Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave — Page 11

Vocabulary

오

o — Oh; exclamation expressing surprise or emotion

그

geu — That; referring to something previously mentioned

제도는

je-do-neun — The system; institution (topic marker attached)

얼마나

eol-ma-na — How much; to what extent

저주받은

jeo-ju-ba-deun — Cursed; condemned; accursed

것인가

geot-in-ga — Is it; rhetorical question ending particle

인간의

in-gan-ui — Of humanity; human (possessive form)

신성한

sin-seong-han — Divine; sacred; holy

정신을

jeong-sin-eul — The spirit; mind (object marker attached)

매장하고

mae-jang-ha-go — Bury; inter and then (connective form)

신의

sin-ui — Of God; divine (possessive form)

형상을

hyeong-sang-eul — The image; likeness (object marker attached)

훼손하며

hwe-son-ha-myeo — Damage; defile while also doing something

창조에

chang-jo-e — In creation; by creation (locative marker)

의해

ui-hae — By means of; through; by

영광과

yeong-gwang-gwa — Glory and (connective particle attached)

영예의

yeong-ye-ui — Of honor; of distinction (possessive form)

왕관을

wang-gwan-eul — The crown (object marker attached)

쓴

sseun — Wearing; having worn (modifier form)

자들을

ja-deul-eul — Those people; ones (plural object marker)

네

ne — Four; your (contextually four here)

발

bal — Foot; leg; paw

달린

dal-lin — Having; attached; equipped with (modifier)

짐승의

jim-seung-ui — Of a beast; animal (possessive form)

수준으로

su-jun-eu-ro — To the level of; down to the standard of

전락시키고

jeol-lak-si-ki-go — Degrade; reduce to a lower level and

살을

sal-eul — Flesh; body; meat (object marker attached)

거래하는

geo-rae-ha-neun — Trading; dealing in (present modifier form)

자를

ja-reul — The one who; person (object marker attached)

하나님이라

ha-na-nim-i-ra — As God; called God (identificational ending)

불리는

bul-li-neun — Called; named; referred to as

모든

mo-deun — All; every; each and every

것

geot — Thing; matter; fact; that which

위에

wi-e — Above; over; higher than

높이는

nop-i-neun — Exalting; elevating; raising up (present form)

존재가

jon-jae-ga — Existence; being (subject marker attached)

왜

wae — Why; for what reason

단

dan — Only; merely; just one

한

han — One; a single

시간이라도

si-gan-i-ra-do — Even for an hour; even one hour

연장되어야

yeon-jang-doe-eo-ya — Must be extended; should be prolonged

하는가

ha-neun-ga — Does it; rhetorical question verb ending

그것은

geu-geot-eun — That thing; it (topic marker attached)

악이

ak-i — Evil; wickedness (subject marker attached)

아닌가

a-nin-ga — Is it not; isn't it (rhetorical ending)

오직

o-jik — Only; solely; nothing but

악뿐이며

ak-ppun-i-myeo — Is nothing but evil and (connective form)

그것도

geu-geot-do — That too; and even that

끊임없이

kkeun-im-eop-si — Ceaselessly; continuously; without stopping

의미하는

ui-mi-ha-neun — Meaning; signifying (present modifier form)

것은

geot-eun — The thing that; what (topic marker attached)

미합중국

mi-hap-jung-guk — The United States of America

국민들

gung-min-deul — The people; citizens (plural form)

사이에서

sa-i-e-seo — Among; between; in the midst of

하나님에

ha-na-nim-e — Toward God; regarding God (directional marker)

대한

dae-han — Regarding; concerning; about

경외심과

gyeong-oe-sim-gwa — Reverence; awe and (connective particle)

인간에

in-gan-e — Toward humans; regarding people (locative)

배려가

bae-ryeo-ga — Consideration; care (subject marker attached)

부재함을

bu-jae-ham-eul — The absence of; lacking (object marker form)

뜻하는

tteut-ha-neun — Meaning; signifying; implying

것이

geot-i — The fact that; it (subject marker attached)

하늘이여

ha-neul-i-yeo — O Heaven; O sky (vocative exclamation)

그것의

geu-geot-ui — Its; of it (possessive marker attached)

영원한

yeong-won-han — Eternal; everlasting; permanent

전복을

jeon-bok-eul — Overthrow; subversion (object marker attached)

서둘러

seo-dul-leo — Hurry; hasten; make haste (adverbial form)

주소서

ju-so-seo — Please grant; please give (formal prayer ending)

노예제의

no-ye-je-ui — Of slavery; of the slave system (possessive)

본질에

bon-jil-e — Regarding the essence; about the nature of

대해

dae-hae — About; concerning; regarding

매우

mae-u — Very; extremely; quite

깊이

gi-pi — Deeply; profoundly; at great depth

무지한

mu-ji-han — Ignorant; unknowing; unaware

사람들이

sa-ram-deul-i — People (plural subject marker attached)

많아서

man-a-seo — Because there are many; so many that

그들은

geu-deul-eun — They; those people (topic marker attached)

노예들에게

no-ye-deul-e-ge — To the slaves; toward enslaved people

매일

mae-il — Every day; daily

가해지는

ga-hae-ji-neun — Inflicted upon; being done to (passive form)

잔혹

jan-hok — Cruelty; brutality; atrocity

행위에

haeng-wi-e — Regarding the act; about the deed

어떤

eo-tteon — Any; some; a certain kind of

이야기를

i-ya-gi-reul — A story; account (object marker attached)

읽거나

ilk-geo-na — Read or; either read (alternative connective)

들을

deul-eul — To hear; listening (object modifier form)

때마다

ttae-ma-da — Every time; whenever

완고하게

wan-go-ha-ge — Stubbornly; obstinately; rigidly

믿으려

mi-deu-ryeo — Try to believe; intend to believe

하지

ha-ji — Do not; refuse to (negative connective)

않는다

an-neun-da — Does not; negative declarative ending

노예들이

no-ye-deul-i — The slaves (plural subject marker attached)

재산으로

jae-san-eu-ro — As property; treated as possessions

취급된다는

chwi-geup-doen-da-neun — Are treated as; being regarded as (modifier)

사실을

sa-sil-eul — The fact (object marker attached)

부정하지는

bu-jeong-ha-ji-neun — Do not deny; not negating (topic marker)

그러나

geu-reo-na — However; but; nevertheless

끔찍한

kkeum-jjik-han — Horrible; dreadful; appalling

사실은

sa-sil-eun — The truth is; in fact (topic marker)

그들의

geu-deul-ui — Their; of them (possessive marker)

마음에

ma-eum-e — To the mind; in the heart (locative)

불의에

bul-ui-e — Regarding injustice; about wrongdoing

관념도

gwan-nyeom-do — Even the concept; even the idea of

노출도

no-chul-do — Even exposure; even being exposed to

야만적인

ya-man-jeok-in — Barbaric; savage; uncivilized

만행도

man-haeng-do — Even the atrocity; even brutality

전달하지

jeon-dal-ha-ji — Convey; communicate (negative connective form)

못하는

mot-ha-neun — Unable to; failing to (modifier form)

같다

gat-da — Seems; appears; is like

그들에게

geu-deul-e-ge — To them; for them (dative marker)

잔인한

jan-in-han — Cruel; brutal; heartless

채찍질

chae-jjik-jil — Whipping; flogging; lashing

신체

sin-che — Body; physical form; the human body

절단과

jeol-dan-gwa — Amputation; severing and (connective particle)

낙인

na-gin — Branding; stigma; mark of shame

오염과

o-yeom-gwa — Contamination; pollution and (connective)

피의

pi-ui — Of blood; bloody (possessive form)

장면들

jang-myeon-deul — Scenes; sights (plural form)

빛과

bit-gwa — Light and (connective particle attached)

지식의

ji-sik-ui — Of knowledge; intellectual (possessive form)

추방에

chu-bang-e — Regarding banishment; about exile

말하면

mal-ha-myeon — If one speaks of; when mentioning

그러한

geu-reo-han — Such; that kind of; like that

엄청난

eom-cheong-nan — Enormous; tremendous; outrageous

과장

gwa-jang — Exaggeration; overstatement; embellishment

전면적인

jeon-myeon-jeok-in — Total; wholesale; comprehensive; sweeping

허위

heo-wi — Falsehood; fabrication; false statement

진술

jin-sul — Statement; testimony; declaration

남부

nam-bu — The South; southern region

농장주들의

nong-jang-ju-deul-ui — Of the plantation owners (plural possessive)

품성에

pum-seong-e — Regarding character; about one's nature

혐오스러운

hyeom-o-seu-reo-un — Disgusting; reprehensible; contemptible

명예훼손에

myeong-ye-hwe-son-e — Regarding defamation; about slander

크게

keu-ge — Greatly; deeply; strongly

분개하는

bun-gae-ha-neun — Being indignant; showing outrage (modifier)

척한다

cheok-han-da — Pretend; act as if; feign

마치

ma-chi — As if; just like; as though

이

i — This; these (demonstrative adjective)

만행들이

man-haeng-deul-i — The atrocities; brutalities (plural subject)

자연스러운

ja-yeon-seu-reo-un — Natural; inherent; arising naturally

결과가

gyeol-gwa-ga — The result; outcome (subject marker attached)

아닌

a-nin — Not; not being (modifier form of negation)

것처럼

geot-cheo-reom — As if; as though; like the thing