The Confessions of St. Augustine — Page 10

Vocabulary

들으소서

deureusoséo — Please listen or hear (formal, archaic imperative).

오

o — Oh; exclamation expressing emotion or address.

하나님

hananim — God; the Christian God in Korean.

슬프도다

seulpeudoda — How sorrowful; archaic exclamation of deep sadness.

인간의

ingan-ui — Of humans; relating to humankind.

죄여

joeyo — O sin; archaic vocative form of sin.

사람이

saram-i — A person; human being (subject marker attached).

그리

geuri — Like that; in that way; so.

말하오니

malhao-ni — Since one says; archaic causal speech form.

주께서

ju-kkeseo — The Lord; God as subject (honorific subject marker).

그를

geu-reul — Him; that person (object marker attached).

불쌍히

bulssang-hi — Pitifully; with compassion or pity.

여기시나이다

yeogisinaida — Regards or considers; archaic honorific declarative form.

만드셨으나

mandeusyeosseuna — Though (God) made or created; concessive past honorific.

그

geu — That; he; the aforementioned person or thing.

안의

an-ui — Inside of; within something.

죄는

joe-neun — Sin (topic marker); the sin in question.

만드신

mandeusin — Which (God) made; relative clause honorific past form.

것이

geosi — Thing that; the thing (subject marker attached).

아니기

anigi — Not being; nominalized negation form.

때문이니이다

ttaemun-iniida — It is because; archaic causal declarative ending.

누가

nuga — Who; interrogative pronoun as subject.

나의

na-ui — My; possessive first-person pronoun.

유아기

yua-gi — Infancy; the early period of babyhood.

죄들을

joedeur-eul — Sins (plural object); multiple transgressions.

내게

naege — To me; dative first-person pronoun form.

상기시켜

sanggi-sikyeo — Reminds; causes someone to recall something.

주는가

ju-neun-ga — Does give; interrogative present tense ending.

주의

ju-ui — Of the Lord; God's possessive form.

눈앞에서는

nun-ap-eseo-neun — Before one's eyes; in (God's) sight.

아무도

amudo — Nobody; not anyone at all.

죄로부터

joe-ro-buteo — From sin; away from transgression.

깨끗하지

kkaekkeut-haji — Not clean; lacking purity (negation follows).

않으니

aneuni — Does not; causal negative connective form.

이

i — This; demonstrative pronoun or determiner.

땅에서의

ttang-eseo-ui — Of life on earth; earthly existence possessive.

삶이

salm-i — Life (subject marker); one's existence or living.

단

dan — Only; merely; just one.

하루뿐인

haru-ppun-in — Which is only one day long; single-day.

갓난아이조차도

gannan-ai-jocha-do — Even a newborn baby; including the youngest infant.

그러하나이다

geureohanaida — It is so; archaic affirmative declarative ending.

나를

na-reul — Me; first-person singular object form.

내가

naega — I; first-person singular subject form.

기억하지

gieok-haji — Does not remember; recall (negation follows).

못하는

mot-haneun — Unable to do; incapable of doing something.

나

na — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.

자신의

jasin-ui — One's own; reflexive possessive pronoun.

모습을

moseup-eul — Appearance; one's form or figure (object form).

안에서

an-eseo — Inside; within a place or thing.

보게

boge — To see; so that one sees; resultative form.

되는

doeneun — Becomes; that which becomes or results in.

저

jeo — That (over there); distal demonstrative determiner.

어린

eorin — Young; little; small in age.

갓난아이들이

gannan-aideur-i — Newborn babies (plural subject); newborns as subject.

주지

juji — Does not give; negative connective of give.

않는가

anneun-ga — Doesn't it; negative rhetorical question ending.

그렇다면

geureot-damyeon — If so; in that case; then what.

무엇이었는가

mueot-ieo-nneun-ga — What was it; interrogative past declarative form.

젖을

jeot-eul — Milk; breast milk (object marker attached).

먹으며

meogeumyeo — While eating or drinking; simultaneous action connector.

울었던

ureot-deon — Which (one) cried; retrospective past modifier form.

죄였는가

joeyeo-nneun-ga — Was it a sin; past interrogative form of sin.

만약

manyak — If; supposing that; conditional conjunction.

지금

jigeum — Now; at this moment; currently.

내

nae — My; first-person possessive determiner.

나이에

nai-e — At one's age; suitable to one's years.

맞는

manneun — Fitting; appropriate; that which matches or suits.

음식을

eumsik-eul — Food (object marker); nourishment or meals.

위해

wihae — For the sake of; in order to obtain.

한다면

handamyeon — If one does; conditional present tense form.

마땅히

mattang-hi — Rightly; deservedly; as is proper or due.

비웃음과

biuseum-gwa — Mockery and; ridicule together with something else.

꾸지람을

kkujiram-eul — Scolding (object form); rebuke or reprimand received.

받을

badeul — Will receive; future modifier form of receive.

것이기

geosigi — Because it is the thing; causal nominalizer form.

때문이다

ttaemun-ida — It is because; causal declarative sentence ending.

그때

geuttae — At that time; back then; that moment.

한

han — One; a; done (past modifier of do).

일은

ir-eun — The work or act (topic marker); that deed.

만한

manhan — Worth; worthy of; deserving that level.

것이었다

geosi-eotda — It was the thing; past declarative nominalizer form.

그러나

geureona — However; but; adversative conjunction.

이해할

ihaéhal — To understand; future modifier of comprehend.

수

su —

없었으므로

eopseosseumeuро — Because there was not; causal past negative form.

관습과

gwanseup-gwa — Custom and; social habit together with something.

이성이

iseong-i — Reason (subject form); rationality or rational faculty.

꾸짖지

kkujitkji — Does not rebuke; scold (negation follows).

못하게

mot-hage — So as not to be able; preventive adverbial form.

하였다

hayeotda — Did; caused; archaic past tense declarative form.

그런

geureon — Such; that kind of; those sorts of.

습관들은

seupgwan-deur-eun — Habits (plural topic); those customs or practices.

자라면서

jaramyeonseo — While growing up; as one grows and develops.

우리가

uri-ga — We (subject form); first-person plural pronoun.

뿌리

ppuri — Root; the base or foundation of something.

뽑아

ppoba — Pull out; uproot; extract connective form.

내버리는

naebeo-rineun — Throw away; discard; get rid of completely.

이제

ije — Now; at this point; from this time.

어떤

eotteon — Any; some; what kind of.

사람도

saram-do — Even a person; no person either (with negation).

가지치기를

gajichigi-reul — Pruning (object form); trimming branches of a plant.

할

hal — Will do; future modifier form of do.

때

ttae — Time; when; the moment of an action.

의도적으로

uido-jeogeuro — Intentionally; deliberately; on purpose.

좋은

joheun — Good; fine; positive quality modifier.

것을

geoseul — The thing (object form); that which is.

버리지는

beoriji-neun — Does not throw away; discard (negation topic form).

않는다

anneunda — Does not do; plain present tense negation.

혹은

hogeun — Or; alternatively; otherwise.

주어지면

jueojimyeon — If given; when something is provided conditionally.

해가

hae-ga — Harm (subject form); damage or injury.

될

doel — Will become; future modifier of become.

잠시라도

jamsi-rado — Even for a moment; even briefly.

우는

uneun — Crying; weeping; present modifier of cry.

그때는

geuttae-neun — At that time (topic); back then as topic.

일이었는가

ir-i-eonneun-ga — Was it a matter; past interrogative of thing/act.

자유로운

jayurooun — Free; at liberty; unrestricted modifier form.

사람들과

saramdeur-gwa — With people; free persons together with others.

어른들

eoreu-deur — Adults; grown-ups; mature persons (plural).

심지어

simjieo — Even; going so far as; including surprisingly.

자신을

jasin-eul — Oneself (object form); reflexive pronoun object.

낳은

na-eun — Who gave birth to; past modifier of bear child.

바로

baro — Right; exactly; directly; the very one.

부모들이

bumo-deur-i — Parents (plural subject); one's father and mother.

섬기지

seomgiji — Does not serve; attend (negation follows).

않는다고

anneundago — Saying that one does not; quoted negation form.

몹시

mobsi — Extremely; severely; very much.

분개하는

bungae-haneun — Indignant; resenting; feeling strong moral outrage.

자신보다

jasin-boda — Than oneself; comparative form with reflexive pronoun.

훨씬

hwolssin — Much more; far greater; by a wide margin.

지혜로운

jihye-rooun — Wise; having great wisdom or discernment.

많은

maneun — Many; numerous; a large number of.

이들이

ideur-i — These people (subject form); the aforementioned individuals.

뜻에

tteuse — To the will; at one's intention or meaning.

고개를

gogae-reul — The head or neck (object form); nodding gesture.

끄덕여

kkeudeogyo — Nod; bobbing the head in agreement connective form.

복종하지

bokjong-haji — Does not obey; submit (negation follows).

자신에게

jasin-ege — To oneself; dative reflexive pronoun form.

되었을

doeeo-sseul — Would have become; past supposition modifier form.

명령들이

myeongnyeong-deur-i — Commands (plural subject); orders or directives given.

따라지지

ttaraji-ji — Does not follow or comply; negation of obey.

하여

hayeo — Doing; by means of; connective form of do.

있는

inneun — Existing; present; that which is or has.

힘껏

himkkeot — With all one's strength; as hard as possible.

때리고

ttaerigo — Hits and; strikes connective form of beat.

해치려

haechiryo — Intending to harm; trying to injure someone.

하는

haneun — Doing; that does; present modifier of do.

그러므로

geureomeuро — Therefore; consequently; for that reason.

갓난아이의

gannan-ai-ui — Of a newborn baby; infant's possessive form.

순수함은

sunsuh-am-eun — Innocence or purity (topic); the state of being pure.

의지에

uiji-e — In the will; at the intention or volition.

아니라

anira — Not; it is not; contrasting negative connector.

팔다리의

paldar-ui — Of the limbs; arms and legs possessive form.

연약함에

yeonyak-ham-e — In weakness; at the frailty or feebleness.

것이다

geosida — It is the case; declarative nominalizer sentence ending.