Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone — Page 12

Vocabulary

전하

jeonha — Your Majesty; formal address to a king

만약

manyak — If; supposing that a condition is met

누군가가

nugun-gaga — Someone; an unspecified person as subject

우리의

uri-ui — Our; belonging to us

주

ju — Lord; master or divine ruler

뜻을

tteuseul — Will or intention; object form of meaning

같이한다면

gachi-handamyeon — If one shares the same intention or purpose

그것은

geugeoseun — That thing is; it is (topic marker)

예언자

yeeonja — Prophet; one who delivers divine prophecies

그는

geuneun — He; third-person singular male subject

모든

modeun — Every; all without exception

사람

saram — Person; human being

중에서

jung-eseo — Among; from within a group

이

i — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby thing

문제를

munjereul — Problem or issue; object form

탐구하는

tamguhaneun — Investigating; actively exploring or researching something

자를

jareul — The one who; person (object form, literary)

진실의

jinsirul-ui — Of truth; belonging to or of truth

빛으로

bicheuro — With light; by means of light

가장

gajang — Most; superlative adverb

잘

jal — Well; in a good or skilled manner

인도할

indohal — Will guide; future modifier form of to lead

수

su — Ability or possibility; can (auxiliary noun)

있을

isseul — Will be able to; future form of to exist

것입니다

geosim-nida — It is the case that; formal sentence ending

일에서도

ireseo-do — Even in this matter; regarding this affair too

나의

na-ui — My; first-person possessive

열의는

yeorui-neun — Enthusiasm or zeal; topic form

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all; used with negatives for emphasis

뒤처지지

dwicheo-jiji — Fall behind; lag or be inferior (negative form)

요청으로

yocheong-euro — At the request of; by someone's asking

내가

naega — I; first-person subject form

두

du — Two; the number two

번이나

beon-ina — As many as times; even that many occasions

그를

geureul — Him; third-person male object form

데려오라

deryeo-ora — Bring him here; command to fetch someone

사람을

sarameul — A person; object form of person

보냈는데

bonaenneunde — Sent someone; past tense with contrast nuance

왜

wae — Why; interrogative adverb asking for reason

그가

geuga — He; third-person male subject form

여기

yeogi — Here; this place

없는지

eomneun-ji — Whether not present; wondering why absent

오래도록

oraedo-rok — For a long time; continuing over a long period

의아하게

uiahage — Puzzledly; in a wondering or puzzled manner

여기고

yeogigo — Regarding as; considering or thinking of something

나

na — I; first-person singular pronoun

역시

yeoksi — Also; likewise or as expected

오래전의

oraejeon-ui — Of long ago; from a time far in the past

소문이

somun-i — Rumor; gossip as subject of sentence

그저

geujeo — Just; merely, nothing more than

뜬소문에

tteun-somun-e — Mere rumor; unsubstantiated hearsay

불과하지만

bulgwahajiman — Is only; amounts to no more than, but

말해보시오

malhaebosio — Please tell me; polite imperative to speak

나는

naneun — I; first-person topic form

것을

geoseul — The thing; nominalizer in object position

알고

algo — Knowing; and know, connective form

나그네들의

nageunedeul-ui — Of travelers; belonging to strangers or wanderers

손에

son-e — At the hands of; by someone's hands

쓰러졌다고들

sseureo-jyeotdago-deul — They say he fell; reported hearsay plural nuance

나도

nado — I also; me too

그리

geuri — So; in that way, likewise

하지만

hajiman — But; however, contrasting conjunction

쓰러지는

sseureo-jineun — Falling; present modifier of to collapse

목격한

mokgyeokhan — Witnessed; past modifier of to witness firsthand

본

bon — Seen; past modifier of to see

사람이

sarami — A person; subject form

아무도

amudo — Nobody; not a single person

글쎄

geulssse — Well; hesitation filler expressing uncertainty

두려움이

duryeoumi — Fear; dread as subject of sentence

무엇인지

mueossinji — What it is; indirect question about identity

안다면

andamyeon — If one knows; conditional form of to know

왕의

wang-ui — King's; possessive of the king

저주의

jeoju-ui — Of the curse; belonging to a curse

공포

gongpo — Terror; extreme fear or dread

앞에

ape — Before; in front of something

떨며

tteolmyeo — Trembling; shaking while doing something else

도망칠

domangchil — Will flee; future modifier of to run away

행동

haengdong — Action; deed or behavior

앞에도

ape-do — Even before; in front of even something

움츠러들지

umcheureo-deulji — Shrink back; cower or recoil (negative form)

않는

anneun — Does not; present negative modifier form

자는

janeun — The one who; person topic form (literary)

말에도

mare-do — Even to words; regarding speech as well

겁먹지

geomneoktji — Be frightened; to be scared (negative form)

그러나

geureona — However; but, adversative conjunction

소환할

sohwanhal — Will summon; future modifier of to call forth

자가

jaga — The one who; person as subject (literary)

마침내

machiminae — Finally; at last, after a long wait

그들이

geudeuri — They; third-person plural subject form

신의

sin-ui — Divine; of the god or deity

영감을

yeonggameul — Inspiration; divine insight as object

받은

badeun — Received; past modifier of to receive

예언자를

yeeonjareul — The prophet; seer as object of sentence

다른

dareun — Other; different from the rest

사람보다

saramboda — More than others; comparative particle with person

진실을

jinsirul — Truth; reality as object of sentence

타고난

tagona-n — Innately gifted; born with a natural talent

소년의

sonyeon-ui — Boy's; belonging to a young male

인도를

indoreul — Guidance; leading as object of sentence

받으며

badeumyeo — While receiving; and receiving simultaneously

등장한다

deungjang-handa — Enters; appears on stage or scene

꿰뚫어

kkwettuleo — Piercing through; seeing through completely

보는

boneun — Seeing; present modifier of to see

현자의

hyeonja-ui — Of the wise man; belonging to a sage

지식과

jisik-gwa — Knowledge and; wisdom listed with conjunction

감추어진

gamchueo-jin — Hidden; concealed or kept secret

신비

sinbi — Mystery; something sacred and unknowable

하늘의

haneul-ui — Of the sky; heavenly or celestial

높은

nopeun — High; elevated in position or degree

이치와

ichi-wa — Principle and; the logic or order of things

땅의

ttang-ui — Of the earth; earthly or terrestrial

낮은

najeun — Low; humble or of lesser height

이치를

ichireul — Principle; the law or reason of things (object)

그대는

geudae-neun — You; archaic or poetic second-person topic form

비록

birok — Although; even though, concessive conjunction

그대의

geudae-ui — Your; archaic second-person possessive

눈먼

nunmeon — Blind; lacking the ability to see

눈이

nuni — Eyes; subject form of eye

아무것도

amugeoktdo — Nothing at all; not anything whatsoever

보지

boji — See; base before negative auxiliary form

못할지라도

mothaljirado — Even if unable to; concessive of inability

어떤

eotteon — What kind of; which sort of thing

역병이

yeokbyeong-i — Plague; epidemic disease as subject

우리

uri — We; our, first-person plural pronoun

도시를

dosireul — The city; urban area as object

감염시키고

gamyeom-sikigo — Is infecting; causing illness and continuing

있는지를

inneunjireul — Whether it is; indirect question as object

우리는

urineun — We; first-person plural topic form

그대에게

geudae-ege — To you; archaic dative second-person form

오

o — Oh; exclamation of address or emotion

유일한

yuilhan — Sole; the only one, unique

방패이자

bangpae-ija — Shield and also; protector as well as

수호자여

suhoja-yeo — O guardian; vocative address to a protector