The Ballad of the White Horse — Page 3

Vocabulary

나로서는

na-ro-seo-neun — As for me; from my perspective or standpoint

두

du — The number two; a quantity of two things

가지를

ga-ji-reul — Kinds or types (object form); branches of things

주장하는

ju-jang-ha-neun — Claiming, asserting, or arguing something strongly

것으로

geo-seu-ro — As the thing of; by means of doing something

충분하다

chung-bun-ha-da — To be sufficient, enough, or adequate

그것들은

geu-geot-deul-eun — Those things (plural subject form)

민간

min-gan — Folk; civilian or popular among common people

전통이라는

jeon-tong-i-ra-neun — Called tradition; described as being a tradition

것

geot — Thing; a nominalizer referring to a fact or matter

그리고

geu-ri-go — And; a conjunction connecting two statements

이러한

i-reo-han — Such; of this kind or this sort

전통이

jeon-tong-i — Tradition (subject form); a custom passed down generations

없었다면

eop-sseot-da-myeon — If there had not been; hypothetical past absence

우리는

u-ri-neun — We (topic form); referring to a group including speaker

대해

dae-hae — About; regarding or concerning a particular subject

신경

sin-gyeong — Concern; attention or care given to something

쓰는

sseu-neun — Writing or spending; applying effort or attention

것만큼만

geot-man-keum-man — Only as much as; to the same limited degree

썼을

sseot-seul — Would have written or spent (past hypothetical form)

것이라는

geo-si-ra-neun — That it would be; quoted or claimed as a fact

점이다

jeom-i-da — The point is; this is the key aspect or matter

한

han — One; a single unit or item

가지

ga-ji — Kind, sort, or type; one branch of something

더

deo — More; additionally or further in degree

고려해야

go-ryeo-hae-ya — Must consider; need to take into account

할

hal — That will do; modifier for future action

사항이

sa-hang-i — Matter or item (subject); a point to be noted

있다

it-da — To exist or there is; indicating presence

우리에게

u-ri-e-ge — To us; directed toward or given to us

전해

jeon-hae — Transmitted or handed down; conveyed to others

내려온

nae-ryeo-on — Passed down; descended through time to the present

것은

geo-seun — The thing that (topic); what has been done or said

가장

ga-jang — Most; the superlative degree of an adjective

훌륭한

hul-lyung-han — Excellent, outstanding, or admirable in quality

방식으로

bang-si-geu-ro — In the manner of; by way of a certain method

즉

jeuk — That is; namely, used to clarify or specify

민족적

min-jok-jeok — Ethnic or national; relating to a people's identity

전설을

jeon-seol-eul — Legend (object form); a traditional heroic story

통해서인데

tong-hae-seo-in-de — It is through; by means of, with contrast implied

이는

i-neun — This is; referring to a previously mentioned subject

그

geu — That; a demonstrative pronoun referring to something

암흑의

am-heug-ui — Of darkness; relating to the dark or obscure period

시대의

si-dae-ui — Of the era or age; belonging to a historical period

다른

da-reun — Other or different; another of a similar kind

거인들과

geo-in-deul-gwa — With the giants; alongside large or great figures

같은

ga-teun — Same; identical or similar to something else

이유에서

i-yu-e-seo — From the reason; stemming from a particular cause

곧

got — Soon or namely; indicating immediacy or clarification

그가

geu-ga — He (subject form); the male person in question

이교도적

i-gyo-do-jeok — Pagan; relating to non-Christian or heathen beliefs

허무주의에

heo-mu-ju-ui-e — To nihilism; directed at the belief in nothingness

맞서

mat-seo — Against; standing in opposition or resistance to

기독교

gi-dok-gyo — Christianity; the religion based on Jesus Christ

문명을

mun-myeong-eul — Civilization (object); an advanced human society

위해

wi-hae — For the sake of; in order to benefit something

싸웠기

ssa-wot-gi — Because he fought; past reason clause for battling

때문이다

ttae-mu-ni-da — It is because; indicating the stated reason or cause

그러나

geu-reo-na — However; a conjunction showing contrast or opposition

이

i — This; a demonstrative adjective for nearby things

과업은

gwa-eop-eun — The task or mission (topic); a great undertaking

실제로

sil-je-ro — Actually or in reality; truly in practical terms

세대를

se-dae-reul — Generations (object); successive age groups over time

거듭하며

geo-deup-ha-myeo — Repeating; doing something again and again over time

물러나기

mul-leo-na-gi — Withdrawing or retreating; the act of stepping back

전에

jeo-ne — Before; prior to a certain time or event

남아

na-ma — Remaining; staying behind while others have gone

있는

in-neun — That exist or are present; a descriptive modifier

동안

dong-an — During; throughout a period of time

그들에

geu-deul-e — By or to them; referring to a previously named group

의해

ui-hae — By means of; indicating the agent of an action

이루어진

i-ru-eo-jin — Accomplished or achieved; completed through effort

것이므로

geo-si-mu-ro — Because it is; giving a reason based on a situation

나는

na-neun — I (topic form); the first-person singular subject

첫

cheot — First; the initial or earliest in a sequence

번째

beon-jjae — Ordinal suffix meaning -th; indicating position in order

십자군을

sip-ja-gun-eul — The Crusade (object); medieval Christian military campaigns

세

se — Three; the number three as a quantity

상징으로

sang-jing-eu-ro — As a symbol; using something to represent a concept

요약하고

yo-yak-ha-go — Summarizing and; condensing into a brief form

가상의

ga-sang-ui — Fictional or imaginary; not real, hypothetically created

영광에서

yeong-gwang-e-seo — From the glory; originating from a triumphant achievement

역할을

yeok-hal-eul — Role (object); a part or function assigned to someone

부여하였다

bu-yeo-ha-yeot-da — Assigned or granted; gave a role or attribute to someone

사실

sa-sil — In fact; actually, used to introduce a truth

매우

mae-u — Very; an intensifying adverb meaning extremely or greatly

다양한

da-yang-han — Diverse or varied; of many different kinds or origins

혈통이

hyeol-tong-i — Lineage or bloodline (subject); ancestral heritage

뒤섞인

dwi-seok-in — Mixed or blended; intermingled together in one place

곳이었다고

go-si-eot-da-go — That it was a place; quoted description of a location

생각한다

saeng-gak-han-da — To think or believe; expressing one's opinion or view

어쨌든

eo-jjaet-deun — Anyway or regardless; setting aside other considerations

전설의

jeon-seol-ui — Of legend; belonging to or related to legendary stories

큰

keun — Big or great; large in size or significance

가치는

ga-chi-neun — Value (topic); the worth or importance of something

정서를

jeong-seo-reul — Sentiment or emotion (object); feelings or mood conveyed

보존하면서

bo-jon-ha-myeon-seo — While preserving; maintaining something without losing it

여러

yeo-reo — Several or various; many different kinds or instances

세기를

se-gi-reul — Centuries (object); periods of one hundred years each

뒤섞는

dwi-seong-neun — Mixing or blending; combining different things together

모든

mo-deun — All or every; referring to the entirety of something

시대를

si-dae-reul — Ages or eras (object); historical periods of time

일종의

il-jong-ui — A kind of; a sort or type of something

찬란한

chan-ran-han — Brilliant or radiant; gloriously bright and splendid

압축

ap-chuk — Compression; condensing something into a smaller form

속에서

so-ge-seo — Within or inside; from inside a space or context

바라보는

ba-ra-bo-neun — Looking at or viewing; gazing toward something

것이다

geo-si-da — It is the thing of; a nominalizing sentence ending

그것이

geu-geo-si — That thing (subject); referring to something mentioned

전통의

jeon-tong-ui — Of tradition; belonging to or characteristic of tradition

쓸모이다

sseul-mo-i-da — Is the use; this is the usefulness or utility of it

전통은

jeon-tong-eun — Tradition (topic); customs handed down through generations

역사를

yeok-sa-reul — History (object); the recorded past of a people

압축한다

ap-chuk-han-da — Compresses; condenses or concentrates into smaller form

헌정사

heon-jeong-sa — Dedication; a written tribute at the start of a book

혼돈

hon-don — Chaos; a state of complete disorder and confusion

속으로

so-geu-ro — Into; moving inward or into the midst of something

사라진

sa-ra-jin — Vanished or disappeared; no longer visible or present

위대한

wi-dae-han — Great or mighty; exceptionally impressive or admirable

사지들

sa-ji-deul — Limbs (plural); arms and legs of a body

밤을

ba-meul — Night (object); the dark period after sunset

향해

hyang-hae — Toward; in the direction of a place or thing

돌아선

do-ra-seon — Turned away; having rotated to face a different direction

얼굴—

eol-gul— — Face—; the front of a head, with a dash following

왜

wae — Why; asking for the reason or purpose of something

형체

hyeong-che — Form or shape; the physical outline of something

없는

eom-neun — Without or lacking; not having a certain quality

수의

su-ui — Of a shroud; burial cloth, or of numbers/multitudes

위로

wi-ro — Above or upward; in the direction of higher position

몸을

mo-meul — Body (object); the physical form of a person

굽혀

gu-pyeo — Bending; stooping or bowing the body downward

오래된

o-rae-doen — Old or ancient; having existed for a long time

구름

gu-reum — Cloud; a mass of water vapor in the sky

강한

gang-han — Strong or powerful; having great force or strength

군주들과

gun-ju-deul-gwa — With the rulers; alongside kings or lords of old

빛의

bi-chui — Of light; belonging to or emanating from light

모습을

mo-seu-beul — Appearance or figure (object); the look of something

찾는가

chan-neun-ga — Are you searching for; do you seek something

일곱

il-gop — Seven; the number seven as a quantity

개의

gae-ui — Of (counter); belonging to a counted number of items

가라앉은

ga-ra-an-eun — Sunken or submerged; having descended below the surface

하나씩

ha-na-ssik — One by one; each separately in sequence

묻혀

mu-chyeo — Buried; covered or hidden beneath the ground

곳에서

go-se-seo — From the place where; at or from a location

하나의

ha-na-ui — One; a single particular item or entity

한가로운

han-ga-ro-un — Leisurely or idle; relaxed without urgency or busyness

삽이

sa-bi — Shovel (subject); a tool used for digging the ground

궁금하다

gung-geum-ha-da — To be curious or wonder; feeling the urge to know

천둥처럼

cheon-dung-cheo-reom — Like thunder; resembling the loud sound of thunder

귀족들의

gwi-jok-deul-ui — Of the nobles; belonging to aristocrats or nobility

먼지를

meon-ji-reul — Dust (object); fine particles of dry matter or soil

뒤흔들어

dwi-heun-deul-eo — Shaking up; stirring or disturbing something violently

연기로

yeon-gi-ro — As smoke; in the form of or turning into smoke

태양을

tae-yang-eul — The sun (object); the star at the center of our system

질식시켜야

jil-sik-si-kyeo-ya — Must suffocate or choke; need to cause inability to breathe

하는가

ha-neun-ga — Is it done; a rhetorical question asking if action occurs