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 9

Vocabulary

그러나

geureona — However; but; contrasting conjunction between clauses.

내

nae — My; possessive form of first-person pronoun.

친구를

chinguреul — Friend (object marker); direct object form of friend.

변호하기

byeonhohagi — To defend; act of defending someone verbally or legally.

위해

wihae — For the sake of; in order to do something.

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker); he as the topic of sentence.

이

i — This; demonstrative pronoun referring to something near.

묘안이

myoani — Clever idea (subject marker); a brilliant or ingenious plan.

섬

seom — Island; a landmass surrounded by water.

출신으로

chulsineuro — Originally from; indicating one's place of origin.

이십여

isimnyeo — About twenty; approximately twenty in number.

년

nyeon — Year; unit of time measurement, twelve months.

전

jeon — Ago; before a certain point in time.

그곳에서

geugoseseo — From that place; indicating action originating there.

온

on — Who came; past participial modifier of the verb come.

유명한

yumyeonghan — Famous; well-known or celebrated by many people.

의해

uihae — By means of; indicating agent or cause of action.

떠오른

tteooреun — That arose; came to mind or surfaced as an idea.

것임을

geosimeul — That it is (object form); nominalizing a fact or idea.

고백했는데

gobaekhaenneunde — Confessed, but; admitted something while adding context.

대화

daehwa — Conversation; dialogue or verbal exchange between people.

중에

junge — During; in the middle of an event or period.

친구에게

chinguege — To a friend; dative form indicating recipient as friend.

자신의

jasinui — One's own; possessive reflexive pronoun modifier.

나라에서는

naraeseoeneun — In one's country (topic); regarding one's home nation.

어떤

eotteon — A certain; some kind of, used before a noun.

젊은이가

jeolmeuiga — Young person (subject marker); a young man or youth.

사형에

sahyeonge — Death penalty (locative); relating to capital punishment.

처해질

chehaejil — To be subjected to; placed under punishment or sentence.

경우

gyeongu — Case; situation or circumstance under consideration.

사형

sahyeong — Death penalty; capital punishment by execution.

집행인이

jiphaenginui — Executioner (subject); person who carries out death sentence.

그

geu — That; demonstrative modifier referring to something mentioned.

시체를

sichereul — Corpse (object marker); a dead body as direct object.

상류층

sangnyucheung — Upper class; the elite or wealthy social stratum.

인사들에게

insadeulege — To notable persons; to distinguished or important individuals.

최고의

choegouui — The finest; of the highest quality or rank.

진미로

jinmiro — As a delicacy; as a rare and exquisite food item.

팔았다고

paratdago — Reportedly sold; indirect quotation of a past selling act.

말했으며

malhaesseumyeo — Said, and; stated something while continuing with more.

또한

ttohan — Also; furthermore, adding additional information.

자신이

jasini — Oneself (subject); reflexive subject pronoun in Korean.

살던

saldeon — Used to live; past habitual modifier of the verb live.

시절에

sijeore — During that time; in a past period or era.

황제를

hwangجhere ul — Emperor (object); the supreme ruler as direct object.

독살하려

doksalhareyeo — Intending to poison; attempting to kill by poison.

한

han — Did; past modifier indicating completed or attempted action.

죄로

jweро — For the crime of; as a charge or offense.

십자가에

sipjagae — On the cross; referring to crucifixion as punishment.

못

mot — Nail; also used as adverb meaning cannot or unable.

박힌

bakin — Nailed; driven into a surface, fixed by a nail.

통통한

tongtongan — Plump; chubby or well-rounded in body shape.

열다섯

yeoldaseot — Fifteen; the cardinal number fifteen.

살

sal — Years old; unit indicating a person's age.

소녀의

sonyeoui — Of a girl; possessive modifier referring to a young girl.

시체가

sichega — Corpse (subject marker); a dead body as sentence subject.

교수대에서

gyosuдaeeseo — From the gallows; at or from a place of hanging.

부위별로

buibyeollo — By body part; divided or categorized according to parts.

잘려

jallyeo — Cut; severed into pieces by cutting action.

사백

sabaek — Four hundred; the cardinal number four hundred.

황제

hwangje — Emperor; the ruler of an empire.

폐하의

pyehaui — His Majesty's; honorific possessive for an emperor or king.

국무대신과

gungmudaesingwa — State minister and; a high-ranking government official.

여타

yeota — Other; the remaining or additional ones besides those mentioned.

조정의

jojeongui — Of the court; relating to the royal or imperial court.

고위

gowi — High-ranking; of senior or elevated official status.

관리들에게

To officials; to government administrators or bureaucrats.

팔렸다고

pallyeotdago — Was reportedly sold; indirect quote of a past sale.

했다

haetda — Said; did; past tense statement-ending verb form.

사실

sasil — In fact; truth or reality, used as discourse marker.

나

na — I; first-person singular pronoun in Korean.

역시

yeoksi — Also; likewise; too, indicating agreement or addition.

도시의

dosiui — Of the city; urban, belonging to a city.

몇몇

myeonmyeot — Several; a few, referring to a small number.

젊은

jeolmeun — Young; of a relatively early age or life stage.

여자들

yeojadeul — Women; plural form of woman or female.

즉

jeuk — That is; namely, used to clarify or specify.

재산이라고는

jaesaniragoNeun — As for property; contrasting topic about one's assets.

푼도

pundo — Not even a penny; emphasizing total lack of money.

없으면서

eopseuumyeonseo — While having none; lacking something but still doing otherwise.

없이는

eopsieneun — Without; indicating absence as a condition for something.

외출도

oechuldo — Even going out; going outside, even that action.

못하고

motago — Cannot do and; unable to do while continuing action.

결코

gyeolko — Never; absolutely not, emphatic negation adverb.

돈을

doneul — Money (object marker); money as the direct object.

치를

chireul — To pay; to settle a bill or expense.

생각도

saenggakdo — Even the thought; not even considering doing something.

없는

eomneun — Without; lacking, not having something.

외제

oejeрой — Foreign-made; imported goods or foreign brand products.

옷을

oseul — Clothes (object marker); clothing as the direct object.

차려입고

charyeoipgo — Dressed up in; wearing clothes in a showy manner.

극장과

geukjanggwa — Theater and; a place for performances, plus another.

모임에

moime — At gatherings; social meetings or assemblies.

나타나는

natananeun — Who appear; showing up or making an appearance.

자들을

jadeureul — Those people (object); plural persons as direct object.

같은

gateun — Same; identical or similar in the same manner.

방식으로

bangsigeuro — In the same way; using a particular method or manner.

활용한다면

hwalyonghantamyeon — If one utilizes; hypothetical use of something effectively.

왕국이

wanggugi — The kingdom (subject); a country ruled by a monarch.

나빠질

nappajil — Will worsen; become worse or deteriorate in condition.

것은

geoseun — The thing (topic); nominalizer marking a fact as topic.

없다는

eomtaneun — That there is none; quoting or modifying a negative existence.

사실을

sasireul — The fact (object); truth or reality as direct object.

부정할

bujeonghal — To deny; to refuse to acknowledge or reject a fact.

수

su — Can; ability or possibility, used with verb phrases.

없다

eopda — There is not; to not exist or to lack something.

낙담한

nakdamhan — Discouraged; feeling disheartened or deeply disappointed.

마음을

maeumeul — Heart/mind (object); one's feelings or mental state.

가진

gajin — Who have; possessing or holding something.

사람들은

saramdeureun — People (topic); persons as the topic of discussion.

늙고

neulgo — Old and; being elderly, with continued description.

병들고

byeongdeulgo — Sick and; being ill or diseased, continuing a list.

불구가

bulguga — Disabled (subject); being crippled or physically impaired.

된

doen — Who became; having become a certain state or condition.

수많은

sumaneun — Countless; very many or a large number of.

빈민들에

binmindeure — To the poor; regarding impoverished people in society.

대해

daehae — About; regarding or concerning a subject.

크게

keuge — Greatly; to a large degree or significantly.

걱정하고

geokjeonghago — Worrying and; feeling anxious while doing something else.

있으며

issеumyeo — Are, and; existing or being, with continuation.

나는

naneun — I (topic marker); first-person singular as sentence topic.

이토록

itorok — This much; to such a degree, emphasizing extent.

심각한

simgakhan — Serious; grave or severe in nature or degree.

짐으로부터

jimeurobuto — From the burden; away from a heavy load or obligation.

나라를

narareul — The country (object); a nation as the direct object.

덜어줄

deoreojul — To relieve; to reduce or lessen a burden for someone.

방도가

bangdoga — A way (subject); a method or means to solve something.

무엇인지

mueosinji — What it is; indirect question asking about identity.

생각해

saenggakae — Think; to consider or reflect on something.

달라는

dallaneun — Requesting to give; quoting a request for something.

요청을

yocheongеul — A request (object); a formal ask as direct object.

받은

badeun — Received; having gotten or been given something.

바

ba — The fact that; nominalizer indicating experienced circumstance.

있다

itda — There is; to exist or to have something.