Learn Korean with K-Pop: Loona yyxy – Rendezvous 18.6y

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Here’s a full breakdown of the grammar and vocabulary of the lyrics of “Rendezvous 18.6y” by Loona yyxy. Repeated lines and lyrics entirely in English are omitted.

Vocabulary

Nouns

• 속 – inside
• 마음 – heart, feeling
• 하늘 – sky
• 구름 – cloud
• 위 – above, top
• 세계 – world
• 그때 – that time
• 어둠 – darkness
• 눈 – eye
• 순간 – moment
• 비밀 – secret
• 위성 – satellite
• 시간 – time
• 공간 – space
• 사이 – interval, gap
• 뿐 – only, just
• 별빛 – starlight
• 달 – moon (the Moon or any natural satellite of a planet)
• 끝 – end
• 이제 – now

Verbs

• 찾아오다 – to come to visit
• 찾다 – to search, to find
• 지다 – to become (auxiliary verb)
• 떠오르다 – to arise, to remember
• 하다 – to do
• 위하다 – to do for the sake of, to help
• 빛나다 – to shine
• 새기다 – to engrave
• 뜨다 – to open eyes
• 펼쳐지다 – to unfold
• 이뤄지다 – to be done, to be achieved, to be realized (alternative form of 이루어지다)
• 시작되다 – to start, to begin
• 넘다 – to go beyond
• 담다 – to put into
• 다가오다 – to approach
• 돌아오다 – to return, to come back
• 함께하다 – to be together, to do together
• 주다 – to give (also used as an auxiliary verb meaning “to do something for someone”)
• 찾아내다 – to find, to discover
• 모르다 – to not know
• 내리다 – to come down
• 닿다 – to touch

Adjectives (descriptive verbs)

• 낯익다 – to be familiar
• 희미하다 – to be faint
• 수많다 – to be numerous
• 선명하다 – to be clear, to be vivid
• 가볍다 – to be light, to be careless
• 가뿐하다 – to be light, to be easy
• 작다 – to be small
• 새롭다 – to be new
• 가깝다 – to be near

Adverbs

• 다시 – again
• 조금씩 – bit by bit
• 어쩜 – perhaps (contraction of 어쩌면)
• 가득 – fully, completely
• 먼저 – first, early
• 다 – all, everything

Pronouns

• 어디 – where
• 나 – I, me (informal)
• 너 – you (informal)
• 어딘가 – somewhere
• 우리 – we, us, our
• 여기 – here
• 아무도 – anything, nothing, no one

Determiners

• 이 – this
• 모든 – every

Numerals

• 둘 – two
• 두 – two (determiner form)

Other words

• -이다 – to be (copula)
• 것 – thing
• 두근두근 – sound of a beating heart
• 듯이 – as if

Grammar

Particles

• -에서 – from
• -을/를 – object marker
  • -을 after consonants
  • -를 after vowels
• -의 – possessive marker
• -이/가 – subject marker
  • -이 after consonants
  • -가 after vowels
• -에 – in, at, to (location/time marker)
• -만 – only
• -쯤 – about, around when
• -과/와 – and, with
  • -과 after consonants
  • -와 after vowels
• -까지 – until
• -서야 – only if, even, indeed
• -에게 – to (dative particle)

Verbs/adjective forms and endings

• -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
• -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
• -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
• -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
• -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
• -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
• -게 하다/만들다 – to make, to let (someone do something) (하다 or 만들다 can be used interchangeably with no change in meaning)
• -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
• -는 듯하다 – it looks like, it feels like (present tense)
• -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
• -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present
• -라는 – named, called, that is… (used after -이다/아니다, which are sometimes omitted, with the ending being attached directly to the noun)
• -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
• -ㄴ/은 것 같다 – it feels like, I think (past tense) (expressing an assumption, guess, or supposition about something that happened)
  • -ㄴ if the stem ends in a vowel
  • -은 if the stem ends in a consonant
• -네(요) – exclamatory suffix indicating a sudden realization
  • -네 in intimate style
  • -네요 in polite style
• -ㄹ까/을까 – should I…, could it be?
  • -ㄹ까 if the stem ends in a vowel
  • -을까 if the stem ends in a consonant
• -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
• -ㄹ래/을래 – will you?, would you like to?
  • -ㄹ래 if the stem ends in a vowel
  • -을래 if the stem ends in a consonant
• -게 – turn a verb or adjective into an adverb

Lyrics breakdown

Where is it from? 어디선가 찾아온 sound = Where is it from? The sound that came from somewhere

• 어디선가 – from somewhere (contraction of 어디에서인가)
  • 어디 – where
  • -에서 – from
  • -이다 – to be (copula)
  • -ㄴ가 – indicates a question or a guess, used with adjectives and -이다
• 찾아온 – that came to visit
  • 찾아오다 – to come to visit
  • -ㄴ – describing nouns with verbs in the past

다시 날 찾은 듯한 낯익은 radio tone = The familiar radio tone that it looks like it found me again

• 다시 – again
• 날 – me (contraction of 나를)
  • 나 – I, me
  • -를 – object marker
• 찾은 듯한 – that it looks like it found
  • 찾다 – to search, to find
  • -은 듯하다 – it looks like, it feels like (past tense)
  • -ㄴ – describing nouns with verbs in the past
• 낯익은 – familiar
  • 낯익다 – to be familiar
  • -은 – describing nouns with adjectives

희미하던 수많은 noise 속 선명해진 = Among the numerous noises that used to be faint, it becomes clear

• 희미하던 – that used to be faint
  • 희미하다 – to be faint
  • -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
• 수많은 – numerous
  • 수많다 – to be numerous
  • -은 – describing nouns with adjectives
• 속 – inside
• 선명해진 – that becomes clear
  • 선명하다 – to be clear, to be vivid
  • -해지다 – to become
  • -ㄴ – describing nouns with adjectives

너의 마음 날 떠오르게 해 = Your heart makes me rise

• 너의 – your
  • 너 – you
  • -의 – possessive marker
• 마음 – heart, feeling
• 날 – me (contraction of 나를)
  • 나 – I, me
  • -를 – object marker
• 떠오르게 해 – it makes it rise
  • 떠오르다 – to arise, to remember
  • -게 하다 – to make, to let (someone do something)
  • -해 – present tense, intimate style

조금씩 가벼워지는 듯해 = It looks like I become light bit by bit

• 조금씩 – bit by bit
• 가벼워지는 듯해 – it looks like I become light
  • 가볍다 – to be light, to be careless
  • -어지다 – to become (ㅂ-irregular form)
  • -는 듯하다 – it looks like, it feels like (present tense)
  • -해 – present tense, intimate style

하늘 구름 위 가뿐한 step = A light step above the clouds in the sky

• 하늘 – sky
• 구름 – cloud
• 위 – above, top
• 가뿐한 – light
  • 가뿐하다 – to be light, to be easy
  • -ㄴ – describing nouns with adjectives

이 세계가 어쩜 작아진 그때 = That time when maybe this world became small

• 이 – this
• 세계가 – world
  • 세계 – world
  • -가 – subject marker
• 어쩜 – perhaps (contraction of 어쩌면)
• 작아진 – that became small
  • 작다 – to be small
  • -아지다 – to become
  • -ㄴ – describing nouns with verbs in the past
• 그때 – that time

어둠 속에 = Inside the darkness

• 어둠 – darkness
• 속에 – inside
  • 속 – inside
  • -에 – in, at, to (location/time marker)

모든 것이 두근두근 해 = Everything makes my heart beat

• 모든 것이 – everything
  • 모든 – every
  • 것 – thing
  • -이 – subject marker
• 두근두근 해 – makes my heart beat
  • 두근두근 – sound of a beating heart
  • 하다 – to do
  • -해 – present tense, intimate style

나만을 위해 빛나는 너라는 star = The star that you are, shining only for me

• 나만을 – only me
  • 나 – I, me
  • -만 – only
  • -을 – object marker
• 위해 – do it for
  • 위하다 – to do for the sake of, to help
  • -해 – connect verbs, with the first action impacting the second one
• 빛나는 – that shines
  • 빛나다 – to shine
  • -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present
• 너라는 – that is you
  • 너 – you
  • -라는 – named, called, that is… (used after -이다/아니다, which are sometimes omitted, with the ending being attached directly to the noun)

마음 속에 새겨질 듯해 = It looks like you will become engraved in my heart

• 마음 – heart, feeling
• 속에 – inside
  • 속 – inside
  • -에 – in, at, to (location/time marker)
• 새겨질 듯해 – it looks like you will become engraved (you is implied)
  • 새기다 – to engrave
  • -어지다 – to become
  • -ㄹ 듯하다 – it looks like, it feels like (future tense)
  • -해 – present tense, intimate style

눈을 뜬 순간 펼쳐진 space = The space that unfolded the moment I opened my eyes

• 눈을 – eye
  • 눈 – eye
  • -을 – object marker
• 뜬 – that opened the eyes
  • 뜨다 – to open eyes
  • -ㄴ – describing nouns with verbs in the past
• 순간 – moment
• 펼쳐진 – that unfolded
  • 펼쳐지다 – to unfold
  • -ㄴ – describing nouns with verbs in the past

어디선가 이뤄진 듯한 rendezvous = The rendezvous that it looked like it happened somewhere

• 어디선가 – from somewhere (contraction of 어디에서인가)
  • 어디 – where
  • -에서 – from
  • -이다 – to be (copula)
  • -ㄴ가 – indicates a question or a guess, used with adjectives and -이다
• 이뤄진 듯한 – that it looked like it happened
  • 이뤄지다 – to be done, to be achieved, to be realized (alternative form of 이루어지다)
  • -ㄴ 듯하다 – it looks like, it feels like (past tense)
  • -ㄴ – describing nouns with verbs in the past

시작되는 비밀의 위성 어딘가쯤 = The secret satellite that starts somewhere

• 시작되는 – that starts
  • 시작되다 – to start, to begin
  • -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present
• 비밀의 – of the secret
  • 비밀 – secret
  • -의 – possessive marker
• 위성 – satellite
• 어딘가쯤 – somewhere
  • 어딘가 – somewhere
  • -쯤 – about, around when

새로워진 시간과 공간 사이를 넘어 = Goes beyond the new interval of time and space

• 새로워진 – that became new
  • 새롭다 – to be new
  • -어지다 – to become (ㅂ-irregular form)
  • -ㄴ – describing nouns with verbs in the past
• 시간과 – and time
  • 시간 – time
  • -과 – and, with
• 공간 – space
• 사이를 – interval
  • 사이 – interval, gap
  • -를 – object marker
• 넘어 – goes beyond
  • 넘다 – to go beyond
  • -어 – present tense, intimate style

우리 둘 뿐인 것 같아 = It feels like it’s only the two of us

• 우리 – we, us, our
• 둘 – two
• 뿐인 것 같아 – it feels like it’s only
  • 뿐 – only, just
  • -이다 – to be (copula)
  • -ㄴ 것 같다 – it feels like, I think (past tense) (expressing an assumption, guess, or supposition about something that happened)
  • -아 – present tense, intimate style

조금씩 가까워지는 듯해 = It looks like we become near bit by bit

• 조금씩 – bit by bit
• 가까워지는 듯해 – it looks like we become near
  • 가깝다 – to be near
  • -어지다 – to become (ㅂ-irregular form)
  • -는 듯하다 – it looks like, it feels like (present tense)
  • -해 – present tense, intimate style

별빛 가득 담은 두 눈에 = In the eyes filled completely with starlight

• 별빛 – starlight
• 가득 – fully, completely
• 담은 – that put into
  • 담다 – to put into
  • -은 – describing nouns with verbs in the past
• 두 – two (determiner form)
• 눈에 – in the eyes
  • 눈 – eye
  • -에 – in, at, to (location/time marker)

이 세계가 먼저 다가오네 = This world approaches us first

• 이 – this
• 세계가 – world
  • 세계 – world
  • -가 – subject marker
• 먼저 – first, early
• 다가오네 – approaches
  • 다가오다 – to approach
  • -네 – exclamatory suffix indicating a sudden realization

여기가 어딜까 = Where are we? (literally: where is it here?)

• 여기가 – here
  • 여기 – here
  • -가 – subject marker
• 어딜까 – where?
  • 어디 – where
  • -ㄹ까 – should I…, could it be?

돌아올 그때까지 이 달의 끝까지 함께해줄래? = Until we return, would you stay with me until the end of this Moon?

• 돌아올 – that will return
  • 돌아오다 – to return, to come back
  • -ㄹ – describing nouns with verbs/adjectives in the future
• 그때까지 – until that time
  • 그때 – that time
  • -까지 – until
• 이 – this
• 달의 – of the Moon
  • 달 – moon (the Moon or any natural satellite of a planet)
  • -의 – possessive marker
• 끝까지 – until the end
  • 끝 – end
  • -까지 – until
• 함께해줄래? – would you stay with me?
  • 함께하다 – to be together, to do together
  • -해 주다 – to do something for someone
  • -ㄹ래 – will you?, would you like to?

이제서야 = Finally now

• 이제서야 – finally now
  • 이제 – now
  • -서야 – only if, even, indeed

모든걸 다 찾아낸 듯해 = It looks like I find everything

• 모든걸 – everything (contraction of 모든 것을)
  • 모든 – every
  • 것 – thing
  • -을 – object marker
• 다 – all, everything
• 찾아낸 듯해 – it looks like I find
  • 찾아내다 – to find, to discover
  • -ㄴ 듯하다 – it looks like, it feels like (past tense)
  • -해 – present tense, intimate style

아무도 모르게 빛나는 너라는 star = The star that you are, shining without knowing anything

• 아무도 – anything, nothing, no one
• 모르게 – without knowing
  • 모르다 – to not know
  • -게 – turn a verb or adjective into an adverb
• 빛나는 – that shines
  • 빛나다 – to shine
  • -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present
• 너라는 – that is you
  • 너 – you
  • -라는 – named, called, that is… (used after -이다/아니다, which are sometimes omitted, with the ending being attached directly to the noun)

마음 속에 가득 내려줄래? = Would you fall completely in my heart?

• 마음 – heart, feeling
• 속에 – inside
  • 속 – inside
  • -에 – in, at, to (location/time marker)
• 가득 – fully, completely
• 내려줄래? – would you come down?
  • 내리다 – to come down
  • -어 주다 – to do something for someone
  • -ㄹ래 – will you?, would you like to?

내게 닿을 듯이 가까운 너 = You are close to me, as if we will touch

• 내게 – to me (contraction of 나에게)
  • 나 – I, me
  • -에게 – to (dative particle)
• 닿을 듯이 – as if it will touch
  • 닿다 – to touch
  • -을 – describing nouns with verbs/adjectives in the future
  • 듯이 – as if
• 가까운 – near
  • 가깝다 – to be near
  • -은 – describing nouns with adjectives (ㅂ-irregular form)
• 너 – you