The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African: Written By Himself — Page 2

Vocabulary

내

nae — My; belonging to or associated with me.

삶에서

salm-eseo — In life; within the context of one's life.

일어난

ireonal — That occurred; that happened or took place.

일들

ildeul — Things; various events or matters that happened.

중

jung — Among; in the middle of a group or set.

많은

maneun — Many; a large number or quantity of something.

사람들에게도

saramdeul-egedo — To people as well; also occurring to others.

일어나지

ireonaji — Did not happen; negative form of to occur.

않은

aneun — That did not; negative modifier for a preceding verb.

사건은

sageoneun — The incident; a particular event or occurrence (topic marker).

거의

geoui — Almost; nearly, but not quite entirely.

없다고

eopdago — That there is none; quotative form of nonexistence.

생각한다

saenggakhanda — Think; to hold a belief or opinion about something.

사실

sasil — In fact; actually, used to introduce a true statement.

그

geu — That; a determiner referring to something previously mentioned.

사건들은

saraeondeureun — The incidents; plural of event or occurrence (topic marker).

수없이

su-eopsi — Countless; innumerably, without the ability to count.

많으며

maneumyeo — Are many and; numerous, connecting to a further clause.

내가

naega — I; first-person subject pronoun with subject marker.

스스로를

seuseureul — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring back to the subject.

유럽인이라

yureominiira — As a European; identifying oneself as a European person.

여긴다면

yeogindamyeon — If one considers; conditional form of to regard as.

고통이

gotongi — The pain; suffering or agony (subject marker attached).

컸다고

keotdago — Was great; quotative past form of being large or intense.

말할

malhal — To say; future/potential modifier form of to speak.

수도

sudo — Could also; potential particle indicating possibility as well.

있을

isseul — There could be; potential modifier form of to exist.

것이다

geosida — It is the case; formal declarative sentence-ending construction.

그러나

geureona — However; a conjunction indicating contrast or contradiction.

운명을

unmyeongeul — Fate; one's destiny or lot in life (object marker).

대부분의

daebubunui — Most of; the majority portion of a group or thing.

동포들의

dongpodeulue — Of compatriots; belonging to fellow countrymen or kinspeople.

것과

geotgwa — With that of; comparing one thing to another.

비교할

bigyohal — To compare; future/potential modifier form of comparison.

때

ttae — When; at the time of a particular situation or moment.

나는

naneun — I; first-person topic pronoun with topic marker.

하늘이

haneuri — Heaven; the sky or divine realm (subject marker attached).

특별히

teukbyeolhi — Specially; in a particularly distinguished or exceptional manner.

총애하는

chongaeha-neun — Favoring; showing special affection or preference toward someone.

존재

jonjae — Being; an entity or existence, a living presence.

여기며

yeogimyeo — Regarding as; considering something to be, with continuation.

삶의

salmui — Of life; possessive form relating to one's existence.

모든

modeun — Every; all without exception, each and every one.

순간에서

sunganeseo — In every moment; at each instant of time.

은혜에

eunhyee — To grace; in the favor or benevolence shown by someone.

감사한다

gamsahanda — Give thanks; to express gratitude for something received.

만약

manyak — If; a conditional conjunction introducing a hypothetical situation.

다음의

daeumui — Following; of the next or subsequent item or section.

서술이

seosuri — The narration; a description or account of events (subject).

대중의

daejungui — Of the public; belonging to the general population or masses.

주목을

jumogeul — Attention; notice or observation directed at something (object).

끌

kkeul — To draw; potential modifier form of attracting attention.

만큼

mankeum — Enough to; to the degree or extent required for something.

충분히

chungbunhi — Sufficiently; in a way that is adequate or enough.

흥미롭지

heungmiropji — Not interesting; negated form of being engaging or curious.

않다면

antamyeon — If not; conditional negative form of a predicate.

나의

naui — My; first-person singular possessive pronoun.

동기가

donggiga — The motive; reason or purpose behind an action (subject).

출판에

chulpane — For publication; relating to the printing or releasing of work.

대한

daehan — Regarding; concerning or about a particular subject.

변명이

byeonmyeongi — The excuse; a justification or defense for an action.

되길

doegil — To become; hopeful form expressing desire for an outcome.

바란다

baranda — Hope; to wish or desire that something comes true.

이것으로부터

igeoseurobuteo — From this; originating or starting from this particular thing.

명성이나

myeongseonina — Fame or; renown or celebrity, one option among others.

문학적

munhakjeok — Literary; relating to or characteristic of literature or writing.

명예를

myeongyereul — Honor; prestige or distinction earned through achievement (object).

기대할

gidaehal — To expect; potential modifier form of anticipating something.

어리석게

eoriseokkke — Foolishly; in a manner lacking wisdom or good judgment.

허영심에

heoyeongsime — In vanity; motivated by excessive pride or self-conceit.

차

cha — Filled; full of a particular emotion or quality.

있지

itji — Is not; negated continuous state of being or existing.

않다

anta — Do not; standard negative predicate ending in Korean.

이것이

igeosi — This; the subject pronoun referring to the current thing.

이

i — This; a demonstrative determiner for something nearby.

글을

geureul — The writing; a text or piece of written work (object).

써달라고

sseodallago — Asking to write; quotative form of requesting written work.

요청한

yocheonghan — Requested; past modifier form of making a formal request.

수많은

sumaneun — Numerous; a very large number of people or things.

벗들에게

beotdeulege — To friends; directed toward one's companions or close associates.

어떤

eotteon — Some; a certain kind or type of something.

만족을

manjogeul — Satisfaction; fulfillment or contentment from an outcome (object).

주거나

jugeona — Give or; providing something, or alternatively doing something else.

아주

aju — Very; an intensifier meaning extremely or quite.

조금이라도

jogeumiraedo — Even a little; at least a small amount of something.

인류의

illyuui — Of humanity; belonging to or concerning all humankind.

이익을

iigeul — Benefit; profit or advantage gained by someone (object marker).

증진한다면

jeungjinhanda-myeon — If it promotes; conditional form of advancing or improving something.

쓰기

sseugi — Writing; the act or process of composing written text.

시작한

sijakhan — Began; past modifier form of starting an activity.

목적은

mokjegeun — The purpose; the goal or aim of an action (topic).

완전히

wanjeonhi — Completely; in a thorough and total manner, fully.

달성될

dalseongdoel — Will be achieved; future passive modifier of accomplishing a goal.

것이며

geosimyeo — It will be and; declarative continuation linking two outcomes.

마음의

maeumui — Of the heart; relating to one's inner feelings or mind.

소원도

sowondo — Wish also; a desire or hope, with additive particle.

이루어질

irueojil — Will be fulfilled; future passive modifier of a wish coming true.

따라서

ttaraseo — Therefore; consequently, as a logical result of what preceded.

이것만은

igeotmaneun — Only this; emphasizing just this one particular point.

기억해

gieokhae — Remember; imperative or informal form of recalling something.

주길

jugil — Please do; hopeful request form asking someone to give or do.

비난을

binan-eul — Criticism; blame or condemnation directed at someone (object).

피하고자

pihagoija — Wishing to avoid; intentional form of wanting to escape something.

하는

haneun — Doing; present modifier form of the verb to do.

마음에서

maeumeseo — From the heart; originating from inner feeling or intention.

칭찬을

chingchaneul — Praise; compliment or approval from another person (object).

바라지

baraji — Do not seek; negated form of wishing or desiring something.

않는다는

anneundaneun — That one does not; quoted negative present declarative form.

것을

geoseul — The fact that; nominalizer with object marker in a clause.

이름으로

ireumeuro — By the name of; using a particular name or designation.

알려진

allyeojin — Known as; recognized or identified by a particular name.

아프리카의

apeurikaui — Of Africa; belonging to or located in the African continent.

지역은

jiyeogeun — The region; a particular geographic area (topic marker).

노예

noye — Slave; a person held in bondage without freedom.

무역이

muyeogi — Trade; commerce or exchange of goods (subject marker).

행해지는

haenghaejineun — Being conducted; passive present modifier of carrying out an activity.

곳으로

gosEuro — As a place; a location regarded in a certain capacity.

해안선을

haeanseoneul — The coastline; the boundary line between land and sea (object).

따라

ttara — Along; following the length or direction of something.

이상

isang — More than; exceeding a certain amount or number.

뻗어

ppeoeo — Stretching; extending outward over a distance.

있으며

isseumyeo — Exists and; continuous existence connecting to further description.

다양한

dayanghan — Various; diverse, consisting of many different kinds.

왕국들을

wanggudeulreul — Kingdoms; multiple sovereign realms or territories (object marker).

포함하고

pohamhago — Including; containing within a group, with continuation marker.

있다

itda — There is; expressing existence or presence of something.

왕국들

wanggudeul — Kingdoms; plural of a sovereign realm ruled by a king.

가장

gajang — Most; the superlative degree, to the greatest extent.

주목할

jumokal — To note; potential modifier form of paying attention to.

만한

manhan — Worthy of; deserving or meriting a particular quality.

왕국으로

wanggugeuro — As a kingdom; designating something as a sovereign realm.

영토의

yeongtoui — Of territory; relating to the land area of a state.

넓이와

neorbiwa — Width and; the extent of land area, with conjunction.

부

bu — Wealth; riches or prosperity of a place or person.

토지의

tojiui — Of the land; relating to soil or terrain of a region.

풍요로움과

pунgyoroumgwa — Abundance and; richness or fertility of land, with conjunction.

경작

gyeongjak — Cultivation; the practice of farming or tilling land.

왕의

wangui — Of the king; belonging to or relating to the monarch.

권력

gwollyeok — Power; authority or political strength held by a ruler.

그리고

geurigo — And; a conjunction connecting two items or clauses.

주민들의

jumindeulue — Of the residents; belonging to the inhabitants of a place.

수와

suwa — Number and; quantity of people, connected with conjunction.

기질

gijil — Temperament; natural disposition or character of a person.

면에서

myeoneseo — In terms of; regarding a particular aspect or dimension.

그러하다

geurohada — It is so; a formal declaration that something is the case.