The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere — Page 8

Vocabulary

그가

geuga — He; subject pronoun marker attached to 그.

상관을

sanggwan-eul — Superior officer; one's commanding authority.

위해

wihae — For the sake of; in order to benefit someone.

작성한

jakseonghan — Wrote; prepared a document or report.

보고서에서

bogoseo-eseo — In the report; within an official written document.

그는

geuneun — He; subject pronoun with topic marker.

그

geu — That; he; a demonstrative or third-person pronoun.

방법을

bangbeobeul — Method; way of doing something, object form.

명확히

myeonghwakhi — Clearly; in a definite and unambiguous manner.

설명한다

seolmyeonghanda — Explains; describes or clarifies something to others.

우리가

uriga — We; first-person plural subject pronoun with marker.

세

se — Three; the number three used as a counter.

마을에

maeul-e — In the village; locative form of village.

모아

moa — Gathered; collected people or things together.

놓은

no-eun — Having placed; kept or settled in a location.

자들이

jadeuri — Those people; plural marker for persons referred to.

그들의

geudeurui — Their; possessive form of the third-person plural.

정착지에서

jeongchakji-eseo — In the settlement; at their established dwelling place.

계속

gyesok — Continuously; without stopping, on an ongoing basis.

머물게

meomulge — To stay; to remain or reside in a place.

하기

hagi — To do; nominal form of the verb 하다.

위하여

wihayeo — In order to; for the purpose of achieving something.

가장

gajang — Most; superlative adverb indicating the highest degree.

효과적인

hyogwajeok-in — Effective; producing the desired result or outcome.

두려움이자

duryeoum-ija — Being a fear; simultaneously functioning as a source of fear.

본성에

bonseong-e — To one's nature; pertaining to innate character or instinct.

적합한

jeokhabhan — Suitable; fitting or appropriate to a given situation.

것은

geoseun — The thing that; nominalizer with topic marker.

그들이

geudeur-i — They; third-person plural subject with subject marker.

매우

maeu — Very; extremely; an intensifying adverb.

크게

keuge — Greatly; to a large or significant extent.

두려워하는

duryeowohaneun — Fearing; being afraid of something or someone.

요새와

yosae-wa — Fort and; a fortified military structure, conjunctive form.

마을들에

maeuldeul-e — To the villages; plural locative form of village.

자주

jaju — Frequently; often; happening many times regularly.

찾아와

chaj-a-wa — Come to visit; arrive at a place to see someone.

땅을

ttang-eul — The land; earth or ground, object marker attached.

휩쓸고

hwipsseulgo — Sweeping through; overrunning and devastating an area.

이전에

ijeon-e — Previously; before a certain point in time.

살았던

saratteon — Where they used to live; past habitual dwelling place.

오래된

oraedoen — Old; long-established; something that has existed for long.

은신처까지

eunsincheo-kkaji — Even to the hideout; reaching as far as a hiding place.

침투하는

chimtuhaneun — Infiltrating; penetrating into a place covertly.

것이다

geosida — It is the thing that; nominalizer with copula ending.

혹시라도

hoksirado — Just in case; if by any chance something happens.

심어

simeo — Having planted; sown seeds or crops in the ground.

것을

geoseul — The thing; nominalizer with object marker attached.

발견하면

balgyeonhamyeon — If found; upon discovering something or someone.

아무것도

amugeotdo — Nothing at all; not a single thing remaining.

남기지

namgiji — Without leaving; not allowing anything to remain behind.

않고

anhgo — Without doing; negation connective between two actions.

그것을

geugeoseul — It; that thing, third-person object pronoun form.

파괴하고

pagwaehago — Destroying and; ruining completely then doing something else.

베어

beo-eo — Cutting down; severing plants or objects with a blade.

버리는

beorineun — Throwing away; discarding or eliminating completely.

신부가

sinbuga — The priest; a Catholic friar, subject marker attached.

그들을

geudeur-eul — Them; third-person plural object pronoun form.

보호한다는

bohohandan-eun — That he protects; reported speech about providing protection.

알

al — To know; base form used in compound verb construction.

수

su — Ability; possibility marker used with verbs.

있도록

itdorok — So that there is; in order that something exists or happens.

오면

omyeon — If they come; conditional form of the verb to come.

신부는

sinbuneun — The priest; Catholic friar with topic marker attached.

그들에게

geudeur-ege — To them; indirect object marker for third-person plural.

맞서고

matseogo — Confronting and; standing against or opposing someone.

편을

pyeon-eul — Side; taking someone's side or party in a conflict.

든다

deunda — Takes; sides with someone or picks up something.

그러나

geureona — However; but; a conjunction indicating contrast or reversal.

이

i — This; a demonstrative pronoun indicating something nearby.

문제에서

munje-eseo — In this matter; regarding a particular issue or problem.

군인들이

gunin-deuri — The soldiers; military personnel, subject marker attached.

항상

hangsang — Always; at all times without exception.

이겨야

igyeoya — Must win; obligatory form of the verb to overcome.

하며

hamyeo — Doing and; connective form indicating simultaneous actions.

파괴해야

pagwaehaeya — Must destroy; obligatory form of the verb to demolish.

할

hal — To do; future/prospective modifier form of 하다.

것이

geosi — The thing that; nominalizer with subject marker attached.

어디에

eodie — Where; interrogative location word with locative marker.

누구에

nugue — By whom; interrogative person word with particle attached.

의해

uihae — By means of; passive agent marker in Korean grammar.

심어졌는지를

simeojyeonneunjireul — Whether it was planted; indirect question about planting agent.

조심스럽게

josimseureobge — Carefully; cautiously; with great attention and discretion.

알리고

alligo — Informing and; notifying someone then doing something else.

총독

chongdok — Governor-general; highest colonial administrative official.

각하께서

gakha-kkeseo — His Excellency; honorific subject form for a high official.

보낸

bonaen — Sent; dispatched a message, document, or person.

칙령이

chingnyeong-i — The royal decree; official order issued by an authority.

이행되도록

ihaengdoedorok — So that it is carried out; ensuring a decree is implemented.

한다

handa — Does; makes; declarative present tense of 하다.

어떠한

eotteeohan — Any; whatever kind; used in negative or conditional contexts.

경우에도

gyeongue-do — Even in the case of; regardless of any circumstance.

마을에서

maeul-eseo — In the village; locative-source particle attached to village.

발견하는

balgyeonhaneun — Finding; discovering something or someone in a location.

해도

haedo — Harm; injury done to a person or thing.

끼쳐서는

kkichyeoseoneun — Must not cause; inflicting harm, with strong prohibition marker.

안

an — Not; negation adverb placed before a verb.

되며

doemyeo — Must not; prohibition connective form of 되다.

오히려

ohiryeo — Rather; on the contrary; indicating an opposite expectation.

잘

jal — Well; in a good or proper manner.

대우해야

daeuhaeya — Must treat well; obligatory form of the verb to treat.