The divine comedy — Page 1

Vocabulary

우리

uri — We, us; first-person plural pronoun

필멸의

pilmyeol-ui — Mortal; subject to death

삶의

salm-ui — Of life; possessive form of life

한중간에서

hanjungan-eseo — In the middle; at the midpoint of something

나는

na-neun — I; subject marker attached to first person

어두운

eoduu-n — Dark; lacking light

숲

sup — Forest; a large wooded area

속에서

sog-eseo — Inside; within a space or object

길을

gil-eul — Path, road; object marker attached

잃은

irheun — Lost; having lost something

나

na — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

자신을

jasin-eul — Oneself; reflexive pronoun with object marker

발견하였으니

balgyeonhayeosseuni — Found, discovered; past tense with causal nuance

곧은

godeun — Straight; direct, not curved

길에서

gil-eseo — On the path; locative form of road

벗어나

beoseona — Deviate from; stray away from something

그것을

geugeot-eul — It, that thing; object marker attached

말하기조차

malhagi-jocha — Even to speak of; emphasizing difficulty of expression

쉬운

swiun — Easy; not difficult

일이

il-i — Matter, thing; subject marker attached

얼마나

eolmana — How much, how very; degree exclamation

험하고

heomhago — Rough and; rugged, treacherous terrain

거칠었는지

geochileonneunji — How wild it was; past interrogative embedded clause

그

geu — That; demonstrative pronoun or determiner

숲이

sup-i — The forest; subject marker attached

굳세고

gutssego — Strong and; firm, unyielding

울창하게

ulchanghage — Densely; in a thick, lush manner

우거졌는지를

ugeojeonneunji-reul — How overgrown it was; dense growth clause

떠올리는

tteoolli-neun — Recalling, bringing to mind

것만으로도

geotman-euro-do — Even just by; merely by doing something

나의

na-ui — My; possessive first-person pronoun

공포는

gongpo-neun — Fear, terror; subject marker attached

죽음과

jugeum-gwa — Death and; conjunctive form of death

멀지

meolji — Not far; used in negative construction

않은

aneun — Not; negative modifier form

쓰라림

sseuarim — Bitterness, sharp pain; anguish

되살아난다

doesarananda — Revives, comes back to life

그러나

geureona — However, but; contrastive conjunction

그곳에서

geugot-eseo — From that place; locative form

내게

naege — To me; dative first-person form

좋은

joeun — Good; positive quality adjective

일로

il-ro — As a matter; with something as reason

일어난

ireonan — Occurred, happened; past modifier form

것을

geot-eul — The thing; nominalizer with object marker

이야기하기

iyagihagi — Telling a story; nominalised narrating verb

위해

wihae — For the sake of; purpose marker

발견한

balgyeonhan — Discovered; past modifier form

모든

modeun — All, every; universal determiner

내가

naega — I; subject marker attached to first person

어떻게

eotteohge — How; manner interrogative adverb

처음

cheoeum — First time; beginning

숲에

sup-e — Into the forest; locative marker

들어섰는지

deureoseonneunjji — How one entered; embedded past interrogative

거의

geoui — Almost, nearly; approximation adverb

말할

malhal — To say; future modifier of speaking verb

수

su — Ability, possibility; used in can/cannot structure

없으니

eopseuni — There is not; causal connective form

순간

sungan — Moment, instant; a brief point in time

내

nae — My; abbreviated possessive pronoun

감각을

gamgag-eul — Senses; object marker attached

짓눌렀던

jitnulleotteon — Had crushed, overwhelmed; past modifier form

졸린

jollin — Sleepy; drowsy modifier form

나른함이

nareunham-i — Languor, drowsiness; subject marker attached

너무도

neomu-do — Too, excessively; emphatic degree adverb

깊었기에

gipeotgie — Because it was deep; causal past form

참된

chamdoen — True, genuine; modifier of truth

떠났을

tteonasseul — When one left; past supposition modifier

때

ttae — Time, moment; temporal noun

산기슭에

sankisseug-e — At the foot of a mountain

이르렀을

ireurreosseul — When arrived; past supposition modifier

끝나는

kkeutna-neun — Ending; present modifier of end verb

마음을

maeum-eul — Heart, mind; object marker attached

공포로

gongpo-ro — With fear; instrumental form of terror

꿰뚫었던

kkwettuleo-tteon — Had pierced through; past modifier form

골짜기가

goljjagi-ga — Valley; subject marker attached

닫혀

dachyeo — Closed; shut form of closing verb

있었고

isseotgo — Was and; past connective form

위를

wi-reul — Above, upward; object marker attached

올려다보았으며

ollyeodaboasseumyeo — Looked up at; past connective form

넓은

neolbeun — Wide, broad; spacious modifier

어깨가

eokkae-ga — Shoulders; subject marker attached

이미

imi — Already; adverb of prior completion

저

jeo — That (distant); distal demonstrative pronoun

별의

byeol-ui — Of the star; possessive star noun

빛으로

bich-euro — With light; instrumental form of light

감싸여

gamssayeo — Wrapped, enveloped; passive connective form

있는

inneun — Existing, being; present modifier form

길

gil — Path, road; a route or way

자들을

ja-deul-eul — Those people; plural persons with object marker

안전하게

anjeonhage — Safely; in a safe manner

인도하는

indo-haneun — Guiding, leading; present modifier form

별의

byeol-ui — Of the star; possessive star noun

그제야

geujeyaa — Only then; temporal adverb of delayed realisation

두려움에

duryeoum-e — In fear; locative form of fear

잠시

jamsi — Briefly, for a moment; short time adverb

숨통이

sumtong-i — Breathing passage; subject marker, relief metaphor

트였으니

teulyeosseuni — Opened up; past causal connective form

마음

maeum — Heart, mind; inner feeling or thought

깊은

gipheun — Deep; profound modifier adjective

곳에

got-e — At a place; locative form

자리

jari — Place, spot; a position or seat

잡고

jabgo — Grabbing and; connective seizing form

있었던

isseotteon — That had been; past existence modifier

두려움이

duryeoum-i — Fear; subject marker attached to fear noun

그토록

geutorok — So very, to that extent; degree adverb

처량하게

cheoryangha-ge — Pitifully, wretchedly; adverb of misery

흘러간

heulleokan — Flowed past; past modifier of flow verb

밤

bam — Night; the dark hours

내내

naenae — Throughout, all along; duration adverb

머물렀던

meomulleotteon — Had stayed; past modifier of staying verb

그리고

geurigo — And, and then; additive conjunction

힘겨운

himgyeoun — Strenuous, laborious; difficult modifier

가쁜

gappeun — Short of breath; breathless modifier

숨을

sum-eul — Breath; object marker attached

몰아쉬며

morasswimyeo — Gasping and; panting connective form

수고로움에

sugoro-um-e — In toil; locative form of hardship noun

지쳐

jichyeo — Exhausted; worn out connective form

바다에서

bada-eseo — From the sea; ablative locative form

해변으로

haebyeon-euro — To the shore; directional form of beach

탈출한

talchulhan — Escaped; past modifier of escape verb

사람이

saram-i — Person; subject marker attached

위험한

wiheomhan — Dangerous; perilous modifier adjective

드넓은

deuneolbeun — Vast, expansive; very wide modifier

바다로

bada-ro — Toward the sea; directional form

몸을

mom-eul — Body; object marker attached

돌려

dollyeo — Turning; connective form of turning verb

우두커니

udukoni — Blankly, vacantly; standing still adverb

서서

seoseo — Standing; connective form of stand verb

응시하듯

eungsihadeut — As if gazing intently; comparative form

그처럼

geucheoreom — Like that, similarly; comparative adverb

정신도

jeongsin-do — Mind also; topic with additive marker

아직도

ajik-do — Still, even yet; persistence adverb

지쳐

jichyeo — Exhausted; worn out connective form

공포와

gongpo-wa — Fear and; conjunctive form of terror

싸우며

ssaaumyeo — Fighting and; connective struggling form

험난한

heomnanhan — Arduous, rugged; treacherous modifier

좁은

jobeun — Narrow; tight or restricted modifier

돌아보았으니

doraboasseuni — Looked back; past causal connective form

살아서

saraseo — Alive and; connective form of living verb

지나간

jinagan — Passed through; past modifier form

자

ja — Person, one who; nominaliser for agents

아무도

amudo — Nobody, no one; negative indefinite pronoun

없는

eomneun — Without, nonexistent; negative modifier form

길을

gil-eul — Road, path; object marker attached

지친

jichin — Tired, weary; past modifier of exhaust verb

몸은

mom-eun — Body; topic marker attached

쉬고

swigo — Resting and; connective rest form

나서

naseo — After doing; sequential connective form

다시

dasi — Again; adverb of repetition

기운을

giun-eul — Energy, vitality; object marker attached

되찾아

doechatja — Recovering; regaining connective form

외로운

oeroun — Lonely, solitary; isolated modifier

험한

heomhan — Rugged, harsh; difficult terrain modifier

비탈을

bital-eul — Slope, incline; object marker attached

넘어

neomeo — Over and; crossing connective form

계속

gyesok — Continuously, without stopping; duration adverb

더욱

deouk — Even more, further; comparative adverb

굳건히

gutgeonhi — Firmly, steadfastly; adverb of solidity

디디며

didimyeo — Stepping and; connective treading form

오르막이

oreumak-i — Uphill slope; subject marker attached

막

mak — Just, right at; immediacy adverb

시작되었을

sijakdoeeosseul — When it had begun; past supposition modifier

보라

bora — Behold, look; imperative exclamation