On the Method of Zadig: Essay #1 from "Science and Hebrew Tradition" — Page 14

Vocabulary

오늘날에는

oneullare-neun — Nowadays; in the present day or era

이

i — This; a demonstrative pronoun or article

의견을

uigyeon-eul — Opinion or view (object form)

지지하는

jijihaneun — Supporting or backing a position or person

제정신인

jejeongsinin — Being of sound mind; sane

사람을

saram-eul — Person (object form)

찾는

channeun — Looking for; searching for something

것이

geosi — The thing that; nominalizer particle combination

아마도

amado — Probably; perhaps; most likely

불가능할

bulganeunghal — Will be impossible; likely impossible

것이다

geosida — It is the case that; assertive sentence ending

그런데

geureonde — However; by the way; transitional conjunction

오히려

ohiryeo — Rather; on the contrary; instead

놀라운

nollaun — Surprising; astonishing; remarkable

사실은

sasireun — The fact is; actually; in truth

원을

won-eul — Circle (object form); geometric shape

정사각형으로

jeongsagakgyeong-euro — Into a square; transforming into square shape

만들려는

mandeuryeoneun — Intending to make or create something

자들

jadeul — Those people; plural of persons (slightly derogatory)

믿는

minneun — Believing; trusting in something or someone

따위가

ttawiga — And such; the likes of (slightly dismissive)

나오는

naoneun — Coming out; emerging; appearing from somewhere

부류의

buryu-ui — Of a certain type or category of people

사람들

saramdeul — People; plural of person

중에서

jung-eseo — Among; from within a group

테이블

teibeul — Table; flat-surfaced furniture item

말할

malhal — To say; about to speak or mention

것도

geotdo — Also the matter of; not even worth mentioning

없고

eopgo — There is not; lacking and (continuing clause)

화석은

hwaseok-eun — Fossils (topic form); preserved prehistoric remains

모두

modu — All; everyone; entirely

자연의

jayeon-ui — Of nature; natural; belonging to the natural world

라는

raneun — Called; known as; quoting a name or label

오래된

oraedoen — Old; long-established; ancient

훌륭한

hullyunghan — Excellent; splendid; admirable

학설을

hakseol-eul — Theory or doctrine (object form)

들고

deulgo — Holding up; raising; presenting an argument

하면

hamyeon — If one does; when one does something

누구에게나

nuguegena — To anyone; available for everyone

열려

yeollyeo — Open; opened (as in available or accessible)

있는

inneun — Existing; present; there is something

터무니없는

teomuniomneun — Absurd; groundless; utterly unreasonable

악명을

angmyeong-eul — Notoriety; bad reputation (object form)

얻을

eodeul — To gain or obtain something

쉬운

swiun — Easy; simple; not difficult

길을

gil-eul — Path or way (object form)

아무도

amudo — Nobody; no one at all

알아채지

alachaeji — Not noticing; failing to realize something

못했다는

motaetdaneun — That one could not; failed to do something

점이다

jeomida — That is the point; the fact is that

그

geu — That; the (demonstrative or article-like)

입장은

ipjang-eun — Position or stance (topic form)

것인데

geosin-de — It is the case, but; assertive with contrast

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because; the reason being that

반대를

bandae-reul — Opposition; the contrary (object form)

증명하는

jeungmyeonghaneun — Proving; demonstrating the truth of something

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all; entirely (used with negatives)

불가능하기

bulganeunghagi — Being impossible; the state of impossibility

때문이다

ttaemunida — It is because; the reason is that

만약

manyak — If; supposing that; hypothetically

어떤

eotteon — Some; a certain; what kind of

사람이

sarami — A person (subject form)

굴

gul — Oyster; a type of edible shellfish

껍데기가

kkeop-degiga — Shell or husk (subject form); outer casing

바다에서

bada-eseo — From the sea; in the ocean

막

mak — Just now; right at that moment; barely

건져

geonjyeo — Pulling out; retrieving from liquid

올린

ollin — Raised up; lifted out of something

굴의

gul-ui — Of the oyster; belonging to an oyster

것과

geotgwa — And the thing; compared with something

아주

aju — Very; quite; extremely

세세한

sesehan — Fine; detailed; minute in detail

부분에

bubune — To the part; in a section or portion

이르기까지

ireuggikkaji — Down to; as far as; up to every detail

일치함에도

ilchihame-do — Even though they match; despite correspondence

불구하고

bulguhago — Despite; in spite of; regardless of

살아

sara — Alive; living (connective form)

굴이

guri — The oyster (subject form)

한

han — One; a single instance of something

번도

beondo — Not even once; not a single time

안에

ane — Inside; within a space or container

살지

salji — Did not live; negation of living somewhere

않았으며

anasseumyeo — Did not do and; negative past continuative

단지

danji — Only; merely; just

뿐이라고

ppunirago — Saying it is only; nothing but (quotation)

주장하기로

jujanghagiro — Deciding to assert or claim something

한다면

handamyeon — If one decides to do; supposing one does

그의

geuui — His; that person's (possessive form)

오류를

oryureul — Error or mistake (object form)

증명할

jeungmyeonghal — To prove; able to demonstrate something

방법이

bangbeobi — Method or way (subject form)

없다

eopda — There is not; to not exist

할

hal — To do; will do (future/modifier form)

수

su — Ability; possibility; can

같은

gateun — Same; identical; similar

논리에

nollie — To the logic; according to reasoning

따르면

ttareumyeon — According to; if one follows a logic

생선

saengseon — Fish (as food); fresh fish

가게

gage — Shop; store; small retail establishment

문

mun — Door; entrance to a building or room

앞에

ape — In front of; before something

쌓인

ssain — Piled up; accumulated; stacked

껍데기

kkeopttegi — Shell; husk; outer covering of an animal

더미도

deomido — Also a heap or pile of something

일

il — Work; thing; matter; affair

있으며

isseumyeo — There is and; existing and (connective)

쓰레기통

sseuregitong — Trash can; garbage bin or container

속의

sogui — Inside of; within something (possessive)

양고기

yanggogi — Lamb or mutton; sheep meat

뼈도

ppyeodo — Bones also; even the bones of something

그와

geuwa — With that; and that; together with it

기원을

giwon-eul — Origin or beginning (object form)

가졌을

gajyeosseul — May have had; possibly possessed something

있다는

itdaneun — That there is; claiming something exists

것을

geoseul — The thing (object form); nominalizer

그에게

geuege — To him; toward that person

보여

boyeo — Showing; to show someone something

주는

juneun — Giving; doing something for someone

것뿐이다

geotppunida — That is all one can do; nothing but that

그리고

geurigo — And; furthermore; in addition

사람들이

saramdeuri — People (subject form); the persons

틀렸다는

teullyeotdaneun — That one is wrong; claiming incorrectness

수는

suneun — The ability or possibility (topic form)

그들이

geudeuri — They (subject form); those people

터무니없다는

teomunieopdaneun — That it is absurd; claiming groundlessness

것만

geonman — Only the fact that; nothing but that

줄

jul — Can; ability to do something (informal)

있을

isseul — There will be; it is possible to have

때

ttae — Time; when; occasion or moment

가장

gajang — Most; best; the superlative degree

좋은

joeun — Good; nice; favorable

방법은

bangbeobeun — The method or way (topic form)

그들을

geudeureul — Them (object form); those people

그냥

geunyang — Just; simply; without doing anything

내버려

naebeolyeo — Leaving alone; abandoning or ignoring

두는

duneun — Leaving; letting be; placing and allowing