The Confessions of St. Augustine — Page 12

Vocabulary

주님

junim — Lord; respectful term for God or Jesus

제가

jega — I (subject form, humble/polite first person)

기억하지

gieokaji — To remember; negative or conditional verb stem form

못하는

motaneun — Unable to do; modifying form of 'cannot'

이

i — This; demonstrative pronoun or article

시기를

sigireul — Period or time (object marker attached)

저는

jeoneun — I (topic marker attached, humble form)

다른

dareun — Different; other; another

이들의

ideulyi — These people's; possessive form of 'these ones'

말에

mare — Words, speech (locative marker attached)

의존하고

uijonhago — Relying on; depending on something or someone

지나온

jinaon — Having passed through; elapsed time or period

유아들을

yuadeureul — Infants; babies (object marker attached)

보며

bomyeo — While watching; observing at the same time

짐작할

jimjakhal — To guess; to surmise or estimate roughly

그

geu — That; the (demonstrative or definite article)

짐작이

jimjagi — Guess; estimation; rough conjecture (subject marker)

맞다

matda — To be correct; to be right or accurate

하더라도

hadeorado — Even if; granting that something is true

세상에서

sesangeseo — In the world; within this life or society

살아가는

salaganeun — Living on; continuing to live day by day

제

je — My (humble possessive pronoun, first person)

삶의

salmyi — Of life; pertaining to one's life (possessive)

일부로

ilburo — As a part of; as a portion of something

헤아리기를

hearigireul — Counting or reckoning; considering carefully (object form)

꺼립니다

kkeorimnida — To be reluctant; to hesitate or feel averse

어머니의

eomeoniyui — Mother's; belonging to one's mother (possessive)

태

tae — Womb; uterus; place of prenatal existence

안에서

aneseo — Inside; within a space or container

보낸

bonaen — Spent; time that was passed or sent away

시간

sigan — Time; a period or duration of time

못지않게

motjianke — No less than; equally as much as something

시기

sigi — Period; a specific phase or stage of time

또한

ttohan — Also; likewise; in addition to that

망각의

manggagyi — Of oblivion; pertaining to forgetting (possessive form)

그늘

geuneul — Shade; shadow; a dark or hidden area

속에

soge — Inside; within; in the middle of something

제게

jege — To me; for me (humble dative first person)

감추어져

gamchueojyeo — Being hidden; concealed from view or knowledge

있습니다

itseumnida — There is/are; exists (formal polite declarative)

그러나

geureona — However; but; nevertheless; contrasting conjunction

불의

buryi — Iniquity; unrighteousness; moral wrongdoing

가운데

gaunde — In the midst of; among; in the middle

받았고

badatgo — Received; was given (past tense connective form)

어머니가

eomeoniga — Mother (subject marker attached); my mother

죄

joe — Sin; wrongdoing; transgression or crime

중에

junge — In the midst of; among; during (locative)

저를

jeoreul — Me (object marker, humble first person)

오

o — Oh; an exclamation expressing emotion or address

나의

nayi — My; belonging to me (possessive pronoun)

하나님

hananim — God; the Christian God in Korean

어디서

eodiseo — Where; from what place or location

혹은

hokeun — Or; alternatively; either one or another

언제

eonje — When; at what time; any time

종이

jongi — Servant; bondservant (subject marker attached)

없었던

eopseotdeon — That did not exist; was absent (past modifier)

적이

jeogi — A time when; an occasion (subject marker)

시기는

sigineun — The period (topic marker); that particular time

그냥

geunyang — Just; simply; without particular reason or effort

아무런

amureon — Any; no (used with negatives); not a single

흔적도

heunjeokdo — Even a trace; even a mark or remnant

떠올릴

tteoolril — To recall; to bring to mind (future modifier)

수

su — Ability; possibility; can (auxiliary noun)

없는

eomneun — That does not exist; without; lacking something

그것이

geugosi — That thing (subject marker); it; that matter

이제

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

저와

jeowa — With me; me and (humble connective form)

무슨

museun — What kind of; what; which (interrogative modifier)

상관이

sanggwani — Relation; concern; connection (subject marker attached)

유아기에서

yuagieseo — From infancy; out of the infant stage

벗어나

beoseona — Escaping from; getting out of; breaking free

소년기에

sonyeongie — Into boyhood; to the stage of youth

이르렀으니

ireuryeoseuni — Having reached; arrived at (connective past form)

아니

ani — No; not; rather (contradiction or correction)

오히려

ohiryeo — Rather; on the contrary; instead of that

소년기가

sonyeongiga — Boyhood (subject marker); the period of youth

유아기를

yuagireul — Infancy (object marker); the baby stage

밀어내며

mireonaemyeo — Pushing out; displacing while doing something else

제게로

jegero — Toward me; coming in my direction

왔습니다

watseumnida — Came; arrived (formal polite past declarative)

유아기가

yuagiga — Infancy (subject marker); the early infant stage

떠나간

tteonagang — Having departed; that left or went away

것도

geotdo — Even the fact; even the thing that

아니었으니

anieosseuni — Because it was not; since it wasn't so

어디로

eodiro — To where; in which direction; where to

갔단

gatdan — Went (reported speech or rhetorical past form)

말입니까

marimnikkka — Do you mean to say? (emphatic question ending)

그럼에도

geureomedo — Even so; nevertheless; despite that fact

더

deo — More; further; additional degree or extent

이상

isang — More; beyond; above a certain point or limit

존재하지

jonjaehaji — To exist (negative or conditional stem form)

않았습니다

anatseumnida — Did not; was not (formal polite past negative)

말

mal — Words; speech; language; what is said

유아가

yuaga — Infant (subject marker); a very young baby

아니라

anira — Not; rather than; it is not this but that

말하는

malhaneun — Speaking; talking (present participle modifier form)

소년이었습니다

sonyeonieotseumnida — Was a boy (formal polite past declarative)

이것을

igeoseul — This thing (object marker); this matter here

후로

huro — After; from that point onward in time

어떻게

eotteoke — How; in what way; by what method

말을

mareul — Words; language; speech (object marker attached)

배웠는지를

baeweonneunjireul — How one learned (object form, indirect question)

살펴보았습니다

salpyeoboatseumnida — Examined; observed carefully (formal polite past)

어른들이

eoreundeuri — Adults (subject marker); grown-up people

어떤

eotteon — What kind of; some; a certain type

정해진

jeonghaeijn — Fixed; predetermined; set in advance

방법으로

bangbeobeuro — By method; using a way or approach

가르쳐

gareuchyeo — Teaching; instructing (connective verb form)

준

jun — Gave; provided (past modifier, gave to someone)

것이

geosi — The thing that; the fact that (subject form)

아니었으며

anieosseumyeo — Was not, and; negative past connective form

나중에

Later; afterward; at a later point in time

학문을

hangmuneul — Learning; scholarship; academic study (object form)

달리

dalli — Differently; unlike; in a different manner

저

jeo — I; me (humble first person pronoun)

스스로

seuseullo — By oneself; on one's own; independently

울음과

ureumgwa — Crying; weeping (with connector 'and')

끊어진

kkeuneoijn — Broken off; disconnected; fragmented sounds

발음과

barumgwa — Pronunciation; articulation (with connector 'and')

팔다리의

paldariyi — Of arms and legs; limbs' (possessive form)

여러

yeoreo — Various; several; many different kinds

동작으로

dongjabeuro — Through movements; using gestures or motions

생각을

saengaggeul — Thought; idea; thinking (object marker attached)

표현하고자

pyohyeonhagoja — Wishing to express; intending to communicate

열망하면서

yeolmanghaamyeonseo — While earnestly desiring; yearning intensely for

그리하여

geeurihayeo — Thus; thereby; and so doing that way

뜻을

tteuseul — Intention; meaning; will (object marker attached)

이루고자

irugoja — Wishing to achieve; intending to accomplish

하였으나

hayeoseuna — Tried; did so, but (past connective contrast)

원하는

wonhaneun — Desired; wanted (present modifier form)

바를

bareul — What one wishes; desired thing (object form)

모두

modu — All; everything; entirely; the whole amount

또는

ttoneun — Or; alternatively; either this or that

표현하지

pyohyeonhaji — To express (negative or conditional stem form)

못하였기에

motayeotgie — Because was unable to; since could not do

당신께서

dangsinkkeseo — You (honorific subject); referring to God respectfully

주신

jusin — Given by you; that you bestowed (honorific)

이해력으로

ihaeryeogeuro — Using understanding; through comprehension ability

소리들을

sorijeureul — Sounds; voices (plural, object marker attached)

기억

gieok — Memory; recollection; the act of remembering

속에서

sogeseo — From within; inside of; from the interior

익혔던

ikhyeotdeon — Had learned; had practiced and mastered before

것입니다

geosipnida — It is the case that; formal declarative noun ending