The Prince — Page 11

Vocabulary

그리고

geurigo — Conjunction meaning 'and' connecting clauses or sentences.

말했듯이

malhaetdeusi — 'As (someone) said'; quoting a prior statement.

지식은

jisigeun — 'Knowledge' with topic marker; referring to knowledge.

잘

jal — Adverb meaning 'well' or 'properly'.

간직된

ganjikdoen — Adjective meaning 'preserved' or 'cherished carefully'.

배움에서

baeumeoseo — 'From learning'; the source of acquired knowledge.

그렇지

geureochi — 'Is that so / that being the case'; casual affirmation.

않으면

aneumyeon — 'If not'; conditional negation conjunction.

열매를

yeolmaereul — 'Fruit' with object marker; literal or figurative fruit.

맺지

maetji — Verb stem 'to bear/form'; used in negative construction here.

나는

naneun — First-person pronoun 'I' with topic marker.

그들과의

geudeurggwaui — 'With them'; possessive form indicating relationship with them.

대화에서

daehwaeoseo — 'From conversation/dialogue'; source of information or ideas.

얻은

eodeun — Past modifier of 'to obtain'; meaning 'obtained' or 'gained'.

것을

geoseul — 'Thing/what' with object marker; nominalizer with object case.

기록해

girokae — Verb stem 'to record'; meaning 'recorded' or 'wrote down'.

두었으며

dueotseumyeo — 'Kept/stored and'; continuation form of keeping something done.

군주국

gunjuguk — 'Principality'; a state ruled by a prince or monarch.

이라는

iraneun — Particle meaning 'called' or 'known as'; identifying label.

소책자를

sochaekjareul — 'Booklet/pamphlet' with object marker; a short written work.

저술하였습니다

jeosulhayeotseumnida — Formal past tense of 'to write/author'; composed a work.

그

geu — Demonstrative pronoun 'that' or 'the'; refers to something prior.

안에서

aneseo — 'Inside/within'; locative expression meaning within that work.

이

i — Demonstrative 'this'; refers to something near or just mentioned.

주제에

jujee — 'On the topic/subject'; referring to the subject matter.

대해

daehae — 'About/regarding'; preposition-like particle for topic reference.

최대한

choedaehan — Adverb meaning 'to the maximum extent possible'.

깊이

giphi — Adverb meaning 'deeply' or 'profoundly'.

사색하며

saesaekhamyeo — 'While contemplating/reflecting'; deep philosophical thinking.

무엇인지

mueosiinji — 'What it is'; indirect question embedded in a sentence.

어떤

eotteon — Adjective meaning 'what kind of' or 'what type of'.

종류가

jongnyu ga — 'Type/kind' with subject marker; referring to categories.

있는지

inneunnji — 'Whether there is/are'; embedded question about existence.

어떻게

eotteoke — Adverb meaning 'how'; asking about method or manner.

획득할

hoekdeukhal — Future modifier of 'to acquire'; meaning 'to be acquired'.

수

su — Dependent noun meaning 'way/ability'; used in 'can' constructions.

유지할

yujiihal — Future modifier of 'to maintain'; meaning 'to be maintained'.

왜

wae — Interrogative adverb meaning 'why'.

잃게

ilke — Causative/resultative form of 'to lose'; leading to loss.

되는지를

doeneunji reul — 'Whether it becomes'; indirect question with object marker.

논하였습니다

nonhayeotseumnida — Formal past tense of 'to discuss/argue'; formally discussed.

만약

manyak — Conjunction meaning 'if' or 'supposing that'.

제

je — Humble first-person possessive 'my'; polite form of 나의.

생각

saenggak — Noun meaning 'thought' or 'idea' or 'opinion'.

중

jung — Noun meaning 'among' or 'in the middle of'.

어느

eoneu — Determiner meaning 'any' or 'which one of several'.

것이라도

geosiraedo — 'Even if something'; concessive particle on nominalizer.

당신의

dangsinui — 'Your'; second-person possessive, formal or written usage.

마음에

maeume — 'In the mind/heart'; locative for emotional or mental space.

든

deun — Past modifier of 'to enter/please'; as in 'pleased you'.

적이

jeogi — 'Time/instance' with subject marker; meaning 'if ever'.

있다면

itdamyeon — 'If there is/has been'; conditional form of existence verb.

이것도

igeotdo — 'This too/also'; demonstrative with additive particle.

당신을

dangsineul — 'You' with object marker; formal second-person object.

불쾌하게

bulkwaeahge — Adverb meaning 'unpleasantly' or 'in a displeasuring way'.

하지는

hajineun — 'Does (something)' with topic-contrast marker; negated ahead.

않을

aneul — Future modifier of negation; meaning 'will not'.

것입니다

geosimnida — Formal declarative ending meaning 'it is (the case that)'.

군주에게

gunjuege — 'To/for the prince'; dative form of 군주 (prince/ruler).

특히

teukhi — Adverb meaning 'especially' or 'particularly'.

새로운

saeroun — Adjective meaning 'new' or 'novel'.

이것은

igeoseun — 'This' with topic marker; introducing the subject of discussion.

환영받을

hwanyeongbadeul — Future modifier of 'to be welcomed'; deserving of welcome.

만한

manhan — Modifier meaning 'worthy of' or 'deserving'; comparative value.

것이어야

geosieoya — 'Must be (something)'; obligatory nominal predicate form.

합니다

hamnida — Formal polite verb ending meaning 'does/is'.

그러므로

geureomeuro — Conjunction meaning 'therefore' or 'for that reason'.

이것을

igeoseul — 'This' with object marker; direct object demonstrative.

존귀하신

jongwihain — Honorific adjective meaning 'esteemed' or 'most honorable'.

각하께

gakahkke — 'To His Excellency'; honorific title with dative particle.

헌정합니다

heonjeonghabnida — Formal present tense of 'to dedicate'; formally dedicating a work.

그것을

geugeoseul — 'That/it' with object marker; referring to previously mentioned thing.

보았습니다

boatseumnida — Formal past tense of 'to see'; meaning 'saw' or 'has seen'.

그는

geuneun — 'He' with topic marker; third-person masculine topic.

내용과

naeyonggwa — 'Content/substance and'; referring to the material of a work.

내가

naega — 'I' with subject marker; first-person subject form.

그와

geugwa — 'With him'; comitative form of third-person pronoun.

나눈

nanun — Past modifier of 'to share/exchange'; meaning 'exchanged'.

논의들에

noniideule — 'In/about the discussions'; plural discussions with locative marker.

당신에게

dangsinege — 'To you'; dative form of formal second-person pronoun.

말해줄

malhaeul — Future modifier of 'to tell someone'; meaning 'will tell'.

있을

isseul — Future modifier of 'to be able'; meaning 'will be able to'.

그럼에도

geureomedo — Conjunction meaning 'nevertheless' or 'even so'.

불구하고

bulguhago — 'Despite/in spite of'; used in 'nevertheless' construction.

여전히

yeojeonhi — Adverb meaning 'still' or 'as before'; continuing state.

다듬고

dadeumgo — Verb stem 'to refine/polish' with connective; refining and…

보완하고

bowanhago — Verb stem 'to supplement/complement' with connective; supplementing.

있습니다

itseumnida — Formal present progressive/existential ending meaning 'is/are'.

소책자

sochaekja — Noun meaning 'booklet' or 'pamphlet'; a short publication.

는

neun — Topic marker particle attached to nouns or pronouns.

우리에게

uriege — 'To us'; dative form of first-person plural pronoun.

전해진

jeonhaejin — Past modifier of 'to be transmitted'; meaning 'handed down'.

형태에

hyeongtaee — 'In the form/shape'; locative referring to current state.

이르기까지

ireugikkaji — 'Until reaching'; indicating extent up to a certain point.

많은

maneun — Adjective meaning 'many' or 'numerous'.

우여곡절을

uyeogokjeoreul — 'Twists and turns' with object marker; ups and downs experienced.

겪었습니다

gyeokeotseumnida — Formal past tense of 'to experience/undergo'; went through hardships.

저술

jeoulsul — Noun meaning 'authorship' or 'writing' of a text.

과정에서

gwajeongeso — 'In the process of'; locative referring to a course of action.

다양한

dayanghan — Adjective meaning 'various' or 'diverse'.

정신적

jeongshinjeok — Adjective meaning 'mental' or 'intellectual/spiritual'.

영향들이

yeonghyangdeuri — 'Influences' with subject marker; plural noun for influences.

작용하였으며

jagyonghayeoteumyeo — 'Operated/worked and'; past connective of 'to function/act'.

제목과

jemokgwa — 'Title and'; referring to the title of a work plus more.

헌정

heonjeong — Noun meaning 'dedication'; act of dedicating a work.

대상이

daesangi — 'Target/subject' with subject marker; the intended recipient.

바뀌었고

bakkwieotkko — Past connective of 'to change/be changed'; changed and…

알

al — Verb stem 'to know'; used here in negative unknown reason.

없는

eomneun — Modifier meaning 'nonexistent' or 'without'; negative existence.

이유로

iyuro — 'For the reason of'; instrumental form of 이유 (reason).

결국

gyeolguk — Adverb meaning 'in the end' or 'ultimately'.

헌정되었습니다

heonjeongdoeeotseumnida — Formal passive past tense meaning 'was dedicated to'.

함께

hamkke — Adverb meaning 'together' or 'along with'.

후원자에게

huwonjaege — 'To the patron'; dative form of 후원자 (patron/sponsor).

보낼지

bonaeji — 'Whether to send'; indirect question about sending something.

아니면

animyeon — Conjunction meaning 'or else' or 'otherwise'.

직접

jikjeop — Adverb meaning 'directly' or 'in person'.

전달할지를

jeondalhalji reul — 'Whether to deliver directly'; indirect question with object marker.

논의하였음에도

nonuihayeotseumedo — 'Although discussed'; concessive past form of 'to discuss'.

받았거나

badatgeona — 'Received or'; past disjunctive connective of 'to receive'.

심지어

simjier — Adverb meaning 'even' or 'going so far as'.

읽었다는

ilgeotdaneun — 'That (someone) read'; quoted past fact used as modifier.

증거는

jeunggoneun — 'Evidence/proof' with topic marker; referring to proof.

없습니다

eotseumnida — Formal present tense of nonexistence; meaning 'there is not'.

분명히

bunmyeonghi — Adverb meaning 'clearly' or 'obviously' or 'certainly'.

어떠한

eotteohan — Adjective meaning 'any kind of' or 'whatever sort of'.

직책도

jikchekdo — 'Position/post too'; referring to official role, with 'even'.

준

jun — Past modifier of 'to give'; meaning 'gave' or 'granted'.

없었습니다

eopseotseumnida — Formal past tense of nonexistence; 'there was not'.

생전에

saengjeoне — 'During one's lifetime'; temporal expression for while alive.

표절되었음에도

pyojeoldoeeotseumedo — 'Although it was plagiarized'; concessive passive past form.

군주론

gunjuron — 'The Prince'; Machiavelli's famous political treatise title.

은

eun — Topic marker particle attached after consonant-ending nouns.

그에

geue — 'By him/to him'; dative/instrumental form of third-person pronoun.

의해

uihae — Particle meaning 'by (someone)'; marks agent in passive sentences.

출판된

chulpandoen — Past modifier of 'to be published'; meaning 'published'.

없으며

eopseumyeo — 'Does not exist and'; connective nonexistence form.

텍스트는

tekseucheuneun — 'The text' with topic marker; referring to the written text.

논란의

nollanui — 'Of controversy'; genitive form of 논란 (controversy/dispute).

여지가

yeojiga — 'Room/possibility' with subject marker; space for dispute.