Coniston — Volume 01 — Page 14

Vocabulary

럼주에

reomju-e — related to rum; alcoholic distilled sugarcane beverage

관한

gwan-han — regarding, relating to, about something

한

han — one; a certain; used as a determiner

그는

geu-neun — he; third-person masculine subject pronoun

숙모의

sungmo-ui — aunt's; possessive form of paternal aunt

마음에

maeum-e — to one's heart or mind; emotionally appealing

꼭

kkok — exactly, surely, without fail, tightly

드는

deuneun — entering, pleasing; fitting one's taste

사람이었는데

saram-i-eoss-neunde — was a person, but; person combined with contrast

그가

geu-ga — he; subject form of third-person pronoun

럼주를

reomju-reul — rum; distilled alcoholic drink, object marker

전혀

jeonhyeo — not at all; completely not, used with negation

입에

ib-e — to the mouth; at one's lips or mouth

대지

dae-ji — not touch; negative form of touching or tasting

않았기

an-ass-gi — because did not; negative past gerund form

때문이었다

ttaemun-i-eoss-da — it was because of; expressing reason or cause

물론

mullon — of course, naturally, needless to say

여윈

yeo-win — thin, gaunt, lean; describing a slim person

십일조

sibiljo — tithe; one-tenth portion given as religious tax

징수인

jingsu-in — tax collector; person who collects dues or taxes

집사

jibsa — deacon or steward; religious or household administrator

한때

han-ttae — once, at one time, formerly in the past

안식일을

ansigil-eul — the Sabbath; day of religious rest, object marker

어겼다며

eo-gyeoss-da-myeo — saying that he violated or broke a rule

꾸짖은

kkujijeun — scolded, rebuked; past modifier of reprimanding

적이

jeogi — an experience or occasion of; subject marker added

있었는데

iss-eoss-neunde — there was, but; past existence with contrast

여우를

yeo-u-reul — a fox; wild animal, object marker attached

향해

hyang-hae — toward, in the direction of something or someone

총을

chong-eul — a gun; firearm, with object particle attached

쐈다는

sswass-da-neun — that he shot; past quotative modifier of shooting

이유였다

iyu-yeoss-da — was the reason; expressing cause or justification

책

chaek — book; a bound volume of written text

이야기로

iyagi-ro — to the story; with directional particle, back to narrative

돌아가자

dor-a-ga-ja — let's return, let's go back to something

살아가는

sal-a-ga-neun — living on, getting through life, surviving

동안

dong-an — during, while, for a period of time

내내

naenae — throughout, all along, the entire time

그

geu — that; definite determiner referring to something mentioned

책의

chaek-ui — of the book; possessive marker on book

내용을

naeyong-eul — the contents; subject matter of a text, object marker

완전히

wanjeonhi — completely, fully, entirely, perfectly

익히는

ikhineun — mastering, learning thoroughly; present modifier form

기념비적인

ginyeombijeogin — monumental, landmark; describing a historic achievement

과업에서

gwaeo-beseo — from the task or undertaking; work or mission

느꼈던

neukkkyeoss-deon — had felt; retrospective past modifier of feeling

기쁨을

gipeum-eul — joy, happiness, delight; with object particle

회상하곤

hoesang-ha-gon — used to reminisce, to habitually recall memories

했다

haess-da — did; simple past tense of the verb 하다

그의

geu-ui — his; possessive form of third-person pronoun

마음속에서

maeum-sok-eseo — within one's mind or heart; in the inner self

거칠고

geochil-go — rough, coarse, wild; and connector form

투박한

tubak-han — crude, rough-hewn, unrefined, blunt in manner

양키

yanki — Yankee; informal term for American, especially northern

장군으로

janggun-euro — as a general; military commander with role particle

변해

byeonhae — changed, transformed; having become something different

있었고

iss-eoss-go — was, existed; past tense with and-connector

도시들과

dosi-deul-gwa — cities and; plural cities with conjunction particle

마을들

ma-eul-deul — villages, towns; plural form of village

그리고

geurigo — and, and then; conjunctive word connecting clauses

요새에

yosae-e — at the fortress; military stronghold with location particle

대해서는

daehae-seo-neun — as for, regarding, concerning; topical about-particle

기행문을

gihaengmun-eul — travel writing, travelogue; written account of journey

통해

tonghae — through, via, by means of something

상상하는

sangsang-haneun — imagining; present modifier of the verb to imagine

사람만큼이나

saram-mankeum-ina — as much as a person; comparative degree expression

정확한

jeonghwak-han — accurate, precise, exact; describing correctness

그림을

geurim-eul — a picture, image, drawing; with object particle

그려냈다

geulyeo-naess-da — drew out, depicted; produced a mental image

어느

eo-neu — some, a certain; indefinite determiner

정도

jeongdo — degree, extent, level; to some extent

읽기와

ilgi-wa — reading and; gerund form with conjunction particle

쓰기

sseogi — writing; the act or skill of writing

덧셈

deotsem — addition; mathematical operation of adding numbers

곱셈

gopsem — multiplication; mathematical operation of multiplying

나눗셈을

nanutsem-eul — division; mathematical operation, with object particle

배워

baewo — learning, having learned; gerund form of 배우다

두고

dugo — keeping, putting aside; doing something and keeping it

있었다

iss-eoss-da — was, existed; simple past existential statement

맨발의

maenbal-ui — barefoot's; possessive modifier of barefoot soldiers

동료들이

dongnyeo-deul-i — colleagues, companions, fellow soldiers; subject marker

오만한

oman-han — arrogant, haughty, proud; describing an attitude

영국을

yeongguk-eul — England, Britain; country name with object marker

무릎

mureup — knee; the joint in the middle of the leg

꿇렸다는

kkuLlyeoss-da-neun — that they made kneel; forced to submit quotative

것을

geot-eul — the thing, the fact; nominalizer with object marker

알고

al-go — knowing and; gerund connector of the verb 알다

책에

chaek-e — in the book; location particle attached to book

나오는

na-o-neun — appearing, coming out of; present modifier form

전쟁

jeonjaeng — war, warfare; armed conflict between groups or nations

이야기의

iyagi-ui — of the story; possessive particle on narrative

상당

sangdang — considerable, substantial, significant amount

부분은

bubun-eun — the part, portion; topic marker indicating section

가게에서

gage-eseo — at the store, from the shop; location particle

들었던

deul-eoss-deon — had heard; retrospective past modifier of listening

대위의

daewi-ui — captain's; possessive of military rank captain

장군과

janggun-gwa — general and; military rank with conjunction particle

전투에

jeontu-e — in the battle; combat with location particle

이야기들로부터

iyagi-deul-lobuto — from the stories; plural narratives with source particle

색채를

saekchae-reul — color, hue, vividness; with object particle

얻었다

eod-eoss-da — obtained, gained; simple past of receiving something

어떻게

eotteoke — how, in what way; interrogative adverb

생겼는지

saenggyeoss-neunji — what it looks like; appearance with indirect question

혹은

hogeun — or, alternatively; conjunction indicating a choice

성

seong — saint, holy; honorific prefix for saints

수도원이

sudowon-i — monastery, convent; religious community with subject marker

어떤

eotteon — what kind of, what sort of; interrogative determiner

모습인지는

moseub-inji-neun — as for what the appearance is; indirect topic form

겨울의

gyeo-ul-ui — winter's; possessive modifier of the season winter

상상했을지라도

sangsang-haess-euljirado — even if one had imagined; concessive past conditional

중요하지

jungyoha-ji — not important; negative form of being important

않았다

an-ass-da — did not; simple past negative auxiliary verb

마음속에

maeum-sok-e — in the heart or mind; inner mental space

박힌

bak-hin — embedded, lodged, fixed; past modifier of being stuck

것은

geot-eun — the thing, the fact; nominalizer with topic marker

적어도

jeogeodo — at least, at a minimum; expressing a lower bound

상당한

sangdang-han — considerable, significant; modifying adjective form

기간

gigan — period, duration; a span of time

동안은

dong-an-eun — during, for the period; time span with topic marker

사람들로

saram-deul-lo — with people, through people; plural with directional particle

하여금

hayeogeum — causing someone to do; causative particle expression

자신의

jasin-ui — one's own; reflexive possessive pronoun

뜻에

tteut-e — to one's will or intention; with location particle

따르게

ttareuge — to follow, to comply with; causative infinitive form

했다는

haess-da-neun — that he did; past quotative modifier of doing

사실이었다

sasil-i-eoss-da — was the fact; expressing a true reality or truth

헌법도

heonbeop-do — the constitution too; fundamental law with also-particle

강자

gangja — the strong, the powerful; a person of great power

앞에서는

ap-eseo-neun — in front of, before; positional topic particle form

무너진다

muneojinda — collapses, crumbles; present tense of falling apart

그렇다고

geureota-go — that said, even so; concessive connector phrase

헌법에

heonbeop-e — about the constitution; with directional location particle

대해

daehae — about, regarding, concerning; common preposition phrase

철학적으로

cheolhakjeogeuro — philosophically; in a philosophical manner or way

사유했다는

sayu-haess-da-neun — that he contemplated; past quotative of philosophical thought

아니다

anida — is not; negation, the state of not being

눈앞의

nunap-ui — before one's eyes; right in front, immediate reality

현실이

hyeonsil-i — reality; actual present situation with subject marker

스스로를

seuseulo-reul — oneself; reflexive pronoun with object marker

드러내었고

deureona-e-eoss-go — revealed itself, exposed itself; and-connector past form

마을의

ma-eul-ui — of the village; possessive particle on village

체제에

cheje-e — in the system or regime; social structure with particle

틈새가

teumsae-ga — a gap, niche, crack; subject marker on loophole

있으며

iss-eumyeo — there is, and; existential with simultaneous connector

틈새를

teumsae-reul — the gap or niche; object marker on loophole

찾아낼

chaj-a-nael — to find out, to discover; future modifier form

만큼

mankeum — as much as, to the extent of; degree particle

영리한

yeongri-han — clever, smart, shrewd; describing intelligent people

자들에게는

ja-deul-ege-neun — for those people; plural persons with dative topic marker

그것을

geugeot-eul — that thing; demonstrative pronoun with object marker

권력으로

gwollyeok-euro — toward power; political authority with directional particle

나아가는

na-a-ga-neun — advancing toward, moving forward; present modifier

길이

gil-i — a path, road, way; subject marker on route

있다는

iss-da-neun — that there is; existential quotative modifier form

생각이

saengak-i — a thought, an idea; subject marker on thinking

들었다

deul-eoss-da — came to mind, was heard; past tense of 들다