Learn Korean with K-Pop: Olivia Hye & Go Won feat. HeeJin – Rosy

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Here’s a full breakdown of the grammar and vocabulary of the lyrics of “Rosy” by Olivia Hye & Go Won feat. HeeJin. Repeated lines and lyrics entirely in English are omitted.

Vocabulary

Nouns

• 어둠 – darkness
• 속 – inside
• 꽃 – flower
• 향기 – scent, fragrance
• 눈 – eye
• 호기심 – curiosity
• 장미 – rose
• 꽃잎 – petal
• 입술 – lips
• 순간 – moment
• 미소 – smile
• 모습 – appearance
• 숨 – breath
• 긴장 – tension, nervousness
• 손 – hand
• 가시 – thorn, sting, fishbone, quill
• 덤불 – bush
• 사람 – person
• 밤 – night
• 길 – road, way
• 끝 – end
• 느낌 – feeling
• 눈빛 – gaze, expression
• 빛 – light

Verbs

• 피어나다 – to bloom, to appear, to rise
• 흔들리다 – to shake
• 서다 – to stand
• 취하다 – to be drunk, to be intoxicated, to be enchanted by
• 꺾다 – to snap, to pluck
• 뜨다 – to open eyes
• 바라보다 – to look at
• 갖다 – to have, to possess (contraction of 가지다)
• 찔리다 – to get pierced, to be stabbed
• 떨리다 – to tremble, to shake
• 가득하다 – to be full
• 빠져들다 – to sink into, to be absorbed into
• 물들다 – to be glowing, to be colored
• 깨물다 – to bite hard
• 녹다 – to melt, to dissolve
• 들다 – to go in
• 느끼다 – to feel
• 보다 – to see, to look at (also used as an auxiliary verb meaning “to try doing”)
• 짓다 – to build, to make something
• 오다 – to come (also used as an auxiliary verb indicating a continuous action from the past into the present)
• 풀다 – to solve, to untie, to loosen
• 내밀다 – to push out, to hand out
• 찾다 – to search, to find
• 헤매다 – to wander
• 발견하다 – to discover
• 반짝이다 – to sparkle
• 담다 – to put into
• 넣다 – to put in, to include
• 깊어지다 – to deepen
• 지다 – to become (auxiliary verb)
• 서두르다 – to hurry
• 잃다 – to lose
• 도망치다 – to escape, to run away
• 말하다 – to speak, to talk
• 조심하다 – to be careful
• 다치다 – to get hurt, to be injured
• 파고들다 – to burrow into, to penetrate
• 숨다 – to hide
• 비추다 – to shine on, to illuminate
• 따라가다 – to follow
• 보이다 – to be seen, to look like
• 이끌리다 – to be attracted
• 멈추다 – to stop, to halt

Adjectives (descriptive verbs)

• 짙다 – to be thick, to be dense
• 위태롭다 – to be risky, to be precarious
• 크다 – to be big
• 쉽다 – to be easy, to be likely
• 싫다 – to be disliked, to not want
• 붉다 – to be red
• 깊다 – to be deep
• 아찔하다 – to be dizzy
• 나른하다 – to be languid, lacking energy
• 궁금하다 – to be curious
• 투명하다 – to be transparent

Adverbs

• 조금 – a bit
• 빤히 – steadily, obviously
• 조심스레 – carefully
• 그리 – so, like that, there
• 잠깐 – for a short time
• 더 – more
• 깊이 – deeply
• 조금씩 – bit by bit
• 점점 – gradually
• 살짝 – subtly, slightly
• 이제 – now
• 천천히 – slowly
• 어서 – quickly
• 이미 – already
• 몰래 – secretly
• 조용히 – quietly, silently
• 멀리 – far away

Pronouns

• 너 – you (informal)
• 나 – I, me (informal)
• 네 – your (contraction of 너의) (informal)
• 우리 – we, us, our

Determiners

• 이 – this
• 저 – that (over there)

Numerals

• 한 – one (determiner form)
• 두 – two (determiner form)

Counters

• 송이 – counter for flowers

Other words

• 것 – thing

Grammar

Particles

• -에 – in, at, to (location/time marker)
• -처럼 – like, as, as if
• -은/는 – topic marker
  • -은 after consonants
  • -는 after vowels
• -에 – because of, with, by
• -을/를 – object marker
  • -을 after consonants
  • -를 after vowels
• -이/가 – subject marker
  • -이 after consonants
  • -가 after vowels
• -들 – plural marker
• -에게 – to (dative particle)
• -의 – possessive marker

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
• -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
• -게 – turn a verb or adjective into an adverb
• -(으)며 – and, while
  • -며 if the stem ends in a vowel or ㄹ
  • -으며 if the stem ends in a consonant
• -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
• -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
• -롭다 – turn a noun into an adjective, with the meaning of “being full of, having the property of”, used mainly with abstract concepts or conditions
• -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
• -아서/어서/해서 – since, because
  • -아서 if the last vowel in the stem is ㅗ or ㅏ
  • -어서 if the last vowel in the stem is not ㅗ or ㅏ
  • -해서 if the verb/adjective ends with -하다
• -(으)려고 하다 – to intend to
  • -려고 하다 if the stem ends in a vowel or ㄹ
  • -으려고 하다 if the stem ends in a consonant
• -지 – you know, of course, right? (intimate style)
• -고 – and (connective ending)
• -(으)면서 – while, even though
  • -면서 if the stem ends in a vowel or ㄹ
  • -으면서 if the stem ends in a consonant
• -고 싶다 – want to…
• -겠- – future speculative marker (implying intention, will, conjecture, personal belief, or information perceived at the present moment)
• -지만 – but
• -지 않다 – negative form
• -ㄹ걸/을걸 – indicates a speculation, warning, or soft assertion
  • -ㄹ걸 if the stem ends in a vowel
  • -을걸 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
• -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present
• -아/어/해 보다 – to try doing
  • -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 오다 – indicates a continuous action from the past into the present
  • -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
• -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 싶어 하다 – want to… (referring to a person other than the speaker or listener)
• -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
• -기 전 – before doing
• -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 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
• -ㄹ/을 때 – when
  • -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
• -(으)면 – if, when
  • -면 if the stem ends in a vowel or ㄹ
  • -으면 if the stem ends in a consonant
• -게 되다 – to end up doing something
• -잖아 – you know, it’s obvious (emphasize that a statement is correct)
• -ㄹ/을 수 없다 – can’t
  • -ㄹ if the stem ends in a vowel
  • -을 if the stem ends in a consonant

Lyrics breakdown

짙은 어둠 속에 피어난 한 송이 꽃처럼 = Like a flower that bloomed in the thick darkness

• 짙은 – thick
  • 짙다 – to be thick, to be dense
  • -은 – describing nouns with adjectives
• 어둠 – darkness
• 속에 – inside
  • 속 – inside
  • -에 – in, at, to (location/time marker)
• 피어난 – that bloomed
  • 피어나다 – to bloom, to appear, to rise
  • -ㄴ – describing nouns with verbs in the past
• 한 송이 꽃처럼 – like a flower
  • 한 – one (determiner form)
  • 송이 – counter for flowers
  • 꽃 – flower
  • -처럼 – like, as, as if

조금 위태롭게 흔들리며 서있어 = Standing a bit precariously, while shaking

• 조금 – a bit
• 위태롭게 – precariously
  • 위태롭다 – to be risky, to be precarious
  • -게 – turn a verb or adjective into an adverb
• 흔들리며 – while shaking
  • 흔들리다 – to shake
  • -며 – and, while
• 서있어 – standing
  • 서다 – to stand
  • -어 있다 – to be in a state
  • -어 – present tense, intimate style

너는 향기로움에 취해서 날 꺾으려 하지 = You intend to pluck me because you are intoxicated with my fragrance

• 너는 – you
  • 너 – you
  • -는 – topic marker
• 향기로움에 – with the fragrance
  • 향기 – scent, fragrance
  • -롭다 – turn a noun into an adjective, with the meaning of “being full of, having the property of”, used mainly with abstract concepts or conditions
  • -ㅁ – turn a verb or adjective into a noun (more formal than -기) (ㅂ-irregular form)
  • -에 – because of, with, by
• 취해서 – because you are intoxicated
  • 취하다 – to be drunk, to be intoxicated, to be enchanted by
  • -해서 – since, because
• 날 – me (contraction of 나를)
  • 나 – I, me
  • -를 – object marker
• 꺾으려 하지 – intend to pluck
  • 꺾다 – to snap, to pluck
  • -으려고 하다 – to intend to (고 is omitted)
  • -지 – you know, of course, right? (intimate style)

두 눈을 크게 뜨고 빤히 날 바라보면서 = Open both your eyes widely, while looking steadily at me

• 두 – two (determiner form)
• 눈을 – eye
  • 눈 – eye
  • -을 – object marker
• 크게 – widely
  • 크다 – to be big
  • -게 – turn a verb or adjective into an adverb
• 뜨고 – open and
  • 뜨다 – to open eyes
  • -고 – and (connective ending)
• 빤히 – steadily, obviously
• 날 – me (contraction of 나를)
  • 나 – I, me
  • -를 – object marker
• 바라보면서 – while looking at
  • 바라보다 – to look at
  • -면서 – while, even though

갖고 싶겠지만 = You probably want to have me, but

• 갖고 싶겠지만 – you probably want to have me, but
  • 갖다 – to have, to possess (contraction of 가지다)
  • -고 싶다 – want to…
  • -겠- – future speculative marker (implying intention, will, conjecture, personal belief, or information perceived at the present moment)
  • -지만 – but

찔리지 않게 = Don’t get pierced

• 찔리지 않게 – don’t get pierced (literally: not getting pierced)
  • 찔리다 – to get pierced, to be stabbed
  • -지 않다 – negative form
  • -게 – turn a verb or adjective into an adverb

조심스레 = Carefully

• 조심스레 – carefully

그리 쉽진 않을걸 = It probably won’t be so easy

• 그리 – so, like that, there
• 쉽진 않을걸 – it probably won’t be easy
  • 쉽다 – to be easy, to be likely
  • -지 않다 – negative form (in casual speech, -진 can be used instead -지 to add more emphasis or contrast)
  • -을걸 – indicates a speculation, warning, or soft assertion

잠깐 = For a short time

• 잠깐 – for a short time

이 떨림이 싫진 않아 = It’s not that I don’t like this thrill

• 이 – this
• 떨림이 – thrill
  • 떨리다 – to tremble, to shake
  • -ㅁ – turn a verb or adjective into a noun
  • -이 – subject marker
• 싫진 않아 – it’s not that I don’t like
  • 싫다 – to be disliked, to not want
  • -지 않다 – negative form (in casual speech, -진 can be used instead -지 to add more emphasis or contrast)
  • -아 – present tense, intimate style

넌 호기심이 가득해 = You’re full of curiosity

• 넌 – you (contraction of 너는)
  • 너 – you
  • -는 – topic marker
• 호기심이 – curiosity
  • 호기심 – curiosity
  • -이 – subject marker
• 가득해 – full
  • 가득하다 – to be full
  • -해 – present tense, intimate style

더 깊이 빠져들겠지 = You probably will be absorbed more deeply

• 더 – more
• 깊이 – deeply
• 빠져들겠지 – you probably will be absorbed
  • 빠져들다 – to sink into, to be absorbed into
  • -겠- – future speculative marker (implying intention, will, conjecture, personal belief, or information perceived at the present moment)
  • -지 – you know, of course, right? (intimate style)

더 조금씩 더 조금씩 넌 = You will more and more, bit by bit

• 더 – more
• 조금씩 – bit by bit
• 넌 – you (contraction of 너는)
  • 너 – you
  • -는 – topic marker

붉게 물든 장미 꽃잎을 입술에 깨물고 = Rose petals colored in red bitten by your lips and

• 붉게 – redly
  • 붉다 – to be red
  • -게 – turn a verb or adjective into an adverb
• 물든 – colored
  • 물들다 – to be glowing, to be colored
  • -ㄴ – describing nouns with verbs in the past (ㄹ-irregular form)
• 장미 – rose
• 꽃잎을 – petal
  • 꽃잎 – petal
  • -을 – object marker
• 입술에 – by your lips (your is implied)
  • 입술 – lips
  • -에 – because of, with, by
• 깨물고 – bite hard and
  • 깨물다 – to bite hard
  • -고 – and (connective ending)

점점 녹아 드는 이 순간을 느껴봐 = Try to feel this moment, gradually melting

• 점점 – gradually
• 녹아 드는 – melting (literally: that melts and goes in)
  • 녹다 – to melt, to dissolve
  • -아 – connect verbs, with the first action impacting the second one
  • 들다 – to go in
  • -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present
• 이 – this
• 순간을 – moment
  • 순간 – moment
  • -을 – object marker
• 느껴봐 – try to feel
  • 느끼다 – to feel
  • -어 보다 – to try doing
  • -아 – present tense, intimate style

살짝 미소 짓는 네 모습에 숨이 떨려와 = My breath continues to tremble because of the appearance of you subtly smiling

• 살짝 – subtly, slightly
• 미소 – smile
• 짓는 – that is made
  • 짓다 – to build, to make something
  • -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present
• 네 – your (contraction of 너의)
• 모습에 – because of the appearance
  • 모습 – appearance
  • -에 – because of, with, by
• 숨이 – breath
  • 숨 – breath
  • -이 – subject marker
• 떨려와 – continues to tremble
  • 떨리다 – to tremble, to shake
  • -어 오다 – indicates a continuous action from the past into the present
  • -아 – present tense, intimate style

이제는 긴장 풀고 천천히 손을 내밀어 = Now relieve the tension and slowly hold out your hand

• 이제는 – now
  • 이제 – now
  • -는 – topic marker
• 긴장 – tension, nervousness
• 풀고 – relieve and
  • 풀다 – to solve, to untie, to loosen
  • -고 – and (connective ending)
• 천천히 – slowly
• 손을 – hand
  • 손 – hand
  • -을 – object marker
• 내밀어 – hold out
  • 내밀다 – to push out, to hand out
  • -어 – present tense, intimate style

가시 덤불 속을 = Inside the thorn bushes

• 가시 – thorn, sting, fishbone, quill
• 덤불 – bush
• 속을 – inside
  • 속 – inside
  • -을 – object marker

찾아 헤매던 널 발견해 = I discover you, who used to wander while searching

• 찾아 – look for and
  • 찾다 – to search, to find
  • -아 – connect verbs, with the first action impacting the second one
• 헤매던 – used to wander
  • 헤매다 – to wander
  • -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
• 널 – you (contraction of 너를)
  • 너 – you
  • -를 – object marker
• 발견해 – discover
  • 발견하다 – to discover
  • -해 – present tense, intimate style

사람들은 반짝이는 것을 담아 = People keep shiny things

• 사람들은 – people
  • 사람 – person
  • -들 – plural marker
  • -은 – topic marker
• 반짝이는 것을 – shiny things
  • 반짝이다 – to sparkle
  • -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present
  • 것 – thing
  • -을 – object marker
• 담아 – keep and (literally: put into and)
  • 담다 – to put into
  • -아 – connect verbs, with the first action impacting the second one

손에 넣고 싶어해 = And want to put them in their hands

• 손에 – in the hand
  • 손 – hand
  • -에 – in, at, to (location/time marker)
• 넣고 싶어해 – want to put in
  • 넣다 – to put in, to include
  • -고 싶어 하다 – want to… (referring to a person other than the speaker or listener)

밤이 깊어져 서둘러 = The night deepens, hurry up

• 밤이 – night
  • 밤 – night
  • -이 – subject marker
• 깊어져 – deepens
  • 깊어지다 – to deepen
    • 깊다 – to be deep
    • -어지다 – to become
  • -어 – present tense, intimate style
• 서둘러 – hurry up
  • 서두르다 – to hurry
  • -어 – present tense, intimate style (르-irregular form)

길을 잃기 전에 어서 내게 도망쳐 = Before losing your way, quickly run to me

• 길을 – way
  • 길 – road, way
  • -을 – object marker
• 잃기 전에 – before losing
  • 잃다 – to lose
  • -기 전 – before doing
  • -에 – in, at, to (location/time marker)
• 어서 – quickly
• 내게 – to me (contraction of 나에게)
  • 나 – I, me
  • -에게 – to (dative particle)
• 도망쳐 – run
  • 도망치다 – to escape, to run away
  • -어 – present tense, intimate style

아찔하게 말할게 = I will say it dizzily

• 아찔하게 – dizzily
  • 아찔하다 – to be dizzy
  • -게 – turn a verb or adjective into an adverb
• 말할게 – I will say it
  • 말하다 – to speak, to talk
  • -ㄹ게 – I will… (a promise to do something)

이 밤의 끝에 우린 피어나 = We bloom at the end of this night

• 이 – this
• 밤의 – of the night
  • 밤 – night
  • -의 – possessive marker
• 끝에 – at the end
  • 끝 – end
  • -에 – in, at, to (location/time marker)
• 우린 – we (contraction of 우리는)
  • 우리 – we, us, our
  • -는 – topic marker
• 피어나 – bloom
  • 피어나다 – to bloom, to appear, to rise
  • -아 – present tense, intimate style

더 나른해진 느낌 조심해줄래 = Will you please be careful of feeling more languid?

• 더 – more
• 나른해진 – that became languid
  • 나른하다 – to be languid, lacking energy
  • -해지다 – to become
  • -ㄴ – describing nouns with verbs in the past
• 느낌 – feeling
• 조심해줄래 – will you please be careful
  • 조심하다 – to be careful
  • -해 주다 – to do something for someone
  • -ㄹ래 – will you?, would you like to?

다치지 않게 다치지 않게 = Don’t get hurt, don’t get hurt

• 다치지 않게 – don’t get hurt (literally: not getting hurt)
  • 다치다 – to get hurt, to be injured
  • -지 않다 – negative form
  • -게 – turn a verb or adjective into an adverb

널 파고드는 눈빛 궁금해질 땐 = When my gaze that burrows into you makes you curious

• 널 – you (contraction of 너를)
  • 너 – you
  • -를 – object marker
• 파고드는 – that burrows into
  • 파고들다 – to burrow into, to penetrate
  • -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present (ㄹ-irregular form)
• 눈빛 – gaze, expression
• 궁금해질 땐 – when you become curious
  • 궁금하다 – to be curious
  • -해지다 – to become
  • -ㄹ 때 – when
  • -는 – topic marker

이미 난 몰래 숨어버리지 = I already hide secretly

• 이미 – already
• 난 – I (contraction of 나는)
  • 나 – I, me
  • -는 – topic marker
• 몰래 – secretly
• 숨어버리지 – hide
  • 숨다 – to hide
  • -어 버리다 – indicates a completed action, adding a feeling of regret or relief, or implicating a negative result
  • -지 – you know, of course, right? (intimate style)

조용히 날 비추는 저 빛을 따라가면 = If you follow that light that illuminates me quietly

• 조용히 – quietly, silently
• 날 – me (contraction of 나를)
  • 나 – I, me
  • -를 – object marker
• 비추는 – that illuminates
  • 비추다 – to shine on, to illuminate
  • -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present
• 저 – that (over there)
• 빛을 – light
  • 빛 – light
  • -을 – object marker
• 따라가면 – if you follow
  • 따라가다 – to follow
  • -면 – if, when

투명하게 저 멀리 니가 보여 = I see you clearly in the distance

• 투명하게 – clearly
  • 투명하다 – to be transparent
  • -게 – turn a verb or adjective into an adverb
• 저 – that (over there)
• 멀리 – far away
• 니가 – you (contraction of 네가)
  • 너 – you (when used with -가 becomes 네, but is usually pronounced as 니)
  • -가 – subject marker
• 보여 – I see (literally: is seen)
  • 보이다 – to be seen, to look like
  • -어 – present tense, intimate style

더 이끌리게 되잖아 = You obviously end up being more attracted

• 더 – more
• 이끌리게 되잖아 – you obviously end up being attracted
  • 이끌리다 – to be attracted
  • -게 되다 – to end up doing something
  • -잖아 – you know, it’s obvious (emphasize that a statement is correct)

멈출 수 없게 = In a way you can’t stop

• 멈출 수 없게 – in a way you can’t stop
  • 멈추다 – to stop, to halt
  • -ㄹ 수 없다 – can’t
  • -게 – turn a verb or adjective into an adverb