — Time or moment; general temporal noun

당신과

dangsingwa — With you; second-person pronoun plus comitative marker

키워

kiwo — Nurturing or cultivating; gerund form of 키우다

나가기로

nagagiro — Decided to continue going forward with something

합의했던

habeuihaetdeon — Had mutually agreed upon; past retrospective modifier

편지를

pyeonjireul — Letter (written); object marker attached to 편지

통한

tonghan — Through or via; modifier form of 통하다

교신을

gyosineul — Correspondence or communication; object marker attached

시작합니다

sijakamnida — I begin or start; formal polite present tense

의도했던

uidohaetdeon — Had intended; past retrospective modifier form

일찍

iljjik — Early; adverb indicating earlier than expected time

이

i — This; demonstrative determiner for nearby referent

시작하는

sijakaneun — Starting; present modifier form of 시작하다

것은

geoseun — The thing (topic); bound noun with topic marker

나에게

naege — To me; first-person pronoun with dative marker

불리하게

bullihage — Disadvantageously; in an unfavorable manner

퍼질

peojil — Will spread; future modifier form of 퍼지다

어떤

eotteon — Some; certain kind of indefinite determiner

근거

geungeo — Basis or grounds; foundation for a claim

없는

eomneun — Without basis; present modifier form of 없다

소문들

somundeur — Rumors; plural form of 소문

기숙학교에

gisukakgyoe — At boarding school; locative form of 기숙학교

한동안

handongan — For a while; adverb indicating an indefinite period

머물고

meomulgo — Staying or residing; gerund form of 머물다

있던

itdeon — Was staying; past retrospective modifier of 있다

내

nae — My; possessive first-person determiner

여동생으로

yeodongsengeuro — By means of younger sister; instrumental marker attached

인해

inhae — Due to or because of; causal particle phrase

휘말리게

hwimallige — To become entangled or involved; causative form

된

doen — Became; past modifier form of 되다

어리석은

eoriseogeun — Foolish or stupid; modifier form of 어리석다

다툼에

datume — In a quarrel or dispute; locative form

관한

gwanhan — Regarding or concerning; modifier form of 관하다

을

eul — Object particle; marks direct object of a verb

당신이

dangsini — You (subject); second-person pronoun with subject marker

반박할

banbakhal — To refute or counter; future modifier of 반박하다

힘을

himeul — Strength or power; object marker attached to 힘

갖도록

gatdorok — So that one has; purposive form of 갖다

하기

hagi — Doing; nominal gerund form of 하다

위해서입니다

wihaeseo-imnida — It is for the purpose of; formal polite ending

그녀를

geunyeoreul — Her; third-person feminine pronoun with object marker

데리러

deorireo — To fetch or pick up someone; purposive form

우리의

urieui — Our; first-person plural possessive form

후견인인

hugyeonin-in — Who is a guardian; appositive modifier form

삼촌과

samchongwa — With (paternal) uncle; comitative marker attached

숙모와

sungmowa — With aunt (uncle's wife); comitative marker attached

함께

hamkke — Together; adverb indicating accompaniment

이곳에

igose — Here; locative marker attached to 이곳

왔을

wasseul — When (someone) came; past supposition modifier form

나는

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

그녀가

geunyeoga — She (subject); feminine pronoun with subject marker

호감

hogam — Favorable impression; feeling of liking someone

가는

ganeun — Going; present modifier or plain form of 가다

외모를

oemoreul — Appearance or looks; object marker attached

지닌

jinin — Possessing or having; past modifier of 지니다

열일곱

yeolilgop — Seventeen; native Korean number

살의

sarui — Years old (possessive); age noun with genitive marker

훤칠하고

hweonchilhago — Tall and slender; gerund form of 훤칠하다

멋진

meotjin — Stylish or attractive; modifier form of 멋지다

소녀임을

sonyeo-imeul — That she is a girl; nominalizing copula with object marker

알았습니다

arasseumnida — I found out or realized; formal polite past tense

하지만

hajiman — However; contrastive conjunction linking two clauses

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic); feminine pronoun with topic marker

놀랄

nollal — Surprising; future modifier form of 놀라다

만큼

mankeum — As much as; degree or extent particle

순진하고

sunjinhago — Naive and innocent; gerund form of 순진하다

세상

sesang — World or society; the broader realm of life

물정을

muljeongeul — Ways of the world; knowledge of worldly affairs

전혀

jeonhyeo — Entirely or not at all; adverb of total negation

몰랐습니다

molrasseumnida — Did not know; formal polite past tense of 모르다

이러한

ireuhan — Such or this kind of; demonstrative modifier

성품과

seongpumgwa — Character and; personality noun with comitative marker

경험

gyeonghyeom — Experience; knowledge gained through practice

부족이

bujogi — Lack or shortage (subject); noun with subject marker

사람의

saramui — A person's; possessive genitive marker on 사람

구애에

guaee — To courtship or romantic pursuit; locative form

노출시켰는데

nochulsikkyeonneunde — Exposed her to; causative past with contrastive ending

그를

geureul — Him; third-person masculine pronoun with object marker

뭐라고

mweorageo — What to call; interrogative with quotative marker

불러야

bulleoya — Must call or name; obligatory form of 부르다

할지

halji — Whether to do; uncertain future conjunctive form

모르겠습니다

moreugesseumnida — I am not sure; formal polite expression of uncertainty

그는

geuneun — He (topic); third-person masculine with topic marker

연극에서

yeongeugeseo — At the theater or play; locative form of 연극

보았고

boatgo — Saw and; past tense of 보다 with connective

자신만의

jashinmanui — Uniquely his own; reflexive possessive with only-marker

특유한

teungyuhan — Characteristic or distinctive; modifier form of 특유하다

뻔뻔함과

ppeonppeonhamgwa — Shamelessness and; noun form of 뻔뻔하다 plus comitative

능란함으로

neungnanhameu-ro — With skill or dexterity; instrumental form of 능란함

그녀와

geunyeowa — With her; feminine pronoun with comitative marker

알고

algo — Knowing; gerund form of 알다

지낼

jinaell — To spend time with; future modifier of 지내다

있도록

itdorok — So as to be; purposive form of 있다

소개받을

sogaebadeul — To receive an introduction; future modifier form

방법을

bangbeobeul — Method or way; object marker attached to 방법

찾아냈습니다

chajanaetsseumnida — Found out or discovered; formal polite past tense

정말

jeongmal — Really or truly; adverb emphasizing truthfulness

우연히

uyeonhi — By chance or accidentally; adverb of coincidence

그의

geuui — His; third-person masculine genitive possessive form

편지

pyeonji — Letter; written correspondence sent to someone

중

jung — Among or in the middle of; bound noun

하나를

hanareul — One (object); number with object marker attached

가로채게

garochaege — To intercept; causative adverbial form of 가로채다

되었습니다

doeeosseumnida — Became or came to be; formal polite past tense

싹부터

ssaakbuteo — From the bud; nipping something from the very start

잘라

jalla — Cut or sever; gerund form of 자르다

버리는

beorineun — Discarding or getting rid of; modifier form of 버리다

의무였기에

uimuyeotgie — Because it was a duty; causal past copula form

찾아내어

chajanaeo — Having found out; gerund form of 찾아내다

일에

ileseo — Regarding the matter; locative form of 일

대한

daehan — About or concerning; modifier form of 대하다

생각을

saengageul — Thoughts or opinion; object marker attached to 생각

매우

maeu — Very or extremely; adverb of high degree

거리낌

georikim — Hesitation or reluctance; feeling of restraint

없이

eopsi — Without; adverbial form expressing absence

말하는

malhaneun — Telling or speaking; present modifier of 말하다

일로

illo — As a matter or task; instrumental form of 일

삼았습니다

samasseumnida — Made it one's task; formal polite past of 삼다

그

geu — That or he; third-person demonstrative pronoun

건방진

geonbangjin — Arrogant or impudent; modifier form of 건방지다

녀석은

nyeosegeun — That fellow (topic); informal noun with topic marker

사용한

sayonghan — Used; past modifier form of 사용하다

어조가

eojoga — Tone or manner of speaking; subject marker attached

들지

deuljji — Not to one's liking; negative conjunctive of 들다

않았는지

ananneunji — Whether it did not; past uncertain conjunctive form

엄청난

eomcheongnann — Tremendous or enormous; modifier form of 엄청나다

패기를

paegireul — Audacity or bold spirit; object marker attached

부리며

burimyeo — While displaying or exhibiting; gerund of 부리다

행동했습니다

haengdonghassseumnida — Acted or behaved; formal polite past tense