The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere — Page 12

Vocabulary

그녀의

geunyeoui — Possessive pronoun meaning 'her' or 'hers'.

부상은

busangeun — Rise or ascent (topic-marked); rapid growth in power.

빠르고

ppareugо — Fast, quick; connective form meaning 'being fast and'.

찬란했으며

challanhаesseuмyeo — Was brilliant and splendid; connective past form.

쇠퇴는

soetoenеun — Decline or deterioration (topic-marked).

점진적이고

jeomjinjeogigoо — Gradual, step-by-step; connective form.

불명예스러웠다

bulmyeongyeseureoweотda — Was disgraceful or dishonorable; past declarative.

깃발이

gitbari — Flag or banner (subject-marked).

성벽에서

seongbyeogeseo — From the fortress walls; locative-source particle attached.

의기양양하게

uigiyangyanghage — Triumphantly, exultantly; with great pride and confidence.

나부끼던

nabukkideоn — Was fluttering or waving (flags); retrospective modifier form.

밝은

balgeun — Bright, clear; adjective modifying a following noun.

아침부터

achimbuteo — From the morning; starting-point particle attached to morning.

그리

geuri — So, that much; adverb indicating degree or extent.

오래되지

oraedoeji — Not long elapsed; negation stem 'did not become old'.

않은

aneun — Did not; negative adnominal modifying a following noun.

짧은

jjalbeun — Short (in duration or length); adnominal adjective form.

여름

yeoreum — Summer; the warm season of the year.

신속하고

sinsokagо — Swift and prompt; connective form of 'swift'.

결정적인

gyeoljeongjeogin — Decisive, conclusive; adjectival form modifying a noun.

파괴로

pagoeро — By means of destruction; instrumental particle attached.

한때

hantтае — Once, at one time; refers to a past period.

세계를

segyereul — The world (object-marked); global scope.

지배하던

jibaehadeоn — Used to dominate or rule; retrospective modifier form.

강국의

ganggugui — Of a powerful nation; possessive form.

마지막

majimak — Last, final; the very end of something.

남루한

namruhan — Tattered, shabby, ragged; describing deteriorated remnants.

잔재들이

janjaedeuri — Remnants, vestiges (subject-marked); leftover fragments.

시공간

sigonggan — Spacetime; combined concept of time and space.

속으로

sogeuro — Into the interior of; directional particle meaning 'into'.

날아가

naraga — Fly away; connective form of 'to fly away'.

버려

beoryeo — Abandon, discard; connective form of completion or finality.

형체도

hyeongchedo — Even form or shape; topic particle implying negation follows.

없이

eopsi — Without; adverbial form meaning lacking something entirely.

떠돌며

tteodolmyeo — Wandering, drifting; connective form of 'to roam'.

후세대에게

husedaeege — To future generations; dative particle attached.

교훈과

gyohungwa — Lesson, moral lesson; with conjunction 'and'.

경고가

gyeonggoga — Warning, caution (subject-marked).

되기까지

doegikkaji — Until becoming; temporal particle meaning 'up to becoming'.

인류의

illyuui — Of humanity, of mankind; possessive form.

기록에서

girogeso — In the records; locative particle attached to 'record'.

최종적인

choejongjeоgin — Final, ultimate; adjectival form modifying a following noun.

위치가

wichiga — Position, location (subject-marked); one's place or standing.

어떠하든

eotteohadeun — Whatever it may be; concessive form meaning 'regardless of'.

근대

geundae — Modern era, modern times; historical period term.

문명의

munmyeongui — Of civilization; possessive form of 'civilization'.

선구자로서든

seongujareoseoDeun — Whether as a pioneer; concessive particle with 'as a pioneer'.

국가들의

gukgadeului — Of nations, countries (plural possessive).

해적으로서든

haejeogeuroSeodeun — Whether as a pirate; concessive form with pirate role.

혹은

hogeun — Or, alternatively; conjunction presenting an alternative option.

가장

gajang — Most, the most; superlative adverb.

그럴듯하게

geureoldeushage — Plausibly, convincingly; in a believable or likely manner.

보이듯

boidеut — As it appears; comparative connective meaning 'as it seems'.

양자의

yangjauі — Of both (two things); referring to two mentioned elements.

적절한

jeokjeolhan — Appropriate, suitable; fitting for the context.

혼합으로서든

honhаbeuroSeodeun — Whether as a mixture; concessive form with 'mixture'.

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic-marked); third-person feminine topic form.

적어도

jeogeodo — At least; minimum degree adverb.

위대한

widaehan — Great, magnificent; describing remarkable greatness.

어머니

eomeoni — Mother; female parent.

예외로

yeoero — As an exception; with the meaning of 'excluding'.

하고

hago — And, doing; connective verb form linking actions.

지금까지

jigeumkkaji — Until now, up to the present time.

기록된

girokdoen — Recorded, documented; passive adnominal modifier.

것

geot — Thing, fact; nominalizer used to form noun clauses.

중

jung — Among, in the middle of; used for selection from a group.

정치적

jeongchijеok — Political; adjective relating to politics or governance.

병리학에서

byeongnihaгeso — In pathology; from the field of disease study.

교훈적인

gyohunjeogin — Instructive, didactic; providing a useful moral lesson.

사례를

saryereul — Case, example (object-marked); an illustrative instance.

제공하였으며

jegonghayeosseuмyeo — Provided, offered; past connective form of 'to provide'.

세계

segye — The world; global or international scope.

진보를

jinboreul — Progress, advancement (object-marked).

연구하는

yeonguhaneun — Who studies or researches; present adnominal form.

학생들에게

haksaengdeurege — To students (dative plural); giving something to learners.

역사에

yeogsae — To/in history; locative particle attached to 'history'.

친숙해지라는

chinsukhaejiraneun — Advice to become familiar with; quoted imperative modifier.

조언은

joеoneun — Advice, counsel (topic-marked).

거의

geoui — Almost, nearly; adverb indicating approximation.

한

han — One; numeral or modifier meaning 'a/one'.

세기

segi — Century; a period of one hundred years.

전

jeon — Before, ago; indicating prior time.

백과사전적

baekgwasajeonjеok — Encyclopedic; comprehensively broad in knowledge scope.

정신에서

jeongsineseo — From the spirit or mind of; ablative locative form.

처음

cheoeum — First, beginning; the very start of something.

나왔을

nawassеul — When it came out; past prospective adnominal form.

때보다

ttaeboda — Compared to the time when; comparative particle with 'time'.

오늘날

oneulnal — Today, nowadays; the present day or current times.

더욱

deouk — Even more, increasingly; intensifying adverb.

적절하다

jeokjeolhada — Is appropriate, suitable; declarative form of 'appropriate'.

그녀가

geunyeoga — She (subject-marked); third-person feminine subject form.

권력의

gwollyeogui — Of power, authority; possessive form of 'power'.

정점에

jeongjеome — At the peak, at the zenith; locative on 'apex'.

도달하자마자

dodalhajamaJa — As soon as reaching; immediately upon arrival at a point.

해체가

haecheга — Dissolution, disintegration (subject-marked).

시작되었고

sijakdoeeotgo — Began, started; past connective form meaning 'started and'.

찬란한

challanhаn — Brilliant, glorious; dazzlingly splendid.

정복지들은

jeongbokjideureun — Conquered territories (topic-marked plural).

하나씩

hanassik — One by one; each individually in succession.

떨어져

tteoreojyeo — Falling away, breaking off; connective form of 'to fall off'.

나가

naga — Go out, break away; connective directional verb form.

그녀를

geunyeoreul — Her (object-marked); feminine third-person object form.

빛바랜

bitbarаen — Faded, dimmed; describing lost luster or glory.

영광

yeonggwang — Glory, honor; great renown or distinction.

속에

soge — Inside, within; locative particle meaning 'in the midst of'.

홀로

hollo — Alone, by oneself; in solitude.

남겨두었으며

namgyeodueosseumyeo — Left behind; past connective form of 'to leave behind'.

오만한

omanhan — Arrogant, haughty; showing excessive pride.

자존심만이

jajonsiммani — Only pride/self-respect (subject-marked); exclusive remnant.

남아

nama — Remaining, left over; connective form of 'to remain'.

또

tto — Also, again; additive or repetitive adverb.

하나의

hanaui — One, a single; numeral modifier with possessive particle.

가

ga — Subject particle; marks the subject of a sentence.

되었다

doeeotda — Became; past declarative form of 'to become'.