The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 12

Vocabulary

그놈은

geunogeun — That guy/fellow (informal, slightly derogatory reference)

내

nae — My; first-person possessive pronoun

말이

mari — Words, speech; what one is saying

그렇소

geureokso — That is so; formal affirmation meaning 'yes, correct'

하지만

hajiman — However; conjunction indicating contrast or exception

나는

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

제안한

jeanhan — Proposed, suggested; past attributive form of 제안하다

대로

daero — As; according to; following a certain method or plan

재수색을

jaesusaegeul — Re-search, second search; object form of 재수색

했소

haetso — Did (it); formal past tense of 하다

내가

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

알고

algo — Knowing; connective form of 알다 (to know)

있었듯이

isseotdeusi — Just as (I) had known; evidential connective clause

그것은

geugeoseun — That thing (topic); pronoun referring to previously mentioned object

모두

modu — All, entirely; refers to the whole without exception

헛수고였소

heotsugoYeotso — It was futile effort; wasted work, all in vain

현상금이

hyeonsanggeum-i — The reward money (subject); bounty offered for something

얼마라고

eolmaRago — How much (quoted); asking about the amount of reward

하셨소

hasyeotso — You said; formal honorific past tense of 하다

물었다

mureotda — Asked; past tense of 묻다 (to ask a question)

아

a — Ah; exclamation expressing realization or surprise

굉장히

goengjanghi — Enormously, tremendously; adverb expressing great degree

많소

manso — There is a lot; formal declarative of 많다

매우

maeu — Very, extremely; adverb intensifying adjectives or adverbs

후한

huhan — Generous, liberal; describing a large or ample amount

현상금이오

hyeonsanggeum-io — It is the reward money; formal declarative statement

정확히

jeonghwakhi — Exactly, precisely; adverb meaning with full accuracy

얼마인지는

eolmainjineun — As for how much it is; indirect question with topic marker

말하고

malhago — Saying, telling; connective form of 말하다

싶지

sipji — Do not want to; negated desire connective form

않소

anso — Do not; formal negative ending for a statement

한

han — One; numeral adjective meaning a single thing

가지는

gajineun — One thing (topic); 가지 meaning kind/type/thing

말할

malhal — Will say, can say; future attributive form of 말하다

수

su — Ability, possibility; bound noun expressing capability

있소

itso — There is; formal declarative of 있다

그

geu — That; demonstrative adjective referring to mentioned item

편지를

pyeonjireul — The letter (object); written correspondence, object marker

나에게

naege — To me; dative form indicating recipient of an action

가져다

gajyeoda — Bring (over); connective form of 가져다주다

줄

jul — Will give; future attributive/ability form of 주다

있는

inneun — Who is able; present attributive form of 있다

사람에게라면

saramegeRamyeon — If it is to the person who; conditional with dative

오만

oman — Fifty thousand; the number 50,000 in Korean

개인

gaein — Personal, individual; adjective meaning private or personal

수표를

supyoreul — A check (object); written bank check, object marker

기꺼이

gikkeoi — Willingly, gladly; adverb meaning with pleasure or readiness

내줄

naejul — Will hand over; future attributive form of 내주다

사실은

sasireun — The truth is; topic phrase meaning in fact or actually

날이

nari — Days (subject); subject marker attached to 날 (day)

갈수록

galsurok — As time passes; the more it goes, increasingly so

점점

jeomjeom — Gradually, more and more; adverb of progressive change

더

deo — More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree

중요해지고

jungyohaejigo — Becoming important; connective form of 중요해지다

그리고

geurigo — And; conjunction connecting clauses or sentences

현상금은

hyeonsanggeumeun — The reward (topic); bounty with topic marker attached

최근에

choegeune — Recently, lately; adverbial phrase meaning in recent times

두

du — Two; numeral used before a noun (native Korean)

배로

baero — By double; 배 means multiple/times, instrumental form

늘었소

neureotso — It has increased; formal past tense of 늘다

세

se — Three; native Korean numeral used before nouns

배가

baega — Times (subject); multiple, subject marker attached

된다

doenda — Becomes; present tense of 되다 meaning to become

해도

haedo — Even if (one) does; concessive connective of 하다

지금까지

jigeumkkaji — Until now, up to this point; temporal adverb phrase

것

geot — Thing; bound noun referring to an object or fact

이상은

isangeun — More than; beyond a certain point, topic marker

할

hal — Will do; future attributive form of 하다

없을

eopseul — Will not be able to; future attributive of 없다

것이오

geosio — It will be; formal declarative bound noun ending

글쎄요

geulsseyo — Well, hmm; hesitant response indicating uncertainty or thought

자신의

jasin-ui — One's own; possessive form of 자신 (oneself, self)

파이프

paipeu — Pipe; smoking pipe, borrowed word from English

연기를

yeongireul — Smoke (object); the smoke produced while smoking

내뿜는

naeppumneun — Blowing out, puffing out; present attributive of 내뿜다

사이사이에

saisaie — In between intervals; during the pauses or gaps

느릿느릿하게

neuritneuritahage — Slowly, sluggishly; adverb describing very slow movement

말했다

malhaetda — Said, spoke; plain past tense of 말하다

정말

jeongmal — Really, truly; adverb emphasizing sincerity or truth

생각하건대

saenggakhageon-dae — In my opinion, I think; formal deliberative connective

당신은

dangsin-eun — You (topic); formal second-person pronoun with topic marker

이

i — This; demonstrative adjective referring to nearby thing

문제에서

munje-eseo — In this matter; locative form of 문제 (problem/issue)

최선을

choeseon-eul — Best effort (object); doing one's utmost, object marker

다하지

dahaji — Not doing fully; connective negation of 다하다 (to exhaust)

않은

aneun — Did not; past negative attributive form of 않다

같소

gatso — It seems; formal declarative of 같다 (to seem/appear)

좀

jom — A little, somewhat; softening adverb in requests

생각엔

saenggagen — In one's thinking; colloquial form of 생각에는

어떻소

eotteokso — How about it? What do you think? Formal question

어떻게요

eotteokkeyo — How so? In what way? Polite question asking manner

어떤

eotteon — What kind of, which; interrogative or indefinite adjective

방식으로

bangsigeuro — By what method; instrumental form of 방식 (method/way)

글쎄

geulssse — Well, hmm; hesitant filler expressing uncertainty

조언을

joeon-eul — Advice (object); counsel given to someone, object marker

구할

guhal — Will seek, obtain; future attributive of 구하다

수도

sudo — Could also; possibility with additive particle 도

대한

daehan — Regarding, about; attributive form of 대하다

이야기를

iyagireul — Story, tale (object); narrative or conversation, object marker

기억하시오

gieokhashio — Please remember; formal imperative of 기억하다

아니오

anio — No; formal negative response in Korean

같은

gateun — Such, like; attributive form of 같다 meaning similar

건

geon — Thing (contracted); colloquial form of 것은

집어치우시오

jibeochwiushio — Drop it, forget it; formal imperative to stop mentioning

그렇고말고요

geureokgomalgoyo — Of course, absolutely; emphatic affirmative agreement

그를

geureul — Him (object); third-person pronoun with object marker

욕해도

yokhaedo — Even if you insult; concessive form of 욕하다

좋소

jokso — It is fine/good; formal declarative of 좋다

옛날

yeennal — Old times, long ago; referring to the distant past

옛적에

yeotjeoge — In ancient times; adverbial phrase meaning once upon a time

부유한

buyuhan — Wealthy, rich; adjective describing financial prosperity

구두쇠가

gudushoega — A miser (subject); stingy person who hoards money

의학적

uihakjeok — Medical; adjective relating to medicine or healthcare

소견을

sogyeon-eul — Opinion, view (object); professional medical judgment

공짜로

gongjjaro — For free, gratis; adverb meaning without payment

얻어낼

eodeonael — Will extract, obtain; future attributive of 얻어내다

계획을

gyehoek-eul — A plan (object); scheme or intention, object marker

꾸몄소

kkumyeotso — Devised, plotted; formal past tense of 꾸미다

목적을

Purpose, goal (object); aim or objective, object marker

위해

wihae — For the sake of; in order to achieve a goal

사적인

sajeok-in — Private, personal; adjective describing unofficial setting

자리에서

jarie-seo — In a setting/place; locative form of 자리 (place/seat)

평범한

pyeongbeomhan — Ordinary, commonplace; adjective meaning nothing special

대화를

daehwaleul — Conversation (object); dialogue between people, object marker

꾸며내어

kkumyeonaeo — Having fabricated; connective form of 꾸며내다

그는

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

증상을

jeungsang-eul — Symptoms (object); signs of illness, object marker

마치

machi — Just like, as if; adverb introducing a comparison

가상의

gasang-ui — Fictional, hypothetical; possessive adjective for imaginary person

인물의

inmul-ui — Of the person/character; possessive of 인물 (figure)

것인

geosin — Which is; attributive form of the bound noun 것

양

yang — As if, pretending; bound noun meaning 'appearance of'

의사에게

uisa-ege — To the doctor; dative form of 의사 (physician/doctor)

슬며시

seulmyeosi — Stealthily, quietly; adverb meaning in a subtle manner

내비쳤소

naebichyeotso — Hinted, revealed subtly; formal past of 내비치다