The Souls of Black Folk — Page 8

Vocabulary

흑인

heugin — Black person; person of African descent

지식인이

jisigin-i — Intellectual person (subject marker attached)

되고자

doegoja — Wanting to become; aspiring to be

했던

haetdeon — Had done; past modifier form of 하다

이는

ineun — This (topic marker); referring to previously mentioned subject

하나의

hana-ui — One; a single (modifying noun)

역설에

yeokseol-e — Paradox; contradictory situation (with locative marker)

직면했다

jingmyeonhaetda — Faced; confronted a difficult situation directly

즉

jeuk — That is; namely; in other words

그의

geu-ui — His; belonging to him (possessive)

민족이

minjok-i — People; ethnic group; nation (subject marker)

필요로

piryoro — In need of; requiring something (directional marker)

하는

haneun — Doing; needing; present modifier form of 하다

지식은

jisik-eun — Knowledge; information (topic marker attached)

백인

baegin — White person; person of European descent

이웃들에게

iut-deul-ege — To neighbors; addressed to neighboring people

이미

imi — Already; previously done or known

진부한

jinbuhan — Clichéd; trite; stale and overly familiar

이야기였던

iyagi-yeotdeon — Was a story; something that had been a tale

반면

banmyeon — On the other hand; in contrast

세계를

segye-reul — The world (object marker attached)

가르칠

gareuchil — To teach; future modifier form of 가르치다

수

su — Ability; possibility (used in 수 있다 constructions)

있는

inneun — Existing; having; present modifier form of 있다

그

geu — That; he; referring to a previously mentioned person

자신의

jasin-ui — One's own; belonging to oneself (possessive)

혈육에게는

hyeoryuk-ege-neun — To one's own blood relatives (topic marker)

전혀

jeonhyeo — Completely not; not at all; entirely absent

낯선

natson — Unfamiliar; strange; foreign to one's experience

것이었다

geot-i-eotda — Was something; it was the case that

민족

minjok — People; ethnic group; nation; community

중

jung — Among; in the middle of; within a group

소박한

soban-han — Simple; humble; unpretentious and modest

영혼들로

yeonghon-deul-ro — Souls; spirits (plural, with directional marker)

하여금

hayeogeum — Causing someone to do; making someone act

춤추고

chumchugo — Dancing and; connecting form of 춤추다

노래하게

noraehage — To sing; causative connector form of 노래하다

만든

mandeun — Made; created; past modifier form of 만들다

조화와

johwa-wa — Harmony and; balance (with conjunctive marker)

아름다움에

areumdaum-e — Beauty; loveliness (with locative/dative marker)

대한

daehan — About; regarding; concerning something

타고난

tagona-n — Innate; natural; born with a quality

사랑은

sarang-eun — Love (topic marker attached)

예술가의

yesulga-ui — Artist's; belonging to an artist (possessive)

영혼

yeonghon — Soul; spirit; inner essence of a person

속에

sok-e — Inside; within (locative marker attached)

오직

ojik — Only; solely; nothing but

혼란과

honnan-gwa — Confusion and; disorder (with conjunctive marker)

의심만을

uisim-man-eul — Only doubt; suspicion alone (with object marker)

불러일으켰다

bulleo-ireukyeotda — Stirred up; evoked; brought about a feeling

그에게

geu-ege — To him; for him (dative marker attached)

드러난

deureonan — Revealed; exposed; made manifest to someone

아름다움은

areumdaum-eun — Beauty (topic marker attached)

더

deo — More; further; to a greater degree

넓은

neolbeun — Wide; broad; spacious in scope

청중이

cheongjung-i — Audience; listeners (subject marker attached)

경멸하는

gyeongmyeolhaneun — Despising; scorning; looking down upon others

민족의

minjok-ui — Of the people; ethnic group's (possessive)

영적

yeongjok — Spiritual; of the soul; relating to inner spirit

아름다움이었고

areumdaum-i-eotgo — Was beauty and; connecting past form

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker attached); referring to him

다른

dareun — Different; other; another kind of

메시지를

mesiji-reul — Message (object marker attached)

표현할

pyohyeonhal — To express; future modifier form of 표현하다

수가

su-ga — Possibility; ability (subject marker, in negation)

없었기

eopseotgi — Because there was not; gerund of 없다 (past)

때문이다

ttaemun-ida — It is because; the reason is that

이처럼

icheoreom — Like this; in this manner; thus

이중적인

ijungjeogin — Dual; double-natured; having two conflicting aspects

목표로

mokpyoro — As a goal; toward an objective (directional marker)

인한

inhan — Due to; caused by; resulting from

낭비

nangbi — Waste; squandering of resources or effort

화해할

hwahaehal — To reconcile; future modifier of 화해하다

없는

eomneun — Without; lacking; non-existent modifier form

두

du — Two; a pair of (numeral modifier)

이상을

isang-eul — Ideals; aspirations (object marker attached)

충족시키려는

chungjok-sikilryeoneun — Attempting to satisfy; trying to fulfill goals

이

i — This; these (demonstrative modifier)

추구는

chugu-neun — Pursuit; striving (topic marker attached)

수천만

sucheoman — Tens of millions; vast number of people

민중의

minjung-ui — Of the masses; common people's (possessive)

용기와

yonggi-wa — Courage and; bravery (with conjunctive marker)

신념과

sinnyeom-gwa — Belief and; conviction (with conjunctive marker)

행동에

haengdong-e — To action; behavior (with locative/dative marker)

슬픈

seulpeun — Sad; sorrowful; causing grief

혼란을

honnan-eul — Confusion; chaos (object marker attached)

가져왔다

gajyeowatda — Brought about; caused; introduced something

그것은

geugeot-eun — That thing (topic marker); it; that matter

그들로

geudeul-ro — Them; those people (directional marker attached)

자주

jaju — Often; frequently; many times

거짓

geojit — False; untrue; lie or falsehood

신을

sin-eul — God; deity (object marker attached)

좇고

jotgo — Following and; chasing (connecting form of 좇다)

거짓된

geojitdoen — False; fabricated; deceptive modifier form

구원의

guwon-ui — Of salvation; redemption's (possessive marker)

수단을

sudan-eul — Means; method (object marker attached)

부르짖게

bureujitge — To cry out; to shout for; causative form

만들었으며

mandeureoteumyeo — Made and; caused (connecting past form)

때로는

ttaeroneun — Sometimes; at times (topic marker attached)

그들

geudeul — They; them; those people

스스로를

seuseuroreul — Themselves (object marker); oneself as object

부끄러워하게

bukkeureowohage — To feel ashamed; causative connector form

만들

mandeul — To make; future modifier form of 만들다

것처럼

geotcheoreom — As if; like; seeming as though

보이기까지

boigikkaji — Even appearing; going as far as seeming

했다

haetda — Did; performed; past tense of 하다

예속의

yesok-ui — Of bondage; servitude's (possessive marker)

시절

sijeol — Days; period of time; era of one's life

멀리

meolli — Far away; into the distant past or future

과거로

gwageo-ro — To the past; toward former times (directional)

돌아가

doraega — Going back; returning (connector form of 돌아가다)

보면

bomyeon — If one looks; when examining (conditional form)

그들은

geudeul-eun — They (topic marker attached)

신성한

sinsonghan — Sacred; holy; divine and revered

사건

saken — Event; incident; happening of significance

속에서

sok-eseo — Within; inside; in the midst of

모든

modeun — All; every; each and every one

의심과

uisim-gwa — Doubt and; suspicion (with conjunctive marker)

실망의

silmang-ui — Of disappointment; despair's (possessive marker)

종말을

jongmal-eul — End; conclusion; termination (object marker)

보고자

bogoja — Wanting to see; hoping to witness something

미국의

miguk-ui — America's; of the United States (possessive)

흑인이

heugin-i — Black person (subject marker attached)

세기에

segi-e — Over centuries; across ages (locative marker)

걸쳐

geolchyeo — Spanning; over a period; stretching across time

보여준

boyeojun — Showed; demonstrated; past modifier of 보여주다

것과

geot-gwa — The thing and; that which (conjunctive marker)

절반만큼이라도

jeolban-mankeum-irado — Even half as much; at least halfway as much

아무런

amureon — Any; no (with negative); not even a single

의심

uisim — Doubt; suspicion; distrust

믿음으로

mideum-euro — With faith; through belief (instrumental marker)

자유를

jayu-reul — Freedom; liberty (object marker attached)

숭배한

sungbaehan — Worshipped; revered; past modifier of 숭배하다

사람은

saram-eun — Person (topic marker attached)

거의

geoui — Almost; nearly; hardly (with negative)

없었다

eopseotda — There was not; did not exist (past tense)

그가

geu-ga — He (subject marker attached)

생각하고

saenggakago — Thinking and; connecting form of 생각하다

꿈꾸는

kkumkuneun — Dreaming; present modifier form of 꿈꾸다

한

han — As long as; while; given that (conditional)

노예제는

noyeje-neun — Slavery (topic marker attached)

진실로

jinsillo — Truly; in truth; genuinely

악의

ag-ui — Evil's; of wickedness (possessive marker)

총합이요

chonghab-iyo — Sum total and; the aggregate (connective form)

슬픔의

seulpeum-ui — Of sorrow; grief's (possessive marker)

원인이요

wonin-iyo — Is the cause and; origin (connective form)

편견의

pyeongyeon-ui — Of prejudice; bias's (possessive marker)

뿌리였다

ppuri-yeotda — Was the root; was the foundation of something

해방은

haebang-eun — Liberation; emancipation (topic marker attached)

지친

jichin — Exhausted; weary; worn out modifier form

눈앞에

nun-ap-e — Before one's eyes; right in front (locative)

펼쳐졌던

pyeolchyeojyeotdeon — Had been spread out; unfolded (past modifier)

어떤

eotteon — Some; a certain; any kind of

땅보다도

ttang-bodado — Than any land; even more than the ground

더욱

deouk — Even more; all the more; further

아름다운

areumdaun — Beautiful; lovely; aesthetically pleasing modifier

약속의

yaksok-ui — Of promise; promised (possessive marker)

땅으로

ttang-euro — To the land; toward the ground (directional)

향하는

hyanghaneun — Heading toward; moving in direction of

열쇠였다

yeolsoe-yeotda — Was the key; served as the means to unlock