The Confessions of St. Augustine — Page 15

Vocabulary

우리는

urineun — We (subject marker attached to 'we')

우리의

uriui — Our; possessive form of 'we'

고통을

gotong-eul — Pain or suffering (object marker attached)

덜

deol — Less; to a smaller degree or extent

두려워하지

duryeowohaji — Not fearing; base of negated fear expression

않았으며

anatseumyeo — Did not; negative past tense connective form

그것을

geugeos-eul — It; that thing (object marker attached)

피하기

pihagi — Avoiding; the act of avoiding something

위해

wihae — For the sake of; in order to

당신께

dangsinkkе — To you (respectful dative form of 'you')

기도하지도

gidohajido — Not even praying; negated prayer with emphasis

않았습니다

anatseumnida — Did not; formal polite negative past ending

그럼에도

geureomedo — Nevertheless; despite that; even so

죄를

joereul — Sin or wrongdoing (object marker attached)

지었으니

jieot-seuni — Because (I/we) committed; causal past connective

우리에게

uriege — To us; dative marker attached to 'we'

요구된

yogudoen — Required; demanded; what was asked of one

것보다

geotboda — More than what; comparative particle after noun

글쓰기나

geulsseugina — Writing or; the skill of writing something

읽기나

ilgina — Reading or; the act of reading something

공부를

gongbureul — Study; academic learning (object marker attached)

한

han — Did; past modifier form of 'to do'

것이었습니다

geosieotseumnida — It was the fact that; formal past copula

주님

junim — Lord; respectful term for God or master

기억력이나

gieoengnyeogina — Memory ability or; capacity to remember things

능력이

neungnyeogi — Ability or capability (subject marker attached)

부족했던

bujokhaetdeon — Was lacking; had been insufficient or deficient

것이

geosi — The fact that; nominalizer with subject marker

아니었으니

anieot-seuni — Because it was not; causal negative past form

당신의

dangsinui — Your; possessive form of respectful 'you'

뜻이

ddeusi — Will or intention (subject marker attached)

우리

uri — We or our; first person plural pronoun

나이에

naie — At the age of; age with locative marker

맞게

matge — Appropriately; in a way that fits or suits

충분히

chungbunhi — Sufficiently; enough; in adequate amount

주셨습니다

jusyeotseumnida — Gave (honorific formal past); bestowed upon someone

그러나

geureona — However; but; contrasting conjunction

유일한

yuiran — Only; sole; one and only thing

기쁨은

gippeumeun — Joy or happiness (topic marker attached)

놀이였고

noriyeotgo — Was play; past copula with connective ending

이

i — This; demonstrative pronoun or determiner

때문에

ttaemune — Because of; due to; for this reason

똑같은

ttokgateun — Exactly the same; identical; the very same

짓을

jiseul — Deed or act (object marker); often negative behavior

하면서도

hamyeonseodo — Even while doing; doing yet still contrasting

우리를

urireul — Us; first person plural with object marker

벌하는

beolhaneun — Punishing; present modifier of 'to punish'

자들에게

jadeulege — To those people; plural persons with dative marker

벌을

beoreul — Punishment; penalty (object marker attached)

받았습니다

badatseumnida — Received; was given something (formal past tense)

어른들의

eoreundeului — Of adults; possessive plural form of 'adult'

게으름은

geeureumеun — Laziness or idleness (topic marker attached)

"사업"

"saeopb" — Business; occupation; enterprise (quoted word)

이라

ira — Called; named as; quotative copula form

불리고

bulligo — Is called and; passive naming with connective

실상

silsang — In reality; actually; the true state of things

소년들의

sonyeondeului — Of boys; possessive plural form of 'boy'

그

geu — That; the; third-person demonstrative determiner

어른들에게

eoreundeulege — From or to adults; plural dative form

받으니

badeuni — Because (one) receives; causal connective of 'receive'

소년이든

sonyeonideun — Whether a boy; concessive particle on 'boy'

어른이든

eoreuniideun — Whether an adult; concessive particle on 'adult'

아무도

amudo — Nobody; not anyone; negative indefinite pronoun

동정받지

dongjeongbatji — Not receiving sympathy; negated compassion expression

못합니다

motamnida — Cannot; is unable to (formal polite form)

분별력

bunbyeollyeok — Discernment; the ability to judge wisely

있는

inneun — Having; existing; present modifier of 'to have'

사람이라면

saramiraмyeon — If one is a person; conditional copula on 'person'

누가

nuga — Who; interrogative subject pronoun

내가

naega — I (subject marker); first person singular subject

공을

gongeul — Ball (object marker attached); sports ball

갖고

gatgo — Having and; holding with connective ending

놀았다는

norattaneun — That (I) played; reported past modifier form

이유로

iyuro — For the reason of; as a grounds or basis

소년

sonyeon — Boy; male youth; young male person

시절에

sijeore — During the period of; at the time of

매를

maereul — A cane or rod for beating (object marker)

맞은

majeun — Was hit or beaten; past modifier of 'to be struck'

것을

geoseul — The thing; nominalizer with object marker

옳다고

oltago — Saying it is right; quoted adjective 'correct'

여기겠습니까

yeogigessseumnikka — Would consider; formal polite future interrogative

그것도

geugeotsdo — And that too; moreover; emphasizing addition

어른이

eoreuni — Adult (subject marker attached); grown-up person

되어

doee — Becoming; gerund connective of 'to become'

더욱

deouk — Even more; further; to a greater degree

부끄럽게

bukkeureobge — Shamefully; in an embarrassing or disgraceful way

놀기

nolgi — Playing; the act of playing or having fun

배워야

baewoya — Must learn; obligation form of 'to learn'

할

hal — Will do; future modifier form of 'to do'

했다는

haetdaneun — That (one) did; reported past modifier form

말입니다

marlimnida — It means; that is to say (formal copula)

그러면

geureomyeon — Then; in that case; conditional transition word

나를

nareul — Me; first person singular with object marker

때린

ttaerin — Who beat; past modifier of 'to hit or beat'

자는

janeun — The person who; topic marker on relative clause

무엇을

mueoseul — What; interrogative with object marker

달리

dalli — Differently; in another way or manner

했습니까

haetseumnikka — Did (he/she) do; formal polite past interrogative

그는

geuneun — He; third person male with topic marker

동료

dongnyeo — Colleague; fellow worker or peer

교사와의

gyosawaui — With a teacher; possessive comitative form

사소한

sasohan — Trivial; minor; petty or insignificant matter

논쟁에서

nonjaengeso — In an argument or dispute; locative on 'debate'

지면

jimyeon — If (one) loses; conditional form of 'to lose'

놀이

nori — Play; game; recreational activity

친구에게

chingugege — To a friend; dative marker on 'friend'

공놀이에서

gongnorieseo — In ball play; locative on 'ball game'

진

jin — Lost; past modifier of 'to lose a game'

나보다

naboda — Than me; comparative particle attached to 'I'

더

deo — More; comparative adverb of degree

분개하고

bungaehago — Being indignant and; connective of 'to feel outraged'

시기하지

sigihaji — Not envying; negated form of 'to be jealous'

않았습니까

anатseumnikka — Did (he/she) not; formal negative past interrogative

불구하고

bulguhago — Despite; nevertheless; in spite of that

저는

jeoneun — I (humble form with topic marker)

여기서

yeogiseo — Here; at this place or point

지었습니다

jieotseumnida — Committed (a sin); formal past of 'to commit'

오

o — Oh; exclamation of address or emotion

주

ju — Lord; master; God (religious address)

하나님

hananim — God; the Lord (Protestant Christian term)

자연

jayeon — Nature; the natural world

안의

anui — Inside of; within; inner possessive form

모든

modeun — All; every; without exception

것의

geosui — Of things; possessive nominalizer form

창조자이시며

changjojaisiimyeo — Being the creator and; honorific connective form

주관자이시고

jugwanjaisiго — Being the ruler and; honorific connective copula

죄에

joee — Regarding sin; locative marker on 'sin'

대해서만은

daehaeseomaneun — Only concerning; exclusively regarding (topic form)

주관자이신

jugwanjaiisin — Who is the ruler; honorific relative modifier

부모님과

bumonimgwa — Parents and; honorific form with conjunctive particle

스승들의

seuseungdeului — Of teachers or mentors; possessive plural form

명령을

myeongnyeongeul — Command or order (object marker attached)

어김으로써

eogimeurosse — By breaking or violating; instrumental gerund form

그들이

geudеuri — They (subject marker); third person plural subject

어떤

eotteon — What kind of; some; a certain type

동기에서든

donggiесодеun — Whatever the motive; concessive on 'motivation'

나에게

naege — To me; dative marker on first person singular

배우기를

baеugireul — Learning (object marker); the act of studying

원했던

wonhaetdeon — Had wanted; past retrospective modifier of 'want'

나는

naneun — I (topic marker); first person topic form

나중에

najunge — Later; afterward; at a future time

유익하게

yuikhage — Usefully; beneficially; in a profitable manner

활용할

hwalyonghal — Will utilize; future modifier of 'to make use of'

수

su — Ability or possibility; potential auxiliary noun

있었을

isseotseul — Would have had; past potential modifier form

것입니다

geosimnida — It is the case that; formal declarative copula