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 15

Vocabulary

하지만

hajiman — Conjunction meaning 'however' or 'but'.

저

jeo — Humble first-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.

자신에

jasin-e — 'To/about oneself'; reflexive pronoun with particle.

관해서

gwanhaeseo — 'Regarding' or 'concerning'; prepositional phrase.

말하자면

malhajamyeon — 'So to speak' or 'if I were to say'.

수년간

sunyeongan — 'For several years'; over a multi-year period.

헛되고

heotdoego — 'Vain and...' ; fruitless or futile, coordinating form.

공허하며

gongheohamyeo — 'Empty and...' ; hollow or vacuous, coordinating form.

몽상적인

mongsangjeog-in — 'Dreamy' or 'fanciful'; relating to idle fantasy.

생각들을

saenggakdeul-eul — 'Thoughts' (plural, object form); ideas or notions.

제시하다

jesihada — To present, propose, or put forward an idea.

지쳐버렸고

jichyeobeoryeotgo — 'Became completely exhausted and...'; utterly worn out.

마침내

machimne — 'Finally' or 'at last'; after a long time.

성공에

seonggong-e — 'In/toward success'; achievement of a desired goal.

대한

daehan — 'Regarding' or 'about'; modifying following noun.

희망을

heuimang-eul — 'Hope' (object form); desire for something to happen.

완전히

wanjeonhi — 'Completely' or 'entirely'; to a full degree.

잃어버렸습니다만

ilheobeoryeotseumnidaman — 'Lost completely, but...'; formal past tense with contrast.

다행히도

dahaenghido — 'Fortunately' or 'luckily'; expressing relief at outcome.

이

i — Demonstrative 'this'; refers to something nearby or mentioned.

제안을

jean-eul — 'Proposal' (object form); a suggestion or offer.

떠올리게

tteoolllige — 'To come to think of'; to recall or conceive an idea.

되었습니다

doeeotseumnida — 'Came to be' or 'became'; formal past tense of 되다.

제안은

jean-eun — 'The proposal' (topic form); a suggestion being discussed.

새로운

saeroun — 'New' or 'novel'; something not seen before.

것일

geosil — 'Thing that is'; nominalizer linking predicate to noun.

뿐만

ppunman — 'Not only'; used in 'not only...but also' construction.

아니라

anira — 'But also'; second part of 'not only...but also'.

실질적이고

siljijeog-igo — 'Practical and...'; substantive or real in effect.

현실적인

hyeonsiljeogin — 'Realistic'; grounded in actual reality or practicality.

무언가를

mueongareul — 'Something' (object form); an unspecified thing.

담고

damgo — 'Containing and...'; to hold or include something.

있으며

isseumyeo — 'There is/has and...'; existence with coordinating ending.

비용도

biyongdo — 'Cost also'; expense or financial outlay included.

들지

deunji — 'Does not cost/take'; negated form of 들다 (to cost/take).

않고

anko — 'Does not... and'; negation with coordinating connector.

수고도

sugodo — 'Effort/trouble also'; labor or toil included.

거의

geoui — 'Almost' or 'nearly'; very close to a stated amount.

없으며

eopseumyeo — 'There is none and...'; absence with coordinating ending.

전적으로

jeonjeog-euro — 'Entirely' or 'wholly'; completely without exception.

우리의

uriui — 'Our'; possessive form of the first-person plural pronoun.

능력

neungnyeok — 'Ability' or 'capability'; power to do something.

안에

ane — 'Inside' or 'within'; spatial or figurative interior.

있고

itgo — 'Is/exists and...'; existence with coordinating connector.

심기를

simgireul — 'Mood/feelings' (object form); one's emotional disposition.

거스름으로써

geoseureum-euro-sseo — 'By offending/going against'; means of irritating someone.

어떠한

eotteohan — 'Any kind of'; whatsoever, used in negative contexts.

위험도

wiheomdo — 'Danger also'; risk or hazard included.

초래하지

choraekhaji — 'Does not cause'; to bring about or result in something.

않습니다

anseumnida — Formal negative ending meaning 'does not'.

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — 'Because' or 'the reason is'; introduces an explanation.

이런

ireon — 'This kind of'; referring to a type just mentioned.

종류의

jongnyu-ui — 'Of this type/kind'; category or sort of something.

상품은

sangpum-eun — 'The goods/product' (topic form); merchandise or commodity.

수출에

suchul-e — 'For export'; sending goods to another country.

적합하지

jeokhaphaji — 'Not suitable'; lacking fitness or appropriateness.

않으며

aneumyeo — 'Is not... and'; negation with coordinating connector.

살코기는

salkogineun — 'Lean meat' (topic form); flesh without fat or bone.

너무

neomu — 'Too' or 'excessively'; beyond an acceptable degree.

연한

yeonhan — 'Tender' or 'soft'; delicate in texture.

성질을

seongjil-eul — 'Nature/quality' (object form); inherent characteristic.

지니고

jinigo — 'Possessing and...'; to have or carry a quality.

있어

isseo — 'Having' or 'because it has'; casual existence connector.

오랫동안

oraetdongan — 'For a long time'; over an extended duration.

소금에

sogeum-e — 'In salt'; common mineral used for preserving food.

절여

jeoryeo — 'Pickling/salting'; to preserve by immersing in salt.

두기

dugi — 'Keeping/leaving'; nominalized form of 두다 (to keep).

어렵기

eoryeopgi — 'Being difficult'; nominalized form of 어렵다.

때문입니다

ttaemun-imnida — 'It is because'; formal causal ending of explanation.

비록

birok — 'Although' or 'even though'; concessive conjunction.

소금

sogeum — 'Salt'; mineral used in cooking and food preservation.

없이도

eopsi-do — 'Even without'; lacking something yet still proceeding.

우리

uri — 'We' or 'our'; first-person plural pronoun.

민족

minjok — 'Nation' or 'ethnic people'; a group sharing heritage.

전체를

jeonche-reul — 'The entirety' (object form); the whole group or thing.

기꺼이

gikkeo-i — 'Willingly' or 'gladly'; with enthusiasm and readiness.

먹어치울

meogeochiul — 'Will devour'; to eat up completely and voraciously.

나라를

nara-reul — 'Country' (object form); a sovereign nation or state.

하나

hana — 'One'; the number one or a single entity.

댈

dael — 'To name/cite'; to point out or refer to something.

수

su — 'Possibility'; nominal used in 'can/cannot' constructions.

있을지

isseulji — 'Whether there might be'; uncertain possibility expression.

모르겠지만

moreugejjiman — 'I am not sure, but...'; expressing uncertainty with contrast.

말입니다

mal-imnida — Formal sentence-final particle emphasizing the statement.

결국

gyeolguk — 'In the end' or 'ultimately'; after all considerations.

저는

jeo-neun — 'I' (topic form); humble first-person topic marker.

현명한

hyeonmyeonghan — 'Wise' or 'prudent'; showing good judgment and insight.

사람들이

saramdeuri — 'People' (subject form); plural of person or individual.

제안하는

jeanahaneun — 'Proposing'; present modifier form of 제안하다.

똑같이

ttokgachi — 'Equally' or 'in exactly the same way'.

무해하고

muhaehago — 'Harmless and...'; causing no damage or injury.

저렴하며

jeoryeomhamyeo — 'Inexpensive and...'; low in cost, coordinating form.

쉽고

swipgo — 'Easy and...'; not difficult, with coordinating connector.

효과적인

hyogwajeogin — 'Effective'; producing the intended result or outcome.

것으로

geoseuro — 'As something'; nominalizer with directional/role particle.

판명될

panmyeongdoel — 'Will turn out to be'; future modifier of 판명되다.

제안도

jeando — 'Proposal also'; a suggestion included in consideration.

거부할

geobhal — 'Will reject'; future modifier form of 거부하다.

만큼

mankeum — 'To the extent of'; as much as a given degree.

제

je — 'My'; humble possessive form of the speaker.

의견에

uigyeon-e — 'To/in opinion'; one's view or stated position.

맹목적으로

'Blindly'; without reason or critical examination.

집착하지는

jipchakaji-neun — 'Does not obsess/cling'; topic-marked negated attachment.

그러한

geureohan — 'Such' or 'that kind of'; referring to something stated.

무언가가

mueongaga — 'Something' (subject form); an unspecified thing as subject.

계획에

gyehoek-e — 'Against/in the plan'; a structured arrangement or scheme.

반하여

banhayeo — 'Against' or 'contrary to'; in opposition to something.

제시되고

jesidoego — 'Is presented and...'; passive form of 제시하다.

더

deo — 'More'; comparative adverb indicating greater degree.

나은

naun — 'Better'; comparative modifier from 낫다 (to be better).

것이

geosi — 'Thing that' (subject form); nominalizer as subject.

제안되기

jeandoegi — 'Being proposed'; nominalized passive of 제안하다.

전에

jeone — 'Before'; indicating a time prior to an event.

그

geu — 'That' or 'the'; third-person demonstrative pronoun/article.

저자

jeoja — 'Author' or 'writer'; person who creates a text.

혹은

hok-eun — 'Or'; conjunction offering an alternative choice.

저자들이

jeojaideuri — 'The authors' (subject form); plural of 저자.

두

du — 'Two'; the number two used before a counter.

가지

gaji — 'Kind/type'; counter for sorts or varieties of things.

점을

jeom-eul — 'Point/aspect' (object form); a specific matter to consider.

충분히

chungbunhi — 'Sufficiently' or 'enough'; to an adequate degree.

숙고해

sukgohae — 'Contemplate'; to think deeply and carefully about something.

주시기를

jusigireul — 'Please do (for me)'; polite request nominalized as object.

바랍니다

baramnida — 'I hope/request'; formal expression of a wish or request.

첫째

cheotjjae — 'First' or 'firstly'; ordinal indicating the first item.

현재의

hyeonjae-ui — 'Current' or 'present'; of the existing situation now.

상황에서

sanghwang-eseo — 'In the situation'; within a given set of circumstances.

그들이

geudeuri — 'They' (subject form); third-person plural subject pronoun.

어떻게

eotteoke — 'How'; interrogative adverb asking about manner or method.

십만

simman — 'One hundred thousand'; the number 100,000.

명의

myeong-ui — 'Of (people)'; possessive form of person-counter 명.

쓸모없는

sseulmoeomneun — 'Useless'; having no practical use or value.

입과

ipgwa — 'Mouth and...'; the organ of eating, with conjunction.

몸을

mom-eul — 'Body' (object form); the physical form of a person.

위한

wihan — 'For the sake of'; benefactive modifier particle phrase.

음식과

eumsikgwa — 'Food and...'; nourishment for eating, with conjunction.

옷을

os-eul — 'Clothing' (object form); garments worn on the body.

마련할

maryeonhal — 'Will prepare/provide'; future modifier of 마련하다.

있을

isseul — 'Will be able to'; future modifier of 있다 for possibility.

것인가

geosinga — 'Is it the case that...?'; rhetorical question nominalized.

하는

haneun — 'Doing'; present modifier form of 하다 (to do).

점입니다

jeom-imnida — 'That is the point'; formal sentence-final with 점.