Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone — Page 13

Vocabulary

신께서

sin-kkeseo — from the god; subject marker for deity

우리에게

uri-ege — to us; indirect object form of 'we'

내리신

naerisin — bestowed or handed down by a superior

신탁의

sintak-ui — of the oracle; divine prophetic message

답변의

dabbyeon-ui — of the answer or response

요지를

yoji-reul — the main point or gist of something

신탁을

sintak-eul — oracle; divine pronouncement as object

구한

gu-han — sought or asked for; past modifier form

돌아온

dora-on — returned; came back from somewhere

그

geu — that; third-person determiner or pronoun

답을

dab-eul — the answer or reply as object

사자들이

saja-deuri — the messengers; plural subject form

분명

bunmyeong — clearly; obviously; without doubt

그대에게

geudae-ege — to you; archaic/literary second person dative

전했을

jeonhaesseul — must have conveyed or delivered a message

것이오

geosi-o — it is; formal sentence-ending declarative form

어떻게

eotteoke — how; in what manner or way

하면

hamyeon — if one does; conditional form of 'do'

오직

ojik — only; solely; nothing but

한

han — one; a single; used as determiner

가지

gaji — kind or type; used in counting varieties

방도만이

bangdo-mani — only the way or method; sole means

우리를

uri-reul — us; first-person plural as object

이

i — this; near demonstrative determiner

재앙에서

jaeang-eseo — from the disaster or calamity

구할

gu-hal — to save or rescue; future modifier form

수

su — ability or possibility; used in grammar patterns

있는지를

inneunjireul — whether there is; embedded question object form

살인자들을

sarinjaDeul-eul — the murderers or killers as object

찾아내어

chajanaeo — having found out or tracked down

그들을

geudeul-eul — them; third-person plural as object

죽이거나

jugigeo-na — kill or; alternative connective of 'kill'

땅에서

ddang-eseo — from the land; out of the country

추방하는

chubang-haneun — banishing or exiling; present modifier form

것이라고

geosiraго — saying that it is; reported speech ending

그러하니

geureohani — that being so; therefore; causal connector

점술이든

jeomsul-ideun — whether divination; concessive listing form

그대가

geudae-ga — you (literary); subject marker on archaic pronoun

지닌

jinin — possessed or held; past modifier of 'possess'

다른

dareun — other; different; another kind of

예언의

yeon-ui — of prophecy; related to prophetic ability

능력이든

neungnyeok-ideun — whether ability or power; listing concessive

아끼지

akkiji — not sparing; not holding back a resource

마시고

masigo — please do not; negative imperative connector

오

o — oh; exclamatory interjection of address

그대

geudae — you; literary/archaic second-person pronoun

자신을

jasin-eul — oneself; reflexive pronoun as object

나라를

nara-reul — the country or nation as object

왕을

wang-eul — the king as object

구하소서

guhasoseo — please save; formal imperative entreaty form

피의

pi-ui — of blood; possessive relating to bloodshed

더러움으로부터

deoreoum-euro-buteo — from the filth or defilement; source marker

모두를

modu-reul — everyone; all people as object

우리는

uri-neun — we; first-person plural as topic

의지하오

uiji-hao — we rely on or depend on you

이것이

igeosi — this; near pronoun as subject

인간의

ingan-ui — of humanity; human; possessive of 'person'

가장

gajang — most; superlative adverb in Korean

높은

nopeun — high; elevated; noble; modifier form

목표이니

mokpyo-ini — because it is the goal or aim

자신의

jasin-ui — one's own; reflexive possessive modifier

모든

modeun — all; every; entire; universal determiner

힘을

him-eul — strength or power as object

타인을

tain-eul — others; other people as object

위한

wi-han — for the sake of; benefactive modifier

봉사에

bongsa-e — in service; devotion to others as location

바치는

bachineun — dedicating or devoting; present modifier form

것이라오

geosirao — it is the thing that; explanatory formal ending

아

a — ah; oh; exclamatory interjection of emotion

지혜로운

jihye-roun — wise; having wisdom; modifier form

것이

geosi — the thing that; nominalized subject form

얼마나

eolmana — how much; how very; exclamatory degree adverb

비참한

bicham-han — miserable; wretched; pitiful; modifier form

일인가

il-inga — is it a thing; rhetorical question ending

지혜가

jihye-ga — wisdom as subject in a sentence

아무

amu — any; no; used in negative constructions

소용도

soyong-do — even use or benefit; with emphasis particle

없을

eopseul — there will not be; future modifier of absence

때

ttae — time; moment; when something occurs

오랜

oraen — long-held; of long standing; old modifier

지식을

jisik-eul — knowledge as object in a sentence

나는

na-neun — I; first-person singular as topic

잊고

itgo — forgetting and; connective of 'forget'

있었소

isseosso — was; existed; formal past declarative ending

그렇지

geureoji — isn't that so; rhetorical tag or connector

않았다면

anassdamyeon — if it had not been; negative past conditional

여기

yeogi — here; this place; near location word

오지

oji — not coming; negative connector of 'come'

않았을

anasseul — would not have; negative past supposition

무엇이

mueosi — what; interrogative pronoun as subject

그대를

geudae-reul — you (literary); archaic pronoun as object

괴롭히는

goerob-hineun — tormenting or troubling; present modifier form

어찌하여

eojjihayeo — why; for what reason; literary interrogative

이리

iri — this way; like this; in such a manner

우울한

uul-han — gloomy; depressed; melancholic; modifier form

나를

na-reul — me; first-person singular as object

집으로

jib-euro — toward home; directional form of 'house'

돌려보내시오

dollyeobonaesio — please send back; honorific imperative form

막지

makji — do not block or hinder; negative connector

마시오

masio — please do not; formal negative imperative

그것이

geugeos-i — that thing; distal pronoun as subject

최선이오

choeseon-io — it is the best; formal declarative statement

그대는

geudae-neun — you (literary); archaic pronoun as topic

짐을

jim-eul — burden or load as object in a sentence

지고

jigo — bearing and; connective of 'carry a burden'

나의

na-ui — my; first-person singular possessive

지는

ji-neun — one who bears; modifier form of 'carry burden'

부끄럽지도

bukkeureobji-do — not even ashamed; emphatic shamelessness connector

않소

anso — is not; formal negative declarative ending

진정한

jinjeong-han — true; genuine; sincere; modifier form

애국자라면

aegukja-ramyeon — if one is a patriot; conditional form

이처럼

icheoreom — like this; in this manner; thus

말씀을

malsseum-eul — words or speech (honorific) as object

숨기지는

sumgiji-neun — not hiding; topic-marked negative connector

않을

aneul — will not; future negative modifier form

왕이시여

wang-isiyeo — O King; honorific vocative address form

말씀은

malsseum-eun — the words (honorific) as topic

핵심을

haeksim-eul — the core or crux as object

벗어났소

beoseona-sso — has deviated or gone off track; formal past

그리고

geurigo — and; also; furthermore; coordinating conjunction

나

na — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

역시

yeoksi — also; too; likewise; similarly

그대처럼

geudaecheoreom — like you; in the same way as you

실수할까

silsuhalka — might I make a mistake; uncertain question form

두려워

duryeowo — afraid; fearful; feeling scared

말씀해

malsseum-hae — please speak; honorific request form

주시오

jusio — please give or do for me; formal request ending

알고

algo — knowing and; connective of 'know'

있다면

ittamyeon — if you know or have; conditional existence form

간청하오니

gancheong-haoni — because we earnestly beg; formal causal form

숨기지

sumgiji — not hiding; negative connector of 'hide'

우리

uri — we; our; first-person plural pronoun

간청하는

gancheong-haneun — beseeching; earnestly requesting; modifier form

자들이오

jadeuri-o — they are people who; formal plural declarative

그렇소

geureosso — that is so; yes indeed; formal affirmation

그대들

geudaedeul — you all; literary plural second-person pronoun

분별이

bunbyeol-i — discernment or judgment as subject

없소

eopsso — there is none; formal negative existence

하지만

hajiman — but; however; nevertheless; adversative connector

목소리는

moksori-neun — the voice as topic in a sentence

고통도

gotong-do — even pain or suffering; emphatic particle added

결코

gyeolko — never; absolutely not; strong negative adverb

드러내지

deureona-ji — not revealing; not exposing; negative connector

그렇다면

geureotamyeon — if that is so; then; logical conditional

알면서도

almyeonseodo — even while knowing; concessive connector

말하지

malhaji — not speaking; negative connector of 'speak'

않으려는

aneureoneun — intending not to; topic-marked negative intention

배신하고

baesin-hago — betraying and; connective of 'betray'

망하게

manghage — causing to perish or ruin; causative adverb

하려는

haryeoneun — intending to do; topic-marked intention modifier

자신도

jasin-do — even oneself; reflexive with emphatic particle

그대도

geudae-do — even you; second person with emphatic particle

괴롭히지

goerob-hiji — not tormenting; negative connector of 'torment'

않겠소

anketso — I will not; formal first-person negative intention

나에게서

na-egeseo — from me; source marker on first-person pronoun

알

al — to know; base form used as modifier here

없는

eomneun — nonexistent; that does not exist; modifier form

것을

geoseul — the thing; nominalized form as object

공연히

gongyeon-hi — needlessly; pointlessly; for no good reason

묻는

munneun — asking; inquiring; present modifier form

괴물

goemul — monster; creature; something freakish or scary

같으니

gateuni — since you are like; comparative causal ending