Meditations — Page 9

Vocabulary

태고부터

taegobuto — From ancient times, since the earliest ages

동양과

dongyanggwa — The East, oriental world (with conjunction)

서양의

seoyang-ui — Of the West, western (possessive form)

만남의

mannam-ui — Of meeting, of encounter (possessive form)

장소였으며

jangso-yeosseumyeo — Was a place, and also (connective ending)

비록

birok — Although, even though, despite the fact that

피가

piga — Blood (subject marker attached), bloodline

섞였을

seokkieosseul — Was mixed, had been blended (modifier form)

가능성에

ganeungseong-e — To the possibility, regarding possibility

어떤

eotteon — Any, some, what kind of

중요성도

jungyoseongdo — Importance, significance (even/also particle attached)

부여할

buyeohal — To assign, to grant, to attribute (modifier form)

수

su — Ability, possibility (used in grammar pattern)

없지만

eopjiman — There is not, but (concessive connective)

철학자가

cheolhakjaga — Philosopher (subject marker attached)

아니었으므로

anieosseumeuро — Because they were not, since they weren't

통해

tonghae — Through, by means of, via

극동과

geukdong-gwa — The Far East (with conjunction particle)

접촉했을

Had contacted, made contact with (modifier form)

접촉했을

jeopchokhaesseul — Had made contact, had been in touch (modifier)

가능성은

ganeungseong-eun — The possibility (topic marker attached)

충분히

chungbunhi — Sufficiently, enough, fully, adequately

있다

itda — To exist, there is, to be present

밑에서

miteseo — Under, beneath, at the feet of (someone)

공부했지만

gongbuhaetjiman — Studied, but (concessive connective ending)

다른

dareun — Other, different, another kind of

철학

cheolhak — Philosophy, philosophical thought or study

체계들도

chegyedeuldo — Systems (plural), also various systems of thought

소홀히

soholhi — Negligently, carelessly, without due attention

하지

haji — Do not (negative verb stem form)

않았다

anak-da — Did not (negative past tense ending)

수년간의

sunyeong-gan-ui — Of several years, spanning multiple years

연구

yeongu — Research, study, investigation, scholarly inquiry

끝에

kkeute — At the end of, after (time or effort)

현관

hyeongwan — Entrance hall, porch, vestibule, portico

즉

jeuk — That is, namely, in other words

불리는

bulllineun — Called, known as, named (present modifier form)

자신의

jasin-ui — One's own, his own (possessive reflexive)

학교를

hakgyo-reul — School (object marker attached)

열었으며

yeoreosseumyeo — Opened, and also (connective ending)

이것이

igeosi — This (subject marker attached), this thing

그

geu — That, the, its (determiner or pronoun)

이름을

ireumeul — Name (object marker attached)

부여하였다

buyeohayeotda — Gave, granted, attributed (past tense)

다음으로

daeumeuro — Next to, after, following (sequential marker)

학파는

hakpa-neun — School of thought, philosophical sect (topic marker)

철학을

cheolhageul — Philosophy (object marker attached)

하나의

hana-ui — One, a single, one of (possessive form)

체계로

chegyero — Into a system, as a system (directional marker)

정립한

jeongnipha — Established, systematized, formulated (modifier form)

기원전

giweonjeon — Before the Common Era, BC (Before Christ)

년

nyeon — Year (unit of time)

에게

ege — To, for (dative particle for people/animals)

가장

gajang — Most, the greatest degree, superlative marker

많은

maneun — Many, much, a large amount of

빚을

bicheul — Debt (object marker attached), owing something

지고

jigo — Carrying, bearing (connective form of 지다)

대해

daehae — About, regarding, concerning (prepositional phrase)

이런

ireon — This kind of, such, like this

말이

mari — Word, saying (subject marker attached)

전해진다

jeonhaejinda — Is transmitted, is handed down, is said

없었다면

eopseotdamyeon — If there had not been, if he hadn't existed

없었을

eopseosseul — Would not have existed (past conjecture modifier)

것이다

geosida — It is the case that, it would be (nominalizer)

목적을

mokjegeul — Purpose, goal, objective (object marker attached)

위한

wihan — For the sake of, intended for, in order to

수단으로

sudan-euro — As a means, as a tool or method

여겼으며

yeogyeosseumyeo — Regarded, considered as, and also (connective)

목적은

mokjegeun — The purpose, the goal (topic marker attached)

말했듯이

malhaetdeusi — As said, just as he stated or declared

일관되게

ilgwandoege — Consistently, coherently, in a uniform manner

사는

saneun — Living, to live (present modifier form)

것

geot — Thing, fact, act (nominalizer)

혹은

hogeun — Or, alternatively, otherwise

후에

hue — After, later, afterward (temporal marker)

설명된

seolmyeongdoen — Explained, described (past passive modifier form)

바와

bawa — As, like, in the way that (nominalizer with particle)

같이

gachi — Like, as, together with, in the same way

자연에

jayeon-e — To nature, in nature (locative particle attached)

부합하여

buhaphayeo — In conformity with, in accordance with

이었다

ieotda — Was, it was (past tense copula)

이러한

ireuhan — Such, this kind of, of this sort

삶을

salmeul — Life, living (object marker attached)

맞추는

matchuneun — Fitting, adjusting, aligning (present modifier form)

것이

geosi — The thing that is (subject marker with nominalizer)

덕

deok — Virtue, moral excellence, ethical character

개념이었다

gaenyeom-ieotda — Was the concept, was the idea (past copula)

이

i — This (demonstrative determiner)

격언은

gyeogeon-eun — The maxim, the aphorism (topic marker attached)

덕이

deogi — Virtue (subject marker attached)

각각의

gakgak-ui — Each, respective, individual (possessive form)

자연적

jayeonjeok — Natural, of nature, relating to natural instinct

충동에

chungdong-e — To impulse, to urge, to natural drive

굴복하는

gulbokaneun — Yielding, submitting, surrendering to (modifier form)

것으로

geoseuro — As the thing that, consisting of (instrumental)

구성된다는

gusengdoendaneun — Is composed of, consists of (quoted modifier form)

의미로

uimiro — In the sense of, with the meaning of

쉽게

swipge — Easily, simply, without difficulty

받아들여질

badadeullyeojil — Will be accepted, can be received (modifier form)

있었다

isseotda — There was, existed (past tense of 있다)

그러나

geureona — However, but, nevertheless, on the contrary

그것은

geugeos-eun — That thing, it (topic marker attached)

의미와는

uimiwaneun — Compared to the meaning, as for that meaning

매우

maeu — Very, extremely, highly, greatly

거리가

georiga — Distance (subject marker attached), far from

멀었다

meoreotda — Was far, was distant (past tense)