The King in Yellow — Page 6

Vocabulary

만약

manyak — If; used to introduce a hypothetical condition

내가

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

첫

cheot — First; the very beginning of something

몇

myeot — A few; some; an unspecified small number

마디를

madireul — Lines or words (object form); phrases of text

얼핏

eolpit — Briefly; catching a quick fleeting glimpse

보지

boji — (Not) see; base of negative verb to see

못했더라면

mothaessdeorамyeon — If I had not been able to do something

끝까지

kkeutkkaji — Until the very end; all the way through

읽지

ikji — (Not) read; base of negative verb to read

않았을

anasseul — Would not have done; negative past hypothetical form

것이다

geosida — It is the case that; assertive sentence ending

그러나

geureona — However; but; conjunction indicating contrast

그것을

geugeoseul — It (object form); referring to that thing

집으려고

jibeuryeogo — In order to pick up; intending to grab something

몸을

momeul — Body (object form); one's physical body

숙이는

sugineun — Bending down; lowering or inclining the body

순간

sungan — Moment; an instant in time

내

nae — My; first-person possessive pronoun

눈은

nuneun — Eyes (topic form); one's eyes as topic

펼쳐진

pyeolchyeojin — Spread open; laid open as a page

페이지에

peijie — On the page; indicating location on a page

박혀버렸고

bakhyeobeoryeotgo — Became fixed and stuck; eyes riveted to something

공포의

gongpoeui — Of horror or terror; relating to fear

외침과

oechimgwa — With a cry or shout; a scream together with

함께

hamkke — Together; along with; at the same time

아니면

animyeon — Or; otherwise; alternatively

온

on — Whole; entire; all of something

신경으로

singyeongeuro — Through the nerves; via every nerve in body

고통을

gongtongeul — Pain or suffering (object form)

느낄

neukkil — To feel; to sense something emotionally or physically

만큼

mankeum — As much as; to the extent of something

절절한

jeoljeolhan — Deeply heartfelt; intensely felt and poignant

기쁨이었는지도

gippeumieonneunji do — Whether it was joy; uncertain if it was happiness

모르지만

moreujiman — Although I don't know; uncertain but continuing

나는

naneun — I (topic form); first-person topic pronoun

석탄

seoktan — Coal; a black fossil fuel mineral

더미에서

deomieseo — From a pile or heap of something

낚아채어

nakkachaeo — Snatching up; grabbing quickly and abruptly

떨며

tteolmyeo — While trembling; shaking with emotion or fear

침실로

chimsillo — To the bedroom; heading into sleeping room

기어들어가

gieodeureoga — Crept into; crawled or sneaked inside a place

읽고

ikgo — Reading and; verb read in connective form

또

tto — Again; also; once more

읽으며

ilgeumyeo — While reading; simultaneous action of reading

울고

ulgo — Crying and; weeping in connective verb form

웃고

utgo — Laughing and; smiling in connective verb form

때로는

ttaeroneun — Sometimes; at times; occasionally

지금도

jigumdo — Even now; still to this day

나를

nareul — Me (object form); first-person object pronoun

엄습하는

eomseupaneun — Overtaking; suddenly seizing or overcoming one

공포에

gongpoe — In fear or terror; gripped by horror

전율하였다

jeonyulhayeotda — Shuddered; trembled with dread or intense emotion

이것이

igeosi — This (subject form); this thing as subject

괴롭히는

goerophineun — Tormenting; haunting or troubling persistently

하늘에

haneule — In the sky; up in the heavens

검은

geomeun — Black; dark in color

별들이

byeoldeuri — Stars (subject form); the stars as subject

걸려

geollyeo — Hanging; suspended in place

있는

inneun — Existing; present; being there

잊을

ijeul — To forget; unable to forget something

수

su — Ability; possibility; can or cannot do

없기

eopgi — Because of inability; not being able to

때문이다

ttaemunida — It is because; giving reason or cause

쌍둥이

ssangdungi — Twins; a pair of identical siblings

태양이

taeyangі — The sun (subject form); sun as subject

호수

hosu — Lake; a large body of inland water

속으로

sogeuro — Into the inside of; going within something

가라앉는

garaanneun — Sinking; descending below the surface

오후

ohu — Afternoon; the time after noon

인간의

Of humans; relating to human beings

생각들의

saenggakdeureui — Of thoughts; belonging to human thoughts

그림자가

geurimjaga — Shadow (subject form); a shadow as subject

길게

gilge — Long; in a lengthy or extended manner

늘어지는

neureojineun — Stretching out; growing longer gradually

그곳을

geugoseul — That place (object form); referring to that location

그리고

geurigo — And; furthermore; connecting additional information

마음은

maeumeun — The heart or mind (topic form)

창백한

changbaekan — Pale; pallid; lacking color or vibrancy

가면의

gamyeonui — Of a mask; relating to a mask

기억을

Memory (object form); a recollection of something

영원히

yeongwonhi — Forever; eternally; for all time

간직할

ganjikal — Will keep or cherish; preserving something precious

신이

sini — God (subject form); a deity as subject

그

geu — That; the; a demonstrative or definite article

작가를

jakgareul — The author (object form); a writer as object

저주하기를

jeojuhagireul — To curse (object form); the act of cursing

기도한다

gidohanda — Prays; offers a prayer or wish

마치

machi — Just as; as if; in the same way

작가가

jakgaga — The author (subject form); writer as subject

이

i — This; a demonstrative adjective

아름답고

areumdapgo — Beautiful and; lovely in connective form

경이로운

gyeongiroun — Wondrous; marvelous; inspiring awe and wonder

창조물로

changjomullo — With a creation; by means of a creation

세상을

sesangeul — The world (object form); all of society

저주했듯이

jeojuhaessdeusi — Just as (one) cursed; in the way of cursing

단순함

dansunham — Simplicity; the quality of being simple

속에서

sogeseo — Within; inside of something

끔찍하고

kkeumjjikhago — Horrifying and; dreadful in connective form

진실

jinsil — Truth; reality; what is genuinely true

거부할

geobual — To refuse or deny; rejecting something

없는

eomneun — Without; not having; nonexistent

작품으로

jakpumeuro — As a work; by means of a literary work

이제

ije — Now; at this point in time

세상은

sesangeun — The world (topic form); the world as topic

황색의

hwangsaegui — Of yellow; relating to the yellow color

왕

wang — King; a royal ruler or monarch

앞에서

apeseo — Before; in front of someone or something

떨고

tteolgo — Trembling; shaking with fear or cold

있다

itda — To exist; to be present; there is

프랑스

peurangseu — France; the European country

정부가

jeongbuga — The government (subject form); governing body

파리에

parie — In Paris; at the French capital city

막

mak — Just; right at that moment; just arrived

도착한

dochakan — Having arrived; that has just arrived

번역본들을

beonyeokbondeureul — Translated copies (object form); translation volumes

압수했을

apsuhassеul — Having confiscated; seized by authority

때

ttae — When; the time that something happens

런던은

reondoneun — London (topic form); the British capital city

물론

mullon — Of course; needless to say; naturally

싶어

sipeo — Want to; desiring to do something

안달이

andari — Impatience; restless eagerness or craving

났다

natda — Arose; occurred; broke out

책이

chaegi — The book (subject form); a book as subject

전염병처럼

jeonyeombbyeongcheoreom — Like an epidemic; spreading as a contagious disease

도시에서

dosieseo — From city; originating in a city

도시로

dosiro — To city; moving toward another city

대륙에서

daeryukeseo — From continent; spreading from one continent

대륙으로

daeryugeuro — To continent; moving toward another continent

퍼져나가며

peojyeonagamyeo — While spreading out; diffusing across wide areas

어디서는

eodiseoneun — In some places; somewhere it was the case

금지되고

geumjidoego — Being banned and; prohibited in connective form

몰수되고

molsudoego — Being confiscated and; seized in connective form

언론과

eolleongwa — With the press; the media and something else

강단으로부터

gangdaneurobuteo — From the pulpit; originating from the platform

비난받고

binanpatgo — Being condemned and; criticized in connective form

심지어

simjeo — Even; going so far as; to an extreme degree

가장

gajang — Most; the most; superlative degree marker

급진적인

geupjinjeogіn — Radical; extremely progressive or revolutionary

문학

munhak — Literature; written artistic works

비판받은

bipanbaseun — Having been criticized; subjected to criticism

것은

geoseun — The fact that; nominalizing and topic marking

널리

neolli — Widely; broadly; known across a wide area

알려진

allyeojin — Known; made known; widely recognized

사실이다

sasilida — It is a fact; it is the truth