The Yellow Wallpaper — Page 13

Vocabulary

그는

geu-neun — He (subject marker attached); refers to a male person

나

na — I; first-person singular pronoun in Korean

자신

ja-sin — Oneself; reflexive pronoun meaning self

외에는

oe-e-neun — Besides; other than; except for someone or something

아무도

a-mu-do — Nobody; no one at all (used with negatives)

나를

na-reul — Me; first-person singular object form

벗어나게

beo-seo-na-ge — To escape from; to break free from something

해줄

hae-jul — To do (something) for someone; causative helper form

수

su — Ability or possibility; used in 'can' constructions

없으며

eop-seu-myeo — There is not; does not exist (and furthermore)

내가

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

의지력과

ui-ji-ryeok-gwa — Willpower and; strength of will combined with something

자제력을

ja-je-ryeo-geul — Self-control (object form); ability to restrain oneself

발휘하여

bal-hwi-ha-yeo — To exercise; to demonstrate or exert one's ability

어리석은

eo-ri-seo-geun — Foolish; stupid; unwise (adjective modifying a noun)

공상에

gong-sang-e — In fantasy; into daydream or idle imagination

휩쓸리지

hwip-sseul-li-ji — To be swept away by; to be carried along helplessly

말아야

ma-ra-ya — Must not; should refrain from doing something

한다고

han-da-go — Says that (he/she) does; indirect quotation marker

말한다

mal-han-da — Says; speaks; states something to someone

한

han — One; a; single (numeral or article-like modifier)

가지

ga-ji — Kind; type; sort of thing (used with numbers)

위안이

wi-an-i — Comfort; consolation (subject form in a sentence)

되는

doe-neun — Becomes; that which becomes or serves as something

것은

geo-seun — The thing that; nominalizer with topic marker attached

아기가

a-gi-ga — The baby (subject form); infant as sentence subject

건강하고

geon-gang-ha-go — Is healthy and; in good health (connective form)

행복하며

haeng-bok-ha-myeo — Is happy and; expressing happiness with further continuation

이

i — This; demonstrative adjective for nearby objects

끔찍한

kkeum-jji-kan — Horrible; dreadful; terrible (adjective before noun)

벽지가

byeok-ji-ga — Wallpaper (subject form); paper covering walls of a room

있는

in-neun — That exists; present; existing (modifier form of 있다)

아이방을

a-i-bang-eul — Child's room (object form); nursery or kid's bedroom

함께

ham-kke — Together; jointly; in company with someone

써야

sseo-ya — Must use; have to share or utilize something

할

hal — To do; will do (future/modifying form of 하다)

필요가

pil-ryo-ga — Need (subject form); necessity for something

없다는

eop-da-neun — That there is no need; quoting non-existence of necessity

것이다

geo-si-da — It is the fact that; nominalizing copula construction

우리가

u-ri-ga — We (subject form); our group as sentence subject

방을

bang-eul — Room (object form); a room in a house or building

쓰지

sseu-ji — Use; to write or use (negative construction base)

않았더라면

an-at-deo-ra-myeon — If we had not; contrary-to-fact past conditional form

그

geu — That; the (demonstrative adjective for distant noun)

귀한

gwi-han — Precious; dear; valuable (adjective before a noun)

아이가

a-i-ga — The child (subject form); a young child or kid

했을

haet-seul — Would have done; past hypothetical modifier form

얼마나

eol-ma-na — How much; how; to what degree or extent

다행스러운

da-haeng-seu-reo-un — Fortunate; lucky; what a relief (adjective form)

세상

se-sang — World; the whole world; all of existence

무엇을

mu-eo-seul — What (object form); asking about or referring to anything

준다

jun-da — Gives; to give something to someone

해도

hae-do — Even if (one) does; concessive connector meaning despite

나는

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

내

nae — My; first-person possessive pronoun form

아이를

a-i-reul — Child (object form); referring to one's own child

감수성이

gam-su-seong-i — Sensitivity (subject form); emotional or artistic sensitivity

예민한

ye-min-han — Sensitive; sharp; easily affected emotionally or physically

작은

ja-geun — Small; little; tiny (adjective modifying a noun)

존재를

jon-jae-reul — Being; existence; creature (object form of 존재)

이런

i-reon — This kind of; such; of this sort or nature

방에서

bang-e-seo — In a room; from a room (location marker attached)

살게

sal-ge — To live (causative/intention form); letting someone live

하지

ha-ji — Do not; negative command or intention (base form)

않을

an-eul — Will not; future negative modifier form

전에는

jeo-ne-neun — Before (that time); prior to a particular event

그런

geu-reon — Such; that kind of; of that sort

생각을

saeng-ga-geul — Thought; idea (object form); thinking about something

해본

hae-bon — Tried; having attempted or experienced doing something

적이

jeo-gi — Time; occasion (subject form); used in experience expressions

없었지만

eop-seot-ji-man — There was not; did not exist, but (concessive past)

결국

gyeol-guk — In the end; ultimately; after all is said

여기에

yeo-gi-e — Here; in this place (location marker attached)

머물게

meo-mul-ge — To stay; to remain at a place (causative form)

일이다

il-i-da — It is a matter of; it is the thing/situation

아시다시피

a-si-da-si-pi — As you know; as you are aware (formal expression)

아기보다

a-gi-bo-da — Than a baby; comparative particle attached to baby

훨씬

hwol-ssin — Much more; far more; by a considerable degree

더

deo — More; additionally; to a greater degree

잘

jal — Well; skillfully; in a good or able manner

견딜

gyeon-dil — To endure; to bear; to withstand hardship (modifier)

있으니까

i-sseu-ni-kka — Because (one) can; since there is ability to do

물론

mul-lon — Of course; naturally; needless to say

그들에게

geu-deu-re-ge — To them; directed toward those people (dative form)

대해

dae-hae — About; regarding; concerning a topic

이상

i-sang — More; any further; beyond this point

언급하지

eon-geup-ha-ji — To mention; to bring up a topic (negative base form)

않는다

an-neun-da — Does not; present tense negative ending form

너무

neo-mu — Too; excessively; very much so

현명하니까

hyeon-myeong-ha-ni-kka — Because (they are) wise; since so clever and prudent

하지만

ha-ji-man — But; however; nevertheless (conjunctive word)

그래도

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

계속

gye-sok — Continuously; keeps on; without stopping

그것을

geu-geo-seul — It (object form); that thing as sentence object

지켜본다

ji-kyeo-bon-da — Watches; observes closely; keeps an eye on something

저

jeo — That (over there); distal demonstrative adjective

벽지

byeok-ji — Wallpaper; decorative paper applied to room walls

안에는

an-e-neun — Inside; within (topic marker attached to location)

나만

na-man — Only I; just me and no one else

알고

al-go — Knowing; knows (connective form of 알다)

있고

it-go — There is and; exists (connective copula form)

앞으로도

ap-eu-ro-do — From now on also; into the future as well

영원히

yeong-won-hi — Forever; eternally; for all time

알게

al-ge — To come to know; will know (resultative form)

될

doel — Will become; future modifier form of 되다

것들이

geot-deul-i — Things (subject form); plural nominalizer as subject

있다

it-da — There is; to exist; to be present

겉의

geo-che — Of the outer surface; exterior's (possessive form)

무늬

mu-nui — Pattern; design; decorative motif on a surface

뒤에서

dwi-e-seo — From behind; from the back of something

희미한

hi-mi-han — Faint; dim; vague; barely visible or perceptible

형체들이

hyeong-che-deul-i — Shapes; forms; figures (plural subject form)

날이

na-ri — Days (subject form); as the days pass by

갈수록

gal-su-rok — As time goes on; increasingly; more and more

뚜렷해진다

ttu-ryeot-hae-jin-da — Becomes clearer; grows more distinct over time

그것은

geu-geo-seun — It (topic form); that thing as sentence topic

항상

hang-sang — Always; at all times; constantly

같은

ga-teun — Same; identical; of the same kind

형체인데

hyeong-che-in-de — It is the same shape, but; contrasting copula form

다만

da-man — Only; merely; just; with the exception that

매우

mae-u — Very; extremely; to a great degree

많다

man-ta — There are many; numerous; a lot of something

그리고

geu-ri-go — And; also; furthermore (additive conjunction)

마치

ma-chi — Just as if; as though; seemingly like something

여자가

yeo-ja-ga — A woman (subject form); female person as subject

몸을

mo-meul — Body (object form); physical body of a person

구부리고

gu-bu-ri-go — Bending; stooping over (connective form of 구부리다)

기어

gi-eo — Crawling; creeping (connective form of 기다)

다니는

da-ni-neun — Goes around; moves about continuously (modifier form)

것

geot — Thing; matter; nominalizer for verbs/adjectives

같다

gat-da — Seems like; appears to be; is similar to

조금도

jo-geum-do — Not even a little; not at all (with negative)

좋지

jo-chi — Good; nice (used in negative: not good at all)

않다

an-ta — Is not; does not (general negative verb ending)

궁금하다

gung-geum-ha-da — To be curious; to wonder about something

생각하기

saeng-gak-ha-gi — Thinking; to think (nominalized verb form)

시작한다

si-jak-han-da — Begins; starts (to do something) in present tense

이곳에서

i-go-se-seo — From this place; at this location (locative form)

데려가

de-ryeo-ga — Takes (someone) away; leads someone to another place

주었으면

ju-eo-sseu-myeon — If (someone) would give; wishful conditional past form

상태에

sang-tae-e — About condition; regarding one's state or situation

이야기하는

i-ya-gi-ha-neun — Talking; speaking about something (modifier form)

어렵다

eo-ryeop-da — Is difficult; hard; not easy to do or achieve

현명하고

hyeon-myeong-ha-go — Is wise and; clever (connective adjective form)

또

tto — Also; again; in addition to that

너무나

neo-mu-na — So very; extremely; excessively so (emphatic form)

사랑하기

sa-rang-ha-gi — Loving; to love (nominalized verb form)

때문에

ttae-mu-ne — Because of; due to; on account of

어젯밤에

eo-jet-bam-e — Last night; on the previous night

시도해

si-do-hae — Tried; attempted (connective form of 시도하다)

보았다

bo-at-da — Saw; looked; tried doing (past tense of 보다)

달빛이

dal-bi-chi — Moonlight (subject form); light from the moon

비치는

bi-chi-neun — Shining; reflecting light (present modifier form)

밤이었다

bam-i-eot-da — It was a night; past tense copula with night

달은

da-reun — The moon (topic form); moon as sentence topic

태양처럼

tae-yang-cheo-reom — Like the sun; in the manner of the sun

사방으로

sa-bang-eu-ro — In all directions; toward every side or corner

빛을

bi-cheul — Light (object form); rays of light as object

비춘다

bi-chun-da — Shines; illuminates; casts light in present tense