The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere — Page 11

Vocabulary

병사는

byeongsa-neun — As for the soldier; subject marker attached

이국땅에서

igukttang-eseo — In a foreign land; away from one's homeland

자신의

jasin-ui — One's own; possessive form of 'oneself'

힘을

him-eul — Strength or power; object marker attached

소진하고

sojin-hago — Exhausting all of one's energy or resources

대개

daegae — Generally; in most cases; usually

목숨을

moksum-eul — One's life; object marker attached

바쳤으며

bachyeoss-eupmyeo — Dedicated or sacrificed one's life; and furthermore

혈통

hyeoltong — Bloodline; lineage; hereditary descent

중에서

jung-eseo — Among; from within a group

기준에

gijun-e — According to a standard or criterion

따라

ttara — Following; according to; in accordance with

그

geu — That; the; a demonstrative or article

일을

il-eul — Work or task; object marker attached

이어받을

ieobad-eul — To inherit or succeed; future modifier form

적합한

jeokhap-han — Suitable; fitting; appropriate for a role

후계자를

hugye-ja-reul — Successor; heir; object marker attached

남기지

namgiji — Leave behind; negative construction precursor form

못했다

mothaessda — Was unable to do something; past tense

독신

doksin — Celibacy; being unmarried or single

제도

jedo — System; institution; established arrangement

하의

ha-ui — Under; beneath; possessive of 'under'

성직자는

seongjikja-neun — As for the clergy; topic marker attached

건전했던

geonjeon-haesstteon — That was wholesome or sound; past modifier

시절에는

sijeol-e-neun — In the era of; during a particular period

자손을

jason-eul — Descendants; offspring; object marker attached

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all; completely absent; used with negatives

부패했던

bupae-haesstteon — That was corrupt or decayed; past modifier form

사회적

sahoe-jeok — Social; relating to society or community

정치적

jeongchi-jeok — Political; relating to politics or governance

진보를

jinbo-reul — Progress; advancement; object marker attached

이끄는

ikkeureun — Leading; guiding; present modifier form

영향

yeonghyang — Influence; effect; impact on something

아래에서

arae-eseo — Under; beneath; from under an influence

길러진

gilleoijn — Raised; nurtured; brought up; past modifier

종교재판의

jonggyo-jaeban-ui — Of the Inquisition; religious tribunal's possessive

어두운

eoduun — Dark; dim; gloomy modifier form

밀실은

milsil-eun — Secret chamber or room; topic marker attached

모든

modeun — All; every; entire

사상의

sasang-ui — Of thought or ideology; possessive form

발전을

baljeon-eul — Development; progress; object marker attached

질식시켰고

jilsik-sikyeossgo — Suffocated; suppressed completely; and furthermore

그리하여

geurihayeo — Therefore; consequently; as a result

문명과

munmyeong-gwa — Civilization; culture; and (conjunction attached)

문화

munhwa — Culture; cultural heritage or practices

정치

jeongchi — Politics; political affairs or governance

체제는

cheje-neun — As for the system or regime; topic marker

경직된

gyeongik-doen — Rigid; stiffened; inflexible; past modifier form

형태로

hyeongtae-ro — In the form of; as a shape or structure

굳어져

gudeoijeo — Hardened; solidified; became fixed or rigid

오직

ojik — Only; solely; nothing but

불가피한

bulgapi-han — Inevitable; unavoidable; inescapable

침체와

chimche-wa — Stagnation; slump; and (conjunction attached)

쇠락의

soerak-ui — Of decline; decay; possessive form

과정만을

gwajeong-man-eul — Only the process of; limiting object marker

기다리게

gidarige — To wait; causative form leading to waiting

되었다

doe-eossda — Became; came to be; past tense form

가장

gajang — Most; the most; superlative adverb

찬란한

challan-han — Brilliant; radiant; glorious; dazzling modifier

시절에

sijeol-e — During a time or period; locative marker

해전에서

haejeon-eseo — In a naval battle; locative marker attached

싸우다

ssauda — To fight; to battle against someone

한

han — One; a; a numeral modifier

손을

son-eul — Hand; object marker attached

잃은

irheun — Lost; having lost something; past modifier

늙은

neulgeun — Old; aged; elderly modifier form

병사가

byeongsa-ga — Soldier; subject marker attached

나머지

nameoji — The remaining; the rest; what is left

문학의

munhak-ui — Of literature; literary; possessive form

걸작을

geolijak-eul — Masterpiece; great work of art; object marker

써냈는데

sseonaenneunde — Wrote and produced; background clause connector

그것은

geugeot-eun — That thing; it; topic marker attached

실상

silsang — In reality; the actual truth; in fact

나라에

nara-e — Toward the country; locative marker attached

대한

daehan — About; regarding; concerning something

풍자화였다

pungjahwa-yeossda — Was a satirical depiction or caricature; past tense

역사에는

yeoksa-e-neun — As for history; in history; topic marker

검은

geomeun — Black; dark-colored; modifier form

눈의

nun-ui — Of eyes; possessive form of 'eyes'

딸들

ttaldeul — Daughters; plural form of daughter

눈부신

nunbusin — Dazzling; brilliant; blindingly beautiful

아름다움을

areumdaum-eul — Beauty; loveliness; object marker attached

떠올리게

tteoollige — To recall; to bring to mind; causative form

하는

haneun — That does; present modifier form of 'to do'

것이

geosi — Thing that; subject marker attached to nominalizer

많으니

man-euni — There is much; explanatory or causal connector

이른

ireun — Early; premature; modifier form

꽃피움과

kkotpium-gwa — Blooming; flowering; and conjunction attached

놀랍도록

nollapdorok — Surprisingly; astonishingly; to a remarkable degree

거의

geoui — Almost; nearly; for the most part

병적이라

byeongjeok-ira — Being morbid or pathological; nominal predicate form

할

hal — Can say; future modifier of 'to say/do'

찬란함

challanham — Brilliance; radiance; splendor nominalized form

때

ttae — Time; moment; when something occurs

쇠락이

soerak-i — Decline; decay; subject marker attached

그러하다

geureohada — It is so; that is the case; thus it is