Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave — Page 7

Vocabulary

그들의

geudeul-ui — Possessive pronoun meaning 'their' or 'of them'

지성을

jiseong-eul — Intelligence or intellect (object form)

훼손하고

hweson-hago — Damaging or impairing something, and...

정신을

jeongsin-eul — Mind or spirit (object form)

어둡게

eodupge — Making dark or obscuring something

하고

hago — Doing, and (connective verb form)

도덕적

dodeokjeok — Relating to morals or ethics

본성을

bonseong-eul — Natural character or inherent nature (object form)

타락시키고

tarak-siki-go — Corrupting or degrading something, and...

인류와의

illyu-wa-ui — Relating to or with humanity

관계에

gwangye-e — In or to a relationship or connection

대한

daehan — Regarding or concerning something

모든

modeun — All or every

흔적을

heunjeok-eul — Trace, mark, or vestige (object form)

지우기

jiugi — Erasing or wiping out something

위해

wihae — For the purpose of or in order to

온갖

ongat — All kinds of or every sort of

수단이

sudan-i — Means or methods (subject form)

동원되었다

dongwon-doeeo-tta — Were mobilized or put into use

그럼에도

geureom-edo — Nevertheless or even so

불구하고

bulguhago — Despite or in spite of

그들은

geudeul-eun — They (topic/subject form)

수세기

suseги — Several centuries or multiple hundred years

동안

dong-an — During or for a period of time

신음해

sineumhae — Groaning or suffering under pain

온

on — Have been (past continuous, coming form)

가장

gajang — Most or the most (superlative marker)

끔찍한

kkeumjjikhan — Horrible, dreadful, or terrible

속박의

sokbak-ui — Of bondage or restraint (possessive form)

무거운

mugeo-un — Heavy or burdensome

짐을

jim-eul — Burden or load (object form)

얼마나

eolmana — How much or to what extent

놀랍도록

nollapdorok — Surprisingly or remarkably, to an astonishing degree

견뎌

gyeondyeo — Enduring or bearing hardship

왔는가

wanneun-ga — Have come or have been (rhetorical question form)

백인에게

baeg-in-ege — To or for white people

미치는

michineun — Affecting or exerting influence on

노예제의

noye-je-ui — Of slavery or the slave system

영향을

yeonghyang-eul — Influence or effect (object form)

설명하기

seolmyeonghagi — Explaining or describing something

즉

jeuk — That is, namely, or in other words

그러한

geureohan — Such or that kind of

상황에서

sanghwang-eseo — In such a situation or circumstance

백인이

baeg-in-i — White person (subject form)

흑인

heugin — Black person or people of African descent

형제보다

hyeongje-boda — Than a brother or sibling

더

deo — More or further (comparative marker)

뛰어난

ttwieonal — Outstanding, superior, or excellent

인내력을

innaeryeok-eul — Endurance or patience capacity (object form)

지니지

jinji — Possessing or holding (negative connective form)

않는다는

anneundaneun — The fact of not doing or not having

것을

geot-eul — Thing or fact (object nominalizer form)

보여

boyeo — Showing or demonstrating something

주기

jugi — Giving or providing (nominalized form)

보편적

bopyeonjeok — Universal or generally applicable

해방의

haebang-ui — Of liberation or emancipation

저명한

jeomyeonghan — Renowned or distinguished, well-known

옹호자이자

ongho-ja-ija — Being an advocate or defender of something

굴복하였으나

gulbok-hayeoss-euna — Submitted or yielded but (concessive form)

정복되지

jeongbok-doeji — Not being conquered or subdued

않은

aneun — Not having done or not being (modifier)

강력한

gangnyeokhan — Powerful, strong, or forceful

투사인

tusa-in — Being a fighter or champion for a cause

3월

samwol — March, the third month of the year

31일

samsibil — The 31st day of the month

화해

hwahae — Reconciliation or making peace

홀에서

hol-eseo — In or from a hall or venue

충성스러운

chungseong-seureoun — Loyal or faithful

국민

gungmin — Citizens or the people of a nation

폐지

pyeji — Abolition or abolishing something

협회

hyeophoe — Association, society, or organization

앞에서

ap-eseo — In front of or before someone

행한

haenghan — Performed or carried out (modifier form)

연설에서

yeonseo-eseo — In or from a speech or address

다음과

daeum-gwa — The following or next (connective form)

같은

gateun — Same or like, similar to

일화를

ilhwa-reul — Anecdote or episode (object form)

소개하였다

sogaehayeotta — Introduced or presented something

씨는

ssi-neun — Mr./Ms. (honorific title, topic form)

어떤

eotteon — What kind of or some (indefinite determiner)

그럴듯한

geureoldeutan — Plausible, convincing, or seemingly reasonable

용어로

yong-eoro — With a term or in terminology

위장하든

wijanghadeon — Disguising or camouflaging (regardless form)

간에

gan-e — Regardless of or whether (conditional particle)

노예제는

noye-je-neun — Slavery (topic form)

여전히

yeojeonhi — Still or as before, unchanged

혐오스럽습니다

hyeomo-seureopseubnida — Is disgusting, detestable, or abominable (formal)

인간의

ingan-ui — Of humans or humanity (possessive form)

고귀한

goguihan — Noble, lofty, or dignified

능력을

neungnyeok-eul — Ability or capacity (object form)

잔인하게

janinhage — Cruelly or brutally

만드는

Making or creating (present modifier form)

자연적이고

jayeonjeok-igo — Being natural and (connective form)

불가피한

bulgapihan — Inevitable or unavoidable

경향을

gyeonghyang-eul — Tendency or inclination (object form)

지니고

jinigo — Possessing or having, and...

있습니다

isseumnida — There is or exists (formal polite form)

해안에

haean-e — On or at the coast or shore

표류하여

pyoryuhayeo — Drifting or being stranded, and...

3년간

samnyeongan — For three years or a three-year period

노예로

noye-ro — As a slave (instrumental form)

지낸

jinaen — Having spent or lived through time

한

han — One or a certain (indefinite article/numeral)

미국

miguk — The United States of America

선원은

seonwon-eun — Sailor or seaman (topic form)

그

geu — That or he/the (demonstrative/pronoun)

기간이

gigan-i — Period or duration (subject form)

끝날

kkeutnnal — Ending or coming to a close (modifier)

무렵

muryeop — Around the time of or approximately when

야만적이고

yamanjeok-igo — Being savage or barbaric, and...

우둔해진

udunhaejin — Having become dull or stupid

것으로

geot-euro — As something or in the form of

밝혀졌습니다

balkhyeojeosseumnida — Was revealed or found out (formal)

그는

geu-neun — He (topic form, pronoun)

이성적

iseongjeok — Rational or reasonable, relating to reason

사고력을

sagoryeok-eul — Thinking ability or reasoning power (object form)

잃었고

ireotgo — Lost something, and (past connective form)

모국어를

mogugeo-reul — Native language or mother tongue (object form)

잊어버린

ijeobeorin — Having forgotten completely (modifier form)

채

chae — While still in a state of, as is

아랍어와

arabu-wa — Arabic language and (connective form)

영어가

yeongeo-ga — English language (subject form)

뒤섞인

dwiseokin — Mixed together or jumbled up

야만적인

yamanjeok-in — Savage or barbaric (modifier form)

횡설수설만을

hoengseol-suseol-maneul — Only gibberish or incoherent babbling (object form)

내뱉을

naebat-eul — To spew or spit out (words/sounds)

수

su — Ability or possibility (auxiliary noun)

있었는데

isseotneunde — Was able to, but or while (past connective)

아무도

amudo — Nobody or no one at all

그것을

geugeot-eul — That thing or it (object form)

이해하지

ihaehaji — Understanding (negative connective form)

못했으며

mothaesseumyeo — Could not do, and furthermore (past connective)

심지어

simjieo — Even or to the extent that

자신도

jasin-do — Even oneself or also himself

발음하는

bareum-haneun — Pronouncing or articulating sounds

데

de — In doing or at the point of (auxiliary)

어려움을

eoryeoum-eul — Difficulty or hardship (object form)

겪었습니다

gyeokkeosseumnida — Experienced or went through (formal past)

이것이

igeot-i — This thing (subject form, demonstrative)

바로

baro — Exactly or precisely, right here/now

국내

gungnae — Domestic or within the country

제도

jedo — System, institution, or established order

의

ui — Possessive particle meaning 'of' or 's

인간화

ingan-hwa — Humanization or making more humane

영향이라는

yeonghyang-iraneun — Called or known as an influence or effect

것입니다

geosimnida — It is the fact or thing (formal assertion)