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Key Vocabulary
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Key Grammar Structures
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미숫가루로 허기를 달랜지가 며칠째입니다
➔ -ㄴ/은 지 (myeoch il jjae-imnida)
➔ '-ㄴ/은 지' expresses the duration since an action or state began. Here, it indicates it's been 'several days' since they have been appeasing their hunger with misutgaru (powdered grain drink). The '며칠째입니다' emphasizes that this situation has been ongoing for several days.
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거마작까지 챙겨가면 싸우기도 전에 장졸들의 몸이 부서질 겁니다
➔ -기 전에 (gi jeon-e)
➔ '-기 전에' means 'before doing something'. Here, it indicates that the soldiers' bodies will break down 'before even fighting' if they carry even the geomajak (a type of defensive equipment).
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그래, 의지가 되더냐?
➔ -더- (deo-)
➔ '-더-' indicates recalling or questioning someone's past experience or observation. Here, it's questioning if the person found the Ming army to be reliable ('의지가 되다'). It implies the speaker already suspects the answer is 'no'.
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이 병력으로 후금의 본거지를 칠 수 있겠습니까?
➔ -ㄹ/을 수 있다/없다 (issu itgetseumnikka?)
➔ '-ㄹ/을 수 있다/없다' expresses possibility or capability. In this question, it asks 'Is it possible to strike the Jurchen's (Later Jin) headquarters with this troop strength?'
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조용히 하게, 듣는 귀가 많네
➔ -게 (hage)
➔ '-게' can be used to issue a command or make a request in a somewhat informal but still polite way. Here, it's used to tell someone to 'be quiet' ('조용히 하게'). It's like saying 'Be quiet, will you'.
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지형조차 노적들에게 유리하니 선봉으로 각별히 주의하랍니다
➔ -니/으니 (hani/euni)
➔ '-니/으니' expresses a reason or cause. Here, it means 'because even the terrain is advantageous to the enemy'. It sets the context for the command to be particularly cautious as the vanguard.
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움직이지 마라!
➔ -지 마라 (ji mara)
➔ '-지 마라' is a command form used to prohibit an action. Here, it means 'Do not move!'
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네가 그 손가락을 뺄래? 아니면 내가 그 손가락을 부숴줄까?
➔ -ㄹ래/을래 (lle/eulle)
➔ '-ㄹ래/을래' is used to ask someone's intention or offer a choice. Here, it's offering a threatening choice: 'Are you going to take your finger off [the trigger]?' or 'Am I going to break your finger for you?'
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