White nights, and other stories — Page 8

Vocabulary

지나가는

jinaganеun — Passing by; describes someone walking past

모든

modeun — All, every; used before nouns to mean entirety

사람들이

saramdeuri — People (subject form); referring to a group of people

나에게

naege — To me; indirect object marker attached to first person

너무나

neomuna — Extremely, so very; intensifier expressing great degree

친근한

chingeunhan — Familiar, friendly; describing a warm, close feeling

눈빛을

nunbicheul — Gaze, look in one's eyes; eye expression (object form)

보내어

bonaeo — Sending, directing toward; sending a look or signal

마치

machi — Just as if, as though; used before similes

인사를

insareul — Greeting (object form); a bow or friendly acknowledgment

건네는

geonneneun — Handing over, extending; offering a greeting or item

것

geot — Thing, fact; nominalizing particle turning verb to noun

같았고

gatatkgo — Seemed like, appeared to be; past tense of 같다

그들

geudeul — They, them; third-person plural pronoun

모두

modu — All, everyone; referring to an entire group

무언가에

mueongae — At something; an unspecified thing as a cause

몹시

mopsi — Very much, intensely; strong adverb of degree

기뻐하는

gippeohanеun — Being joyful, rejoicing; present tense descriptive form

것처럼

geotcheoreom — As if, like; comparative particle attached to nominalizer

보였다

boyeotda — Appeared, seemed, looked; past tense of 보이다

그들은

geudeureun — They (topic form); third-person plural as sentence topic

한

han — One; numeral used before counters

명

myeong — Person (counter); counting unit for people

빠짐없이

ppajimeopsi — Without exception, not missing a single one

시가를

sigareul — Cigar (object form); a rolled tobacco product

피우고

piugo — Smoking, lighting; burning tobacco and continuing action

있었다

isseotda — Was doing, existed; past progressive or past state

그리고

geurigo — And, and then; conjunction linking sentences

나는

naneun — I (topic form); first-person singular as sentence topic

이전에

ijeone — Before, previously; indicating earlier time

번도

beondo — Not even once; counter for occurrences with negation

느껴본

neukyeobon — Having experienced, having felt; past experiential form

적

jeok — Time, instance; nominalizer for past experience

없는

eopneun — Not having, nonexistent; negative descriptive modifier

기쁨을

gippeumeul — Joy, happiness (object form); a feeling of delight

느꼈다

neukyeotda — Felt, experienced; past tense of 느끼다

내가

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

갑자기

gapjagi — Suddenly, all at once; unexpectedly without warning

있는

inneun — Being in, existing; present tense modifier of 있다

같았다

gatatda — Was like, seemed; past tense of 같다

도시의

dosieui — Of the city; possessive marker on 도시 (city)

벽

byeok — Wall; a vertical structure enclosing a space

사이에서

saieseo — Among, between; locative indicating space between things

거의

geoui — Almost, nearly; adverb indicating close approximation

숨이

sumi — Breath (subject form); referring to one's breathing

막힐

makhil — To be blocked, choked; future modifier of 막히다

듯

deut — As if, seemingly; particle expressing resemblance

지내던

jinaedeon — Who used to live; past habitual modifier of 지내다

나

na — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

같은

gateun — Like, same as; comparative modifier meaning similar

반쯤

banjjeum — Halfway, half; adverb indicating partial degree

병든

byeongdeun — Sick, diseased; modifier describing an ill state

도시인에게

dosiinege — To a city dweller; dative marker on city person

자연이

jayeoni — Nature (subject form); the natural world as subject

미치는

michineun — Exerting, reaching; present modifier of 미치다 (to affect)

영향이

yeonghyangi — Influence, effect (subject form); impact as subject

그토록

geuTorok — So, to such a degree; intensifier referencing extent

강렬했던

gangnyeolhaetdeon — Was intense, was strong; past descriptive modifier

것이다

geosida — It is the case that; explanatory sentence ending

주변의

jubyeoneui — Surrounding, around; possessive of surroundings

자연에는

jayeoneneun — In nature (topic form); natural environment as topic

말로

mallo — In words, with language; instrumental form of 말

표현할

pyohyeonhal — To express; future modifier of 표현하다

수

su — Ability, possibility; nominal used in 수 있다/없다

없을

eopseul — Cannot, to not have; future modifier of 없다

만큼

mankeum — As much as, to the extent of; comparative particle

감동적인

gamdongjeogín — Moving, touching; emotionally stirring or affecting

무언가가

mueongaga — Something (subject form); an unspecified thing as subject

있으니

isseuní — There is, because there is; causal connective of 있다

봄이

bomi — Spring (subject form); the season following winter

다가올

dagaol — Approaching, drawing near; future modifier of 다가오다

때

ttae — Time, moment, when; temporal noun indicating occasion

하늘로부터

haneullrobuteo — From the sky, from heaven; ablative of 하늘

부여받은

buyeobadeun — Bestowed, granted; received as a gift from above

힘과

himgwa — Strength and; conjunction connecting 힘 (strength)

능력을

neungnyeogeul — Ability, capacity (object form); one's potential or skill

다해

dahae — Using fully, exhausting all; doing with all one's might

잎을

ibeul — Leaves (object form); foliage of a plant

피워내고

piwonаego — Blooming, causing to open; making flowers or leaves emerge

스스로를

seuseureureul — Oneself (object form); reflexive pronoun as object

단장하며

danjanghamyeo — Adorning, decorating oneself; beautifying while continuing

꽃으로

kkocheuro — With flowers; instrumental marker on 꽃 (flower)

자신을

jasineul — Oneself (object form); reflexive pronoun as object

수놓을

sunoneul — To embroider, to adorn; future modifier of 수놓다

때가

ttaega — The time (subject form); the moment as subject

그러하다

geureohada — It is so, such is the case; affirmative copula

어쩐지

eojjeonji — Somehow, for some reason; expressing vague feeling

연약하고

yeonyakhago — Fragile and, delicate and; connecting weak quality

앓는

alneun — Suffering from, ailing; present modifier of 앓다

소녀가

sonyeoga — Girl (subject form); a young female as subject

떠오르지

tteooreuji — Coming to mind; negative connector of 떠오르다

않을

aneul — Not doing; future negative modifier of 않다

없는데

eopneunde — Cannot help but; cannot avoid with contrastive nuance

그

geu — That; demonstrative pronoun or determiner

소녀를

sonyeoreul — The girl (object form); young female as direct object

사람들은

saramdeureun — People (topic form); people in general as topic

때로는

ttaeroneun — Sometimes, at times; adverb of occasional occurrence

연민으로

yeonmineurо — With pity, with compassion; instrumental of 연민

공감

gonggam — Empathy, sympathy; sharing and understanding another's feelings

어린

eorin — Young; also used to mean tender or gentle here

사랑으로

sarangeuro — With love; instrumental form of 사랑 (love)

바라보고

barabogo — Looking at and; gazing while continuing another action

그냥

geunyang — Just, without reason; doing something carelessly or passively

눈여겨보지도

nunyeogеobojido — Not even paying attention; not even looking carefully

않는다

anneunda — Do not; plain present negative ending

그러나

geureona — However, but; adversative conjunction between clauses

한순간에

hansungane — In one moment, in an instant; suddenly at a point

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic form); third-person feminine as topic

우연인

uyeonin — Being coincidental, being accidental; modifier of coincidence

양

yang — As if, in the manner of; particle expressing pretense

설명할

seolmyeonghal — To explain; future modifier of 설명하다

없이

eopsi — Without; adverbial form of 없다 meaning lacking

사랑스럽고

sarangseureопго — Lovely and, adorable and; connecting endearing quality

아름다워지며

areumdawojimyeo — Becoming beautiful while; transforming beautifully continuously

감동과

gamdонggwa — Emotion and, moving feeling and; 감동 with conjunction

황홀에

hwanhole — In ecstasy, in enchantment; locative of 황홀

빠진

ppajin — Fallen into, immersed in; past modifier of 빠지다

사람은

sarameun — A person (topic form); a human being as topic

저

That (over there); distal demonstrative pronoun

슬프고

seulpeugо — Sad and; connecting sorrowful quality to next clause

사색에

sasaege — In contemplation, in thought; locative of 사색

잠긴

jamgin — Submerged in, locked in; past modifier of 잠기다

눈이

nuni — Eyes (subject form); the eyes as grammatical subject

어떤

eotteon — What kind of, some; interrogative or indefinite modifier

힘으로

himeuro — By what force, with what power; instrumental of 힘

불꽃처럼

bulkkotcheoreom — Like a flame, like fire; comparative using 불꽃

빛나게

bichnage — To shine, brightly; adverbial form causing to shine

되었는지

doeeotneunji — How it came to be; wondering about a past change

스스로에게

seuseuroege — To oneself; dative reflexive form of 스스로

묻지

mutji — To ask; negative connector of 묻다 (to ask)

없게

eopge — So as not to have; adverbial causative of 없다

된다

doenda — Becomes, comes to be; plain present tense of 되다

무엇이

mueosi — What (subject form); interrogative as grammatical subject

창백하고

changbaekago — Pale and; connecting pallid quality to next element

핏기

pitkgi — Color of blood, rosy color; healthy flush in cheeks

뺨에

ppyame — On the cheek; locative marker on 뺨 (cheek)

혈색을

hyeolsaegеul — Complexion, healthy color (object form); rosy skin tone

불러일으킨

bulleoireukín — Aroused, brought about; past modifier of 불러일으키다

것인가

geosingа — What is it that; rhetorical question nominalizer ending

부드러운

budeureoun — Soft, gentle; modifier describing delicate features

이목구비를

imokgubireul — Facial features (object form); eyes, nose, ears, mouth

열정으로

yeoljeongeuro — With passion; instrumental marker on 열정 (passion)

물들인

muldeulín — Dyed, tinged with; past modifier of 물들이다

가슴을

gaseumeul — Heart, chest (object form); the heart as direct object

두근거리게

dugeungeоrige — To make flutter; causing heart to pound adverbially

가련한

garyeonhan — Pitiful, poor, pitiable; describing someone evoking sympathy

소녀의

sonyeoui — Of the girl; possessive marker on 소녀

얼굴에

eolgure — On the face; locative marker on 얼굴 (face)

생명과

saengmyeonggwa — Life and; conjunction connecting 생명 (life)

아름다움을

areumdaumeul — Beauty (object form); the state of being beautiful

불러들여

bulleodeullyeo — Bringing in, summoning; drawing something toward oneself

환한

hwanhan — Bright, radiant; describing luminous or beaming quality

미소로

misoро — With a smile; instrumental form of 미소 (smile)

하고

hago — Making, doing and; connective form of 하다

밝고

balkgo — Bright and; connecting bright quality to next element

반짝이는

banjjakinеun — Sparkling, glittering; present modifier of 반짝이다

웃음으로

useumeuro — With laughter, with a smile; instrumental of 웃음

타오르게

taоreuге — To blaze, to flame up; adverbial form of 타오르다

당신은

dangsineun — You (topic form); second-person pronoun as topic

주위를

juwireul — Surroundings (object form); looking around one's environment

둘러보고

dulleobogo — Looking around and; glancing about while continuing

누군가를

nugungarеul — Someone (object form); an unspecified person as object

찾으며

chajеumyео — Searching for while; seeking someone simultaneously

짐작해본다

jimjakhaebonda — Makes a guess, surmises; trying to figure something out