White nights, and other stories — Page 4

Vocabulary

그들은

geudeureun — They (subject marker attached, topic form)

기둥도

gidungdo — Even the pillars; columns included

처마

cheoma — Eaves of a traditional roof

장식도

jangsikdo — Even the decorations; ornaments too

아무것도

amugeotdo — Nothing at all; not anything

봐주지

bwajuji — Not doing the favor of looking after

않았고

anatgo — Did not; negative past tense connector

나의

naui — My; belonging to me

가여운

gayeoun — Pitiful; poor; deserving of sympathy

작은

jageun — Small; little; tiny

친구는

chingguneun — As for the friend; the friend (topic)

카나리아처럼

kanaricheorom — Like a canary; resembling a canary bird

노랗게

norakge — In a yellow manner; turning yellow

되어버렸다

doeeobeolyeotda — Ended up becoming; turned into completely

그것은

geugeosin — That thing; it (topic marker attached)

나를

nareul — Me; myself (object marker attached)

거의

geoui — Almost; nearly; practically

구역질

guyeokjil — Nausea; feeling of wanting to vomit

나게

nage — So as to arise; causing to come out

만들었다

mandeuleotda — Made; caused; created something

그리고

geurigo — And; and then; furthermore

지금까지도

jigeumkkajido — Even until now; still to this day

나는

naneun — I; me (topic marker attached)

천상의

cheonsangui — Of heaven; celestial; heavenly

제국

jeguk — Empire; imperial nation or realm

색으로

saegeuro — With the color; using the color

칠해진

chilhaejin — Painted; coated with paint or color

그

geu — That; the (demonstrative determiner)

흉측해진

hyungcheukhaejin — Having become hideous; grown grotesque

친구를

chinggureul — Friend (object marker attached)

방문할

bangmunhal — To visit; intending to visit

용기가

yonggiga — Courage; bravery (subject marker attached)

나지

naji — Does not arise; not coming forth

않는다

anneunda — Does not; declarative negative present tense

이제

ije — Now; at this point; from now on

독자여

dokjayeo — O reader; address to the reader

내가

naega — I; me (subject marker attached)

어떤

eotteon — What kind of; some; a certain

의미에서

uimieseo — In the sense of; in terms of meaning

전체와

jeonchewa — With the whole; entire city included

알고

algo — Knowing; being acquainted with

지내는지

jinaeneуnji — Whether one gets along; how one lives

이해하셨을

ihaehasyeosseul — Would have understood; must have comprehended

것이다

geosida — It is the case that; declarative ending

이미

imi — Already; by now; previously

불안의

buranuи — Of anxiety; pertaining to unease

원인을

wonineul — The cause; reason (object marker attached)

짐작하기

jimjakagi — To guess; to surmise or estimate

전까지

jeonkkaji — Until before; up to the point before

꼬박

kkobak — Fully; without interruption; the whole time

사흘

saheul — Three days

동안

dongan — During; for a period of time

걱정스러웠다고

geokjeongseureoweotdago — Said that one was worried; reported anxiety

말한

malhan — Said; having spoken or stated

바

ba — The fact that; having done (nominalizer)

있다

itda — To exist; to be; there is

거리에서도

georiesedo — Even on the street; in the streets too

마음이

maeumi — The mind; heart (subject marker attached)

편치

pyeonchi — Not comfortable; uneasy (contracted form)

않았다

anatda — Was not; did not; negative past declarative

이

i — This; this person (demonstrative)

사람도

saramdo — Even this person; this person too

가버렸고

Went away and; left completely (connector)

저

jeo — That (over there); that person

가버렸는데

gabeoryeonneunde — Has gone away, but; left (contrast connector)

다른

dareun — Other; different; another

사람은

sarameun — As for the person; the person (topic)

어떻게

eotteoke — How; in what way; by what means

되었을까

doeeosseulkka — What could have become; I wonder what happened

집에서도

jibesedo — Even at home; in the house too

내

nae — My; mine (possessive)

자신이

jasini — Oneself (subject marker attached)

아닌

anin — Not being; that is not

것

geot — Thing; fact; nominalized concept

같았다

gatatta — Seemed like; felt as if; appeared to be

이틀

iteul — Two days

저녁

jeonyeok — Evening; dinner time

방구석에

bangguseoge — In the corner of the room

무엇이

mueosi — What; what thing (subject marker attached)

잘못되었는지

jalmotdoeeonneunji — Whether something went wrong; what is amiss

왜

wae — Why; for what reason

안에서

aneseo — Inside; from within

그토록

geutorok — So much; to that extent; that greatly

불편함을

bulpyeonhameul — Discomfort; inconvenience (object marker attached)

느끼는지

neukkineуnji — Whether one feels; why one feels

머리를

meorireul — Head (object marker attached)

쥐어짜며

jwieojjamyeo — While wracking one's brain; squeezing head

생각했다

saenggakhaetda — Thought; pondered; reflected on something

당혹스러운

danghokseureoun — Perplexed; bewildered; embarrassingly confused

마음으로

maeumeuro — With a heart of; with a mind of

때

ttae — Time; moment; occasion; when

묻은

mudeun — Stained; soiled; covered with dirt

초록색

choroksaek — Green color; shade of green

벽들을

byeokdeureul — The walls (plural object marker attached)

성공적으로

seonggongjeokuro — Successfully; in a successful manner

성장을

seongjangel — Growth; development (object marker attached)

도운

doun — Having helped; assisted (modifier form)

거미줄로

geomijullo — With cobwebs; using spider webs

뒤덮인

dwideopin — Covered over; blanketed; completely overlaid

천장을

cheonjangel — The ceiling (object marker attached)

훑어보았다

hulteobоatda — Scanned; looked over; surveyed carefully

가구를

gagureul — Furniture (object marker attached)

모두

modu — All; everyone; everything together

살펴보고

salpyeobogo — After examining; looking over carefully and

의자

uija — Chair; seat

하나하나를

hanahānareul — Each one by one (object marker attached)

점검하며

jeomgeomhamyeo — While inspecting; checking each item

문제가

munjega — Problem; issue (subject marker attached)

거기에

geogie — There; in that place

있는지

inneunji — Whether something exists; if there is

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because; the reason being that

하나라도

haناrado — Even one; at least one of them

전날과

jeonnalgwa — Compared to the previous day; with yesterday

같은

gateun — Same; identical; alike

위치에

In the position; at the location

놓여

noyeo — Placed; set down; situated

있지

itji — Is placed; exists (negative construction)

않으면

aneumyeon — If not; unless it is the case

아니기

anigi — Being not; the fact of not being

때문이다

ttaemunida — It is because; the reason is

창문을

changmuneul — The window (object marker attached)

바라보았지만

baraboatjiman — Looked at it, but; gazed yet

허사였다

heosayeotda — Was in vain; proved futile; useless

조금도

jogeumdo — Not even a little; not at all

나아지지

naajiji — Getting better; improving (negative construction)