Second Treatise of Government — Page 1

Vocabulary

제

je — Ordinal prefix meaning 'number' or 'the Nth'

장

jang — Chapter or section of a book

시민

simin — Citizen; a member of a civil community

정부

jeongbu — Government; the ruling body of a state

의

ui — Possessive particle meaning 'of' or 'belonging to'

진정한

jinjeongan — True, genuine, or authentic in nature

기원

giwon — Origin, source, or beginning of something

범위

beomwi — Scope, range, or extent of something

및

mit — And; formal conjunction linking nouns or phrases

목적

mokjeok — Purpose, goal, or objective of an action

에

e — Location or direction particle meaning 'at' or 'to'

관한

gwanhan — Concerning, regarding, or related to something

절

jeol — Section or clause within a chapter or text

앞선

apsseon — Preceding, prior, or earlier than the current point

논의

nonui — Discussion or deliberation about a topic

에서

eseo — Location particle meaning 'from' or 'in' a place

다음

daeum — Next or following item in a sequence

과

gwa — Conjunction particle meaning 'and' after a consonant

같은

gateun — Same or identical; like or similar to something

사실

sasil — Fact; something known to be true

들

deul — Plural suffix attached to nouns or pronouns

이

i — Subject particle used after a consonant-ending noun

밝혀진

balkyeojin — Revealed, uncovered, or made clear through inquiry

바

ba — Nominalized form indicating a previously stated fact

은

eun — Topic particle used after a consonant-ending noun

자연적

jayeonjeok — Natural; relating to nature rather than convention

권리

gwonni — Right or entitlement held by a person

신

sin — God or a deity in religious context

으로부터

eurobuteo — From; indicating the starting point or source

주장되는

jujangdoeneun — Claimed or asserted to be the case

와

wa — Conjunction particle meaning 'and' after a vowel

그러한

geureuhan — Such; of that kind or nature described

자녀들

janyeodeul — Children; sons and daughters of a parent

대한

daehan — Regarding or concerning; directed toward someone

권위

gwonwi — Authority or power over others; prestige

나

na — Or; presenting an alternative option

세계

segye — World; the entire earth or global community

을

eul — Object particle used after a consonant-ending noun

갖지

gatji — Negated form of 'to have' or 'to possess'

않았다는

anatdaneun — Expressing reported past negation 'did not'

것

geot — Thing; nominalizer referring to a fact or matter

설령

seollyeong — Even if; concessive conjunction granting a supposition

그

geu — He or that; third-person pronoun or demonstrative

가

ga — Subject particle used after a vowel-ending noun

를

reul — Object particle used after a vowel-ending noun

가졌다

gajeotda — Had or possessed something in the past

하더라도

hadeorado — Even if or though; concessive conditional form

그것

geugeot — It or that thing; third-person neuter reference

발생할

balssaenghal — Future form of 'to occur' or 'to arise'

수

su — Ability or possibility; used in '~할 수 있다'

있는

inneun — Present attributive form of 'to exist' or 'to be'

모든

modeun — All, every, or each without exception

경우

gyeongu — Case, situation, or circumstance encountered

있어

isseo — Informal form of 'there is' or 'in the case of'

누가

nuga — Who; interrogative pronoun as subject

적법한

jeongbeopan — Lawful, legal, or legitimate according to law

인지

inji — Whether something is; indirect question form

결정하는

gyeoljeonganeun — Deciding or determining; present attributive form

도

do — Also or even; additive or emphatic particle

존재하지

jonjaeaji — Negated form of 'to exist'; not existing

않으므로

aneuneumeuro — Because it does not; causal negative connective

나아가

naaga — Furthermore; going further or advancing to next point

확실히

hwaksilhi — Certainly, definitely, or with clear assurance

결정될

gyeoljeongdoel — Future passive form of 'to be determined'

없었다는

eopseotdaneun — Reported past form indicating 'there was not'