1999

• By: MARK
• Album: The Firstfruit

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
listen /ˈlɪs.ən/ A1	verb - to pay attention to sound
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
new /njuː/ A1	adjective - recently made, invented, or developed
back /bæk/ A1	adverb - towards the place or direction that is behind you
break /breɪk/ A2	verb - to separate into pieces as a result of a blow or impact
wake /weɪk/ A2	verb - to stop sleeping
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
call /kɔːl/ A2	verb - to give someone a name
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - to have information or be aware of something
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible
born /bɔːrn/ A2	verb - to come into existence
show /ʃoʊ/ A1	verb - to allow or cause something to be visible
fine /faɪn/ A1	adjective - of high quality
armor /ˈɑːr.mər/ B1	noun - a covering, usually made of metal or leather, worn in battle to protect the body
viral /ˈvaɪ.rəl/ B2	adjective - used to describe something that quickly becomes very popular or well known by being published on the internet or sent from person to person by email or phone

Grammar:

• Today I feel so new, feels like '99

  ➔ Simple Present Tense (to describe a feeling/state)

  ➔ Uses the simple present tense to express a current feeling. "feel" describes how the speaker is feeling now.

• Imma break the net

  ➔ Informal Contraction ('Imma' for 'I'm going to')

  ➔ "Imma" is a very informal contraction of "I'm going to," indicating a future intention.

• 알고리즘 타, 네 앞에 도착해

  ➔ Imperative form (implicitly used, to express a command or strong suggestion). In this case, implying he's arriving ahead of you due to algorithm.

  ➔ While not explicitly an imperative sentence, the phrase implies a command-like statement. He is essentially stating (almost as a boast) that he will 'arrive'.

• 오늘 저 태양 젊어 보여 I feel reborn

  ➔ Subject-Verb-Object structure with an embedded clause ("오늘 저 태양 젊어 보여" as the subject complement for the feeling 'reborn')

  ➔ The sentence expresses a feeling of being reborn, influenced by the observation that 'the sun looks young today.'

• 못할 바엔 일을 안 할게

  ➔ Conditional clause using '-ㄹ 바에(는)' (if one is to do something, then the other action is preferred)

  ➔ This Korean grammar structure expresses that if the speaker were to do something poorly or not to their standards, they would rather not do it at all. It's a preference for quality over simply doing something.

• 세기 마지막에 태어난 애

  ➔ Relative clause modifying '애' (child) using past-tense adjective modifier '-ㄴ/은' (태어난 - born)

  ➔ This phrase describes a child that was born at the 'end of the century,' using the relative clause to provide more information about the noun 'child.'

• 대체 What was his whole plan

  ➔ Interrogative sentence in Past Simple (seeking information about a past plan)

  ➔ Asks a question about someone's complete plan in the past. "was" is the past tense of "is".

• 그냥 Show me how you swish

  ➔ Imperative sentence + embedded question with 'how' (requesting a demonstration of an action)

  ➔ The sentence commands someone to demonstrate or show how they perform a 'swish,' which suggests a stylish or skillful movement.