Meditations — Page 6

Vocabulary

그의

geu-ui — His; possessive pronoun referring to a male

작전들은

jakjeon-deul-eun — Operations or tactics (plural, topic marker)

완전한

wanjeonhan — Complete, perfect, total

성공으로

seonggong-euro — With success; leading to success

이어졌지만

i-eojyeotjiman — Led to or continued, but; connective past tense

만년의

mannyeon-ui — Of one's later years; final years of life

고난들은

gonan-deul-eun — Hardships, sufferings (plural, topic marker)

결코

gyeolko — Never, by no means; strong negation adverb

강건하지

ganggeon-haji — Not robust or strong; lacking physical fortitude

않았던

an-assdeon — Was not; past descriptive negation modifier

체질에

chejil-e — To one's constitution or physical disposition

너무

neomu — Too, excessively; degree adverb

큰

keun — Big, large, great

부담이

budam-i — Burden, load, strain (subject marker)

되었고

doe-eotgo — Became and; past tense connective form

3월

samwol — March; the third month of the year

17일

sipchil-il — The 17th day of the month

그는

geu-neun — He; third-person male pronoun with topic marker

사망하였다

samang-hayeotda — Passed away, died; formal past tense verb

훌륭한

hullyunghan — Excellent, outstanding, admirable

황제도

hwangje-do — Even the emperor; ruler with inclusive particle

가정의

gajeong-ui — Of the family, household; domestic

불행을

bulhaeng-eul — Misfortune, unhappiness (object marker)

피하지는

pihaji-neun — To avoid; negation contrast topic form

못하였다

motayeotda — Could not; past tense inability expression

그에게

geu-ege — To him; dative pronoun form

여러

yeoreo — Several, various, many

자녀를

janyeo-reul — Children, sons and daughters (object marker)

낳아

naa — To give birth to; bear children

주었고

jueotgo — Gave and; past connective benefactive form

그

geu — That, the; demonstrative determiner

자녀들을

janyeo-deul-eul — The children (plural, object marker)

깊이

gip-i — Deeply, profoundly; degree adverb

사랑하였다

sarang-hayeotda — Loved; past tense of to love

그들의

geudeul-ui — Their; third-person plural possessive

천진난만한

cheonjin-nanman-han — Innocent, naive, childlike and carefree

얼굴들은

eolgul-deul-eun — Faces (plural, topic marker)

여전히

yeojeon-hi — Still, as before; continuity adverb

많은

man-eun — Many, numerous, a lot of

조각

jogak — Sculpture, carving; piece of artwork

전시관에서

jeonsi-gwan-eseo — In the exhibition hall or gallery

볼

bol — To see, to view; infinitive form

수

su — Ability, possibility; used in 'can' expressions

있으며

iss-eumyeo — There is and; connective existential form

묘한

myohan — Strange, subtle, mysterious, peculiar

효과로

hyogwa-ro — With an effect; by means of an effect

아버지의

abeoji-ui — Father's; paternal possessive form

몽상적인

mongsang-jeogin — Dreamy, visionary, idealistic in appearance

용모를

yongmo-reul — Appearance, looks, countenance (object marker)

떠올리게

tteo-ollige — To call to mind, evoke, remind one of

한다

handa — Does, makes; present declarative verb ending

그러나

geureona — However, but; adversative conjunction

그들은

geudeul-eun — They (topic marker); third-person plural

하나씩

hana-ssik — One by one, one at a time

세상을

sesang-eul — The world (object marker); life by extension

떠났고

tteonatgo — Left and; departed, passed away, connective past

자신의

jasin-ui — One's own; reflexive possessive form

최후를

choehu-reul — One's end, final moment (object marker)

맞이했을

majihae-sseul — When one met or faced; past modifier form

때

ttae — Time, moment, occasion

아들

adeul — Son, male child

중

jung — Among, within, in the middle of

오직

ojik — Only, solely, merely

한

han — One; the number one as determiner

명만이

myeong-man-i — Only one person; counter with exclusive particle

살아

sara — Alive, living; connective form of to live

있었으니

iss-eosseuni — Was alive; causal past existential connective

바로

baro — Exactly, precisely, right; emphatic adverb

나약하고

nayak-hago — Weak, feeble and; connective adjective form

무능한

muneung-han — Incompetent, incapable, lacking ability

죽음

jugeum — Death, dying

후

hu — After, following; temporal noun

뒤를

dwi-reul — Behind, after; succession (object marker)

이은

i-eun — Who succeeded or followed; modifier form

경솔하고

gyeongsolhago — Rash, careless, imprudent and; connective form

어리석은

eoriseok-eun — Foolish, stupid, unwise; modifier form

화평으로

hwapyeong-euro — With peace settlement; by means of peace

수많은

sumaneun — Countless, numerous, very many

전역의

jeonyeok-ui — Of military campaigns; of entire regions

성과를

seonggwa-reul — Results, achievements, gains (object marker)

무너뜨렸으며

muneoddeuryeo-sseumyeo — Demolished, ruined and; past connective form

십이

sibi — Twelve; the number 12

년에

nyeon-e — In years; year time marker

걸친

geolchin — Spanning, extending over; modifier form

치세는

chise-neun — Reign, rule of a sovereign (topic marker)

그가

geu-ga — He (subject marker); third-person male pronoun

흉포하고

hyungpo-hago — Ferocious, brutal and; connective adjective form

피에

pi-e — In blood; to blood; dative form of blood

굶주린

gulmjurin — Starving, hungry for; craving modifier form

폭군임을

pokgun-im-eul — Being a tyrant (object marker); fact of tyranny

증명하였다

jeungmyeong-hayeotda — Proved, demonstrated; past tense formal verb

추문은

chumun-eun — Scandal, rumor (topic marker)

이름을

ireum-eul — Name (object marker)

함부로

hamburo — Recklessly, carelessly, without discretion

다루었는데

darueo-nneunde — Handled, dealt with; background connective past

그녀는

geunyeo-neun — She (topic marker); third-person female pronoun

불륜만이

bullyun-man-i — Not only adultery; infidelity with exclusive particle

아니라

anira — Not only; negation used in 'not only...but also'

음모를

eummo-reul — Conspiracy, plot (object marker)

꾸미고

kkumigo — Plotted, schemed and; connective verb form

그를

geu-reul — Him (object marker); third-person male pronoun

치명적인

chimyeongjeogin — Fatal, deadly, lethal; adjective modifier form

반란으로

ballan-euro — Into rebellion; by means of revolt

부추겼다는

buchugyeotdaneun — That she incited or instigated; reported speech modifier

혐의를

hyeomui-reul — Suspicion, charge, accusation (object marker)

받았다

badatda — Received; past tense of to receive

이러한

ireohan — Such, this kind of; demonstrative modifier

혐의들이

hyeomui-deul-i — Accusations (plural, subject marker)

확실한

hwaksilhan — Certain, definite, clear, sure

증거에

jeunggeo-e — On evidence; based on proof

근거하지

geungeo-haji — Not based on; to be grounded in (negation form)

않는다는

annneundaneun — That it does not; reported negation modifier

점은

jeom-eun — The point, aspect, fact (topic marker)

인정하지

injeonghaji — To acknowledge, admit; negation base form

않을

aneul — Will not; future negation modifier form

없으며

eops-eumyeo — There is none and; connective negation form

황제는

hwangje-neun — The emperor (topic marker)

어떤

eotteon — Any, some, what kind of; interrogative modifier

경우에도

gyeongwu-edo — In any case, in every situation

그녀를

geunyeo-reul — Her (object marker); third-person female

사랑하였고

sarang-hayeotgo — Loved and; past connective form of to love

추호의

chuho-ui — The slightest, tiniest bit of; minimal degree

의심도

uisim-do — Even doubt; suspicion with inclusive particle

품은

pum-eun — Harbored, held; modifier form of to hold/harbor

적이

jeok-i — A time when; experience marker subject form

없었다

eobs-eotda — There was not; past tense negation of existence

군인으로서

gunin-euro-seo — As a soldier; in the capacity of a soldier

유능하고

yuneung-hago — Capable, competent and; connective adjective form

성공적이었음을

seonggongjeogieo-sseum-eul — That he was successful; nominalized past object form

우리는

uri-neun — We (topic marker); first-person plural pronoun

살펴보았으며

salpyeo-bo-asseumyeo — Examined, observed and; past connective form

행정가로서

haengjeonggaro-seo — As an administrator; in the role of administrator

신중하고

sinjunghago — Cautious, careful, prudent and; connective form

양심적이었다

yangsimjeok-i-eotda — Was conscientious; past tense formal adjective

철학의

cheolhak-ui — Of philosophy; philosophical possessive form

가르침에

gareuchim-e — In the teachings of; to the instruction of

젖어

jeojeo — Soaked in, steeped in; connective verb form

있었음에도

isseo-sseum-edo — Even though one was immersed in; concessive form

불구하고

bulguhago — Despite, in spite of, regardless

어떠한

eotteohan — Any kind of, whatever; emphatic modifier

선입견적

seonipgyeonjeok — Prejudiced, based on preconceptions; adjective form

계획에

gyehoek-e — According to a plan; to a scheme

따라

ttara — Following, according to, along with

개조하려

gaejo-haryeo —

하지

haji — To do; base negation connective form

않았다

an-assdda — Did not; past tense negation ending