Learn Korean with K-Pop: Odd Eye Circle – Uncover

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Here’s a full breakdown of the grammar and vocabulary of the lyrics of “Uncover” by Odd Eye Circle. Repeated lines and lyrics entirely in English are omitted.

Vocabulary

Nouns

  • 뒤 – back, behind
  • 비밀 – secret
  • 문 – door
  • 틈 – gap
  • 숨 – breath
  • 베일 – veil
  • 감각 – sensation
  • 경계 – boundary
  • 안 – inside
  • 오션 – ocean
  • 마음 – heart, feeling
  • 미로 – labyrinth, maze
  • 몸짓 – gesture, motion
  • 세계 – world
  • 끝 – end
  • 날 – day
  • 느낌 – feeling
  • 시공간 – spacetime
  • 한계 – limit, boundary

Verbs

  • 숨다 – to hide
  • 두근대다 – to have a pounding heart
  • 열다 – to open
  • 채우다 – to fill
  • 가까워지다 – to become near
  • 지다 – to become (auxiliary verb)
  • 드러나다 – to appear
  • 피어나다 – to bloom, to appear, to rise
  • 깨우다 – to wake someone up
  • 가다 – to go (also used as an auxiliary verb indicating a continuous action from the present into the future, a gradual change, or a movement away from the speaker)
  • 이끌리다 – to be attracted
  • 지나다 – to pass (by, beyond, also of time)
  • 알다 – to know, to understand
  • 데려가다 – to take someone away
  • 차오르다 – to rise, to fill up
  • 숨쉬다 – to breathe
  • 스며들다 – to permeate
  • 부르다 – to name, to call out, to sing, to shout
  • 물들다 – to be glowing, to be colored
  • 주다 – to give (also used as an auxiliary verb meaning “to do something for someone”)
  • 더하다 – to add, to increase
  • 태어나다 – to be born

Adjectives (descriptive verbs)

  • 위험하다 – to be dangerous
  • 괜찮다 – to be good, to be OK
  • 아찔하다 – to be dizzy
  • 달콤하다 – to be sweet
  • 가깝다 – to be near
  • 새롭다 – to be new
  • 아슬하다 – to be risky
  • 놀랍다 – to be surprising, to be astonishing
  • 아름답다 – to be beautiful

Adverbs

  • 살짝 – subtly, slightly
  • 깊이 – deeply
  • 조금씩 – bit by bit
  • 더 – more
  • 처음 – first time
  • 다시 – again

Pronouns

  • 내 – my (contraction of 나의) (informal)
  • 너 – you (informal)
  • 나 – I, me (informal)
  • 아무도 – anything, nothing, no one

Determiners

  • 이 – this

Other words

  • 것 – thing

Grammar

Particles

  • -의 – possessive marker
  • -을/를 – object marker
    • -을 after consonants
    • -를 after vowels
  • -과/와 – and, with
    • -과 after consonants
    • -와 after vowels
  • -이/가 – subject marker
    • -이 after consonants
    • -가 after vowels
  • -마다 – every, each
  • -(으)로 – using…, with… (instrumental particle)
    • -으로 after consonants
    • -로 after vowels or ㄹ
  • -까지 – until

Verbs/adjective forms and endings

  • -아도/어도/해도 – even if…
    • -아도 if the last vowel in the stem is ㅗ or ㅏ
    • -어도 if the last vowel in the stem is not ㅗ or ㅏ
    • -해도 if the verb/adjective ends with -하다
  • -아/어/해 – present tense, intimate style
    • -아 if the last vowel in the stem is ㅗ or ㅏ
    • -어 if the last vowel in the stem is not ㅗ or ㅏ
    • -해 if the verb/adjective ends with -하다
  • -ㅁ/음 – turn a verb or adjective into a noun (more formal than -기)
    • -ㅁ if the stem ends in a vowel or ㄹ
    • -음 if the stem ends in a consonant
  • -ㄴ/은 – describing nouns with verbs in the past
    • -ㄴ if the stem ends in a vowel
    • -은 if the stem ends in a consonant
  • -ㄹ/을 때 – when
    • -ㄹ if the stem ends in a vowel
    • -을 if the stem ends in a consonant
  • -ㄹ/을 듯하다 – it looks like, it feels like (future tense)
    • -ㄹ if the stem ends in a vowel
    • -을 if the stem ends in a consonant
  • -아/어/해지다 – to become
    • -아지다 if the last vowel in the stem is ㅗ or ㅏ
    • -어지다 if the last vowel in the stem is not ㅗ or ㅏ
    • -해지다 if the verb/adjective ends with -하다
  • -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present
  • -ㄴ/은/는 – describing nouns with adjectives
    • -ㄴ if the stem ends in a vowel
    • -은 if the stem ends in a consonant
    • -는 if the adjective ends in -있다 or -없다
  • -아/어/해 가다 – indicates a continuous action from the present into the future, a gradual change, or a movement away from the speaker
    • -아 if the last vowel in the stem is ㅗ or ㅏ
    • -어 if the last vowel in the stem is not ㅗ or ㅏ
    • -해 if the verb/adjective ends with -하다
  • -ㄹ/을 수 없다 – can’t
    • -ㄹ if the stem ends in a vowel
    • -을 if the stem ends in a consonant
  • -던 – indicates a repeated action in the past that doesn’t happen anymore, an ongoing action in the past, or a past state being remembered
  • -게 되다 – to end up doing something
  • -ㄴ/은 듯하다 – it looks like, it feels like (past tense)
    • -ㄴ if the stem ends in a vowel
    • -은 if the stem ends in a consonant
  • -아/어/해 주다 – to do something for someone
    • -아 if the last vowel in the stem is ㅗ or ㅏ
    • -어 if the last vowel in the stem is not ㅗ or ㅏ
    • -해 if the verb/adjective ends with -하다
  • -ㄹ래/을래 – I want to, I’m going to
    • -ㄹ래 if the stem ends in a vowel
    • -을래 if the stem ends in a consonant
  • -아/어/해 – connect verbs, with the first action impacting the second one
    • -아 if the last vowel in the stem is ㅗ or ㅏ
    • -어 if the last vowel in the stem is not ㅗ or ㅏ
    • -해 if the verb/adjective ends with -하다

Lyrics breakdown

살짝 위험해도 괜찮아 = Even if it’s slightly dangerous, it’s OK

  • 살짝 – subtly, slightly
  • 위험해도 – even if it’s dangerous
    • 위험하다 – to be dangerous
    • -해도 – even if…
  • 괜찮아 – it’s OK
    • 괜찮다 – to be good, to be OK
    • -아 – present tense, intimate style

아찔함 뒤 숨은 달콤함 = The sweetness hidden behind the dizziness

  • 아찔함 – dizziness
    • 아찔하다 – to be dizzy
    • -ㅁ – turn a verb or adjective into a noun (more formal than -기)
  • 뒤 – back, behind
  • 숨은 – hidden
    • 숨다 – to hide
    • -은 – describing nouns with verbs in the past
  • 달콤함 – sweetness
    • 달콤하다 – to be sweet
    • -ㅁ – turn a verb or adjective into a noun (more formal than -기)

두근 두근대 깊이 숨은 내 비밀의 문을 열 때 = When the door of my deeply hidden secret is opened, my heart pounds

  • 두근 두근대 – my heart pounds (두근 repeated for emphasis)
    • 두근대다 – to have a pounding heart
    • -어 – present tense, intimate style (when the stem ends in ㅓ, ㅕ, ㅔ, or ㅐ, the -어 is dropped)
  • 깊이 – deeply
  • 숨은 – hidden
    • 숨다 – to hide
    • -은 – describing nouns with verbs in the past
  • 내 – my (contraction of 나의)
  • 비밀의 – of the secret
    • 비밀 – secret
    • -의 – possessive marker
  • 문을 – the door
    • 문 – door
    • -을 – object marker
  • 열 때 – when it opens
    • 열다 – to open
    • -ㄹ 때 – when

너와 나 = You and me

  • 너와 – and you
    • 너 – you
    • -와 – and, with
  • 나 – I, me

틈을 채울 듯 가까워진 숨 = A breath that became near, like it will fill the gap

  • 틈을 – gap
    • 틈 – gap
    • -을 – object marker
  • 채울 듯 – like it will fill
    • 채우다 – to fill
    • -ㄹ 듯하다 – it looks like, it feels like (future tense) (-하다 is omitted)
  • 가까워진 – that became near
    • 가까워지다 – to become near
      • 가깝다 – to be near
      • -어지다 – to become (ㅂ-irregular form)
    • -ㄴ – describing nouns with verbs in the past
  • 숨 – breath

조금씩 드러나는 베일 = The veil that’s revealed bit by bit

  • 조금씩 – bit by bit
  • 드러나는 – that appears
    • 드러나다 – to appear
    • -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present
  • 베일 – veil

새로운 감각이 피어나 = A new sensation blooms

  • 새로운 – new
    • 새롭다 – to be new
    • -은 – describing nouns with adjectives (ㅂ-irregular form)
  • 감각이 – sensation
    • 감각 – sensation
    • -이 – subject marker
  • 피어나 – bloom
    • 피어나다 – to bloom, to appear, to rise
    • -아 – present tense, intimate style

날 깨워가는 너의 이끌림 = Your attraction, that keeps waking me up

  • 날 – me (contraction of 나를)
    • 나 – I, me
    • -를 – object marker
  • 깨워가는 – that keeps waking up
    • 깨우다 – to wake someone up
    • -어 가다 – indicates a continuous action from the present into the future, a gradual change, or a movement away from the speaker
    • -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present
  • 너의 – your
    • 너 – you
    • -의 – possessive marker
  • 이끌림 – attraction
    • 이끌리다 – to be attracted
    • -ㅁ – turn a verb or adjective into a noun (more formal than -기)

아슬한 line 경계를 지나 = A risky line crosses the boundary

  • 아슬한 – risky
    • 아슬하다 – to be risky
    • -ㄴ – describing nouns with adjectives
  • 경계를 – boundary
    • 경계 – boundary
    • -를 – object marker
  • 지나 – cross
    • 지나다 – to pass (by, beyond, also of time)
    • -아 – present tense, intimate style

날 채워가는 걸 = The thing that keeps filling me

  • 날 – me (contraction of 나를)
    • 나 – I, me
    • -를 – object marker
  • 채워가는 걸 – the thing that keeps filling (contraction of 채워가는 것을)
    • 채우다 – to fill
    • -어 가다 – indicates a continuous action from the present into the future, a gradual change, or a movement away from the speaker
    • -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present
    • 것 – thing
    • -을 – object marker

아무도 알 수 없던 = That no one could know (the sentence continues with the next lyrics)

  • 아무도 – anything, nothing, no one
  • 알 수 없던 – that couldn’t know
    • 알다 – to know, to understand
    • -ㄹ 수 없다 – can’t (ㄹ-irregular form)
    • -던 – indicates a repeated action in the past that doesn’t happen anymore, an ongoing action in the past, or a past state being remembered

내 안의 오션 널 데려가 = I take you away in the ocean inside me (the sentence continues from the previous lyrics, together meaning “I take you away in the ocean inside me, that no one could know”)

  • 내 – my (contraction of 나의)
  • 안의 – of the inside
    • 안 – inside
    • -의 – possessive marker
  • 오션 – ocean
  • 널 – you (contraction of 너를)
    • 너 – you
    • -를 – object marker
  • 데려가 – takes away
    • 데려가다 – to take someone away
    • -아 – present tense, intimate style

더 차오르는 마음 something new = My heart that fills up more with something new

  • 더 – more
  • 차오르는 – that fills up
    • 차오르다 – to rise, to fill up
    • -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present
  • 마음 – heart, feeling

처음 알게 된 듯한 mystery = The mystery that it looks like I’ve ended up knowing for the first time

  • 처음 – first time
  • 알게 된 듯한 – that it looks like I’ve ended up knowing
    • 알다 – to know, to understand
    • -게 되다 – to end up doing something
    • -ㄴ 듯하다 – it looks like, it feels like (past tense)
    • -ㄴ – describing nouns with verbs in the past

숨쉴 때마다 스며들어 = Every time I breathe, it permeates me

  • 숨쉴 때마다 – every time I breathe
    • 숨쉬다 – to breathe
    • -ㄹ 때 – when
    • -마다 – every, each
  • 스며들어 – it permeates me (me is implied)
    • 스며들다 – to permeate
    • -어 – present tense, intimate style

조금씩 가까워져가 = It continues to become near bit by bit

  • 조금씩 – bit by bit
  • 가까워져가 – it continues to become near
    • 가까워지다 – to become near
      • 가깝다 – to be near
      • -어지다 – to become (ㅂ-irregular form)
    • -어 가다 – indicates a continuous action from the present into the future, a gradual change, or a movement away from the speaker
    • -아 – present tense, intimate style

알 수 없는 미로 = An unknowable labyrinth

  • 알 수 없는 – unknowable (literally: that can’t be known)
    • 알다 – to know, to understand
    • -ㄹ 수 없다 – can’t (ㄹ-irregular form)
    • -는 – describing nouns with adjectives
  • 미로 – labyrinth, maze

날 부르는 너의 lips = Your lips that call me

  • 날 – me (contraction of 나를)
    • 나 – I, me
    • -를 – object marker
  • 부르는 – that call
    • 부르다 – to name, to call out, to sing, to shout
    • -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present
  • 너의 – your
    • 너 – you
    • -의 – possessive marker

너로 물드는 몸짓 = A gesture that is colored with you

  • 너로 – with you
    • 너 – you
    • -로 – using…, with… (instrumental particle)
  • 물드는 – that is colored
    • 물들다 – to be glowing, to be colored
    • -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present (ㄹ-irregular form)
  • 몸짓 – gesture, motion

이 세계의 끝까지 날 = Until the last day of this world

  • 이 – this
  • 세계의 – of the world
    • 세계 – world
    • -의 – possessive marker
  • 끝까지 – until the end
    • 끝 – end
    • -까지 – until
  • 날 – day

데려가 줄래 = I want to take you away

  • 데려가 줄래 – I want to take you away (you is implied)
    • 데려가다 – to take someone away
    • -아 주다 – to do something for someone
    • -ㄹ래 – I want to, I’m going to

놀라워 아름다운 이 느낌 = This astonishing and beautiful feeling

  • 놀라워 – astonishing and
    • 놀랍다 – to be surprising, to be astonishing
    • -어 – connect verbs, with the first action impacting the second one (ㅂ-irregular form)
  • 아름다운 – beautiful
    • 아름답다 – to be beautiful
    • -은 – describing nouns with adjectives (ㅂ-irregular form)
  • 이 – this
  • 느낌 – feeling

시공간의 한계를 지나 = Cross the limit of the spacetime

  • 시공간의 – of the spacetime
    • 시공간 – spacetime
    • -의 – possessive marker
  • 한계를 – limit
    • 한계 – limit, boundary
    • -를 – object marker
  • 지나 – cross
    • 지나다 – to pass (by, beyond, also of time)
    • -아 – present tense, intimate style

널 더해가는 나 = I, who keep adding you

  • 널 – you (contraction of 너를)
    • 너 – you
    • -를 – object marker
  • 더해가는 – that keeps adding
    • 더하다 – to add, to increase
    • -해 가다 – indicates a continuous action from the present into the future, a gradual change, or a movement away from the speaker
    • -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present
  • 나 – I, me

내 안의 soul이 = The soul inside me

  • 내 – my (contraction of 나의)
  • 안의 – of the inside
    • 안 – inside
    • -의 – possessive marker
  • -이 – subject marker

다시 태어나 = Born again

  • 다시 – again
  • 태어나 – born
    • 태어나다 – to be born
    • -아 – present tense, intimate style

날 채워가는 like cherry blue = Like cherry blue that keeps filling me

  • 날 – me (contraction of 나를)
    • 나 – I, me
    • -를 – object marker
  • 채워가는 – that keeps filling
    • 채우다 – to fill
    • -어 가다 – indicates a continuous action from the present into the future, a gradual change, or a movement away from the speaker
    • -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present

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