The King in Yellow — Page 4

Vocabulary

그

geu — He, that; third person pronoun or demonstrative

다음

da-eum — Next, following; the thing that comes after

겨울

gyeo-ul — Winter; the coldest season of the year

자살을

ja-sal-eul — Suicide (object form); act of killing oneself

금지하는

geum-ji-ha-neun — Prohibiting, banning; that which forbids something

법률의

beom-nyul-eui — Of the law; relating to legal statutes

폐지를

pye-ji-reul — Abolition (object form); elimination of a rule or law

요구하는

yo-gu-ha-neun — Demanding, requesting; that which calls for something

운동이

un-dong-i — Movement, campaign (subject form); organized social effort

시작되었고

si-jak-doe-eoss-go — Began and (then); movement started and continued

운동은

un-dong-eun — The movement (topic form); organized campaign or cause

4월에

sa-wol-e — In April; during the fourth month

마침내

ma-chim-nae — Finally, at last; after a long wait or effort

결실을

gyeol-sil-eul — Fruit, result (object form); outcome of efforts

맺어

mae-jeo — Bore fruit, formed; achieved a result or connection

최초의

choe-cho-eui — First, inaugural; the very first of its kind

정부

jeong-bu — Government; the ruling administrative body of a state

안락사실이

an-rak-sa-sil-i — Euthanasia room (subject form); place for assisted dying

문을

mun-eul — Door (object form); entrance or opening of a building

열었다

yeol-eoss-da — Opened; past tense of to open

나는

na-neun — I (topic form); first person singular subject

그날

geu-nal — That day; referring to a specific previously mentioned day

있는

in-neun — Located at, existing; present participle of to be

박사의

bak-sa-eui — Doctor's, of the PhD; possessive form of doctor

집에서

jib-e-seo — From the house; starting location particle with home

걸어

geol-eo — Walking; present gerund form of to walk

내려왔는데

nae-ryeo-wass-neun-de — Came down, walked down; descended to a place

그곳에

geu-gos-e — To that place; locative particle with that location

간

gan — Went, gone; past modifier form of to go

것은

geo-seun — The thing (topic form); nominalizer with topic particle

단순한

dan-sun-han — Simple, mere; not complex or elaborate

형식에

hyeong-sik-e — In formality; relating to a formal procedure or ritual

불과했다

bul-gwa-haess-da — Was merely, was nothing more than; only amounted to

4년

sa nyeon — Four years; a period of four years

전

jeon — Before, ago; referring to time in the past

말에서

mal-e-seo — From a horse; departing location from a horse

떨어진

tteol-eo-jin — Fallen, having fallen; past modifier of to fall

이후로

i-hu-ro — Since then, after that; from that point onward

때때로

ttae-ttae-ro — Sometimes, occasionally; at irregular intervals

머리

meo-ri — Head; the upper part of the human body

뒤쪽과

dwi-jjok-gwa — Back side and; rear part connected with conjunction

목의

mok-eui — Of the neck; possessive relating to the neck

통증으로

tong-jeung-eu-ro — Due to pain; suffering from physical pain or ache

고생했지만

go-saeng-haess-ji-man — Suffered but; endured hardship yet with contrasting result

이제

i-je — Now, by now; at the current moment or time

몇

myeot — Several, a few; an unspecified small number

달

dal — Month; unit of time equal to about thirty days

동안

dong-an — During, for (a period); throughout a span of time

통증이

tong-jeung-i — Pain (subject form); physical hurt or discomfort

사라졌고

sa-ra-jyeoss-go — Disappeared and; vanished and then something followed

의사는

ui-sa-neun — The doctor (topic form); medical physician being discussed

나에게

na-e-ge — To me; indirect object particle attached to first person

더

deo — More, further; to a greater degree or extent

이상

i-sang — More than, further; beyond a certain point or limit

치료할

chi-ryo-hal — To treat (future modifier); relating to medical treatment

것이

geo-si — Thing (subject form); nominalizer used as subject

없다고

eops-da-go — Saying there is nothing; quoting nonexistence of something

말하며

mal-ha-myeo — While saying; speaking and simultaneously doing another action

돌려보냈다

dol-lyeo-bo-naess-da — Sent back, dismissed; told someone to leave or return

말을

mal-eul — Words, speech (object form); spoken language or message

듣기

deut-gi — Listening, hearing; the act of receiving spoken words

위해

wi-hae — For the sake of, in order to; expressing purpose

진료비를

jin-ryo-bi-reul — Medical fee (object form); payment for doctor's consultation

낼

nael — To pay (future modifier); about to pay a cost

가치도

ga-chi-do — Value even; worth or merit, even considering the context

없었다

eops-eoss-da — There was not; past tense of nonexistence or absence

나

na — I, me; first person singular pronoun

자신도

ja-sin-do — Oneself also; even I myself, reflexive with addition

이미

i-mi — Already; before the current time, previously known

알고

al-go — Knowing and; present gerund of to know

있었으니까

iss-eoss-eu-ni-kka — Because I already knew; causal past continuous reasoning

그래도

geu-rae-do — Even so, still; despite that, nevertheless

그에게

geu-e-ge — To him; indirect object particle with third person pronoun

돈을

don-eul — Money (object form); currency used for payment

아까워하지

a-kka-wo-ha-ji — Not begrudge, not be stingy; not resent spending money

않았다

an-ass-da — Did not; past tense negation of an action

내가

nae-ga — I (subject form); first person singular as subject

마음에

ma-eum-e — In the heart, on one's mind; emotionally bothering someone

걸렸던

geol-lyeoss-deon — Had been bothering; past retrospective modifier of to worry

그가

geu-ga — He (subject form); third person male as grammatical subject

처음에

cheo-eum-e — At first, in the beginning; at the initial point

저질렀던

jeo-jil-leoss-deon — Had committed; past retrospective modifier of committing error

실수였다

sil-su-yeoss-da — Was a mistake; past tense of being an error

의식을

ui-sik-eul — Consciousness (object form); awareness or sense of self

잃은

il-eun — Having lost; past modifier of losing consciousness

채

chae — While still in a state; maintaining a prior condition

길바닥에

gil-ba-dak-e — On the ground of the road; on the street surface

쓰러져

sseu-reo-jyeo — Having collapsed; fallen down in a helpless state

있을

iss-eul — Being (future modifier); future or hypothetical state of being

때

ttae — When, time; a moment or period when something occurs

사람들이

sa-ram-deul-i — People (subject form); group of human individuals as subject

나를

na-reul — Me (object form); first person as grammatical object

일으켜

il-eu-kyeo — Lifted, raised up; caused someone to stand or rise

세우고

se-u-go — Made stand and; caused to stand upright and then

누군가가

nu-gun-ga-ga — Someone (subject form); an unspecified person as subject

자비롭게도

ja-bi-rop-ge-do — Mercifully, compassionately even; acting with great kindness

내

nae — My; possessive form of first person pronoun

말의

mal-eui — Of the horse; possessive relating to the speaker's horse

머리에

meo-ri-e — In/to the head; location particle attached to head

총알을

chong-al-eul — Bullet (object form); projectile fired from a gun

박아

bak-a — Drove in, embedded; put something forcefully into a place

주었으며

ju-eoss-eu-myeo — Gave (did for someone) and also; benefactive past connective

박사에게

bak-sa-e-ge — To the doctor; indirect object particle with doctor title

옮겨졌고

om-gyeo-jyeoss-go — Was moved/transported and; passively relocated to a place

그는

geu-neun — He (topic form); third person male as topic of sentence

뇌에

noe-e — In the brain; location particle attached to brain

이상이

i-sang-i — Abnormality (subject form); something wrong or irregular

생겼다고

saeng-gyeoss-da-go — Saying that something developed; quoting appearance of problem

선언하며

seon-eon-ha-myeo — While declaring; making a formal announcement simultaneously

자신의

ja-sin-eui — One's own; possessive reflexive referring to the subject

사설

sa-seol — Private; personally operated rather than government run

정신병원에

jeong-sin-byeong-won-e — In a psychiatric hospital; institution for mental health

입원시켜

ib-won-si-kyeo — Had hospitalized; caused someone to be admitted to hospital

나로

na-ro — With me, as me; instrumental or causative particle with I

하여금

ha-yeo-geum — Causing someone to; making a person do something (formal)

정신

jeong-sin — Mental, mind; relating to psychological or mental state

치료를

chi-ryo-reul — Treatment (object form); medical or therapeutic care received

견뎌내도록

gyeon-dyeo-nae-do-rok — So as to endure; in order to withstand or bear through

했다

haess-da — Did, made; simple past tense of to do

완쾌되었다고

wan-kwae-doe-eoss-da-go — Saying fully recovered; quoting complete return to health

판단했고

pan-dan-haess-go — Judged and; made a determination and then proceeded

정신이

jeong-sin-i — Mind (subject form); mental faculty as grammatical subject

항상

hang-sang — Always, constantly; at all times without exception

그의

geu-eui — His; possessive form of third person male pronoun

것만큼

geot-man-keum — As much as his; to the same degree as something else

아니

a-ni — No, or rather; negation or correction of prior statement

어쩌면

eo-jjeo-myeon — Perhaps, maybe; expressing possibility or supposition

그보다

geu-bo-da — More than him; comparative particle exceeding a person

건전했다는

geon-jeon-haess-da-neun — That it was sound/healthy; past quote modifier of being sane

것을

geo-seul — Thing (object form); nominalizer as grammatical object

알면서도

al-myeon-seo-do — Even while knowing; despite being aware of the fact

농담

nong-dam — Joke, jest; a humorous or playful remark

삼아

sam-a — Treating as, using as; regarding something in a certain way

부르던

bu-reu-deon — Used to call; retrospective modifier of calling or naming

수업료

su-eom-nyo — Tuition fee; payment for lessons or educational instruction

를

reul — Object particle; marks the grammatical object of a verb

지불하고

ji-bul-ha-go — Paying and; making a payment and then doing something

떠났다

tteo-nass-da — Left, departed; past tense of leaving a place