The Republic — Page 1

Vocabulary

제외하고

jeoewhago — Excluding, setting aside, except for something

그의

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

저작

jeojak — Written work, literary or academic publication

중

jung — Among, in the middle of a group

가장

gajang — Most, superlative adverb for adjectives

긴

gin — Long, describing length or duration

작품이며

jakpum-imyeo — Is a work (and), connecting two clauses

확실히

hwaksilhi — Certainly, surely, without doubt

그것들

geugeotdeul — Those things, plural third-person pronoun

위대한

widaehan — Great, magnificent, of outstanding importance

작품이다

jakpum-ida — Is a work or masterpiece, declarative ending

현대

hyeondae — Modern era, contemporary times

형이상학에

hyeongsanghak-e — To or in metaphysics, directional marker attached

더

deo — More, comparative adverb

가까이

gakkai — Closely, near, in proximity to something

다가가는

dagaganeun — Approaching, drawing near to something

내용이

naeyong-i — Content, subject matter, with subject marker

있고

itgo — Exists and, connective form of 있다

이상적이며

isangjeok-imyeo — Is ideal and, connecting descriptive clause

국가의

gukga-ui — Of the state or nation, possessive marker

형태와

hyeongtae-wa — Form and, shape of something with connector

제도는

jedo-neun — System, institution, with topic marker attached

명확하게

myeonghwakhage — Clearly, distinctly, in an explicit manner

그려지고

geuryeojigo — Is depicted and, passive drawing or portrayal

예술

yesul — Art, artistic expression or creative works

작품으로서는

jakpum-euroseo-neun — As a work of art, role-marking construction

뛰어난

ttwieeonan — Outstanding, excellent, of superior quality

수준을

sujun-eul — Level, standard, with object marker attached

지닌다

jininda — Possesses, holds, carries a quality or trait

그러나

geureona — However, but, contrasting conjunction

다른

dareun — Other, different, another

어떤

eotteon — Any, some, what kind of

대화편도

daehwapyeon-do — Dialogue (Platonic), also, with additive marker

이와

i-wa — With this, and this, reference connector

같은

gateun — Same, similar, like

광대한

gwangdaehan — Vast, expansive, of great scope

시야와

siya-wa — Field of vision, perspective, and connector

동일한

dongirhan — Identical, the same, equal in nature

문체의

munche-ui — Of writing style, literary style possessive

완성도를

wanseongdo-reul — Degree of completion or perfection, object marker

지니지

jiniji — Does not possess, negated form of 지니다

못하며

mothamyeo — Cannot and, connective form of inability

세계에

segye-e — To or about the world, locative marker

대한

daehan — About, regarding, concerning something

동등한

dongdeunghan — Equal, equivalent, of the same level

지식을

jisik-eul — Knowledge, with object marker attached

보여주거나

boyeojugeona — Shows or demonstrates, alternative connector

새로우면서도

saeroubyeonseodo — While being new and also, concessive connector

오래된

oraedoen — Old, long-standing, ancient in age

단

dan — Only, merely, just one

하나의

hana-ui — One, a single, possessive form

시대만이

sidae-man-i — Only an era, exclusive subject marker form

아니라

anira — Not only, not that, connective negation

모든

modeun — All, every, entire group

시대에

sidae-e — To every era, age, with locative marker

속하는

sokhaneun — Belonging to, pertaining to a category

그러한

geureohan — Such, that kind of, referring to described things

사상들을

sasangdeul-eul — Ideas, thoughts (plural), with object marker

많이

mani — Many, a lot, in great quantity

담고

damgo — Contains and, holds content, connective form

있는

inneun — That exists, present participle of 있다

작품도

jakpum-do — Work also, with additive particle attached

없다

eopda — Does not exist, there is none

작품에서도

jakpum-eseo-do — Even in any work, locative additive form

이보다

iboda — More than this, comparative reference marker

깊은

gipeun — Deep, profound, of great depth

아이러니나

aieuroni-na — Irony or, with alternative connector attached

풍부한

pungbuhan — Rich, abundant, full of something

유머와

yumeo-wa — Humor and, with connector attached

심상

simsang — Mental image, imagery used in literature

혹은

hogeun — Or, alternatively, either option

강렬한

gangnyeolhan — Intense, powerful, strong in effect

극적

geukjeok — Dramatic, theatrical, relating to drama

힘은

him-eun — Strength, power, with topic marker attached

찾아볼

chajabor — To look for, search for something

수

su — Ability, means, possibility to do something

또한

ttohan — Also, additionally, furthermore

저작에서도

jeojak-eseo-do — Even in any writing, locative additive form

삶과

salm-gwa — Life and, with connector attached

사변을

sabyeon-eul — Speculation, philosophical conjecture, object marker

엮으려

yeomeuryo — Trying to weave together, intertwine intent

하거나

hageona — Does or, alternative connective verb form

정치를

jeongchi-reul — Politics, with object marker attached

철학과

cheolhak-gwa — Philosophy and, with connector attached

연결하려는

yeongyeolharyeoneun — Intending to connect, link together modifying form

시도가

sido-ga — Attempt, try, with subject marker attached

이루어지지

irueojiji — Is not achieved, negated passive realization

않는다

anneunda — Does not do, present tense negation

대화편들이

daehwapyeondeul-i — Dialogues (plural), with subject marker attached

그

geu — That, the, third-person demonstrative

주위에

juwi-e — Around, surrounding, in the vicinity of

모일

moil — To gather, assemble, future modifier form

중심이며

jungsim-imyeo — Is the center and, connecting declarative form

여기서

yeogiseo — Here, from this point, locative adverb

철학은

cheolhak-eun — Philosophy, with topic marker attached

특히

teukhi — Especially, particularly, in particular

제5권

je-o-gwon — Volume five, Book Five, ordinal numbering

참조

chamjo — Reference, refer to, consult a source

고대

godae — Ancient times, antiquity, old era

사상가들이

sasanggadeul-i — Thinkers, philosophers (plural), subject marker

일찍이

iljjigi — Early on, once before, at an earlier time

도달했던

dodalhaetdeon — Had reached, past retrospective modifier form

높은

nopeun — High, elevated, tall in degree

지점에

jijeom-e — At a point or spot, locative marker

이른다

ireunda — Reaches, arrives at a destination or level

사이에서의

sai-eseo-ui — Among, within a group, possessive locative form

근대인들

geundae-indeul — Modern people, people of the modern era

지식의

jisik-ui — Of knowledge, possessive marker attached

방법을

bangbeop-eul — Method, way, with object marker attached

최초로

choechodro — For the first time, originally, firstly

구상한

gusanghan — Conceived, planned, designed a concept

인물이었다

inmur-ieotda — Was a person or figure, past declarative form

다만

daman — However, but only, with a caveat

그들

geudeul — They, them, third-person plural pronoun

어느

eoneu — Which, any, a certain one

누구도

nugudo — Nobody, no one, with inclusive negation

진리의

jilli-ui — Of truth, possessive marker attached

실질로부터

siljiI-robuteo — From the substance or essence of something

단순한

dansunhan — Simple, plain, not complex

윤곽이나

yungwak-ina — Outline or, contour with alternative marker

형식을

hyeongsik-eul — Form, format, with object marker attached

항상

hangsang — Always, at all times, constantly

구별해내지는

gubyeolhaenajineun — Does not distinguish, topic-marked negated form

못하였으며

motahyeosseumyeo — Could not and, past inability connective form

두

du — Two, a pair of something

사람

saram — Person, human being

모두

modu — Both, all, everyone together

아직

ajik — Still, yet, not yet done

실현되지

silhyeondoeji — Not yet realized, unfulfilled negated form

않은

aneun — Not done, negated modifier form

학문의

hangmun-ui — Of scholarship or academia, possessive form

추상에

chusang-e — In abstraction, theoretical concept locative

만족해야

manjokaeya — Must be satisfied, obligation form of 만족하다

했다

haetda — Did, past tense declarative form of 하다