Learn Korean with K-Pop: HeeJin, HyunJin – I’ll Be There

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Here’s a full breakdown of the grammar and vocabulary of the lyrics of “I’ll Be There” by HeeJin and HyunJin. Repeated lines and lyrics entirely in English are omitted.

Vocabulary

Nouns

• 눈빛 – gaze, expression
• 기분 – mood, feeling
• 핑크 – pink
• 빛 – light
• 이곳 – here, this place
• 바람 – wind
• 맘 – heart, feeling (contraction of 마음)
• 시간 – time
• 속 – inside
• 앞 – front, ahead
• 그곳 – that place
• 세상 – world
• 꿈 – dream

Verbs

• 망설이다 – to hesitate, to be indecisive
• 말다 – to not do, to stop doing (auxiliary verb used to form negative imperatives)
• 대다 – to keep doing (auxiliary verb)
• 주저하다 – to hesitate, to be reluctant
• 다가오다 – to approach
• 주다 – to give (also used as an auxiliary verb meaning “to do something for someone”)
• 웃다 – to smile, to laugh
• 물들다 – to be glowing, to be colored
• 설레이다 – to flutter, to palpitate (alternative form of 설레다)
• 안다 – to hug, to embrace, to take on
• 불다 – to blow (as in “the wind blows”)
• 지다 – to become (auxiliary verb)
• 함께하다 – to be together, to do together
• 보이다 – to show
• 펼쳐지다 – to unfold
• 멈추다 – to stop, to halt
• 돌아오다 – to return, to come back
• 비추다 – to shine on, to illuminate
• 두근거리다 – to pound, to palpitate

Adjectives (descriptive verbs)

• 좋다 – to be good, to be fond of
• 아름답다 – to be beautiful
• 같다 – to be the same
• 새롭다 – to be new

Adverbs

• 가득 – fully, completely
• 함께 – together
• 매일 – every day
• 지금 – now

Pronouns

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

Other words

• 두근두근 – sound of a beating heart
• 빙빙 – round and round, circling

Grammar

Particles

• -이/가 – subject marker
  • -이 after consonants
  • -가 after vowels
• -에게 – to (dative particle)
• -과/와 – and, with
  • -과 after consonants
  • -와 after vowels
• -에 – in, at, to (location/time marker)
• -의 – possessive marker
• -을/를 – object marker
  • -을 after consonants
  • -를 after vowels

Verbs/adjective forms and endings

• -지 말다 – don’t (used to form negative imperatives)
• -아/어/해 – imperative, 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 – 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
• -고 – and (connective ending)
• -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
• -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
• -(으)면 – if, when
  • -면 if the stem ends in a vowel or ㄹ
  • -으면 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
• -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
• -는 대로 – in the same way, at the same time
• -아/어/해지다 – to become
  • -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 – turn a verb or adjective into an adverb
• -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
• -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
• -거리다 – forms verbs indicating a repeated or continuous action, often related to sound, movement, and emotion

Lyrics breakdown

망설이지마 boy = Don’t hesitate, boy

• 망설이지마 – don’t hesitate
  • 망설이다 – to hesitate, to be indecisive
  • -지 말다 – don’t (used to form negative imperatives)
  • -아 – imperative, intimate style (마 is a contraction of 말아)

네 눈빛이 shake shake = Your expression, shake shake

• 네 – your (contraction of 너의)
• 눈빛이 – gaze, expression
  • 눈빛 – gaze, expression
  • -이 – subject marker

두근두근 대는 girl = A girl whose heart keeps pounding

• 두근두근 – sound of a beating heart
• 대는 – keeps
  • 대다 – to keep doing (auxiliary verb)
  • -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present

기분 좋은 feeling = The feeling of a good mood

• 기분 – mood, feeling
• 좋은 – good
  • 좋다 – to be good, to be fond of
  • -은 – describing nouns with adjectives

주저하지 말고 내게 다가와줘 = Don’t hesitate and come to me

• 주저하지 말고 – don’t hesitate and
  • 주저하다 – to hesitate, to be reluctant
  • -지 말다 – don’t (used to form negative imperatives)
  • -고 – and (connective ending)
• 내게 – to me (contraction of 나에게)
  • 나 – I, me
  • -에게 – to (dative particle)
• 다가와줘 – come
  • 다가오다 – to approach
  • -아 주다 – to do something for someone
  • -어 – present tense, intimate style

니가 웃어주면 = When you smile at me

• 니가 – you (contraction of 네가)
  • 너 – you (when used with -가 becomes 네, but is usually pronounced as 니)
  • -가 – subject marker
• 웃어주면 – when you smile at me
  • 웃다 – to smile, to laugh
  • -어 주다 – to do something for someone
  • -면 – if, when

핑크빛 world 그대와 나 = A pink-colored world, you and me

• 핑크빛 – pink-colored
  • 핑크 – pink
  • 빛 – light
• 그대와 나 – you and me
  • 그대 – you (poetic, formal)
  • -와 – and, with
  • 나 – I, me

햇살이 물든 아름다운 이곳에 = In this beautiful, sunny place

• 햇살이 물든 – sunny
  • 햇살 – sunlight
  • -이 – subject marker
  • 물들다 – to be glowing, to be colored
  • -ㄴ – describing nouns with verbs in the past (ㄹ-irregular form)
• 아름다운 – beautiful
  • 아름답다 – to be beautiful
  • -은 – describing nouns with adjectives (ㅂ-irregular form)
• 이곳에 – in this place
  • 이곳 – here, this place
  • -에 – in, at, to (location/time marker)

설레임 가득 안고 = I embrace the excitement fully

• 설레임 – excitement
  • 설레이다 – to flutter, to palpitate (alternative form of 설레다)
  • -ㅁ – turn a verb or adjective into a noun
• 가득 – fully, completely
• 안고 – I embrace and
  • 안다 – to hug, to embrace, to take on
  • -고 – and (connective ending)

바람이 부는 대로 = As the wind blows

• 바람이 – the wind
  • 바람 – wind
  • -이 – subject marker
• 부는 대로 – as it blows
  • 불다 – to blow (as in “the wind blows”)
  • -는 대로 – in the same way, at the same time (ㄹ-irregular form)

나와 함께 can you feel = Together with me, can you feel

• 나와 – with me
  • 나 – I, me
  • -와 – and, with
• 함께 – together

매일 같은 day = Every day is the same

• 매일 – every day
• 같은 – same
  • 같다 – to be the same
  • -은 – describing nouns with adjectives

같아지는 맘에 우리 = Our feelings are becoming the same (literally: we are becoming the same in our hearts)

• 같아지는 – are becoming the same
  • 같다 – to be the same
  • -아지다 – to become
  • -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present
• 맘에 – in the heart
  • 맘 – heart, feeling (contraction of 마음)
  • -에 – in, at, to (location/time marker)
• 우리 – we, us, our

시간 속에 = In this moment of time (literally: in time)

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

함께하는 우리 = We are together (literally: us, who are together)

• 함께하는 – together
  • 함께하다 – to be together, to do together
  • -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present
• 우리 – we, us, our

Day day 매일 새롭게 = Day day, every day feels new (literally: every day in a new way)

• 매일 – every day
• 새롭게 – in a new way
  • 새롭다 – to be new
  • -게 – turn a verb or adjective into an adverb

기분 좋은 설레임 = The excitement of a good mood

• 기분 – mood, feeling
• 좋은 – good
  • 좋다 – to be good, to be fond of
  • -은 – describing nouns with adjectives
• 설레임 – excitement
  • 설레이다 – to flutter, to palpitate (alternative form of 설레다)
  • -ㅁ – turn a verb or adjective into a noun

네 눈에 보여줄래 = I want to show you (literally: I want to show to your eyes)

• 네 – your (contraction of 너의)
• 눈에 – to the eyes
  • 눈 – eye
  • -에 – in, at, to (location/time marker)
• 보여줄래 – I want to show
  • 보이다 – to show
  • -어 주다 – to do something for someone
  • -ㄹ래 – I want to, I’m going to

우리 앞에 펼쳐진 = Unfolding in front of us

• 우리 – we, us, our
• 앞에 – in front of
  • 앞 – front, ahead
  • -에 – in, at, to (location/time marker)
• 펼쳐진 – unfolding
  • 펼쳐지다 – to unfold
  • -ㄴ – describing nouns with verbs in the past

시간 속의 real slow = In the time, real slow (the sentence continues from the previous lyrics, together meaning “in the time unfolding in front of us, real slow”)

• 시간 속의 – in time
  • 시간 – time
  • 속 – inside
  • -의 – possessive marker

그곳에 멈춰진 너와 나의 세상 = In that place, the world of you and me that has stopped

• 그곳에 – in that place
  • 그곳 – that place
  • -에 – in, at, to (location/time marker)
• 멈춰진 – that has stopped (literally: that has become stopped)
  • 멈추다 – to stop, to halt
  • -어지다 – to become
  • -ㄴ – describing nouns with verbs in the past
• 너와 나의 – of you and me
  • 너 – you
  • -와 – and, with
  • 나 – I, me
  • -의 – possessive marker
• 세상 – world

빙빙 돌아온 꿈 같았던 시간이 = The dream-like time that has returned, circling

• 빙빙 – round and round, circling
• 돌아온 – that has returned
  • 돌아오다 – to return, to come back
  • -ㄴ – describing nouns with verbs in the past
• 꿈 같았던 – that was like a dream
  • 꿈 – dream
  • 같다 – to be the same
  • -았던 – indicates a completed action in the past or a state that no longer exists
• 시간이 – the time
  • 시간 – time
  • -이 – subject marker

지금 내 눈앞에 = In front of my eyes now

• 지금 – now
• 내 – my (contraction of 나의)
• 눈앞에 – in front of the eyes
  • 눈 – eye
  • 앞 – front, ahead
  • -에 – in, at, to (location/time marker)

Ooh baby 우릴 비추는 sunlight = Ooh baby, the sunlight shining on us

• 우릴 – us (contraction of 우리를)
  • 우리 – we, us, our
  • -를 – object marker
• 비추는 – shining on
  • 비추다 – to shine on, to illuminate
  • -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present

Ooh baby 두근거리는 moonlight = Ooh baby, the heart‑fluttering moonlight

• 두근거리는 – heart‑fluttering
  • 두근거리다 – to pound, to palpitate
    • 두근두근 – sound of a beating heart
    • -거리다 – forms verbs indicating a repeated or continuous action, often related to sound, movement, and emotion
  • -는 – describing nouns with verbs in the present