The Expedition of Humphry Clinker — Page 1

Vocabulary

지난달

jinan dal — Last month; the month before the current one.

보내주신

bonaejusin — Which you kindly sent; graciously sent by you.

귀하의

gwiha-ui — Your; formal possessive pronoun used in correspondence.

소중한

sojunghan — Precious, valuable, or cherished; deeply important.

서신을

seosineul — Letter or correspondence; formal written communication.

받았으며

badasseumyeo — Received and (furthermore); having received something.

이를

ireul — This; object form of the demonstrative pronoun.

통해

tonghae — Through; by means of something.

귀하께서

gwiha-kkeseo — You (honorific subject); formal you as subject.

제

je — My; first-person possessive pronoun, humble form.

친구인

chinguин — Who is a friend; being one's friend.

존경하는

jongyeongha-neun — Respected, esteemed; worthy of great admiration.

목사님이

moksa-nimi — Reverend, pastor; honorific title for a minister.

전달해

jeondalhe — Delivered, conveyed, passed along to someone.

드린

deurin — Gave or offered humbly; honorific past tense of give.

바로

baro — Exactly, right, directly; precisely that thing.

그

geu — That, the; demonstrative or definite article in Korean.

편지들을

pyeonjideureul — The letters; plural object form of letter.

알게

alge — Came to know; resulting in knowing something.

되었습니다

doeeotseumnida — Became; formal past tense of the verb to become.

그리고

geurigo — And; conjunction connecting two sentences or clauses.

편지들이

pyeonjideuri — The letters; plural subject form of letter.

성공적으로

seonggongjeogeuro — Successfully; in a successful manner or way.

출판될

chulpandoel — To be published; future passive form of publish.

수

su — Possibility; used in grammar to express ability or possibility.

있을

isseul — Will exist or be; future form of to exist.

것이라

geosira — Is expected to be; conjecture about a future state.

생각하신다는

saenggakasindaneun — That you think; quoting someone's opinion or thought.

것을

geoseul — The fact that; nominalizer used as sentence object.

되어

doeo — Becoming; intermediate verb form of to become.

기쁩니다

gippeumnida — I am glad, happy; formal expression of happiness.

언급하신

eongeuphasin — Which you mentioned; honorific form of to mention.

제가

jega — I (humble subject); first-person humble subject pronoun.

감히

gamhi — Boldly, daringly; presume to do something humbly.

완전히

wanjeonhi — Completely, entirely, fully; to a total degree.

못하더라도

mothadeorado — Even if unable to; concessive form of inability.

있는

inneun — That exist or are; present attributive of to exist.

때문입니다

ttaemun-imnida — It is because; formal causal ending of a sentence.

첫째로

cheotjjaero — Firstly, first of all; indicating the first point.

우선

useon — First of all, above all; indicating priority or order.

생존해

saengjonhae — Being alive; in the state of living or surviving.

계신

gyesin — Who are (honorific); honorific form of to be present.

분들의

bundeul-ui — Of those people; honorific plural possessive for persons.

사적인

sajegin — Private, personal; relating to private or personal matters.

발생할

balsaenghal — That will arise or occur; future form of to occur.

법적

beopjeok — Legal; relating to law or legal proceedings.

관하여

gwanhayeo — Concerning, regarding; in relation to a topic.

모든

modeun — All, every; indicating totality or entirety.

합당한

hapdanghan — Appropriate, fitting, reasonable; meeting proper standards.

겸손함을

gyeomsonhameul — Humility; the quality of being modest and humble.

갖추어

gatchueo — Equipped with, possessing; having duly prepared something.

문제의

munje-ui — The said, the issue's; referring to the matter at hand.

편지들은

pyeonjideureun — The letters; plural topic form of the word letter.

비밀

bimil — Secret, confidential; information kept hidden from others.

보장의

bojang-ui — Of guarantee; pertaining to assurance or guarantee.

약속

yaksok — Promise, agreement; a commitment made between people.

하에

hae — Under, beneath; under the condition or premise of.

작성되고

jakseongdoego — Were written and; composed in a written form.

발송된

balsongdoen — Dispatched, sent out; having been formally mailed off.

것이

geosi — The thing that; nominalizer used as subject marker.

아니었습니다

anieotseumnida — Was not; formal past tense negation of to be.

어떠한

eotteohan — Any kind of, whatever; used in negative or broad statements.

사람에게도

saram-egeedo — Even to any person; including any individual whatsoever.

편견을

pyeongyeoneul — Prejudice, bias; unfair preconceived opinion about something.

경향이

gyeonghyangi — Tendency, inclination; a general direction or disposition.

없으며

eopseumyeo — There is none and; lacking something, continuing to next point.

오히려

ohiryeo — Rather, on the contrary; indicating an opposite result.

인류의

illyuui — Of humanity, mankind's; belonging to all human beings.

정보와

jeongbowa — Information and; knowledge or data along with something.

위한

wihan — For the sake of; intended or purposed for something.

것입니다

geosimnida — It is; formal declarative sentence-ending nominalization.

따라서

ttaraseo — Therefore, consequently; indicating a logical conclusion.

그것들을

geugeotdeureul — Them, those things; plural object pronoun for objects.

공공의

gonggong-ui — Public; belonging to or concerning the general public.

용도를

yongdoreul — Purpose, use; the intended function of something.

위해

wihae — For, for the sake of; in order to benefit something.

일종의

iljong-ui — A kind of, a sort of; a type or category of something.

의무가

uimuga — Duty, obligation; a responsibility one is bound to fulfill.

됩니다

doebnida — Becomes, amounts to; formal present tense of to become.

또한

ttohan — Also, furthermore, additionally; adding another related point.

저는

jeoneun — I (humble topic); humble first-person topic pronoun.

이곳의

igot-ui — Of this place, local; belonging to this location.

저명한

jeomyeonghan — Prominent, eminent, renowned; widely known and respected.

변호사인

byeonhosaIn — Who is a lawyer; someone who practices law professionally.

씨와

ssiwa — Mr./Ms. and; honorific title with conjunctive particle.

상담하였는데

sangdamhayeonneunde — Consulted with and; sought advice from someone.

그는

geuneun — He (topic); third-person masculine topic pronoun.

적절한

jeokjeolhan — Appropriate, proper, suitable; fitting for the situation.

검토와

geomtowa — Review and; examination or scrutiny along with something.

고려

goryeo — Consideration, deliberation; thoughtful reflection on a matter.

끝에

At the end of; after completing a process or period.

해당

haedang — Relevant, applicable, said; the matter or item in question.

법의

beobi — Of the law; pertaining to legal statutes or codes.

관점에서

gwanjeomeseo — From the perspective of; from a particular point of view.

대상이

daesangi — Subject or target; the object of an action or process.

될

doel — Will become; future attributive form of to become.

만한

manhan — Worth, deserving of; having the merit to warrant something.

내용도

naeyongdo — Even content; also the substance or details of something.

포함하고

pohamhago — Including and; containing within, along with something else.

있다고

itdago — That there is; quoting or reporting an existing state.

생각하지

saenggakhaji — Does not think; used before negation to express opinion.

않는다고

anneundago — That (someone) does not; reporting a negative statement.