Learn Korean with K-Pop: Chuu – Heart Attack

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Here’s a full breakdown of the grammar and vocabulary of the lyrics of “Heart Attack” by Chuu. Repeated lines and lyrics entirely in English are omitted.

Vocabulary

Nouns

• 날 – day
• 맘 – heart, feeling (contraction of 마음)
• 속 – inside
• 세상 – world
• 혼자 – alone, solitude
• 비밀 – secret
• 전부 – everything, all
• 걸음 – step
• 모습 – appearance
• 빛 – light
• 기분 – mood, feeling
• 빨간색 – red
• 기준 – standard, criterion
• 지구 – Earth
• 달 – moon (the Moon or any natural satellite of a planet)
• 불꽃 – flame, sparkle, fireworks
• 시간 – time
• 흐름 – flow
• 만큼 – the degree or extent to which
• 상상 – imagination
• 밤 – night
• 중독 – addiction, poisoning

Verbs

• 보다 – to see, to look at
• 열리다 – to open
• 지다 – to become (auxiliary verb)
• 알다 – to know, to understand
• 감추다 – to conceal
• 말하다 – to speak, to talk
• 향하다 – to face, to go towards
• 다가가다 – to approach
• 숨다 – to hide
• 만나다 – to meet
• 두근대다 – to have a pounding heart
• 주다 – to give (also used as an auxiliary verb meaning “to do something for someone”)
• 나다 – to come out, to occur
• 빠지다 – to fall into
• 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)
• 담다 – to put into
• 되다 – to become
• 멈추다 – to stop, to halt
• 떠오르다 – to arise, to remember
• 생각하다 – to think
• 정해지다 – to be decided, to be fixed
• 맴돌다 – to linger, to circle
• 튀다 – to spark, to splash, to bounce, to stand out
• 모르다 – to not know
• 퍼지다 – to spread, to diffuse
• 다가오다 – to approach
• 마주하다 – to face, to confront, to look at
• 느끼다 – to feel
• 가득하다 – to be full

Adjectives (descriptive verbs)

• 조용하다 – to be quiet, to be silent
• 새롭다 – to be new
• 빠르다 – to be fast, to be quick, to be soon, to be early
• 아찔하다 – to be dizzy
• 보다 – to seem
• 하얗다 – to be white
• 달콤하다 – to be sweet
• 선명하다 – to be clear, to be vivid

Adverbs

• 처음 – first time
• 유난히 – especially, unusually
• 딱 – precisely, strongly, suddenly
• 다 – all, everything
• 먼저 – first, early
• 점점 – gradually
• 더 – more
• 분명 – clearly, certainly
• 가득히 – fully
• 이런 – like this, such
• 없이 – without
• 자꾸 – repeatedly
• 많이 – a lot, many, much
• 가득 – fully, completely
• 끝없이 – endlessly
• 조금 – a bit
• 가까이 – closely
• 함께 – together
• 깊이 – deeply

Pronouns

• 우리 – we, us, our
• 내 – my (contraction of 나의) (informal)
• 나 – I, me (informal)
• 너 – you (informal)
• 저기 – over there

Determiners

• 모든 – every
• 이 – this

Numerals

• 한 – one (determiner form)
• 둘 – two

Other words

• 것 – thing
• -이다 – to be (copula)
• 반짝 – with a sparkle

Grammar

Particles

• -이/가 – subject marker
  • -이 after consonants
  • -가 after vowels
• -도 – too, also, even
• -에게 – to (dative particle)
• -을/를 – object marker
  • -을 after consonants
  • -를 after vowels
• -에 – because of, with, by
• -은/는 – topic marker
  • -은 after consonants
  • -는 after vowels
• -의 – possessive marker
• -에 – in, at, to (location/time marker)
• -들 – plural marker
• -(으)로 – into, toward
  • -으로 after consonants
  • -로 after vowels or ㄹ
• -처럼 – like, as, as if
• -조차 – even
• -만 – only

Verbs/adjective forms and endings

• -았던/었던/했던 – indicates a completed action in the past or a state that no longer exists
  • -았던 if the last vowel in the stem is ㅗ or ㅏ
  • -었던 if the last vowel in the stem is not ㅗ or ㅏ
  • -했던 if the verb/adjective ends with -하다
• -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
• -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/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
• -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
• -고 있다 – to be doing (progressive form)
• -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
• -고 싶다 – want to…
• -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
• -아/어/해 있다 – to be in a state
  • -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
• -게 되다 – to end up doing something
• -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present
• -ㄹ게/을게 – I will… (a promise to do something)
  • -ㄹ게 if the stem ends in a vowel
  • -을게 if the stem ends in a consonant
• -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
• -ㄴ가/은가/는가 – indicates a question or a guess, used with adjectives and -이다
  • -ㄴ가 if the stem ends in a vowel
  • -은가 if the stem ends in a consonant
  • -는가 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
• -았/었/했- – past tense marker
  • -았- if the last vowel in the stem is ㅗ or ㅏ
  • -었- if the last vowel in the stem is not ㅗ or ㅏ
  • -했- if the verb/adjective ends with -하다
• -더니 – since, because (recalling something and describing a consequence)
• -ㄹ/을 수 없다 – can’t
  • -ㄹ if the stem ends in a vowel
  • -을 if the stem ends in a consonant
• -아/어/해 버리다 – indicates a completed action, adding a feeling of regret or relief, or implicating a negative result
  • -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
• -듯 – like, as if (contraction of -듯이)
• -ㄹ/을 것이다 – future tense
  • -ㄹ if the stem ends in a vowel
  • -을 if the stem ends in a consonant
• -(으)면 – if, when
  • -면 if the stem ends in a vowel or ㄹ
  • -으면 if the stem ends in a consonant
• -는 듯하다 – it looks like, it feels like (present tense)
• -ㄹ/을 – describing nouns with verbs/adjectives in the future
  • -ㄹ if the stem ends in a vowel
  • -을 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
• -ㄴ/는다면 – if, with an emphasis on the fact that the verb is a supposition/assumption
  • -ㄴ다면 if the stem ends in a vowel
  • -는다면 if the stem ends in a consonant
• -게 – turn a verb or adjective into an adverb

Lyrics breakdown

우리 처음 봤던 날 = The day we first met

• 우리 – we, us, our
• 처음 – first time
• 봤던 – when it saw
  • 보다 – to see, to look at
  • -았던 – indicates a completed action in the past or a state that no longer exists
• 날 – day

조용했던 내 맘 속 = Inside my quiet heart

• 조용했던 – that was quiet
  • 조용하다 – to be quiet, to be silent
  • -했던 – indicates a completed action in the past or a state that no longer exists
• 내 – my (contraction of 나의)
• 맘 – heart, feeling (contraction of 마음)
• 속 – inside

새로운 세상이 열린 듯 = As if a new world has opened

• 새로운 – new
  • 새롭다 – to be new
  • -은 – describing nouns with adjectives (ㅂ-irregular form)
• 세상이 – world
  • 세상 – world
  • -이 – subject marker
• 열린 듯 – as if it has opened
  • 열리다 – to open
  • -ㄴ 듯하다 – it looks like, it feels like (past tense)

유난히 빨라지던 move = A move that becomes especially quick

• 유난히 – especially, unusually
• 빨라지던 – that becomes quick
  • 빠르다 – to be fast, to be quick, to be soon, to be early
  • -아지다 – to become
  • -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

나 혼자 알고 있었던 감춰진 내 비밀도 = Even my hidden secret that only I knew

• 나 – I, me
• 혼자 – alone, solitude
• 알고 있었던 – that I knew
  • 알다 – to know, to understand
  • -고 있다 – to be doing (progressive form)
  • -었던 – indicates a completed action in the past or a state that no longer exists
• 감춰진 – that became hidden
  • 감추다 – to conceal
  • -어지다 – to become
  • -ㄴ – describing nouns with verbs in the past
• 내 – my (contraction of 나의)
• 비밀도 – even the secret
  • 비밀 – secret
  • -도 – too, also, even

너에게 딱 내 전부 다 말하고 싶어지던 mood = The mood where I started wanting to tell you precisely my everything

• 너에게 – to you
  • 너 – you
  • -에게 – to (dative particle)
• 딱 – precisely, strongly, suddenly
• 내 – my (contraction of 나의)
• 전부 – everything, all
• 다 – all, everything
• 말하고 싶어지던 – that I started wanting to say
  • 말하다 – to speak, to talk
  • -고 싶다 – want to…
  • -어지다 – to become
  • -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

나 한 걸음 먼저 널 향해 먼저 다가간 모습에 = The fact that I took a step towards you first and I approached you because of your appearance

• 나 – I, me
• 한 – one (determiner form)
• 걸음 – step
• 먼저 – first, early
• 널 – you (contraction of 너를)
  • 너 – you
  • -를 – object marker
• 향해 – going towards and
  • 향하다 – to face, to go towards
  • -해 – connect verbs, with the first action impacting the second one
• 다가간 – that I approached
  • 다가가다 – to approach
  • -ㄴ – describing nouns with verbs in the past
• 모습에 – because of your appearance (your is implied)
  • 모습 – appearance
  • -에 – because of, with, by

숨어있던 날 만나게 돼 = I end up meeting my hidden self

• 숨어있던 – that was hiding
  • 숨다 – to hide
  • -어 있다 – to be in a state
  • -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
• 날 – me (contraction of 나를)
  • 나 – I, me
  • -를 – object marker
• 만나게 돼 – I end up meeting
  • 만나다 – to meet
  • -게 되다 – to end up doing something
  • -어 – present tense, intimate style (되어 is contracted to 돼)

점점 더 두근대는 맘 = My heart gradually pounding more

• 점점 – gradually
• 더 – more
• 두근대는 – pounding
  • 두근대다 – to have a pounding heart
  • -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present
• 맘 – heart, feeling (contraction of 마음)

전부 다 줄게 = I’ll give it all

• 전부 – everything, all
• 다 – all, everything
• 줄게 – I will give
  • 주다 – to give
  • -ㄹ게 – I will… (a promise to do something)

분명 넌 나의 destiny = You’re clearly my destiny

• 분명 – clearly, certainly
• 넌 – you (contraction of 너는)
  • 너 – you
  • -는 – topic marker
• 나의 – my
  • 나 – I, me
  • -의 – possessive marker

빛이나 내 맘 가득히 = My heart shines fully

• 빛이나 – shines
  • 빛 – light
  • -이 – subject marker
  • 나다 – to come out, to occur
  • -아 – present tense, intimate style
• 내 – my (contraction of 나의)
• 맘 – heart, feeling (contraction of 마음)
• 가득히 – fully

아찔한 기분이 이런 건가 봐 = I guess it’s how this dizzy feeling feels like

• 아찔한 – dizzy
  • 아찔하다 – to be dizzy
  • -ㄴ – describing nouns with adjectives
• 기분이 – feeling
  • 기분 – mood, feeling
  • -이 – subject marker
• 이런 – like this, such
• 건가 봐 – it seems to be the thing (contraction of 것인가 봐)
  • 것 – thing
  • -이다 – to be (copula)
  • -ㄴ가 – indicates a question or a guess, used with adjectives and -이다
  • 보다 – to seem
  • -아 – present tense, intimate style

점점 더 난 네게 빠져가 = I gradually keep falling into you more

• 점점 – gradually
• 더 – more
• 난 – I (contraction of 나는)
  • 나 – I, me
  • -는 – topic marker
• 네게 – to you (contraction of 너에게)
  • 너 – you
  • -에게 – to (dative particle)
• 빠져가 – I keep falling into
  • 빠지다 – to fall into
  • -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

이런 게 fall in love 하얀 내 맘에 = This is what falling in love is, in my white heart

• 이런 – like this, such
• 게 – thing (contraction of 것이)
  • 것 – thing
  • -이 – subject marker
• 하얀 – white
  • 하얗다 – to be white
  • -ㄴ – describing nouns with adjectives (ㅎ-irregular form)
• 내 – my (contraction of 나의)
• 맘에 – in the heart
  • 맘 – heart, feeling (contraction of 마음)
  • -에 – in, at, to (location/time marker)

너를 담았더니 빨간색이 돼 = When I put you into it, it becomes red

• 너를 – you
  • 너 – you
  • -를 – object marker
• 담았더니 – when I put into
  • 담다 – to put into
  • -았- – past tense marker
  • -더니 – since, because (recalling something and describing a consequence)
• 빨간색이 – red
  • 빨간색 – red
  • -이 – subject marker (here the subject marker is used instead of the object marker because of the unique rules of 되다 (to become), with this verb -이/가 is attached to the noun that the subject becomes instead of -을/를)
• 돼 – becomes
  • 되다 – to become
  • -어 – present tense, intimate style (되어 is contracted to 돼)

멈출 수 없이 자꾸 떠올라 = I repeatedly think about you without stopping

• 멈출 수 없이 – without stopping
  • 멈추다 – to stop, to halt
  • -ㄹ 수 없다 – can’t
  • 없이 – without
• 자꾸 – repeatedly
• 떠올라 – I think about you (in this case think is a better translation, about you is implied)
  • 떠오르다 – to arise, to remember
  • -아 – present tense, intimate style (르-irregular form)

유난히 더 많이 생각하게 돼 = I end up thinking about you more and more

• 유난히 – especially, unusually
• 더 – more
• 많이 – a lot, many, much
• 생각하게 돼 – I end up thinking about you (about you is implied)
  • 생각하다 – to think
  • -게 되다 – to end up doing something
  • -어 – present tense, intimate style (되어 is contracted to 돼)

내 모든 기준들이 너로 정해져 버리듯 = It’s like all my standards have been set to you

• 내 – my (contraction of 나의)
• 모든 – every
• 기준들이 – standards
  • 기준 – standard, criterion
  • -들 – plural marker
  • -이 – subject marker
• 너로 – to you
  • 너 – you
  • -로 – into, toward
• 정해져 버리듯 – as if they have been fixed
  • 정해지다 – to be decided, to be fixed
  • -어 버리다 – indicates a completed action, adding a feeling of regret or relief, or implicating a negative result
  • -듯 – like, as if (contraction of -듯이)

지구를 맴맴 도는 저기 달처럼 = Like the Moon over there circling the Earth

• 지구를 – Earth
  • 지구 – Earth
  • -를 – object marker
• 맴맴 도는 – circling (맴 is repeated for emphasis)
  • 맴돌다 – to linger, to circle
  • -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present (ㄹ-irregular form)
• 저기 – over there
• 달처럼 – like the Moon
  • 달 – moon (the Moon or any natural satellite of a planet)
  • -처럼 – like, as, as if

우린 만나게 될 거야 = We will end up meeting

• 우린 – we (contraction of 우리는)
  • 우리 – we, us, our
  • -는 – topic marker
• 만나게 될 거야 – will end up meeting
  • 만나다 – to meet
  • -게 되다 – to end up doing something
  • -ㄹ 것이다 – future tense
  • -어 – present tense, intimate style (-이다 follows unique rules and becomes -(이)야 (-이야 after consonants, -야 after vowels or in colloquial speech)

널 보면 반짝 내 맘에 반짝 불꽃이 튀는 듯 = When I see you, it’s like a sparkle in my heart

• 널 – you (contraction of 너를)
  • 너 – you
  • -를 – object marker
• 보면 – when I see
  • 보다 – to see, to look at
  • -면 – if, when
• 반짝 – with a sparkle
• 내 – my (contraction of 나의)
• 맘에 – in the heart
  • 맘 – heart, feeling (contraction of 마음)
  • -에 – in, at, to (location/time marker)
• 불꽃이 – sparkle
  • 불꽃 – flame, sparkle, fireworks
  • -이 – subject marker
• 튀는 듯 – feels like it sparks
  • 튀다 – to spark, to splash, to bounce, to stand out
  • -는 듯하다 – it looks like, it feels like (present tense) (-하다 is omitted)

숨어있던 맘을 알게 돼 = I end up knowing my hidden heart

• 숨어있던 – that was hiding
  • 숨다 – to hide
  • -어 있다 – to be in a state
  • -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
• 맘을 – heart
  • 맘 – heart, feeling (contraction of 마음)
  • -을 – object marker
• 알게 돼 – I end up knowing
  • 알다 – to know, to understand
  • -게 되다 – to end up doing something
  • -어 – present tense, intimate style (되어 is contracted to 돼)

시간의 흐름도 모를 만큼 = So much so that I won’t even notice the flow of time

• 시간의 – of time
  • 시간 – time
  • -의 – possessive marker
• 흐름도 – even the flow
  • 흐름 – flow
  • -도 – too, also, even
• 모를 – that I won’t know
  • 모르다 – to not know
  • -ㄹ – describing nouns with verbs/adjectives in the future (르-irregular form)
• 만큼 – the degree or extent to which

널 생각해 = I think about you

• 널 – you (contraction of 너를)
  • 너 – you
  • -를 – object marker
• 생각해 – I think
  • 생각하다 – to think
  • -해 – present tense, intimate style

너로 가득 끝없이 퍼져 = It spreads endlessy, fully to you

• 너로 – to you
  • 너 – you
  • -로 – into, toward
• 가득 – fully, completely
• 끝없이 – endlessly
• 퍼져 – spreads
  • 퍼지다 – to spread, to diffuse
  • -어 – present tense, intimate style

조금 더 가까이 다가와줘 = Come a bit closer

• 조금 – a bit
• 더 – more
• 가까이 – closely
• 다가와줘 – approach me
  • 다가오다 – to approach
  • -아 주다 – to do something for someone
  • -어 – present tense, intimate style

우리 둘 함께 마주한다면 = If we face each other

• 우리 – we, us, our
• 둘 – two
• 함께 – together
• 마주한다면 – if we face
  • 마주하다 – to face, to confront, to look at
  • -ㄴ다면 – if, with an emphasis on the fact that the verb is a supposition/assumption

상상조차 달콤하게만 느껴져 = Even the idea feels sweet

• 상상조차 – even the imagination
  • 상상 – imagination
  • -조차 – even
• 달콤하게만 – only sweetly
  • 달콤하다 – to be sweet
  • -게 – turn a verb or adjective into an adverb
  • -만 – only
• 느껴져 – it’s felt
  • 느끼다 – to feel
  • -어지다 – to become
  • -어 – present tense, intimate style

널 향해 두근대는 맘 = My heart pounding and going towards you

• 널 – you (contraction of 너를)
  • 너 – you
  • -를 – object marker
• 향해 – going towards and
  • 향하다 – to face, to go towards
  • -해 – connect verbs, with the first action impacting the second one
• 두근대는 – pounding
  • 두근대다 – to have a pounding heart
  • -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present
• 맘 – heart, feeling (contraction of 마음)

빛이나 내 맘 가득해 = My heart shines and is full

• 빛이나 – shines
  • 빛 – light
  • -이 – subject marker
  • 나다 – to come out, to occur
  • -아 – present tense, intimate style
• 내 – my (contraction of 나의)
• 맘 – heart, feeling (contraction of 마음)
• 가득해 – is full
  • 가득하다 – to be full
  • -해 – present tense, intimate style

점점 더 선명해진 맘 = My heart that gradually became clearer

• 점점 – gradually
• 더 – more
• 선명해진 – that became clear
  • 선명하다 – to be clear, to be vivid
  • -해지다 – to become
  • -ㄴ – describing nouns with verbs in the past
• 맘 – heart, feeling (contraction of 마음)

분명 우리는 destiny = We’re clearly destiny

• 분명 – clearly, certainly
• 우리는 – we
  • 우리 – we, us, our
  • -는 – topic marker

빛이나 이 밤 가득히 = This night shines fully

• 빛이나 – shines
  • 빛 – light
  • -이 – subject marker
  • 나다 – to come out, to occur
  • -아 – present tense, intimate style
• 이 – this
• 밤 – night
• 가득히 – fully

달콤한 중독이 이런 건가 봐 = I guess it’s how the sweet addiction feels like

• 달콤한 – sweet
  • 달콤하다 – to be sweet
  • -ㄴ – describing nouns with adjectives
• 중독이 – addiction
  • 중독 – addiction, poisoning
  • -이 – subject marker
• 이런 – like this, such
• 건가 봐 – it seems to be the thing (contraction of 것인가 봐)
  • 것 – thing
  • -이다 – to be (copula)
  • -ㄴ가 – indicates a question or a guess, used with adjectives and -이다
  • 보다 – to seem
  • -아 – present tense, intimate style

더 깊이 너에게 빠져가 = I keep falling into you more deeply

• 더 – more
• 깊이 – deeply
• 너에게 – to you
  • 너 – you
  • -에게 – to (dative particle)
• 빠져가 – I keep falling into
  • 빠지다 – to fall into
  • -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