The Republic — Page 3

Vocabulary

우리는

urineun — We (topic marker); subject pronoun for a group

또한

ttohan — Also, additionally, furthermore

이상적인

isangjeok-in — Ideal, perfect, representing an ideal standard

역사뿐만

yeoksa-ppunman — Not only history; history alone (partial phrase)

아니라

anira — Not only; used in contrast or addition

정치

jeongchi — Politics, political affairs, governance

철학과

cheolhak-gwa — Philosophy and; philosophy with conjunction marker

자연

jayeon — Nature, the natural world

철학까지

cheolhak-kkaji — Even philosophy; up to and including philosophy

포함할

pohamhal — To include, to contain (future modifier form)

예정이었던

yejeong-ieotdeon — Was planned, was scheduled to be

훨씬

hwoelsshin — Much more, far greater, by a large margin

더

deo — More, additionally, to a greater degree

큰

keun — Big, large, great

구상의

gusang-ui — Of a plan or concept; possessive of conception

세

se — Three (native Korean numeral)

번째

beonjjae — Ordinal counter; -th (as in third)

부분에

bubune — In the part, in the section (location marker)

불과하다는

bulgwahadan-eun — Is merely, is no more than (modifier form)

사실을

sasil-eul — The fact (object marker); reality or truth

잊어서는

ijeo-seoneun — Should not forget; forgetting (conditional negative)

안

an — Not, do not (negation word)

된다.

doenda — Must not; becomes (here: must not be done)

단편은

danpyeon-eun — The fragment, the incomplete piece (topic marker)

이야기와

iyagi-wa — Story and; tale with conjunction marker

왕

wang — King, monarch, ruler

전설에

jeonseol-e — In the legend, in the myth (location marker)

버금가는

beogeumganeun — Comparable to, second only to, rivaling

중요성을

jungyoseong-eul — Importance, significance (object marker)

지닌

jinin — Possessing, having, holding (modifier form)

세계적으로

segyejeok-euro — Globally, worldwide, on a world scale

유명한

yumyeonghan — Famous, well-known, renowned

허구를

heogu-reul — Fiction, fabrication (object marker)

탄생시켰으며,

tansaengsikkyeot-eumyeo — Gave birth to and; created and (connective form)

실제로

siljero — Actually, in reality, in practice

일부

ilbu — Some, a part of, a portion

초기

chogi — Early period, initial stage, early era

항해자들에게

hanghaejadul-ege — To the navigators, to the sailors (dative marker)

영감을

yeonggam-eul — Inspiration (object marker)

주었다고

jueotdago — Is said to have given (reported speech form)

전해진다.

jeonhaejinda — It is handed down, it is told, it is reported

섬

seom — Island

사이의

sai-ui — Between, among; possessive of the space between

전쟁사를

jeonjaengsa-reul — War history (object marker); history of a war

주제로

juje-ro — As the theme, as the subject (instrumental marker)

한

han — One; having as (modifier); a certain

이

i — This (demonstrative pronoun/determiner)

신화적

sinhwajeok — Mythological, mythical in nature

이야기는

iyagi-neun — The story, the tale (topic marker)

미완성

miwanseong — Unfinished, incomplete, not yet completed

시에

si-e — In the poem; poem with location marker

근거한

geungeuhan — Based on, grounded in, founded upon

것으로

geot-euro — As something; nominal form with instrumental marker

추정되며,

chujeongdoemyeo — Is presumed and; is assumed (connective form)

대한

daehan — Regarding, about, concerning

역사

yeoksa — History, historical record

산문

sanmun — Prose writing as opposed to poetry

작가들의

jakgadul-ui — Of the writers, of the authors (possessive plural)

저술과

jeosul-gwa — Writings and; authored works with conjunction

같은

gateun — Same, similar, like (modifier form)

관계에

gwangye-e — In relation to; relationship with location marker

있었을

isseosseul — Would have been, must have existed (past supposition)

것이다.

geosida — It is the case that; nominal predicate ending

충돌을

chungdol-eul — Collision, conflict, clash (object marker)

나타내고자

natanaego-ja — In order to represent, intending to depict

자유를

jayu-reul — Freedom, liberty (object marker)

위한

wihan — For the sake of, for (modifier form)

투쟁을

tujaeng-eul — Struggle, fight, strife (object marker)

서술했을

seosulhaesseul — Would have described, must have narrated (supposition)

것이다

geosida — It is; nominal predicate sentence-ending form

참조).

chamjo — See, refer to, cross-reference

고귀한

gogwihan — Noble, dignified, of high moral worth

서두와

seoduwa — Introduction and; opening passage with conjunction

단편

danpyeon — Fragment, incomplete piece, short excerpt

자체,

jache — Itself, the thing itself, in and of itself

그리고

geurigo — And, and then, additionally

제3권을

je-sam-gwon-eul — Book 3, third volume (object marker)

통해

tonghae — Through, by means of, via

숭고한

sunggoh-an — Sublime, lofty, majestic, elevated in character

주제를

juje-reul — Theme, subject, topic (object marker)

어떠한

eotteohan — What kind of, whatever sort of, whichever

방식으로

bangsik-euro — In a manner, in a way (instrumental marker)

다루었을지

darueotsseulji — How one might have handled or treated (speculation)

짐작할

jimjakhal — To guess, to surmise, to conjecture (future modifier)

수

su — Ability, possibility (bound noun after verb)

있다.

itda — There is; to exist; can (possibility with 수)