Learn Korean with K-Pop: Loona yyxy feat. Grimes – Love4eva

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Here’s a full breakdown of the grammar and vocabulary of the lyrics of “Love4eva” by Loona yyxy feat. Grimes. Repeated lines and lyrics entirely in English are omitted.

Vocabulary

Nouns

• 향기 – scent, fragrance
• 가슴 – heart, chest
• 콩팥 – kidney
• 마음 – heart, feeling
• 오늘 – today
• 속 – inside
• 얘기 – conversation, story (contraction of 이야기)
• 짝사랑 – one-sided love
• 용기 – courage
• 자신 – confidence
• 지금 – now
• 비밀 – secret
• 사이 – interval, gap
• 첨 – first time, beginning (contraction of 처음)
• 이기적 – selfish, egoistic
• 말 – words, speech
• 첫사랑 – first love
• 친구 – friend
• 순간 – moment
• 겁 – fear
• 눈빛 – gaze, expression
• 팔 – arm
• 다리 – leg

Verbs

• 하다 – to do
• 두근대다 – to have a pounding heart
• 보이다 – to be seen, to look like
• 숨기다 – to hide something
• 중독되다 – to be poisoned, to be addicted
• 훔쳐보다 – to steal a glance
• 모르다 – to not know
• 고백하다 – to confess
• 어떡하다 – what is one supposed to do
• 흔들다 – to cause to shake
• 떨리다 – to tremble, to shake
• 녹다 – to melt, to dissolve
• 내리다 – to come down
• 알다 – to know, to understand
• 안되다 – to not be okay, to not be allowed
• 생각하다 – to think
• 다가서다 – to approach
• 나다 – to come out, to occur
• 깊어지다 – to deepen
• 지다 – to become (auxiliary verb)
• 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)
• 다가가다 – to approach
• 설레다 – to flutter, to palpitate
• 꿈꾸다 – to dream of

Adjectives (descriptive verbs)

• 좋다 – to be good, to be fond of
• 이렇다 – to be like this
• 아프다 – to be painful, to hurt
• 같다 – to be the same
• 달콤하다 – to be sweet
• 없다 – to not be, to not exist, to not have
• 비밀스럽다 – to be secretive
• 깊다 – to be deep
• 부드럽다 – to be soft, to be tender

Adverbs

• 너무 – very, too
• 더욱 – even more
• 왜 – why
• 이제 – now
• 안 – not
• 점점 – gradually
• 사실 – actually, in fact
• 어쩜 – perhaps (contraction of 어쩌면)
• 더 – more
• 또 – again, also
• 이런 – like this, such
• 자꾸 – repeatedly
• 마저 – all
• 조금 – a bit

Pronouns

• 니 – your (contraction of 너의) (informal)
• 나 – I, me (informal)
• 너 – you (informal)
• 내 – my (contraction of 나의) (informal)
• 우리 – we, us, our

Determiners

• 이 – this

Other words

• 것 – thing
• -이다 – to be (copula)

Grammar

Particles

• -을/를 – object marker
  • -을 after consonants
  • -를 after vowels
• -이/가 – subject marker
  • -이 after consonants
  • -가 after vowels
• -부터 – starting from, since
• -은/는 – topic marker
  • -은 after consonants
  • -는 after vowels
• -밖에 – other than (used with negatives)
• -까지 – until
• -도 – too, also, even
• -의 – possessive marker
• -들 – plural marker
• -(으)로 – as, as being, in the state of
  • -으로 after consonants
  • -로 after vowels or ㄹ
• -에게 – to (dative particle)
• -에 – because of, with, by
• -과/와 – and, with
  • -과 after consonants
  • -와 after vowels

Verbs/adjective forms and endings

• -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
• -게 – turn a verb or adjective into an adverb
• -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
• -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 수 없다 – can’t
  • -ㄹ if the stem ends in a vowel
  • -을 if the stem ends in a consonant
• -나 보다 – to seem that, to look like, to suppose that
• -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
• -기 – turn a verb or adjective into a noun
• -ㄹ/을 것이다 – future tense
  • -ㄹ if the stem ends in a vowel
  • -을 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
• -스럽다 – turn a noun into an adjective, with the meaning of “having the property/feeling of…”
• -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present
• -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
• -잖아 – you know, it’s obvious (emphasize that a statement is correct)
• -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
• -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
• -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
• -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

Lyrics breakdown

니 향기 너무 좋은 걸 더욱 sweet 하게 = Your scent is so good, even sweeter

• 니 – your (contraction of 너의)
• 향기 – scent, fragrance
• 너무 – very, too
• 좋은 걸 – good thing (contraction of 좋은 것을)
  • 좋다 – to be good, to be fond of
  • -은 – describing nouns with adjectives
  • 것 – thing
  • -을 – object marker
• 더욱 – even more
• 하게 – doing
  • 하다 – to do
  • -게 – turn a verb or adjective into an adverb

가슴이 두근대 내가 왜 이럴까 = My heart is pounding, why am I like this?

• 가슴이 – my heart (my is implied)
  • 가슴 – heart, chest
  • -이 – subject marker
• 두근대 – is pounding
  • 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)
• 내가 – I (contraction of 나가)
  • 나 – I, me (when used with -가 becomes 내)
  • -가 – subject marker
• 왜 – why
• 이럴까 – could it be like this?
  • 이렇다 – to be like this
  • -ㄹ까 – should I…, could it be? (ㅎ-irregular form)

이제부터 나는 너밖엔 안 보여 = From now on, I only see you

• 이제부터 – from now on
  • 이제 – now
  • -부터 – starting from, since
• 나는 – I
  • 나 – I, me
  • -는 – topic marker
• 너밖엔 – other than you (contraction of 너밖에는)
  • 너 – you
  • -밖에 – other than (used with negatives)
  • -는 – topic marker
• 안 – not
• 보여 – see (literally: is seen)
  • 보이다 – to be seen, to look like
  • -어 – present tense, intimate style

내 콩팥까지 두근대 아픈 것 같애 = Even my kidney is pounding, it’s painful

• 내 – my (contraction of 나의)
• 콩팥까지 – until the kidney
  • 콩팥 – kidney
  • -까지 – until
• 두근대 – is pounding
  • 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)
• 아픈 것 – painful thing
  • 아프다 – to be painful, to hurt
  • -ㄴ – describing nouns with adjectives
  • 것 – thing
• 같애 – is the same (colloquial form of 같아)
  • 같다 – to be the same
  • -아 – present tense, intimate style

이젠 내 마음을 숨길 수 없나 봐 = It seems like I can’t hide my heart now

• 이젠 – now (contraction of 이제는)
  • 이제 – now
  • -는 – topic marker
• 내 – my (contraction of 나의)
• 마음을 – heart
  • 마음 – heart, feeling
  • -을 – object marker
• 숨길 수 없나 봐 – it seems like I can’t hide
  • 숨기다 – to hide something
  • -ㄹ 수 없다 – can’t
  • -나 보다 – to seem that, to look like, to suppose that
  • -아 – present tense, intimate style

달콤하게 점점 중독되어 버려 = I sweetly and gradually became addicted

• 달콤하게 – sweetly
  • 달콤하다 – to be sweet
  • -게 – turn a verb or adjective into an adverb
• 점점 – gradually
• 중독되어 버려 – I became addicted
  • 중독되다 – to be poisoned, to be addicted
  • -어 버리다 – indicates a completed action, adding a feeling of regret or relief, or implicating a negative result

오늘도 훔쳐보기 timeline 속 너의 얘기들 = Today too, I’m stealing a glance of your stories in the timeline

• 오늘도 – today too
  • 오늘 – today
  • -도 – too, also, even
• 훔쳐보기 – stealing a glance
  • 훔쳐보다 – to steal a glance
  • -기 – turn a verb or adjective into a noun
• 속 – inside
• 너의 – your
  • 너 – you
  • -의 – possessive marker
• 얘기들 – stories
  • 얘기 – conversation, story (contraction of 이야기)
  • -들 – plural marker

넌 모를 거야 나의 짝사랑 = You wouldn’t know my one-sided love

• 넌 – you (contraction of 너는)
  • 너 – you
  • -는 – topic marker
• 모를 거야 – wouldn’t know
  • 모르다 – to not know
  • -ㄹ 것이다 – future tense (것 is contracted to 거)
  • -어 – present tense, intimate style (-이다 follows unique rules and becomes -(이)야 (-이야 after consonants, -야 after vowels or in colloquial speech)
• 나의 – my
  • 나 – I, me
  • -의 – possessive marker
• 짝사랑 – one-sided love

사실 난 용기 없어 고백할 자신 없어 어떡해 = In fact, I have no courage, I have no confidence to confess, what am I supposed to do?

• 사실 – actually, in fact
• 난 – I (contraction of 나는)
  • 나 – I, me
  • -는 – topic marker
• 용기 – courage
• 없어 – I don’t have
  • 없다 – to not be, to not exist, to not have
  • -어 – present tense, intimate style
• 고백할 – that I will confess
  • 고백하다 – to confess
  • -ㄹ – describing nouns with verbs/adjectives in the future
• 자신 – confidence
• 어떡해 – what am I supposed to do
  • 어떡하다 – what is one supposed to do
  • -해 – present tense, intimate style

어쩜 지금이 더 좋아 = Maybe I like it more like this

• 어쩜 – perhaps (contraction of 어쩌면)
• 지금이 – now
  • 지금 – now
  • -이 – subject marker
• 더 – more
• 좋아 – I like
  • 좋다 – to be good, to be fond of
  • -아 – present tense, intimate style

비밀스런 우리 사이 = The secretive distance between us

• 비밀스런 – secretive (contraction of 비밀스러운)
  • 비밀스럽다 – to be secretive
    • 비밀 – secret
    • -스럽다 – turn a noun into an adjective, with the meaning of “having the property/feeling of…”
  • -은 – describing nouns with adjectives (ㅂ-irregular form)
• 우리 – we, us, our
• 사이 – interval, gap

날 흔드는 건 love, love = What causes me to shake is love, love

• 날 – me (contraction of 나를)
  • 나 – I, me
  • -를 – object marker
• 흔드는 건 – what causes to shake (contraction of 흔드는 것은)
  • 흔들다 – to cause to shake
  • -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present (ㄹ-irregular form)
  • 것 – thing
  • -은 – topic marker

또 왜 이렇게 떨려 = Why do I tremble again like this?

• 또 – again, also
• 왜 – why
• 이렇게 – like this
  • 이렇다 – to be like this
  • -게 – turn a verb or adjective into an adverb
• 떨려 – tremble
  • 떨리다 – to tremble, to shake
  • -어 – present tense, intimate style

이런 내 마음 자꾸 녹아 내려 = My heart repeatedly melts like this

• 이런 – like this, such
• 내 – my (contraction of 나의)
• 마음 – heart, feeling
• 자꾸 – repeatedly
• 녹아 내려 – melts (literally: melts and comes down)
  • 녹다 – to melt, to dissolve
  • -아 – connect verbs, with the first action impacting the second one
  • 내리다 – to come down
  • -어 – present tense, intimate style

첨이야 my destiny 알잖아 이기적인 나 = It’s the first time, my destiny, of course you know the selfish me

• 첨이야 – it’s the first time
  • 첨 – first time, beginning (contraction of 처음)
  • -이다 – to be (copula)
  • -어 – present tense, intimate style (-이다 follows unique rules and becomes -(이)야 (-이야 after consonants, -야 after vowels or in colloquial speech)
• 알잖아 – you know, of course
  • 알다 – to know, to understand
  • -잖아 – you know, it’s obvious (emphasize that a statement is correct)
• 이기적인 – selfish
  • 이기적 – selfish, egoistic
  • -이다 – to be (copula)
  • -ㄴ – describing nouns with adjectives
• 나 – I, me

나 말도 안돼 이런 첫사랑 = It doesn’t make sense, this is my first love

• 나 – I, me
• 말도 안돼 – it doesn’t make sense (literally: even the words aren’t allowed)
  • 말 – words, speech
  • -도 – too, also, even
  • 안되다 – to not be okay, to not be allowed
  • -어 – present tense, intimate style (안되어 is contracted to 안돼)
• 이런 – like this, such
• 첫사랑 – first love

친구로 생각했던 너에게 다가서는 이 순간 = This moment when I approach you, who I thought of as a friend

• 친구로 – as a friend
  • 친구 – friend
  • -로 – as, as being, in the state of
• 생각했던 – that I thought
  • 생각하다 – to think
  • -했던 – indicates a completed action in the past or a state that no longer exists
• 너에게 – to you
  • 너 – you
  • -에게 – to (dative particle)
• 다가서는 – that I approach
  • 다가서다 – to approach
  • -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present
• 이 – this
• 순간 – moment

겁이 나는 걸 어떡해 = Fear is what comes out, what am I supposed to do

• 겁이 – fear
  • 겁 – fear
  • -이 – subject marker
• 나는 걸 – is what comes out (contraction of 나는 것을)
  • 나다 – to come out, to occur
  • -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present
  • 것 – thing
  • -을 – object marker
• 어떡해 – what am I supposed to do
  • 어떡하다 – what is one supposed to do
  • -해 – present tense, intimate style

더 깊어져 가는 우리 = We keep getting more deep

• 더 – more
• 깊어져 가는 – that continues to deepen
  • 깊어지다 – to deepen
    • 깊다 – to be deep
    • -어지다 – to become
  • -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
• 우리 – we, us, our

부드럽게 다가갈게 = I will approach you softly

• 부드럽게 – softly
  • 부드럽다 – to be soft, to be tender
  • -게 – turn a verb or adjective into an adverb
• 다가갈게 – I will approach you (you is implied)
  • 다가가다 – to approach
  • -ㄹ게 – I will… (a promise to do something)

난 니 눈빛에 설레 = I flutter because of your gaze

• 난 – I (contraction of 나는)
  • 나 – I, me
  • -는 – topic marker
• 니 – your (contraction of 너의)
• 눈빛에 – because of the gaze
  • 눈빛 – gaze, expression
  • -에 – because of, with, by
• 설레 – flutter
  • 설레다 – to flutter, to palpitate
  • -어 – present tense, intimate style (when the stem ends in ㅓ, ㅕ, ㅔ, or ㅐ, the -어 is dropped)

내 팔과 내 다리 마저 녹아 내려 = My arms and legs all melt

• 내 – my (contraction of 나의)
• 팔과 – arm and
  • 팔 – arm
  • -과 – and, with
• 다리 – leg
• 마저 – all
• 녹아 내려 – melts (literally: melts and comes down)
  • 녹다 – to melt, to dissolve
  • -아 – connect verbs, with the first action impacting the second one
  • 내리다 – to come down
  • -어 – present tense, intimate style

나 조금 더 꿈꿀게 = I will dream a bit more

• 나 – I, me
• 조금 – a bit
• 더 – more
• 꿈꿀게 – I will dream
  • 꿈꾸다 – to dream of
  • -ㄹ게 – I will… (a promise to do something)

난 get it, get it, get it, get it, love = I get it, get it, get it, get it, love

• 난 – I (contraction of 나는)
  • 나 – I, me
  • -는 – topic marker