The King in Yellow — Page 2

Vocabulary

서부

seobu — The western region or western part of a country

출신

chulsin — One's origin, background, or place one comes from

신사들은

sinsadeureun — Gentlemen (topic marker); referring to refined men

마침내

machimne — Finally, at last, in the end

외교관

oegyogwan — A diplomat representing a country abroad

양성을

yangseong-eul — Training or cultivating people for a purpose (object marker)

위한

wihan — For the sake of; intended for

대학이

daehagi — University or college (subject marker)

변호사

byeonhosa — A lawyer or attorney who practices law

법학

beophak — The academic study of law; jurisprudence

필요하다는

piryohadaneun — Claiming or saying that something is necessary

사실을

sasireul — The fact; truth (object marker)

인정하지

injeongaji — Not acknowledging or admitting (negation form)

않을

aneul — Will not; negative future modifier form

수

su — Possibility or ability; used in 'can/cannot' constructions

없게

eopge — So as to not have; becoming impossible

되었고

doesseotgo — Became, and...; past tense connective form of 되다

그

geu — That; a determiner indicating something previously mentioned

결과

gyeolgwa — Result, outcome, or consequence of something

우리는

urineun — We (topic marker); first-person plural subject

더

deo — More; used to indicate a greater degree

이상

isang — No longer; above or beyond a certain point

무능한

muneunghan — Incompetent, incapable, lacking ability or skill

애국자들에

aegukjadeulre — By patriots; nationalistic people (directional/agent marker)

의해

uihae — By means of; due to; indicating an agent or cause

해외에서

haeoeeseo — Abroad, overseas, in a foreign country

대표되지

daepyodoeji — Not being represented (negation form of 대표되다)

않게

ange — So as not to; in a way that negates something

되었다

doesseotda — Became; past tense declarative form of 되다

나라는

naraneun — The country or nation (topic marker)

번영하고

beonyeonhago — Prospering, flourishing, thriving (connective form)

두

du — Two; the number two used as a determiner

번째

beonjjae — Ordinal suffix meaning '-th'; e.g., second

이후

ihu — After; following a certain point in time

잠시

jamsi — For a short while; briefly; momentarily

폐허에서

pyeheoeseo — From ruins; from the remnants of destruction

일어나

ireona — Rising up; getting up from a fallen state

눈부시고

nunbusigo — Dazzling, brilliant, and... (connective form)

웅장한

ungjanghan — Grand, majestic, imposing in scale or appearance

모습으로

moseupro — In the form or appearance of something

위해

wihae — For the purpose of; for the sake of

세워졌던

sewojyeotdeon — Had been built or established in the past

백색

baeksaek — White color; the color white

도시보다

dosiboda — Than the city; comparative marker with 'city'

더욱

deouk — Even more; to a greater degree than before

아름다운

areumdaun — Beautiful, lovely, aesthetically pleasing

도시로

dosiro — Into or as a city; directional marker with 'city'

곳곳에서

gotgoteseo — In various places; here and there; everywhere

훌륭한

hullyunghan — Excellent, outstanding, admirable in quality

건축물이

geonchungmuri — A building or structure (subject marker)

건축물을

Building or structure (object marker)

대체하고

daechehago — Replacing something; substituting one thing for another

갑작스러운

gapjakseureon — Sudden, abrupt, happening without prior warning

품위에

pumwie — Toward dignity or grace; regarding refinement

대한

daehan — Regarding, concerning, about something

열망이

yeolmang-i — Aspiration, strong desire, or passion (subject marker)

기존의

gijonui — Existing, pre-existing, previously established

상당

sangdang — Considerable, significant in amount or degree

부분을

bubureul — A portion or part of something (object marker)

도로는

doroneun — Roads or streets (topic marker)

넓어지고

neolbeojigo — Becoming wider; expanding in width (connective form)

제대로

jedaero — Properly, correctly, in the right way

조명이

jomyeong-i — Lighting or illumination (subject marker)

나무가

namuga — Trees (subject marker); referring to planted trees

심어지고

simeojigo — Being planted; trees placed in the ground (connective)

광장이

gwangjang-i — A plaza or public square (subject marker)

고가

goga — Elevated; high-level structure such as an overpass

구조물은

gujomureun — Structures or constructions (topic marker)

지하

jiha — Underground; below ground level

도로로

dororo — Into roads; as roads (directional/transformative marker)

대체되었다

daechedoeeotda — Was replaced; substituted with something else

새로운

saeroun — New, fresh, novel in nature or form

정부

jeongbu — Government; the ruling or administrative body

건물과

geonmulgwa — Building, and...; structure with connective marker

섬을

seomeul — An island (object marker)

완전히

wanjeonhi — Completely, entirely, fully without exception

둘러싼

dulleossan — Surrounding, encircling something on all sides

긴

gin — Long; extended in length or duration

부두

budu — A pier, dock, or wharf for ships

시스템은

siseuteomeun — System (topic marker); an organized network or structure

공원으로

gongwoneuro — Into a park; transformed to serve as a park

시민들에게

simindeurege — To the citizens; for the people of a city

큰

keun — Big, large, great in size or degree

축복이

chukbogi — A blessing or great benefit (subject marker)

국립

gungniph — National; established and run by the state

극장과

geukjanggwa — Theater, and...; performing arts venue with connector

오페라에

operae — To/for opera; the musical art form (locative marker)

국가

gukga — The state or nation; also means national anthem

보조금

bojogeum — A subsidy or financial grant from an authority

지원은

jiwoneun — Support or assistance (topic marker)

자체로

jachero — By itself; in and of itself; on its own

보상을

bosangeul — Compensation, reward, or return (object marker)

가져왔다

gajyeowatda — Brought about; resulted in; produced as an outcome

미국

miguk — The United States of America

디자인

dijain — Design; the art or process of creating visuals

아카데미는

akademineun — Academy (topic marker); an institution for learning

유럽의

yureobui — Of Europe; European; possessive form

기관들과

gigwandeurwa — Institutions, and...; organizations with connective marker

매우

maeu — Very, extremely; a strong degree adverb

누구도

nugudo — Nobody; no one at all (with negative implication)

장관을

janggwaneul — Minister or secretary of state (object marker)

부러워하지

bureowohaji — Not envying; not feeling jealous of someone

그의

geuui — His; possessive form of the third-person pronoun

직위도

jigwido — Position or rank, also; one's official title too

담당

damdang — In charge of; responsible for a specific task

업무도

eomudo — Work or duties, also; job responsibilities too

마찬가지였다

machangangajiyeotda — Was the same; likewise; in the same situation

및

mit — And; used to connect two nouns or items formally

경찰

gyeongchal — Police; law enforcement officers or the institution

제도

jedo — A system or institution; an established arrangement

덕분에

deokbune — Thanks to; owing to a positive cause or reason

훨씬

hwolssin — Much more; by far; to a considerably greater degree

수월한

suwolhan — Easy, smooth, without much difficulty or effort

시간을

siganeul — Time (object marker); a period or duration

보낼

bonael — To spend (time); future modifier form of 보내다

있었다

isseotda — There was; existed; past tense of 있다