Meditations — Page 7

Vocabulary

선임자들이

seon-im-ja-deul-i — Predecessors; those who held a position before

걸어간

geo-reo-gan — Walked along; took (a path)

길을

gi-reul — Road, path (object form)

따라

tta-ra — Following; along; in accordance with

걸으며

geo-reu-myeo — While walking; walking and also doing something

오직

o-jik — Only; solely; exclusively

자신의

ja-sin-eui — One's own (possessive form)

의무를

ui-mu-reul — Duty, obligation (object form)

최선을

choe-seon-eul — One's best effort (object form)

다해

da-hae — Doing to the fullest; giving one's all

수행하고

su-haeng-ha-go — Performing, carrying out, and...

부패를

bu-pae-reul — Corruption (object form)

막으려

mag-eu-ryeo — Intending to prevent or block

했다

haet-da — Did; tried to do (past tense)

몇

myeot — A few; several; how many

가지

ga-ji — Kind, sort, type (counter for types)

어리석은

eo-ri-seo-geun — Foolish, stupid, unwise (modifier form)

일을

i-reul — Thing, matter, deed (object form)

한

han — Did; one (past modifier or numeral)

것은

geo-seun — The fact that; thing (topic marker)

사실이다

sa-sil-i-da — It is a fact; it is true

함께

ham-kke — Together; along with

것처럼

geot-cheo-reom — Like; as if; similar to

제국

je-guk — Empire; imperial state

내에

nae-e — Within; inside of

동등한

dong-deung-han — Equal, equivalent, on the same level

공동

gong-dong — Joint; shared; mutual; co-

통치자를

tong-chi-ja-reul — Ruler, governor (object form)

세우는

se-u-neun — Establishing; setting up; erecting

둘

dul — Two; both of them

중

jung — Among; between; in the middle of

하나가

ha-na-ga — One of them (subject marker attached)

스스로를

seu-seu-ro-reul — Oneself (reflexive, object form)

지워야만

ji-wo-ya-man — Must erase or eliminate oneself

성공할

seong-gong-hal — Will succeed; likely to succeed (modifier)

수

su — Ability; possibility (used in '~할 수 있다')

있는

it-neun — Existing; having; present (modifier)

위험한

wi-heom-han — Dangerous; risky; hazardous

혁신이었으며

hyeok-sin-i-eoss-eu-myeo — Was an innovation; and it was a reform

치하에서

chi-ha-e-seo — Under the rule of; during the reign of

바로

ba-ro — Exactly; right; directly; immediately

이

i — This (demonstrative pronoun/adjective)

선례가

seon-nye-ga — Precedent (subject marker attached)

제국을

je-guk-eul — Empire (object form)

둘로

dul-lo — Into two; in two parts

분열시키는

bun-yeol-si-ki-neun — Splitting; dividing; causing division

원인이

won-in-i — Cause, reason (subject marker attached)

되었다

doe-eot-da — Became; resulted in (past tense)

민정에서

min-jeong-e-seo — In civil administration; in civilian governance

지나친

ji-na-chin — Excessive; too much; extreme

중앙

jung-ang — Center; central; the middle

집권화로

jip-gwon-hwa-ro — Due to centralization of power

인해

in-hae — Due to; because of; owing to

잘못을

jal-mot-eul — Mistake, fault, wrongdoing (object form)

저질렀다

jeo-jil-leot-da — Committed (a mistake or crime); made an error

그러나

geu-reo-na — However; but; nevertheless

그의

geu-eui — His; of him (possessive)

치세에서

chi-se-e-seo — In his reign; during his rule

강점은

gang-jeom-eun — Strength, strong point (topic marker)

사법

sa-beop — Judiciary; judicial; legal system

행정이었다

haeng-jeong-i-eot-da — Was the administration; was governance

약자를

yak-ja-reul — The weak; vulnerable people (object form)

보호하고

bo-ho-ha-go — Protecting and; safeguarding and...

노예들의

no-ye-deul-eui — Of slaves; slaves' (possessive)

처지를

cheo-ji-reul — Situation, circumstances (object form)

덜

deol — Less; to a lesser degree

힘들게

him-deul-ge — Difficult, hard (adverbial form)

하며

ha-myeo — Making; doing and; while doing

아버지

a-beo-ji — Father; dad

없는

eom-neun — Without; lacking; non-existent (modifier)

자들에게

ja-deul-e-ge — To those (people); for those ones

아버지의

a-beo-ji-eui — Father's (possessive form)

자리를

ja-ri-reul — Position, seat, place (object form)

대신하기

dae-sin-ha-gi — To substitute; to stand in for

위한

wi-han — For the sake of; intended for

법률을

beom-nyul-eul — Law, legislation (object form)

추구했다

chu-gu-haet-da — Pursued; sought after; strove for

가난한

ga-nan-han — Poor; impoverished; needy (modifier)

아이들을

a-i-deul-eul — Children (object form)

양육하고

yang-yuk-ha-go — Raising, nurturing children, and...

교육하기

gyo-yuk-ha-gi — For the purpose of educating

자선

ja-seon — Charity; benevolence; philanthropic

재단이

jae-dan-i — Foundation, organization (subject marker)

설립되었다

seol-lip-doe-eot-da — Was established; was founded

속주들은

sok-ju-deul-eun — Provinces (topic marker attached)

억압으로부터

eo-gap-eu-ro-bu-teo — From oppression; from repression

보호받았으며

bo-ho-bat-ass-eu-myeo — Were protected and; received protection and

재난을

jae-nan-eul — Disaster, calamity (object form)

당한

dang-han — Suffered; experienced (past modifier)

도시나

do-si-na — City or; town or (alternative particle)

지역에는

ji-yeok-e-neun — To the region; for the area (topic)

공공의

gong-gong-eui — Public; communal; of the public

도움이

do-um-i — Help, assistance (subject marker)

주어졌다

ju-eo-jeot-da — Was given; was provided

이름에

i-reum-e — On his name; to his name

남은

nam-eun — Remaining; left behind (modifier)

큰

keun — Big; great; large (modifier)

오점이자

o-jeom-i-ja — A blemish and; a stain that is also

실로

sil-lo — Truly; indeed; in reality

설명하기

seol-myeong-ha-gi — To explain; for explaining

어려운

eo-ryeo-un — Difficult; hard; challenging (modifier)

기독교인들에

gi-dok-gyo-in-deul-e — To Christians; regarding Christians

대한

dae-han — Regarding; concerning; about

처우이다

cheo-u-i-da — Is the treatment; is the handling of

치세에

chi-se-e — During the reign; in the rule of

신앙

sin-ang — Faith; religious belief

때문에

ttae-mun-e — Because of; due to; on account of

순교했고

sun-gyo-haet-go — Was martyred and; died for faith and

마찬가지였으며

ma-chan-ga-ji-yeot-eu-myeo — Was the same; likewise; similarly

속주들에서

sok-ju-deul-e-seo — In the provinces; from the provinces

신자들의

sin-ja-deul-eui — Of believers; faithful followers' (possessive)

죽음을

ju-geum-eul — Death (object form)

초래한

cho-rae-han — Caused; brought about (past modifier)

수많은

su-man-eun — Numerous; countless; very many

광신적

gwang-sin-jeok — Fanatical; zealotic; extremist

폭발

pok-bal — Explosion; outbreak; sudden eruption

사태가

sa-tae-ga — Situation, incident (subject marker)

있었음을

it-eot-eum-eul — That there were (nominalizer + object)

우리는

u-ri-neun — We (topic marker attached)

알고

al-go — Knowing; know and...

있다

it-da — To be; to exist; to have

이름으로

i-reum-eu-ro — In the name of; by the name

자행된

ja-haeng-doen — Committed; perpetrated (past modifier)

잔학

jan-hak — Atrocity; cruelty; brutality

행위에

haeng-wi-e — Act, deed (locative marker attached)

아무것도

a-mu-geot-do — Nothing at all; not anything

몰랐다는

mol-lat-da-neun — That he did not know (quoted modifier)

변명은

byeon-myeong-eun — Excuse, justification (topic marker)

용납되지

yong-nap-doe-ji — Not acceptable; not tolerated (negative form)

않는다

an-neun-da — Does not; is not (present negative)

아는

a-neun — Knowing; to know (modifier form)

것이

geo-si — The thing that; the fact (subject marker)

의무였으며

ui-mu-yeot-eu-myeo — Was a duty and; was an obligation and

만약

man-yak — If; supposing; in case

알지

al-ji — Know (used in negative construction)

못했다면

mot-haet-da-myeon — If he failed to; if he could not

자신이

ja-sin-i — Oneself; himself (subject marker)

다하지

da-ha-ji — Not fulfilling; not doing one's best

못했음을

mot-haet-eum-eul — That he failed to; inability (object form)

가장

ga-jang — Most; the most; above all

먼저

meon-jeo — First; beforehand; in advance

고백했을

go-baek-haet-seul — Would have confessed (past conjecture)

것이다

geo-si-da — It is the case that; it would be