Meditations — Page 3

Vocabulary

동시에

dong-si-e — At the same time; simultaneously.

어린

eo-rin — Young; describing a child or young person.

아들로

a-deul-lo — As a son; indicating role of adopted child.

입양하면서

i-byang-ha-myeon-seo — While adopting; taking someone as one's child.

이름을

i-reu-meul — Name (object marker); referring to a given name.

붙여준

bu-chyeo-jun — Given; assigned a name to someone.

인물이었다

in-mul-i-eot-da — Was a person; referring to a historical figure.

이후

i-hu — After this; from this point onward.

두

du — Two; the number two.

사람은

sa-ram-eun — Person/people (topic marker); referring to individuals.

제국의

je-guk-eui — Of the empire; relating to an imperial state.

동료가

dong-ryo-ga — Colleague (subject marker); a fellow or partner.

되었으며

doe-eot-eu-myeo — Became; and also became something.

연하인

yeon-ha-in — Younger in age; junior person.

자는

ja-neun — The one (topic marker); referring to a person.

말하자면

mal-ha-ja-myeon — So to speak; in other words.

후계자가

hu-gye-ja-ga — Successor (subject marker); one who inherits a role.

되도록

doe-do-rok — So as to become; in order to become.

훈련을

hul-lyeon-eul — Training (object marker); practice or drill.

받았다

ba-dat-da — Received; was given something.

왕좌에

wang-jwa-e — On the throne; referring to royal/imperial seat.

오르자마자

o-reu-ja-ma-ja — As soon as ascending; immediately upon taking power.

사방에서

sa-bang-e-seo — From all directions; on every side.

전쟁이

jeon-jaeng-i — War (subject marker); armed conflict or warfare.

터져

teo-jyeo — Broke out; erupted or burst forth.

나왔다

na-wat-da — Came out; emerged or appeared.

동쪽에서는

dong-jjok-e-seo-neun — From the east (topic); in the eastern direction.

3세가

sam-se-ga — The Third (subject marker); ordinal royal title.

로마

ro-ma — Rome; the ancient Roman civilization or city.

군단

gun-dan — Legion; a large military unit or corps.

하나를

ha-na-reul — One (object marker); a single unit.

전멸시키고

jeon-myeol-si-ki-go — Annihilated and; completely destroyed a force.

침공함으로써

chim-gong-ham-eu-ro-sseo — By invading; through the act of military invasion.

오랫동안

o-raet-dong-an — For a long time; over an extended period.

계획해

gye-hoek-hae — Planned; having made preparations in advance.

온

on — Has been doing; continuative modifier form.

반란을

bal-lan-eul — Rebellion (object marker); uprising against authority.

시작하였다

si-jak-ha-yeot-da — Began; formally started an action or event.

이

i — This; a demonstrative pronoun or determiner.

진압하기

jin-ap-ha-gi — To suppress; quelling a rebellion or disturbance.

위해

wi-hae — For the purpose of; in order to do something.

급히

geu-pi — Urgently; quickly and without delay.

파견되었으나

pa-gyeon-doe-eot-eu-na — Was dispatched but; sent on a mission however.

그는

geu-neun — He (topic marker); referring to a male person.

전쟁을

jeon-jaeng-eul — War (object marker); armed conflict.

부하

bu-ha — Subordinate; a person under one's command.

장교들에게

jang-gyo-deul-e-ge — To the officers; military commissioned personnel.

맡겨

mat-gyeo — Entrusted; left in someone else's hands.

둔

dun — Left (placed); having left something in a state.

채

chae — While leaving as is; in that state unchanged.

음주와

eum-ju-wa — Drinking alcohol and; indulgence in liquor.

방탕에

bang-tang-e — Into debauchery; dissolute or immoral behavior.

빠져들며

ppa-jyeo-deul-myeo — Falling into; becoming immersed in bad habits.

자신의

ja-sin-eui — One's own; referring to oneself possessively.

임무를

im-mu-reul — Mission/duty (object marker); assigned responsibility.

저버렸다

jeo-beo-ryeot-da — Abandoned; betrayed or neglected one's duty.

얼마

eol-ma — How much/long; an unspecified amount or time.

지나지

ji-na-ji — Passing; not yet elapsed (used in negation).

않아

an-a — Not; negative form used with verbs.

북쪽

buk-jjok — North; the northern direction or region.

변경에서

byeon-gyeong-e-seo — At the frontier; border or boundary region.

여러

yeo-reo — Several; various or multiple things.

강력한

gang-nyeo-kan — Powerful; having great strength or force.

부족들이

bu-jok-deul-i — Tribes (subject marker); ethnic or tribal groups.

연합하는

yeon-hap-ha-neun — Uniting; forming an alliance or coalition.

형태로

hyeong-tae-ro — In the form of; as a particular shape or type.

국내에서

gung-nae-e-seo — Within the country; domestically inside the state.

더욱

deo-uk — Even more; to a greater degree.

심각한

sim-ga-kan — Serious; grave or severe in nature.

위협에

wi-hyeop-e — To the threat; facing danger or menace.

직면해야

jing-myeon-hae-ya — Must face; obliged to confront a situation.

했다

haet-da — Did; past tense completion of an action.

그들

geu-deul — They; third-person plural pronoun.

중

jung — Among; in the middle of a group.

주요한

ju-yo-han — Major; principal or most important.

혹은

hok-eun — Or; alternatively, used to present options.

책에서

chae-ge-seo — In the book; within a written text.

언급된

eon-geup-doen — Mentioned; referred to in a text or speech.

있었다

i-sseot-da — There were; past existence or presence.

자체에서는

ja-che-e-seo-neun — Within itself (topic); internally, at its core.

전염병과

jeon-yeom-byeong-gwa — Epidemic/plague and; infectious disease outbreak.

기근이

gi-geun-i — Famine (subject marker); severe food shortage.

발생하였는데

bal-saeng-ha-yeot-neun-de — Occurred and; arose or broke out meanwhile.

전염병은

jeon-yeom-byeong-eun — The plague (topic); contagious disease epidemic.

군단이

gun-dan-i — Legion (subject marker); military unit subject.

동방에서

dong-bang-e-seo — From the east; from the eastern territories.

가져온

ga-jyeo-on — Brought; carried something from another place.

것이었고

geot-i-eot-go — Was the thing and; it was the case that.

기근은

gi-geun-eun — Famine (topic marker); food scarcity being discussed.

막대한

mak-dae-han — Enormous; vast or immense in amount.

양의

yang-eui — Of the amount; quantity or volume of something.

곡물을

gong-mul-eul — Grain (object marker); cereal crops for food.

파괴한

pa-goe-han — Destroyed; that which ruined or demolished something.

홍수로

hong-su-ro — Due to flooding; by means of floodwaters.

인해

in-hae — Due to; because of a cause or reason.

초래된

cho-rae-doen — Caused; brought about as a result.

것이었다

geot-i-eot-da — Was the thing; it was the case.

기근을

gi-geun-eul — Famine (object marker); addressing the food shortage.

완화하고

wan-hwa-ha-go — Alleviated and; eased or reduced a hardship.

긴박한

gin-ba-kan — Urgent; pressing or critical in nature.

수요를

su-yo-reul — Demand (object marker); need or requirement.

충당하기

chung-dang-ha-gi — To meet/cover; fulfilling a need or demand.

할

hal — To do; prospective modifier of an action.

수

su — Ability/way; used to express possibility.

있는

in-neun — There is; present modifier indicating existence.

모든

mo-deun — All; every single one without exception.

일을

il-eul — Work/thing (object marker); task or matter.

다

da — All; everything or completely.

한

han — Done; having completed an action.

후

hu — After; following a time or event.

돈을

don-eul — Money (object marker); currency or funds.

마련하기

ma-ryeon-ha-gi — To raise/prepare; securing funds or resources.

황실의

hwang-sil-eui — Of the imperial household; royal family's.

보석까지

bo-seok-kka-ji — Even jewels; precious gems, even those included.

팔아야

pa-ra-ya — Must sell; obligated to sell something.

했다

haet-da — Did; past tense of doing an action.

황제는

hwang-je-neun — The emperor (topic marker); imperial ruler.

나머지

na-meo-ji — Remainder; the rest of something.

치세

chi-se — Reign; the period of a ruler's governance.

동안

dong-an — During; throughout a period of time.

다소간

da-so-gan — Somewhat; to a greater or lesser degree.

계속될

gye-sok-doel — Will continue; expected to go on further.

싸움에

ssa-um-e — Into the fight; battle or conflict.

나섰다

na-seot-da — Set out; stepped forward into action.

전쟁들이

jeon-jaeng-deul-i — Wars (subject marker); multiple armed conflicts.

벌어지는

beol-eo-ji-neun — Unfolding; occurring or taking place.

동안인

dong-an-in — Which is during; specifying a time period.

사망하였다

sa-mang-ha-yeot-da — Died; passed away or deceased.