The Great Gatsby — Page 2

Vocabulary

대부분의

daebubuneui — Of or relating to the majority of something

고백들은

gobaekdeureun — Confessions (plural, topic marker attached)

청하지

cheonghaji — To request or ask for something (negative form base)

않은

anheun — Did not; negating modifier for preceding verb

나는

naneun — I; first-person singular subject pronoun

어떤

eotteon — Some kind of; a certain; what kind of

틀림없는

teullimeopneun — Certain, unmistakable, without a doubt

징조로

jingjo-ro — As a sign or omen of something forthcoming

친밀한

chinmilhan — Intimate, close, familiar in relationship

폭로가

pongno-ga — A revelation or disclosure (subject marker attached)

지평선

jipyeongseon — The horizon; the line where earth meets sky

위에서

wie-seo — From above; at or on top of something

떨리고

tteolligo — Trembling, shaking, quivering (connective form)

있다는

itdaneun — That there is; nominalized existence clause modifier

것을

geoseul — The thing; nominalizer with object marker attached

깨달았을

kkaedararasseul — When one had realized or come to understand

때

ttae — Time, moment, occasion when something occurs

자주

jaju — Often, frequently, on a regular basis

잠든

jamdeun — Fallen asleep; sleeping (modifier form)

척하거나

cheokhageona — Pretending to do something, feigning an action

딴생각에

ttansaenggage — Into distracted or unrelated thoughts; daydreaming

빠진

ppajin — Fallen into; absorbed in; engrossed in something

적대적인

jeokdaejeok-in — Hostile, antagonistic, showing opposition toward others

경솔함을

gyeongsolhameul — Rashness, carelessness, recklessness (object marker attached)

가장했다

gajanghaetda — Pretended, feigned, put on a false appearance

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because; the reason being; used to introduce explanation

젊은이들의

jeolmeunideureui — Of young people; belonging to youth (possessive)

폭로는

pongnoneun — Revelations, disclosures (topic marker attached)

적어도

jeogeodo — At least; at a minimum; no less than

그들이

geudeuri — They; third-person plural subject pronoun

그것을

geugeoseul — It; that thing (object marker attached)

표현하는

pyohyeonhaneun — Expressing, conveying, articulating something (modifier form)

방식은

bangsik-eun — The way or method of doing something

대개

daegae — Usually, generally, for the most part

표절적이고

pyojeoljeok-igo — Plagiaristic, derivative, unoriginal in nature (connective)

명백한

myeongbaekhan — Obvious, clear, evident, unmistakable

억압으로

eogab-euro — By means of suppression or repression; oppression

손상되어

sonsangdoeeo — Having been damaged, impaired, or harmed

있기

itgi — Being in a state; existence (nominalized form)

때문이다

ttaemunida — It is because; causal concluding expression

판단을

pandaneul — Judgment, decision, assessment (object marker attached)

유보하는

yuboha-neun — Reserving, withholding, suspending judgment or opinion

것은

geoseun — The thing; nominalized topic marker construction

무한한

muhanhan — Infinite, limitless, boundless in scope or extent

희망의

heuimang-eui — Of hope; relating to hope (possessive form)

문제이다

munjeida — It is a matter of; it is a question of

아버지가

abeoji-ga — Father (subject marker attached)

속물스럽게

songmulseureobge — In a snobbish or vulgar manner; snobbishly

제안했고

jean-haetgo — Proposed, suggested (connective past tense form)

내가

naega — I; first-person subject with subject marker

되풀이하듯이

doepurihaduusi — As if repeating; in a manner of echoing again

근본적인

geunbonjeok-in — Fundamental, basic, essential, foundational in nature

예의에

yeui-e — To or regarding courtesy, manners, etiquette

대한

daehan — Regarding, concerning, about something or someone

감각은

gamgag-eun — Sense, feeling, perception (topic marker attached)

태어날

taeeoal — At birth; future modifier of being born

불평등하게

bulpyeongdeunghage — Unequally, inequitably, in an unfair distribution

나누어진다는

nanueojindaneun — That it is divided or distributed (quoted modifier)

잊는다면

inneundamyeon — If one forgets; conditional clause of forgetting

무언가를

mueongareul — Something; an unspecified thing (object marker attached)

놓칠까

nochilkka — Wondering if one will miss or overlook something

봐

bwa — Fearing that; anticipating an unwanted outcome

여전히

yeojeonhi — Still, as before, continuing to remain the same

조금

jogeum — A little, a bit, slightly, a small amount

두렵다

duryeopda — To be afraid, fearful, filled with dread

그리고

geurigo — And, and then; additive conjunction

이렇게

ireoke — Like this, in this way, in this manner

나의

naui — My; first-person singular possessive pronoun

관용을

gwanyong-eul — Tolerance, generosity, leniency (object marker attached)

자랑한

jaranghan — Having boasted or bragged about something (modifier)

후

hu — After; following a certain point in time

그것에

geugeose — To or in it; regarding that thing

한계가

hangye-ga — Limit, boundary, threshold (subject marker attached)

인정하게

injeonghage — To come to acknowledge or admit something

된다

doenda — Becomes; comes to be; a state is reached

행동은

haengdong-eun — Behavior, action, conduct (topic marker attached)

단단한

dandanhan — Hard, firm, solid, sturdy in structure

바위

bawi — Rock, boulder; a large solid stone

위에

wie — On top of; above something

세워질

sewojil — Will be built or established (future passive modifier)

수도

sudo — May also; the possibility of something being so

있고

itgo — There is; exists (connective form)

축축한

chukchukhan — Damp, moist, wet to the touch

습지

seupji — Wetland, marsh, swampy ground

있지만

itjiman — There is, but; concessive connective form

어느

eoneu — A certain; some; which particular one

지점을

jijeom-eul — A point, spot, location (object marker attached)

넘어서면

neomeoSeomyeon — If one goes beyond or surpasses a certain point

그것이

geugeosi — It; that thing (subject marker attached)

무엇

mueot — What; an interrogative or indefinite pronoun

세워졌는지

sewojyeonneun-ji — Whether or on what it was built or founded

신경

singyeong — Concern, attention, nerve; caring about something

쓰지

sseuji — To use or pay (negative base form here)

않는다

anneunda — Does not; present tense negation

지난

jinan — Last, past, previous (modifier form)

가을

gaeul — Autumn, fall season

동쪽에서

dongssoge-seo — From the east; originating in the eastern direction

돌아왔을

dorawaesseul — When one had returned (past supposition modifier)

세상이

sesang-i — The world, society (subject marker attached)

영원히

yeongwonhi — Forever, eternally, permanently without end

제복을

jebog-eul — Uniform, official dress (object marker attached)

입고

ipgo — Wearing, putting on clothing (connective form)

일종의

iljong-eui — A kind of, a sort of, a type of

도덕적

dodeokjeok — Moral, ethical, relating to morality

차렷

charyeot — Attention! Military command to stand at attention

자세를

jase-reul — Posture, stance, attitude (object marker attached)

취하기를

chwihagireul — To take or adopt a posture or position (nominalized)

바란다고

barandago — That one wishes or hopes for something (quoted)

느꼈다

neukkkyeotda — Felt, sensed, experienced an emotion or feeling

인간의

ingan-eui — Of humans, human (possessive modifier form)

심장

simjang — Heart; the organ or core of something

속을

sog-eul — Inside, interior of something (object marker attached)

특권적으로

teukgwonjeog-euro — Privilegedly; in a privileged or exclusive manner

엿보는

yeotboneun — Peeking into, spying on, glimpsing secretly

더

deo — More; further; additional

이상의

isang-eui — More than; beyond a certain amount or degree

방종한

bangjonghan — Indulgent, licentious, undisciplined, self-indulgent

소풍을

sopung-eul — Excursion, outing, picnic (object marker attached)

원하지

wonhaji — To want or desire (negative base form)

않았다

anassda — Did not; past tense negation

오직

ojik — Only, solely, exclusively, nothing but

이

i — This; a demonstrative modifier for nearby things

책에

chaeg-e — In the book; to the book (locative marker)

자신의

jasin-eui — One's own; of oneself (possessive reflexive form)

이름을

ireum-eul — Name (object marker attached)

붙여준

buchyeojun — Having given or lent one's name to something

그

geu — That; he; the (demonstrative or third-person pronoun)

남자만이

namjaman-i — Only the man; solely that man (exclusive particle)

반응에서

baneung-eseo — From reaction; regarding one's reaction or response

면제되었다—

myeonje-doeotda— — Was exempted, freed from, or excused from something

꾸밈없는

kkumimeopneun — Unadorned, plain, without pretense or decoration

경멸을

gyeongmyeol-eul — Contempt, scorn, disdain (object marker attached)

느끼는

neukkinneun — Feeling, sensing (present tense modifier form)

모든

modeun — All, every, entire without exception

대표했던

daepyohaetdeon — Had represented or stood for something (past modifier)

만약

manyak — If, supposing, in case (conditional conjunction)

개성이

gaesong-i — Individuality, personality, personal character (subject marker)

성공적인

seonggongjeok-in — Successful, effective, achieving intended results

몸짓들의

momjitdeureui — Of gestures; belonging to various bodily movements

끊임없는

kkeunimeopneun — Ceaseless, unending, continuous without interruption

연속이라면

yeonsogiraMyeon — If it is a series or succession of things

그에게는

geuegeoneun — To him; as for him (dative with topic marker)

무언가

mueonga — Something; some unspecified thing

화려한

hwaryehan — Splendid, gorgeous, magnificent, showy in appearance

것이

geosi — The thing; nominalized subject form

있었다

isseotda — There was; existed (past tense of existence)

삶의

salm-eui — Of life; relating to one's life (possessive)

약속들에

yaksokdeure — To promises; regarding multiple promises or commitments

고조된

gojodoen — Heightened, intensified, elevated in degree (modifier)

감수성이

gamsusseong-i — Sensitivity, sensibility, receptiveness (subject marker attached)

마치

machi — Just as if; as though; used in simile

그가

geuga — He; third-person masculine subject pronoun

만

man — Ten thousand; a large number (numeral)

마일

mail — Mile; unit of distance (loanword)

밖의

bak-eui — Outside of; beyond a certain distance (possessive)

지진을

jijin-eul — Earthquake (object marker attached)

기록하는

girokha-neun — Recording, documenting, measuring (present modifier form)

저

jeo — That (distal demonstrative); those over there

복잡한

bokjaphan — Complex, complicated, intricate, not simple

기계들

gigyedeul — Machines, devices, instruments (plural form)

중

jung — Among, in the middle of, out of a group

하나와

hanawa — With one; one of something (comitative marker)

연결되어

yeongyeoldoeeo — Being connected or linked to something

있는

inneun — That exists; being in a state (present modifier)

것처럼

geotcheoreom — As if; like; in the manner of something