The Prince — Page 3

Vocabulary

그의

geu-ui — His; possessive pronoun referring to a male

청년

cheong-nyeon — Young man; youth in early adulthood

시절은

si-jeol-eun — Days, period, or era (topic marker attached)

일

il — Work, matter, or affair; also number one

불린

bul-lin — Called, named, or referred to as

데

de — Particle indicating place or basis; also 'de' in names

지도

ji-do — Leadership, guidance; also means map

아래

a-rae — Below, under; beneath in position or authority

이탈리아의

i-tal-li-a-ui — Of Italy; possessive form of Italy

강국으로서

gang-guk-eu-ro-seo — As a powerful nation or strong state

전성기를

jeon-seong-gi-reul — Golden age or peak period (object marker attached)

누리던

nu-ri-deon — Was enjoying or experiencing (past progressive modifier)

시기와

si-gi-wa — Period, time, or era (with conjunction)

일치했다

il-chi-haet-da — Coincided, matched, or corresponded with something

가문의

ga-mun-ui — Of the family or clan; possessive form

몰락은

mol-rak-eun — Downfall, ruin, or collapse (topic marker attached)

에

e — At, in, on; location or time particle

일어났으며

il-eo-nat-eu-myeo — Occurred or happened, and furthermore

바로

ba-ro — Exactly, right, directly; used for emphasis

그

geu — That; definite article-like demonstrative pronoun

해에

hae-e — In that year; referring to a specific year

공직에

gong-jik-e — Into public office or government position

입문했다

ip-mun-haet-da — Entered, began, or was initiated into a field

공직

gong-jik — Public office or government post

생활

saeng-hwal — Life, living, or daily existence

동안

dong-an — During, while, throughout a period of time

공화정

gong-hwa-jeong — Republic; system of government without a monarch

체제

che-je — System, regime, or political structure

자유를

ja-yu-reul — Freedom or liberty (object marker attached)

누렸으며

nu-ryeot-eu-myeo — Enjoyed or experienced, and also furthermore

이

i — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

공화정은

gong-hwa-jeong-eun — The republic (topic marker); republican government system

가문이

ga-mun-i — The family or clan (subject marker attached)

권력을

gwon-ryeok-eul — Power or authority (object marker attached)

되찾고

doe-chat-go — Reclaimed or recovered, and then

관직을

gwan-jik-eul — Official post or government position (object marker)

잃은

il-eun — Lost; past tense modifier meaning having lost

지속되었다

ji-sok-doe-eot-da — Continued, persisted, or lasted over time

가문은

ga-mun-eun — The family or clan (topic marker attached)

다시

da-si — Again, once more, anew

통치했으며

tong-chi-haet-eu-myeo — Ruled or governed, and furthermore continued

또다시

tto-da-si — Once again, yet again; repeated action

추방되었다

chu-bang-doe-eot-da — Was expelled or exiled from a place

시기는

si-gi-neun — The period or time (topic marker attached)

문학적

mun-hak-jeok — Literary; relating to literature or writing

활동과

hwal-dong-gwa — Activities or work, and (conjunction attached)

영향력이

yeong-hyang-ryeok-i — Influence or power to affect (subject marker)

점점

jeom-jeom — Gradually, increasingly, more and more

커지던

keo-ji-deon — Was growing or expanding (past progressive modifier)

때였으나

ttae-yeot-eu-na — Was the time when, but nevertheless

그는

geu-neun — He (topic marker); referring to a male person

추방된

chu-bang-doen — Exiled or expelled (past participle modifier form)

지

ji — Since, after; time elapsed marker particle

불과

bul-gwa — Only, merely, just; indicating a small amount

몇

myeot — A few, several; indefinite small number

주

ju — Week; unit of time equal to seven days

후인

hu-in — After; subsequent to a given time or event

6월

yu-wol — June; the sixth month of the year

22일

i-sip-i-il — The 22nd day; specific date in a month

쉰여덟

swin-yeo-deol — Fifty-eight; cardinal number

번째

beon-jjae — Ordinal suffix meaning '-th' (first, second, etc.)

되찾지

doe-chat-ji — Recover or reclaim (negative verb stem form)

못한

mot-han — Unable to; could not (modifier form)

채

chae — While still in a state; without having done

세상을

se-sang-eul — The world (object marker); used in death expressions

떠났다

tteo-nat-da — Left, departed; euphemism for passing away

시절에

si-jeol-e — During the era or period of; time reference

관한

gwan-han — Regarding, about, concerning a topic

기록은

gi-rok-eun — Record or documentation (topic marker attached)

거의

geo-ui — Almost, nearly, hardly; approximate degree adverb

없지만

eop-ji-man — Does not exist or there is none, but

당시

dang-si — At that time; referring to a past period

너무나

neo-mu-na — So very, extremely; intensified form of 너무

잘

jal — Well; adverb indicating good quality or manner

알려져

al-ryeo-jyeo — Became known or recognized; passive form of 알리다

있어서

it-eo-seo — Being the case, existing; causal connective form

대표적인

dae-pyo-jeok-in — Representative, typical, exemplary of a category

시민의

si-min-ui — Of a citizen; possessive relating to civic life

초기

cho-gi — Early period, initial stage, beginning phase

환경을

hwan-gyeong-eul — Environment or surroundings (object marker attached)

어렵지

eo-ryeop-ji — Difficult, hard (verb stem with negation particle)

않게

an-ke — Not; adverbial negation meaning 'without difficulty'

상상할

sang-sang-hal — To imagine or envision; future modifier form

수

su — Ability, way; used in 'can' expressions

있다

it-da — To exist, to have, to be able to

두

du — Two; number used before counters

가지

ga-ji — Kind, type, sort; counter for varieties

상반된

sang-ban-doen — Conflicting, contrasting, or opposite in nature

삶의

salm-ui — Of life; possessive relating to one's existence

흐름을

heu-reum-eul — Flow, current, or stream (object marker attached)

가진

ga-jin — Having, possessing; past modifier form of 가지다

도시로

do-si-ro — As a city; directional particle indicating role

묘사되어

myo-sa-doe-eo — Depicted or described; passive connective form

왔는데

wat-neun-de — Has come or has been; background clause connector

하나는

ha-na-neun — One (of the options); topic marker attached

열렬하고

yeol-ryeol-ha-go — Passionate, fervent, ardent; connective adjective form

금욕적인

geum-yok-jeok-in — Ascetic, austere; self-denying regarding pleasures

이끄는

i-kkeu-neun — Leading, guiding; present modifier form of 이끌다

흐름이었고

heu-reum-i-eot-go — Was a current or tendency, and also

다른

da-reun — Other, different, another; adjective modifier

화려함을

hwa-ryeo-ham-eul — Splendor, glamour, or magnificence (object marker)

사랑하는

sa-rang-ha-neun — Loving, adoring; present modifier form of 사랑하다

흐름이었다

heu-reum-i-eot-da — Was a current, flow, or trend

젊은

jeol-meun — Young; adjective modifier describing youth

미친

mi-chin — Exerted upon; modifier of 미치다 meaning 'to reach/affect'

영향은

yeong-hyang-eun — Influence or effect (topic marker attached)

미미했던

mi-mi-haet-deon — Was negligible, minimal, or insignificant

것이

geo-si — Thing, fact; nominalizer with subject marker

분명한데

bun-myeong-han-de — Is clear or obvious, yet; concessive background clause

한때

han-ttae — Once, at one time, formerly

그가

geu-ga — He (subject marker); third person male subject

운명에

un-myeong-e — In or on the fate or destiny of

막대한

mak-dae-han — Enormous, immense, tremendous in scale

행사했음에도

haeng-sa-haet-eum-e-do — Even though exercised or exerted (concessive form)

불구하고

bul-gu-ha-go — Despite, nevertheless, in spite of

조롱의

jo-rong-ui — Of ridicule or mockery; possessive form

소재를

so-jae-reul — Material, subject, or topic (object marker attached)

제공하는

je-gong-ha-neun — Providing or supplying; present modifier form

그쳤을

geu-chyeot-eul — Merely stopped at or amounted to; past modifier

뿐이며

ppun-i-myeo — Only, merely, nothing more, and furthermore

책에서

chaek-e-seo — In the book; locative particle for written work

비참한

bi-cham-han — Miserable, wretched, or pitiful in nature

최후를

choe-hu-reul — Final end or death (object marker attached)

맞은

mat-eun — Met, encountered; past modifier of 맞다

무장하지

mu-jang-ha-ji — Armed (negation follows); to be armed or equipped

않은

an-eun — Did not; negation past modifier particle

예언자의

ye-eon-ja-ui — Of a prophet; possessive form of prophet

사례로

sa-rye-ro — As an example or case; used for illustration

인용되었다

in-yong-doe-eot-da — Was cited, quoted, or referenced as example