History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 — Page 10

Vocabulary

이

i — This; used as a demonstrative determiner

두

du — Two; numeral used before counters

저술가는

jeosulganeun — The author; a person who writes books

거의

geoui — Almost; nearly entirely

전적으로

jeonjeogeuro — Entirely; wholly; completely without exception

연대기적

yeondaegijeoк — Chronological; arranged in order of time

순서를

sunseoreul — Order; sequence of events or steps

따르고

ttareugо — Following; adhering to a sequence or rule

있다

itda — To exist; to be; auxiliary for ongoing action

그

geu — That; he; a demonstrative or pronoun

결과

gyeolgwa — Result; outcome of an action or event

우리는

urineun — We; first-person plural subject marker

제국의

jegugui — Of the empire; relating to an imperial state

여러

yeoreo — Various; several; multiple different ones

지역에서

jiyeogeseo — From/in regions; referring to geographic areas

벌어지는

beoreojineun — Occurring; taking place; happening simultaneously

여섯

yeoseot — Six; the native Korean numeral six

내지

naeji — To; ranging from one number to another

여덟

yeodeol — Eight; the native Korean numeral eight

개의

gaeui — Of items; general counter possessive form

전쟁의

jeonjaengui — Of war; relating to armed conflict

실마리를

silmarireul — Thread/clue; a narrative strand to follow

스무

seumu — Twenty; native Korean numeral before counters

번씩이나

beonssigina — As many as times; emphasizing repeated frequency

끊었다가

kkeunheotdaga — Having cut off; interrupted and then resumed

다시

dasi — Again; once more; returning to a state

잇도록

itdorok — So as to connect; linking things together

요구받고

yogubatgo — Being demanded; required to do something

궁정

gungjеong — Royal court; palace and its political environment

음모

eummo — Conspiracy; secret plot or scheme

때문에

ttaemune — Because of; owing to a cause or reason

군사

gunsa — Military; relating to armed forces

원정의

wonjeongui — Of an expedition; military campaign related

진행을

jinhaengeul — Progress; advance of an ongoing process

중단해야

jungdanhaeya — Must suspend; required to halt temporarily

하며

hamyeo — While doing; and also; simultaneous action connector

포위전에서

powijeoneseo — In a siege; within a military encirclement battle

갑자기

gapjagi — Suddenly; abruptly without warning

회의장으로

hoeuijangeuro — To the conference hall; toward a meeting place

달려가야

dallyeogaya — Must run to; required to rush somewhere

한다

handa — Does; declarative present tense ending

그리고

geurigo — And; furthermore; connecting two clauses

같은

gateun — Same; identical; of the same kind

페이지에서

peijieseo — On the page; within the same written page

야만족에

yamanjonge — To/regarding barbarians; uncivilized tribal peoples

대한

daehan — Regarding; about; concerning a topic

전역의

jeonyeogui — Of a campaign; military operation across a region

한가운데와

hangaundewa — And the middle of; the very center combined

논쟁의

nonjаengui — Of the controversy; relating to a dispute

깊은

gipeun — Deep; profound in depth or intensity

곳에

gose — At a place; in a location

동시에

dongsie — At the same time; simultaneously

놓이게

nohige — To be placed; to find oneself situated

된다

doenda — Becomes; results in a state or condition

작품에서

jakpumeseo — In the work; within a literary or artistic work

정확한

jeonghwakan — Exact; precise; accurate without error

날짜를

nalccareul — Dates; specific calendar dates as object

항상

hangsang — Always; at all times without exception

기억하기는

gieokagineun — As for remembering; the act of memorizing

쉽지

swipji — Easy (negative context); not easy to do

않지만

anjiman — But not; although not the case

사건의

sагeonui — Of events; relating to incidents or occurrences

흐름은

heureumeun — The flow; the current or progression of events

언제나

eonjena — Always; at any time; invariably

명확하고

myeonghwakago — Clear and; distinctly obvious and precise

뚜렷하다

tturyeotada — Distinct; clearly defined and unmistakable

마치

machi — Just like; as if; resembling something closely

능숙한

neungsukan — Skilled; proficient; having great expertise

장군처럼

jangguncheoreom — Like a general; resembling a military commander

그의

geuui — His; third-person masculine possessive pronoun

군대가

gundaega — The army; military forces as subject

가장

gajang — Most; the superlative degree modifier

멀리

meolli — Far away; at a great distance

떨어진

tteoreojin — Separated; distant; fallen apart from something

반대

bandae — Opposite; contrary direction or position

방향에서

banghyangeseo — From a direction; originating from a certain way

진격해

jingyeokhae — Advancing; moving forward militarily

오더라도

oderado — Even if they come; concessive conditional clause

그들은

geudeureun — They; third-person plural subject marker

끊임없이

kkeunimeopsi — Ceaselessly; without interruption or pause

하나의

hanaui — Of one; a single unified thing

지점을

jijeomeul — A point; a specific location as object

향해

hyanghae — Toward; in the direction of a target

압박하며

apbakamyeo — Pressing while; exerting pressure simultaneously

집결한다

jipgyeolhanda — Converges; gathers together at one point

지점이란

jijeomiran — What the point is; defining a specific location

바로

baro — Exactly; right; directly; precisely that thing

이름과

ireumgwa — Name and; the name combined with something else

쇠락해

soerakhae — Declining; falling into decay and weakness

가는

ganeun — Going; ongoing process modifier

권력이

gwonnyeogi — Power; political authority as subject

여전히

yeojeonhi — Still; yet; continuing as before

자리

jari — Place; seat; position; a spot occupied

잡고

jabgo — Holding; taking hold and continuing

있는

inneun — Existing; present; ongoing state modifier

곳이다

gosida — Is the place; identifying a specific location

그가

geuga — He; third-person singular subject marker

적대적인

jeokdaejegin — Hostile; antagonistic toward something or someone

종교들의

jongyodeului — Of religions; possessive plural of religion

발전을

baljеoneul — Development; growth or advancement as object

추적하든

chujeokhadeun — Whether tracing; regardless of tracking something

연안이나

yeonhanina — Or the coast; the shoreline as an alternative

중국

jungguk — China; the country of China

변경에서

byeongyeongeseo — On the frontier; at the border region

잇달아

itdara — In succession; one after another continuously

밀려오는

millyeoneun — Surging in; flooding forward in waves

야만족의

yamanjoгui — Of barbarians; belonging to uncivilized peoples

무리들을

murideureul — Groups; bands of people as object

이끌어

ikkeulleo — Leading; guiding toward a destination

오든

odeun — Whether coming; regardless of their arrival

한

han — One; a single; also Korean ethnic identifier

파도가

padoga — A wave; surge of water as subject

채

chae — While still; before completing an action

부서져

buseojyeo — Breaking; crashing and shattering apart

물러나기도

mulleunagido — Even retreating; the act of withdrawing also

전에

jeone — Before; prior to a time or event

또

tto — Also; again; another; additionally

다른

dareun — Different; another; other than this one

부풀어

bupureo — Swelling; inflating; rising up in volume

오르며

oreumyeo — Rising while; climbing and simultaneously acting

밀려오지만

millyeoojiman — Surges in but; floods forward yet with contrast

모든

modeun — All; every; without exception

것은

geoseun — The thing; a nominalized topic marker

방향으로

banghyangeuro — Toward a direction; in a certain directional way

흘러가도록

heulleogadorok — So as to flow; designed to move in direction

만들어져

mandeureojyeo — Being made; arranged to function a certain way

각각이

gакgagi — Each one; every individual item as subject

흔들리는

heundeullineun — Shaking; trembling; an unstable wavering structure

위대한

widaehan — Great; magnificent; of extraordinary significance

구조물에

gujomure — On the structure; upon a constructed edifice

남기는

namgineun — Leaving; imprinting; the act of leaving behind

인상은

insangeun — The impression; the effect left on something

그들의

geudeurui — Their; possessive of third-person plural

먼

meon — Distant; far away in space or time

움직임들을

umjigimdeureul — Movements; acts of motion as plural object

서로

seoro — Each other; mutually; reciprocally

연결하며

yeongyeolhamyeo — Connecting while; linking together simultaneously

역사

yeoksa — History; the record of past events

속에서

sogeso — Within; inside of; from within a context

그들에게

geudeureге — To them; giving or attributing to a group

부여된

buyeodoen — Assigned; granted; given a role or quality

상대적

sangdaejeok — Relative; comparative in relation to others

중요성을

jungyoseongeul — Importance; significance as an object

가늠하게

ganeumhage — So as to gauge; enabling assessment of scale