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2ne1 - Crush  - Part 3

3/13/2014

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Hi Everyone! Welcome to Part 3!

We are finally at the chorus! Hurray! That means once you know this part, you know a huge portion of the song! 

Please take your time; this is a study tool - most importantly have fun singing!

Let's get started!


nouns

나 - me
내 - my
뭐 - what
싸가지 - mean (for lack of a better word and/or cursing)
멋 - way/style/charm
것 - thing
아무도 - no one

adverbs

모두 - everyone/all

grammar

-(verb stem) 도
-대로
-지
-잖아
-지 않다
-지마
-못
-(verb stem)은/는

verbs/adj

하다 - to do
알다 - to know
아쉽다 - to feel sorry/shame ("something sucks" kind of feeling)
많다 - many/a lot
바라다 - to wish/hope/want
말리다 - to stop/keep
조금 - a little

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Lesson. 시작합시다!

난 싸가지 

나 [me] + ㄴ marks me at the topic of the sentence - so we are talking about ME. As far as the word 싸가지 - it is a slang word, and it can be used as somewhat of a joking word, or a degrading word. It is used to mean someone is "mean," or a person who is "mean." However, sometimes it can be used between CLOSE friends, for example "oh my gosh, you are sooo 싸자기." Or, it can be used in a really rude way like, "That 싸가지." The feel is different. In the song, they are basically showing off about how bad-A they are. But, it's almost like a curse word...so be CAREFUL.

난 뭘 해도 내 멋대로지  

나 + ㄴ is marking me as the TOPIC of the sentence again. 뭐 means what, and is tagged up with a ㄹ. That is marking the 뭐 as the object of the verb to come - 하다 [to do]. Attached to 하다 is the grammar point (present tense) + 도 [하 + 여도 = 해도], which means "even though," or "even if." (For more information on this grammar point, click here) In this case, 난 뭘 해도 means closer to "no matter what I do//even if(when) I DO something." 내 is a mixture of 나[me] + 의 [possession marker]  to equal "my." 멋 is a word that can mean style or charm. 내 멋 can be my style, my charm, or my WAY. 대로 is attached to a noun to mean following this, or according to this. 내 멋대로 is according to my own style, or following my own way. Lastly, the ending -지 is used when talking about something, assuming the other person already knows about it. (For more information on this grammar point, click here). So a rough translation is: "Whatever I do, I do it my way/my style."

난 싸가지

모두 알잖아 I don’t care

모두 means all/everyone. 알다 means to know; however, the 다 is dropped and only the verb stem 알 remains. -잖아 is then added to 알. 잖아 is used when stating a fact that everyone knows about. Like a, "duh" or "you know..." This sentence means, Everyone knows (that I'm 싸자기)!

난 싸가지

난 조금도 아쉽지 않지

Here we have again, 나 + ㄴ marking me as the TOPIC of this sentence. 조금 means a little, and the particle 도 is attached to it - meaning even a little. 아쉽다 is similar to the meaning of sad, or a shame, or sorry. Attached to the verb stem 아쉽 is -지 않다. -지 않다 is added to a verb and is  another way to make a sentence negative. For example 하다 to do, 하지 않다 to not do. So 아쉽지 않다 means to not feel sad, shamed or sorry. So together it's: I'm not even a little sad about it, shamed about it, or sorry. 

많은 걸 바라지는 마

The verb 많다 means to be a lot. The verb stem 많 is accompanied by a 은 to change it into a description about 것 [thing]. 것 has a ㄹ on the end, marking it as the object of the sentence. So, 많은 걸 is a lot of things. 바라다 means to want/wish/hope. The grammar point added to the verb stem 바라 is -지 마. -지 마 is a commanding verb, telling someone not to do something. So 바라지 마 means "don't wish/want/hope." -는 is added for emphasis on telling them NOT to do something. So this sentence means, "DON'T wish/want for too many things // don't hope for much (cause I'm 싸가지, so I don't care what you want)."

난 아무도 못 말리는 싸가지

Once again, 나 + ㄴ is marking me as the TOPIC of this sentence. 아무도 means NO one. -못 is added in front of a verb to mean can't. 말리다 means to stop "something." The verb stem 말리 is connected to -는 to change it into a descriptive verb that is describing 싸가지. So, literally, the sentence means "I am the no one can stop 싸가지 // I am the UNSTOPPABLE 싸가지." 

Reading/comprehension

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난 싸가지 
난 뭘 해도 내 멋대로지
난 싸가지
모두 알잖아 I don’t care
난 싸가지
난 조금도 아쉽지 않지
많은 걸 바라지는 마
난 아무도 못 말리는 싸가지


Thank you for studying along with me for Part 3 of Crush! I hope you learned a lot. 

Have you guys ever heard the term 싸가지 used in a friendly-manner within a drama or song? What about 씨가지 used in a bad way?

Please comment with any questions, suggestions, comments, and/or additions! Let's study together. 
See you for Part 4 on Saturday!
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4 Comments
Laura
4/10/2014 02:11:01 pm

Woah! This site is so amazing! I just found this site by looking up what 싸가지 means (because in some lyrics translation websites, they translated it as b**ch, and I didn't want to go on learning the song without first knowing whether or not it's actually a swear word...). I also find that kpop is a great way to learn new words, because I actually get to hear the vocab get used somewhere, repetitively! Anyways, keep up the good work Bria!

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Bria link
4/10/2014 02:21:04 pm

Wow, I'm so glad it came up in a search and ended up being a helpful resource for you! That's great news, hehe~

Thanks a lot for your kind words and I hope other songs on the site will help you as well! I am a firm believer in doing song studies for extra practice! ;)

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Kye
3/18/2015 11:34:05 pm

Wait so is 싸가지 a good word, I want to sing this for the talent show at my school and I am not sure if it'll be okay.

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Bria link
3/23/2015 05:58:31 am

Hi Kye!

I think you can sing it for the talent show! It's not a "bad word" necessarily, like cursing is in English, it is just used with a negative motive. So, for example, a common expression to hear is "싸가지 없다" which translates to a similar expression of "no sense, or no manners." It's like a way of saying 예의 (manners/etiquette) without the formalities! Does that make sense? :)

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