The Great Gatsby — Page 3

Vocabulary

이

i — This; used as a demonstrative pronoun or adjective.

감수성은

gamsuseong-eun — Sensitivity or sensibility (topic marker attached).

창조적

changjojeoк — Creative; relating to originality and creative thinking.

기질

gijil — Temperament or disposition; one's natural character traits.

이라는

iraneun — Called; a particle meaning 'known as' or 'named'.

이름으로

ireum-euro — Under the name of; by the label of.

격상되는

gyeoksang-dweneun — Being elevated or upgraded in status or rank.

그

geu — That; a demonstrative pronoun referring to something mentioned.

아무런

amureon — No; not any; used before a negative clause.

관계가

gwangye-ga — Relationship or connection (subject marker attached).

없었다

eopseotda — Did not exist; there was none; past tense of 없다.

그것은

geugeot-eun — That thing; it (topic marker attached), referring to something prior.

희망을

huimang-eul — Hope; desire for something good to happen (object marker).

향한

hyanghan — Directed toward; facing or oriented in a direction.

비범한

bibeomhan — Extraordinary; exceptional beyond ordinary standards.

재능이었고

jaeneung-iyeotgo — Was a talent; gifted ability (past tense, conjunctive form).

내가

naega — I; first-person subject pronoun with subject marker.

다른

dareun — Other; different; another person or thing.

어떤

eotteon — Some; any; what kind of person or thing.

사람에게서도

saram-egeseo-do — Even from a person; from anyone at all.

발견한

balgyeonhan — Discovered; found; past modifier form of 발견하다.

적

jeok — Experience of having done something; used with negation.

없으며

eops-eumyeo — Does not exist and; conjunctive negative existential form.

앞으로도

ap-euro-do — Even in the future; going forward as well.

다시

dasi — Again; once more; anew.

발견하지

balgyeonhaji — Discover; base form used before negation particle.

못할

mothal — Will not be able to; future modifier with inability.

것

geot — Thing; nominalizer turning verbs or adjectives into nouns.

같은

gateun — Like; same; resembling something already mentioned.

낭만적인

nangmanjeok-in — Romantic; idealistic and emotionally imaginative in nature.

아니

ani — No; an interjection expressing denial or correction.

결국

gyeolguk — In the end; ultimately; after all is said and done.

괜찮은

gwaenchanh-eun — Fine; decent; not bad; acceptable or okay.

사람으로

saram-euro — As a person; in the capacity of a human being.

판명되었다

panmyeong-doeotda — Was proven; turned out to be; revealed as a result.

내

nae — My; first-person possessive pronoun.

관심을

gwansim-eul — Interest or attention (object marker attached).

일시적으로

ilsijeogeuro — Temporarily; for a short period of time only.

차단한

chadanhan — Blocked; cut off; past modifier form of 차단하다.

것은

geot-eun — The thing that; nominalizer with topic marker attached.

것들

geotdeul — Things; plural form of 것, referring to multiple items.

그의

geu-ui — His; possessive form of the third-person pronoun.

꿈이

kkum-i — Dream (subject marker); aspiration or hope one pursues.

지나간

jinagan — Passed; gone by; past modifier form of 지나가다.

자리에

jari-e — In the place of; at the spot or position (locative).

더러운

deoreoun — Dirty; filthy; unclean or morally corrupt.

먼지였으며

meonji-yeoss-eumyeo — Was dust and; fine particles of dirt (conjunctive past).

그것이

geugeot-i — That thing (subject marker); referring to previously mentioned item.

인간의

ingan-ui — Human; of humanity; possessive form of 인간 (人間).

좌절된

jwajeoldoen — Frustrated; thwarted; past modifier form of 좌절되다.

슬픔과

seulpeum-gwa — Sadness and; sorrow together with something else.

환희에

hwanhui-e — In elation; at a moment of great joy or ecstasy.

대한

daehan — About; regarding; concerning a subject or matter.

나의

na-ui — My; first-person possessive, slightly formal form.

잠시

jamsi — Briefly; for a short moment of time.

닫아버렸다

dad-a-beolyeotda — Closed off completely; shut away decisively (past tense).

우리

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

가족은

gajok-eun — Family (topic marker); one's relatives or household members.

중서부

jungseobу — Midwest; the central-western region of a country.

도시에서

dosi-eseo — In the city; from an urban area (locative/source marker).

삼

sam — Three; the number three in Sino-Korean.

대에

dae-e — For generations; across a number of generational spans.

걸쳐

geolchyeo — Spanning; stretching across a period or range.

저명하고

jeo myeonghago — Prominent and; well-known and distinguished in society.

유복한

yubok-han — Wealthy; prosperous; living in comfortable financial circumstances.

사람들이었다

saramdeul-iyeotda — Were people; plural past tense noun predicate.

가문은

gamun-eun — Family lineage (topic marker); a clan or distinguished family line.

일종의

iljong-ui — A kind of; a type or sort of something.

존재이며

jonjae-imyeo — Is an existence and; being or entity (conjunctive form).

우리는

uri-neun — We (topic marker); first-person plural subject in context.

공작의

gongjag-ui — Duke's; possessive form relating to the title of duke.

후손이라는

husoniraneun — Said to be descendants of; claiming lineage from someone.

전통을

jeontong-eul — Tradition (object marker); customs passed down through generations.

가지고

gajigo — Having; holding; carrying (conjunctive form of 가지다).

있지만

itjiman — There is, but; exists although; concessive conjunctive form.

실제로

siljaero — Actually; in reality; in actual fact or practice.

가문을

gamun-eul — Family lineage (object marker); a distinguished clan or bloodline.

세운

seun — Founded; established; past modifier form of 세우다.

사람은

saram-eun — The person (topic marker); a human being under discussion.

형제로

hyeongje-ro — As a brother; sibling (directional/role marker attached).

그는

geu-neun — He (topic marker); third-person masculine pronoun with topic particle.

이곳에

igot-e — Here; to this place (locative marker attached).

와서

waseo — Coming and; arrived and then did something else.

남북전쟁에

nambukjeonjaeng-e — In the Civil War; the American North-South war.

대리인을

daeriin-eul — A substitute or proxy (object marker); someone acting in one's place.

보내고

bonaego — Sent and; dispatched someone (conjunctive form of 보내다).

오늘날

oneullal — Nowadays; today; in the present time or era.

아버지가

abeoji-ga — Father (subject marker); one's male parent in Korean.

운영하는

unyeonghaneun — Operating; managing; present modifier form of 운영하다.

시작하였다

sijakhaeyeotda — Started; began; formal past tense of 시작하다.

나는

na-neun — I (topic marker); first-person singular subject of sentence.

한

han — One; a single time or instance; also means 'Korean'.

번도

beondo — Not even once; used with negation to mean never.

본

bon — Seen; past modifier form of 보다 (to see/look).

적이

jeog-i — Experience of (subject marker); used in 'never done' constructions.

없지만

eopjiman — There isn't, but; does not exist although; concessive form.

아버지의

abeoji-ui — Father's; possessive form relating to one's father.

사무실에

samusil-e — In the office; at a workplace room (locative marker).

걸려

geollyeo — Hanging; being hung on something (connective form of 걸리다).

있는

inneun — That is; present modifier meaning 'existing' or 'being there'.

다소

daso — Somewhat; rather; to a moderate degree.

딱딱한

ttakttakhan — Stiff; rigid; hard in texture or demeanor.

느낌의

neukkimui — Of feeling; possessive form meaning 'having the feel of'.

초상화를

chosanghwa-reul — Portrait (object marker); a painted or drawn likeness of someone.

특히

teuki — Especially; particularly; used to emphasize a specific point.

참고하자면

chamgohajamyeon — If one refers to; for reference purposes; speaking of consulting.

그를

geu-reul — Him (object marker); third-person masculine object pronoun.

닮았다고

dalm-atdago — Said to resemble; reportedly looks like someone else.

한다

handa — They say; it is said; reportative present tense form.

졸업했는데

joreuphaenneunde — Graduated and; finished school (conjunctive past tense form).

아버지보다

abeoji-boda — Than father; comparative marker meaning more than one's father.

꼭

kkok — Exactly; precisely; must; used for exactness or necessity.

후의

hu-ui — After; subsequent to; possessive form meaning 'of later time'.

일이었으며

ir-iyeoss-eumyeo — Was a matter of; was the case that (conjunctive past).

조금

jogeum — A little; slightly; a small amount or degree.

뒤에는

dwi-e-neun — After that (topic marker); later on; subsequently in time.

대전이라고

daejeon-irago — Called the Great War; referred to as the world war.

알려진

allyeojin — Known as; recognized; past modifier of 알려지다.

지연된

jiyeondoen — Delayed; postponed; past modifier form of 지연되다.

민족의

minjok-ui — Of the people or ethnic group; possessive of 민족.

이동에

idong-e — In the migration or movement; locative form of 이동.

참여하였다

chamyeohaeyeotda — Participated; took part in; formal past tense form.

반격을

bangyeok-eul — Counterattack (object marker); striking back against an opponent.

너무도

neomu-do — Even too much; excessively; extremely so.

즐긴

jeulgin — Enjoyed; past modifier form of 즐기다 (to enjoy).

나머지

nameoji — The rest; remainder; as a result of (consequence connector).

돌아올

dor-aol — To return; future modifier form of 돌아오다.

때는

ttae-neun — When (topic marker); at the time of a certain event.

상태가

sangtae-ga — State or condition (subject marker); the situation one is in.

되어

doeeo — Becoming; having become; connective form of 되다.

있었다

isseotda — Was; existed; past tense of 있다 (to be/exist).