Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone — Page 6

Vocabulary

왕께서

wangkkeseo — The king (subject honorific marker attached)

우리에게

uriege — To us, for us

이

i — This; also a pronoun meaning 'this one'

땅을

ttangeul — The land, the earth (object marker attached)

감염시키는

gamyeomsikiineun — That infects, that contaminates something

극악한

geugakhan — Extremely wicked, heinous, atrocious

오염을

oyeomeul — Pollution, contamination (object marker attached)

철저히

cheoljeohi — Thoroughly, completely, without exception

제거하고

jegeohaго — Removing, eliminating (and then...)

더

deo — More, further, additionally

이상

isang — More than, beyond; no longer (with negative)

고질적인

gojiljeogин — Chronic, deep-rooted, ingrained (problem)

병폐를

byeongpyereul — Social ill, chronic evil, deep-seated problem

품지

pumji — Harboring, holding within (negative form follows)

말라고

mallago — Commanding not to do something

명하십니다

myeonghashimnida — Commands, orders (formal honorific present tense)

그가

geuga — He, him (subject marker attached)

말하는

malхаneun — That (he) says, speaking (present modifier)

속죄란

sokjoеran — As for atonement, what is called expiation

무엇인가

mueosinga — What is it? (rhetorical or genuine question)

무엇이

mueosi — What (subject marker attached)

잘못되었는가

jalmotdoeeotneunга — What has gone wrong, what is the fault

추방

chubang — Exile, banishment from a place

또는

ttoneun — Or, alternatively

피에는

pieneun — For blood, regarding blood (topic marker attached)

피로

piro — With blood, by blood

갚는

gapneun — Repaying, paying back (present modifier)

것입니다

geosimnida — It is the thing, that is what it is

피의

piui — Of blood, blood's (possessive)

오점이

ojeomi — Stain, blemish, blot (subject marker attached)

우리

uri — Our, we

나라를

narareul — The country, the nation (object marker attached)

난파시키고

nanpasikigo — Wrecking, causing to founder, ruining

있습니다

itseumnida — There is, exists (formal polite ending)

그렇게

geureoke — In that way, like that, so

고발된

gobaldoen — Accused, reported, charged (past modifier)

악인이란

aginiiran — As for the evil person, who is the villain

도대체

dodaeche — On earth, in the world, exactly (emphatic)

누구를

nugureul — Whom, who (object marker attached)

것인가

geoсinga — Is it the case that, who could it be

당신께서

dangsinkkeseo — You (honorific subject form)

국가의

gukgaui — Of the state, national (possessive)

통치권을

tongchigwoneul — The right to rule, sovereignty (object marker)

맡으시기

mateuusigi — Before taking charge (honorific nominalizer form)

전에

jeone — Before, prior to

땅의

ttangui — Of the land, the land's (possessive)

군주는

gunjuneun — The monarch, the lord (topic marker attached)

그런

geureon — Such, that kind of, that sort of

말은

mareun — The word, the talk (topic marker attached)

들었으나

deureotеunа — Heard it, but... (concessive conjunction)

그

geu — That, he, that person

사람을

sarameul — The person (object marker attached)

직접

jikjeop — Directly, in person, firsthand

본

bon — Seen, having seen (past modifier of 보다)

적은

jeogeun — Experience of (having done), occasion (topic marker)

없었소

eopseotso — There was not, did not exist (archaic polite)

그는

geuneun — He, that person (topic marker attached)

쓰러졌습니다

sseureojeotseumnida — He fell, collapsed, was struck down

이제

ije — Now, at this point, from now on

신의

sinui — Of the god, divine (possessive)

명령은

myeongnyeongeun — The command, the order (topic marker attached)

분명합니다

bunmyeonghabnida — It is clear, obvious, evident

누구든

nugudeun — Whoever, anyone at all

죽인

jugin — Who killed, that killed (past modifier)

자들을

jadeureul — Those persons, the ones (plural object marker)

처벌하라는

cheobeorhарaneun — The command to punish, ordering punishment

그들은

geudeureun — They, those people (topic marker attached)

어디에

Where, in what place

있는가

itneunга — Are they, do they exist (questioning form)

넓은

neolbeun — Wide, broad, spacious

세상

sesang — The world, society, the earth

어디에서

eodieseo — From where, at what place

오래전

oraejeon — Long ago, a long time in the past

범죄의

beomjoeui — Of the crime, criminal (possessive)

희미한

huimihan — Faint, dim, vague, barely visible

흔적을

heunjeogеul — The trace, the mark, the trail (object marker)

찾을

chаjeul — To find, searching for (future modifier)

수

su — Ability, possibility (used with 있다/없다)

있단

itdan — That there is (contracted quotative form)

말인가

malinga — Are you saying, is it true that (rhetorical)

땅

ttang — Land, ground, earth, soil

안에

ane — Inside, within, in

있다고

itdago — Saying that it exists, reporting presence

신께서

sinkkeseo — The god (honorific subject marker attached)

말씀하셨습니다

malsseuмhasyeotseumnida — Said, spoke (honorific past formal)

찾는

chatneun — One who seeks, searching (present modifier)

자는

janeun — The person who (topic marker), the one who

것이요

geosiyo — It is the thing, that is it (soft assertion)

팔짱을

paljjangeul — Arms crossed (object marker attached)

끼고

kkigo — Keeping folded, having crossed (and...)

앉아

anja — Sitting (connective form of 앉다)

있거나

itgeona — Is sitting or, exists or (disjunctive)

잠자는

jamjaneun — Sleeping (present modifier form)

눈먼

nunmeon — Blind, sightless (modifier form)

자이다

jaida — Is the person, that one is (plain form)

운명을

unmyeongeul — Fate, destiny (object marker attached)

맞이했을

majihаeteul — When met, encountered (past modifier form)

때

ttae — Time, moment, when

궁전

gungjeon — Palace, royal residence

있었습니까

iteotseumnikka — Was he there? (formal honorific past question)

들판에

deulpane — In the field, on the plain

아니면

animyeon — Or else, if not, otherwise

여행

yeohaeng — Travel, journey, trip

중이었습니까

jungiеotseumnikka — Was in the middle of (formal past question)

밖에

bakke — Outside; only (with negative, meaning 'nothing but')

있었습니다

iteotseumnida — Was there, existed (formal polite past)

말한

malhan — Said, spoke (past modifier form)

바에

baе — According to what was said, as stated

따르면

ttareunyeon — According to, if one follows

향해

hyanghae — Toward, in the direction of

출발했지만

chulbalhаetjiman — Departed, but..., set off however

거기서

geogiseo — From there, at that place

돌아오지

doraooji — Did not return (negative connective form)

못했습니다

mothaetseumnida — Could not, was unable to (formal past)

추적할

chujeokhаl — To track, to pursue (future modifier)

만한

manhan — Worth, deserving of, sufficient for

단서를

danseoreul — A clue, a lead (object marker attached)

제공할

jegonghal — That can provide, able to offer (future modifier)

있는

inneun — That exists, that is there (present modifier)

소식이나

sosiginа — News or, information or (disjunctive)

동행자가

donghаengjaga — A companion, fellow traveler (subject marker)

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all, entirely (used with negatives)

없었습니까

eopseotseumnikka — Was there none? (formal past question)

목숨을

moksumeul — Life, one's life (object marker attached)

걸고

geolgo — Risking, staking (life) and...

도망친

domangchin — Who fled, who escaped (past modifier)

한

han — One, a single; also meaning 'about'

사람만이

sarammanі — Only one person (subject marker attached)

살아남았는데

saranamаtneunde — Survived, but... (background clause connector)

모든

modeun — All, every, entire

것

geot — Thing, matter, fact (nominalizer)

중에서

jungeseo — Among, out of, from within

단

dan — Only, merely, just (one)

가지만을

gajimanеul — Only one kind/type (object marker attached)

확실히

hwaksilhi — Certainly, for sure, definitely

말할

malhal — To say, to tell (future modifier)

그것이

geugeosi — That thing, it (subject marker attached)

무엇이었소

mueosieotso — What was it? (archaic polite question form)

하나의

hanaui — One, a single (possessive/modifier)

단서라도

danseоrado — Even a single clue, at least one lead

우리의

uriui — Our (possessive form)

탐색을

tamseogеul — The search, the investigation (object marker)

이끌

ikkeul — To lead, to guide (future modifier form)

희망의

huimangui — Of hope, hope's (possessive)

불씨가

bulssiga — A spark, ember of hope (subject marker)

있다면

itdamyeon — If there is, provided that it exists

멀리까지

meollikkaji — As far as, all the way to the distance

나아갈

naakal — To advance, to go forward (future modifier)

있을

iteul — Will be able to (future modifier of 있다)

것이오

geosiо — It will be, that is the case (mild assertion)

말하기를

malhаgireul — As for saying, what was said

강도들이었다고

gangdodeulieotdago — That they were robbers (reported speech past)

했습니다

haetseumnida — Said, did (formal polite past tense)

명의

myeongui — One (counter for people, possessive form)

산적이

sanjеogi — A bandit, mountain robber (subject marker)

아니라

anira — Not that, rather than (contrastive)

무리의

muriui — Of a group, a gang of (possessive)

악한들이

аkhandeuri — The evildoers, the villains (subject marker)

공격하여

gongyeokhayeo — Attacking and..., having attacked

살해했다고

salhaehaetdago — That they murdered, killed (reported speech)