A Modest Proposal: For preventing the children of poor people in Ireland, from being a burden on their parents or country, and for making them beneficial to the publick — Page 2

Vocabulary

그러나

geureona — However; used to introduce a contrasting statement.

나의

naui — My; first-person singular possessive pronoun.

의도는

uidoneun — Intention; one's purpose or aim (topic-marked).

자칭

jaching — Self-proclaimed; calling oneself something without proof.

거지들의

geojideului — Of beggars; possessive form of the word beggar.

자녀만을

janyeomaneul — Only children; referring exclusively to one's offspring.

부양하는

buyanghaneun — Supporting; providing financially for dependents.

데

de — Matter; used to refer to a situation or act.

국한되는

gukhandoeneun — Being limited; restricted or confined to something.

거리가

georiga — Distance; gap between two things or ideas.

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; used to intensify an adjective.

멀다

meolda — To be far; to be distant from something.

그것은

geugeoSeun — That; referring to something previously mentioned (topic-marked).

훨씬

hwoelssin — Much more; by a large degree of difference.

더

deo — More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree.

광범위한

gwangbeomwihan — Wide-ranging; broad in scope or extent.

거리에서

georieseo — On the street; in or along a public road.

우리에게

uriegae — To us; dative form of the first-person plural pronoun.

자선을

jasoneul — Charity; benevolent giving to those in need.

구하는

guhaneun — Seeking; asking or begging for something.

실질적으로

siljiljeogeuro — Practically; in actual reality or substance.

자녀를

janyeoreul — Children; one's sons and daughters (object-marked).

부양할

buyanghal — To support; future modifier form of to provide for.

능력이

neungnyeogi — Ability; capacity or skill to do something.

없는

eomneun — Without; lacking or not having something.

부모에게서

bumoegaeseo — From parents; indicating origin from one's father and mother.

태어난

taeeonan — Born; having come into existence through birth.

일정

iljeong — Certain; a fixed or specified amount or level.

연령의

yeollyeongui — Of age; possessive form referring to a specific age.

모든

modeun — All; every single one without exception.

유아를

yuareul — Infants; very young children or babies (object-marked).

포함할

pohamhal — To include; to encompass within a group or scope.

것이다

geosida — It will be; declarative ending indicating a fact or plan.

나

na — I; first-person singular subject pronoun.

자신으로

jasineuro — As for myself; reflexive pronoun indicating oneself.

말하자면

malhajaMyeon — So to speak; used to introduce a paraphrase or elaboration.

수년간

sunyeongan — For many years; over a period of several years.

이

i — This; demonstrative determiner referring to something near.

중요한

jungyohan — Important; of great significance or value.

주제에

jujeee — On the subject; topic-marked noun meaning theme or topic.

대해

daehae — About; concerning or regarding a particular matter.

깊이

gipi — Deeply; with great depth of thought or feeling.

생각하고

saenggakhago — Thinking and; conjunctive form of the verb to think.

여러

yeoreo — Various; several different kinds or people.

계획가들의

gyehoekgadeului — Of planners; possessive form referring to those who plan.

다양한

dayanghan — Diverse; varied in type, form, or content.

방안을

banganul — Plans; proposed measures or solutions (object-marked).

충분히

chungbunhi — Sufficiently; in an adequate or thorough manner.

검토한

geomtohan — Reviewed; having examined or analyzed carefully.

결과

gyeolgwa — Result; the outcome or consequence of an action.

나는

naneun — I; first-person singular pronoun with topic marker.

그들이

geudeugi — They; third-person plural subject pronoun.

계산에

gyesane — In calculation; regarding figures or numerical reckoning.

있어

isseo — In; existential verb used in the context of a matter.

항상

hangsang — Always; at all times without exception.

크게

keuge — Greatly; by a large amount or degree.

틀렸다는

teullyeotdaneun — That they were wrong; quoting a mistaken conclusion.

발견하였다

balgyeonhayeotda — Discovered; found or realized something through examination.

사실

sasil — In fact; actually; used to introduce a true statement.

어미에게서

eomiegaeseo — From a mother; indicating origin from the birth mother.

막

mak — Just; right at the moment of; barely or freshly.

아이는

aineun — A child; a young person (topic-marked).

일

il — One; the number one, also used before counters.

년

nyeon — Year; unit of time equal to twelve months.

동안

dongan — During; for the duration of a period of time.

다른

dareun — Other; different from something already mentioned.

영양분이

yeongyangbuni — Nutrients; substances providing nourishment for the body.

거의

geoui — Almost; nearly but not quite entirely.

없이도

eomsiedo — Even without; in the absence of something mentioned.

어미의

eomiui — Mother's; possessive referring to a birth mother animal.

젖으로

jejeuro — With breast milk; by means of nursing or suckling.

부양될

buyanggdoel — To be supported; passive future modifier of to provide for.

수

su — Can; auxiliary noun expressing possibility or ability.

있으며

isseumyeo — While existing; conjunctive form indicating simultaneous condition.

그

geu — That; demonstrative determiner referring to something distant.

비용은

biyongeun — The cost; expense or financial outlay (topic-marked).

기껏해야

gikkeohaiya — At most; indicating the upper limit of something.

넘지

neomji — Not exceed; to not go beyond a certain limit.

않는데

anneunde — Does not; negative form with explanatory connective ending.

이는

ineun — This; referring back to something just mentioned (topic-marked).

어머니가

eomeoniga — Mother; a female parent as subject of a sentence.

합법적인

hapbeopjeogin — Legal; lawful; permitted under the law.

구걸이라는

gugeolianeun — Called begging; quoting the act of asking for charity.

직업을

jigeombeul — Occupation; a person's job or profession (object-marked).

통해

tonghae — Through; by means of a method or channel.

혹은

hogeun — Or; alternatively; used to present another option.

음식

eumsik — Food; things eaten for nourishment and sustenance.

찌꺼기로

jjikkeogiro — With scraps; using leftover or discarded food remnants.

마련할

maryeonhal — To prepare; to arrange or procure something needed.

있는

inneun — That exists; present-tense modifier of the verb to be.

그리고

geurigo — And; used to connect two clauses or ideas.

바로

baro — Right; exactly; immediately or precisely at that point.

만

man — Only; just; limiting particle restricting to one thing.

한

han — One; the number one used before a noun.

살이

sari — Years old; unit for counting a person's age.

되었을

doeyeosseul — When they have become; past conjecture modifier form.

때

ttae — When; at the time of a particular moment or event.

부모나

bumona — Parents or; presenting parents as one of the options.

짐이

jimi — A burden; something heavy or troublesome to bear.

되거나

dogeona — Become or; conjunctive form offering an alternative outcome.

나머지

nameoji — Remainder; the rest of something left over.

삶

salm — Life; one's existence or way of living.

음식과

eumsikgwa — Food and; connecting food to another noun.

의복을

uibogeul — Clothing; garments worn to cover the body (object-marked).

대신

daesin — Instead; in place of something else.

오히려

ohiryeo — Rather; on the contrary; indicating an unexpected reversal.

수천

sucheon — Thousands; several thousand in number.

명의

myeongui — Of people; possessive counter for number of persons.

식량과

singnyanggwa — Food supply and; provisions for sustaining a population.

일부

ilbu — Part; a portion of a whole amount.

의복에

uiboge — To clothing; directional particle attached to garments.

기여할

giyeohal — To contribute; to provide something beneficial to others.

방식으로

bangsikkeuro — In a way; by a particular method or manner.

그들을

geudeurreul — Them; third-person plural object pronoun.

제안한다

jeanhan da — Proposes; presents a suggestion or plan formally.

방안에는

banganeneun — In the plan; within a proposed measure (topic-marked).

또한

ttohan — Also; in addition; furthermore.

큰

keun — Big; great; large in size or significance.

이점이

ijeomi — An advantage; a beneficial aspect or merit.

있으니

isseunikssi — There is; because there is; causal connective form.

자발적인

jabaljeokkin — Voluntary; done willingly without external compulsion.

낙태와

naktaewa — Abortion and; the termination of a pregnancy (with conjunction).

여성들이

yeoseongdeuri — Women; female persons as the subject of a sentence.

사생아를

sasaengareul — Illegitimate children; children born outside of marriage.

살해하는

salhaehaeneun — Killing; the act of deliberately taking someone's life.

끔찍한

kkeumjjikhan — Horrible; causing disgust or extreme horror.

행위를

haengwireul — The act; a deed or behavior (object-marked).

막을

maggeul — To prevent; to stop something from happening.

있다는

itdaneun — That there is; quoting the existence of something.