On the Method of Zadig: Essay #1 from "Science and Hebrew Tradition" — Page 3

Vocabulary

어느

eo-neu — A certain; used to indicate an unspecified one

날

nal — Day; a single calendar day

작은

ja-geun — Small; little in size

숲

sup — Forest; a wooded area with many trees

근처를

geun-cheo-reul — Near; in the vicinity of a place

걷던

geot-deon — Was walking; past continuous form of walk

중

jung — During; in the middle of an action

그는

geu-neun — He; third-person masculine subject pronoun

여왕의

yeo-wang-eui — Queen's; possessive form referring to a queen

수석

su-seok — Chief; head or top-ranking position

한

han — One; the number one or a single unit

명이

myeong-i — Person (counter subject); counting unit for people

그쪽으로

geu-jjok-eu-ro — Toward that direction; in that side's direction

급히

geu-pi — Hurriedly; in a rushed or urgent manner

달려오는

dal-ryeo-o-neun — Running toward; approaching by running quickly

것을

geot-eul — Thing (object marker); nominalizer with object particle

보았는데

bo-at-neun-de — Saw but; past tense of see with contrast

그

geu — That; a demonstrative determiner referring to something

뒤를

dwi-reul — Behind; the back or rear area of something

무리의

mu-ri-eui — Group's; belonging to a crowd or cluster

관리들이

gwal-li-deul-i — Officials; government or court administrators as subject

따르고

tta-reu-go — Following; coming after someone or something

있었으며

it-eot-eu-myeo — Were present and; past existence with conjunction

그들은

geu-deul-eun — They; third-person plural subject pronoun

잃어버린

il-eo-beo-rin — Lost; having misplaced or no longer possessing something

보물을

bo-mul-eul — Treasure; precious or valuable object as object

찾아

chat-a — Searching for; looking to find something or someone

넋이

neok-i — Soul; one's spirit or consciousness as subject

나간

na-gan — Gone out; departed or left a place

사람들처럼

sa-ram-deul-cheo-reom — Like people; in the manner of certain persons

이리저리

i-ri-jeo-ri — Here and there; moving in various directions frantically

뛰어다니며

ttwi-eo-da-ni-myeo — Running around while; moving busily in many directions

극도로

geuk-do-ro — Extremely; to the highest or most intense degree

불안해하는

bul-an-hae-ha-neun — Being anxious; showing signs of worry or unease

것처럼

geot-cheo-reom — As if; in the manner of a certain thing

보였다

bo-yeot-da — Appeared; seemed or looked a certain way

젊은이

jeol-meun-i — Young person; a youth or young adult

외쳤다

oe-chyeot-da — Shouted; called out loudly in past tense

개를

gae-reul — Dog (object); canine animal as grammatical object

보았소

bo-at-so — Did you see; formal past tense question of see

공손하게

gong-son-ha-ge — Politely; in a respectful and courteous manner

대답했다

dae-dap-haet-da — Answered; gave a reply in past tense

것

geot — Thing; a nominalizer or general noun form

같은데요

gat-eun-de-yo — Seems like; polite expression of seeming or appearing

아니라

a-ni-ra — Not; negation indicating something is not the case

맞소

mat-so — That's right; formal affirmative confirmation expression

그러자

geu-reo-ja — Then; at that point a consequent action follows

계속했다

gye-sok-haet-da — Continued; kept going or proceeded with something

최근에

choe-geun-e — Recently; in the near or immediate past time

새끼를

sae-kki-reul — Young offspring (object); baby animal as object

낳은

na-eun — Having given birth to; delivered offspring recently

아주

a-ju — Very; an intensifying adverb meaning quite or extremely

왼쪽

oen-jjok — Left side; the direction opposite to the right

귀가

gwi-ga — Ears (subject); the hearing organs as subject

매우

mae-u — Very; highly intensifying adverb modifying adjectives

길지요

gil-ji-yo — Are long, aren't they; polite confirmation of length

그렇다면

geu-reot-da-myeon — If that is so; conditional based on prior statement

보셨군요

bo-syeot-gun-yo — You saw it then; polite realization of past seeing

숨을

su-meul — Breath (object); air inhaled and exhaled as object

말했다

mal-haet-da — Said; spoke or stated something in past tense

아니요

a-ni-yo — No; polite negation in response to a question

저는

jeo-neun — I (humble); first-person humble subject pronoun

보지

bo-ji — See (negated base); stem form before negative particle

못했습니다

mot-haet-seum-ni-da — Could not do; formal past inability expression

사실

sa-sil — In fact; actually, used to introduce truthful statement

것도

geot-do — Even the fact; nominalizer with inclusive particle

몰랐습니다

mol-lat-seum-ni-da — Did not know; formal past tense of not knowing

기묘한

gi-myo-han — Strange; peculiar or mysterious in nature

우연의

u-yeon-eui — Coincidence's; possessive form relating to chance occurrence

일치로

il-chi-ro — By coincidence; through matching or correspondence of events

바로

ba-ro — Right; exactly or immediately, used for emphasis

시각

si-gak — Moment; a specific point or instant in time

왕의

wang-eui — King's; possessive form belonging to the king

가장

ga-jang — Most; superlative adverb indicating the highest degree

잘생긴

jal-saeng-gin — Handsome; good-looking in appearance

말이

mal-i — Horse (subject); equine animal as grammatical subject

평원에서

pyeong-won-e-seo — From the plains; flat open landscape as location

따돌리고

tta-dol-li-go — Ditching and; leaving someone behind or shaking off

달아났다

dal-a-nat-da — Ran away; fled or escaped in past tense

사냥꾼과

sa-nyang-kkun-gwa — Hunter and; person who hunts with conjunction

그의

geu-eui — His; third-person masculine possessive form

모든

mo-deun — All; every single one without exception

부하들이

bu-ha-deul-i — Subordinates (subject); those under someone's command

찾듯이

chat-deut-i — Just as they search; comparative manner of searching

똑같이

ttok-gat-i — Identically; in exactly the same manner or way

불안하게

bul-an-ha-ge — Anxiously; in a worried or uneasy manner

말을

mal-eul — Horse (object); equine animal as grammatical object

찾고

chat-go — Searching and; looking for something, continuing action

있었다

it-eot-da — Was; past tense of existence or progressive action

사냥꾼은

sa-nyang-kkun-eun — The hunter (topic); person who hunts as topic

가는

ga-neun — Going; present tense form of the verb to go

못했냐고

mot-haet-nya-go — Whether could not; reported speech of inability question

물었다

mul-eot-da — Asked; posed a question in past tense

최고의

choe-go-eui — Best; of the highest quality or standard

작고

jak-go — Small and; little in size with conjunction

키는

ki-neun — Height (topic); measure of how tall something is

다섯

da-seot — Five; the number five

꼬리는

kko-ri-neun — Tail (topic); the rear appendage of an animal

세

se — Three; the number three

반

ban — Half; one portion of two equal parts

길이에

gi-ri-e — In length; measurement of how long something is

부분은

bu-bun-eun — Part (topic); a section or portion as topic

금이고

geum-i-go — Gold and; precious metal with connective ending

은으로

eun-eu-ro — With silver; made of or using silver metal

되어

doe-eo — Made of; becoming or being composed of something

있지요

it-ji-yo — It is, isn't it; polite confirmatory present tense

쪽으로

jjok-eu-ro — Toward; in the direction of a certain side

갔소

gat-so — Did it go; formal past tense question of going

어디

eo-di — Where; interrogative asking about a location

있소

it-so — Is it; formal present tense question of existence

사냥꾼이

sa-nyang-kkun-i — Hunter (subject); person who hunts as subject