Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience — Page 9

Vocabulary

틀에

teul-e — In a mold or frame; conforming to a fixed pattern

박혔지만

bak-hyeot-ji-man — Was stuck or embedded, but; deeply ingrained nevertheless

무의식적인

mu-ui-sik-jeok-in — Unconscious; relating to subconscious thought or behavior

절망이

jeol-mang-i — Despair; a feeling of hopelessness (subject marker)

인류의

in-lyu-ui — Of humanity; belonging to all humankind

놀이와

nol-i-wa — Play and; leisure activity combined with another noun

오락이라고

o-rak-i-ra-go — Called entertainment; referred to as amusement or recreation

불리는

bul-li-neun — Called; known as; referred to by a name

것들

geot-deul — Things; plural of thing, referring to multiple items

속에도

sok-e-do — Even inside; within something as well

숨겨져

sum-gyeo-jyeo — Hidden; concealed within something

있다.

it-da — Exists; there is something present

그

geu — That; a demonstrative pronoun or determiner

속에는

sok-e-neun — Inside it; within that particular thing (topic marker)

진정한

jin-jeong-han — True; genuine; authentic in nature

놀이가

nol-i-ga — Play; leisure or recreational activity (subject marker)

없으니,

eop-seu-ni — Because there is none; since it does not exist

놀이란

nol-i-ran — As for play; play is defined as leisure activity

일이

il-i — Work; labor or task (subject marker)

끝난

kkeut-nan — Finished; having come to an end

후에

hu-e — After; following a particular time or event

오는

o-neun — Coming; that which arrives or follows

것이기

geot-i-gi — Because it is; since it is something

때문이다.

ttae-mun-i-da — It is because; the reason is this

그러나

geu-reo-na — However; but; a conjunction indicating contrast

절망적인

jeol-mang-jeok-in — Desperate; hopeless; characterized by despair

일을

il-eul — Work; a task or labor (object marker)

하지

ha-ji — Do; performing an action (negation base form)

않는

an-neun — Not doing; refraining from an action

것이

geot-i — The thing that; the fact that (subject marker)

지혜의

ji-hye-ui — Of wisdom; belonging to or characteristic of wisdom

특성이다.

teuk-seong-i-da — Is a characteristic; is a defining trait or quality

말을

mal-eul — Words; speech or language (object marker)

빌리자면,

bil-li-ja-myeon — If we borrow; to paraphrase or quote someone

인간의

in-gan-ui — Of humans; belonging to or about humanity

주된

ju-doen — Main; primary; principal in importance

목적이

mok-jeok-i — Purpose; goal or objective (subject marker)

무엇인지,

mu-eot-in-ji — What it is; questioning the identity of something

그리고

geu-ri-go — And; additionally; a coordinating conjunction

삶의

salm-ui — Of life; relating to living or one's existence

필수품과

pil-su-pum-gwa — Necessities and; essential goods combined with another noun

수단이

su-dan-i — Means; a method or tool to achieve something

무엇인지를

mu-eot-in-ji-reul — What it is; questioning something (object marker)

생각해

saeng-gak-hae — Think; to consider or reflect upon something

볼

bol — To see or try; attempt to look at something

때,

ttae — When; at a time or moment

사람들이

sa-ram-deul-i — People; human beings (subject marker, plural)

다른

da-reun — Other; different from the one mentioned

어떤

eo-tteon — Any; some; a certain kind of thing

방식보다

bang-sik-bo-da — More than a method; compared to a certain way

보통의

bo-tong-ui — Ordinary; usual; of a common or standard type

방식을

bang-sik-eul — Method; way of doing something (object marker)

선호하여

seon-ho-ha-yeo — Preferring; choosing one thing over another

의도적으로

ui-do-jeok-eu-ro — Intentionally; done on purpose or deliberately

선택한

seon-taek-han — Chose; selected from among available options

것처럼

geot-cheo-reom — As if; like something; appearing to be a certain way

보인다.

bo-in-da — Appears; seems; looks a certain way

그들은

geu-deul-eun — They; those people (topic marker)

진심으로

jin-sim-eu-ro — Sincerely; genuinely; from the heart

선택의

seon-taek-ui — Of choice; relating to selection or option

여지가

yeo-ji-ga — Room; margin; space for possibility (subject marker)

없다고

eop-da-go — That there is none; saying something does not exist

생각한다.

saeng-gak-han-da — Thinks; believes or considers something to be true

깨어

kkae-eo — Awake; having woken up or become aware

있고

it-go — Being; existing and also doing something else

건강한

geon-gang-han — Healthy; in a state of good health

본성을

bon-seong-eul — Nature; innate character or disposition (object marker)

지닌

ji-nin — Having; possessing a quality or characteristic

이들은

i-deul-eun — These people; referring to a specific group (topic marker)

태양이

tae-yang-i — The sun (subject marker); the star of our solar system

맑게

malk-ge — Clearly; brightly; in a clear and bright manner

떠올랐음을

tteo-ol-lat-eum-eul — That it rose; remembering the sun rose clearly

기억한다.

gi-eok-han-da — Remembers; recalls something from the past

우리의

u-ri-ui — Our; belonging to us

편견을

pyeon-gyeon-eul — Prejudice; bias or preconceived opinion (object marker)

버리기에

beo-ri-gi-e — For discarding; in terms of letting go of something

결코

gyeol-ko — Never; absolutely not; under no circumstances

너무

neo-mu — Too; excessively; more than necessary

늦은

neu-jeun — Late; delayed beyond the appropriate time

때란

ttae-ran — As for the time; when speaking of a moment

없다.

eop-da — Does not exist; there is none; absent

아무리

a-mu-ri — No matter how; regardless of degree or extent

오래된

o-rae-doen — Old; having existed for a long time

사고방식이나

sa-go-bang-sik-i-na — Way of thinking or; a mindset or mental approach

행동

haeng-dong — Behavior; action; the way one acts

방식이라

bang-sik-i-ra — Being a method; since it is a certain way

하더라도,

ha-deo-ra-do — Even if; regardless of what the case may be

증거

jeung-geo — Evidence; proof supporting a claim or fact

없이는

eop-si-neun — Without; in the absence of something

신뢰할

sin-loe-hal — To trust; worthy of being believed or relied upon

수

su — Can; ability or possibility to do something

오늘날

o-neul-nal — Today; nowadays; in the present time

모든

mo-deun — All; every; each without exception

사람이

sa-ram-i — A person; human being (subject marker)

진실이라

jin-sil-i-ra — As truth; being or claiming to be true

되풀이하거나

doe-pul-i-ha-geo-na — Repeating or; saying something over and over again

침묵

chim-muk — Silence; the absence of sound or speech

속에

sok-e — Inside; within a space or context

그냥

geu-nyang — Just; simply; without particular reason or change

넘겨버리는

neom-gyeo-beo-ri-neun — Passing over; dismissing or ignoring something entirely

내일은

nae-il-eun — Tomorrow; the day after today (topic marker)

거짓으로

geo-jit-eu-ro — As false; revealed to be untrue or deceitful

드러날

deu-reo-nal — To be revealed; to become exposed or apparent

수도

su-do — May also; possibility that something could occur too

있으니,

it-seu-ni — Because there is; since it exists

그것은

geu-geot-eun — That thing; it (topic marker), referring to something mentioned

한낱

han-nat — Merely; only; nothing more than something insignificant

의견의

ui-gyeon-ui — Of opinion; relating to a personal view or belief

연기에

yeon-gi-e — In smoke; referring to smoke or vapor

불과하며,

bul-gwa-ha-myeo — Is merely; amounts to nothing more than something

그것을

geu-geot-eul — That thing; it (object marker)

자신의

ja-sin-ui — One's own; belonging to oneself

밭에

bat-e — In the field; a cultivated plot of land

비옥한

bi-ok-han — Fertile; rich soil capable of supporting plant growth

비를

bi-reul — Rain (object marker); water falling from clouds

뿌려줄

ppu-ryeo-jul — Will sprinkle; will give by scattering liquid

구름으로

gu-reum-eu-ro — As a cloud; in the form of clouds

믿었던

mit-eot-deon — Had believed; used to trust something to be true

것이다.

geot-i-da — It is that; a concluding statement of fact

노인들이

no-in-deul-i — Elderly people (subject marker); old men and women

할

hal — To do; will do; about to perform an action

말하는

mal-ha-neun — Speaking; saying; in the act of telling something

것을

geot-eul — The thing (object marker); what is being done or said

시도해

si-do-hae — Trying; attempting to do something

보면

bo-myeon — If one tries; upon attempting or looking at something

있다는

it-da-neun — That there is; the fact that something exists

알게

al-ge — Come to know; become aware of something

된다.

doen-da — Becomes; results in a certain state or outcome

낡은

nal-geun — Old; worn out; outdated in style or function

행동은

haeng-dong-eun — Behavior; actions (topic marker); the way one acts

사람들을

sa-ram-deul-eul — People (object marker); human beings as a group

위한

wi-han — For; intended to benefit a person or purpose

것이고,

geot-i-go — Is and; it is something and also something else

새로운

sae-ro-un — New; novel; recently created or introduced

아마도

a-ma-do — Perhaps; probably; expressing uncertainty or possibility

옛날

yet-nal — Old days; the past; ancient or former times

사람들은

sa-ram-deul-eun — People (topic marker); referring to people in general

한때

han-ttae — Once; at one time; during a past period

불을

bul-eul — Fire (object marker); flames or burning combustion

계속

gye-sok — Continuously; keeping on without stopping

피우기

pi-u-gi — Lighting; kindling a fire or smoking something

위해

wi-hae — In order to; for the purpose of doing something

새

sae — New; bird; fresh or recently obtained

연료를

yeol-lyo-reul — Fuel (object marker); material used to sustain fire

가져올

ga-jyeo-ol — Will bring; to fetch and deliver something here

만큼의

man-keum-ui — As much as; to the extent of a certain amount

지식조차

ji-sik-jo-cha — Even knowledge; lacking even basic understanding or awareness

없었을지

eop-seot-eul-ji — May not have had; possibly lacked something in past

모르지만,

mo-reu-ji-man — Though one doesn't know; uncertain but continuing anyway

냄비

naem-bi — Pot; a cooking vessel used on a stove

아래에

a-rae-e — Below; underneath something

마른

ma-reun — Dry; lacking moisture; dried out

나무를

na-mu-reul — Wood or tree (object marker); timber used as material

조금

jo-geum — A little; a small amount of something

넣어

neo-eo — Putting in; placing something inside a container

새의

sae-ui — Of a bird; belonging to or like a bird

속도로

sok-do-ro — At the speed of; moving at a certain velocity

지구를

ji-gu-reul — The Earth (object marker); our planet

빙글빙글

bing-geul-bing-geul — Round and round; spinning in circles repeatedly

돌고

dol-go — Turning and; rotating or going around something

이른바

i-reun-ba — So-called; what is commonly referred to as something

옛

yet — Old; former; of times gone by

기절시킬

gi-jeol-si-kil — To knock out; will cause someone to faint

만한

man-han — Worth; sufficient enough to do or deserve something

방식으로

bang-sik-eu-ro — In a way; by means of a particular method

그리하는

geu-ri-ha-neun — Doing so; acting in that particular manner