The divine comedy — Page 3

Vocabulary

그

geu — He, that person (third person pronoun)

거대한

geodaehan — Enormous, gigantic, very large in size

사막에서

samageseo — In/from the desert (사막 + location particle)

그를

geureul — Him, that person (accusative object form)

발견했을

balgyeonhaesseul — When (I) had discovered or found something

때

ttae — Time, moment, when something occurs

저를

jeoreul — Me (humble/polite accusative form of 저)

불쌍히

bulssanghi — Pitifully, with compassion or pity

나는

naneun — I, the speaker (subject marker attached)

큰

keun — Big, large, great in size or volume

소리로

soriro — With a sound or voice, loudly

외쳤다

oechyeotda — Shouted, cried out loudly

영혼이여

yeonghoniyeo — O soul! (vocative address to a spirit)

아니면

animyeon — Or else, otherwise, if not

살아있는

sarainnneun — Living, alive, currently existing

인간이여

inganiyeo — O human being! (vocative address)

무엇이든

mueosideun — Whatever, no matter what it is

그가

geuga — He (subject marker attached, third person)

대답했다

daedaphaetda — Answered, replied to a question

지금은

jigeumeun — Now, at the present time (topic marker)

인간이

ingani — A human being (subject marker attached)

한때

hanttae — Once, at one time, formerly

출신의

chulsinui — Of origin from, native of a place

부모에게서

bumoegese — From parents, born of one's parents

태어났으며

taeeonasseumyeo — Was born and (connective form)

둘

dul — Two, both (numeral)

다

da — All, both, entirely

권세가

gwonsega — Power, authority, influence (subject form)

아직

ajik — Still, yet, not yet

굳건하지

gutgeonhaji — Not yet firm, not solidly established

않았던

anassdeon — Had not been, was not (past retrospective)

시절에

sijeore — In the time/era of, during that period

나의

naui — My, mine (possessive first person)

삶을

salmeul — Life, one's existence (accusative form)

온화한

onhwahan — Gentle, mild, benign in temperament

치하에서

chihaeseo — Under the rule or reign of someone

거짓되고

geojitdoego — Being false, deceitful, untrue (connective)

신화

sinhwa — Mythology, myth, legendary story

속의

sogui — Inside of, within (possessive locative)

신들이

sindеuri — The gods (plural subject form)

있던

itdeon — That existed, that were present (retrospective)

그리하여

geurihayeo — And so, therefore, thus, consequently

고결한

gogyeolhan — Noble, virtuous, of high moral character

아들을

adeureul — Son (accusative form)

노래의

noraeui — Of the song, song's (possessive form)

주제로

jujero — As the theme or subject of something

온

on — That came, which came (attributive form)

불꽃이

bulkkochi — The flame, the fire (subject form)

오만한

omanhan — Arrogant, proud, haughty

탑들을

tapdeureul — The towers (plural accusative form)

삼켰을

samkyeosseul — When (it) had swallowed or engulfed

그런데

geureonde — But, by the way, however

말하라

malhara — Speak! Tell me! (imperative command)

그런

geureon — Such, that kind of (attributive)

지난

jinan — Past, previous, bygone

위험들로

wiheomdeulro — Toward those dangers (plural directional form)

돌아가려

doragaryeo — Intending to return, to go back

하는가

haneunka — Do you do? Why do you? (question ending)

이

i — This (demonstrative adjective/pronoun)

즐거운

jeulgeoun — Joyful, pleasant, delightful

산을

saneul — The mountain (accusative form)

오르지

oreuji — Not climb, not ascend (negative connective)

않는가

anneunka — Don't you? Why not? (negative question)

모든

modeun — All, every, entire

기쁨의

gippeumui — Of joy, joy's (possessive form)

원인이자

woniniia — Being the cause and (copula connective)

근원인

geunwonin — Which is the source or origin of

그러면

geureomyeon — Then, if so, in that case

바로

baro — Right, exactly, immediately, precisely

그토록

geutоrok — So much, to that extent, that greatly

풍성한

pungseonghan — Abundant, rich, plentiful, copious

웅변의

ungbyeonui — Of eloquence, oratory's (possessive form)

흐름이

heurеumi — The flow, the stream (subject form)

흘러나온

heulleonaon — That flowed out from, that streamed forth

부끄러운

bukkeureoun — Bashful, shy, embarrassed, ashamed

얼굴로

eolgulro — With a face, facial expression (instrumental)

시인들의

siindeurui — Of the poets (plural possessive form)

영광이자

yeonggwangia — Being the glory and (copula connective)

빛이여

bichiyeo — O light! (poetic vocative address)

오랫동안

oraetdongan — For a long time, over a lengthy period

열성을

yeolseongeul — Zeal, enthusiasm, devotion (accusative form)

다해

dahae — With all one's effort, exhausting all means

책을

chaegeul — The book (accusative form)

찾아

chaja — Searching for, seeking out (connective form)

구하고

guhago — Seeking, obtaining and (connective form)

깊은

gipeun — Deep, profound, intense

사랑으로

sarangeuro — With love, through affection (instrumental)

그것을

geugeoseul — It, that thing (accusative form)

깊이

gipi — Deeply, profoundly, thoroughly

익혔음이

ikkyeossеumi — That (I) mastered/studied it (nominalized)

나에게

naege — To me, for me (dative form)

도움이

doumi — Help, assistance (subject form)

되기를

doegireul — Hoping that it becomes (nominalized wish)

스승이자

seusеungia — Being a teacher and (copula connective)

안내자

annaeja — Guide, one who leads the way

내가

naega — I (subject marker, first person)

얻어낸

eodeonaen — That I obtained, that I acquired

문체를

munchereul — The literary style (accusative form)

아름다움으로

areumdaumeuro — With beauty, through beauty (instrumental)

명성

myeongseong — Fame, reputation, renown

속에

Inside of, within, among

나를

nareul — Me (accusative first person form)

높이는

nopineun — That elevates, that raises up (attributive)

보라

bora — Look! See! Behold! (imperative)

달아났던

daranassdeon — That had fled, that had run away

저

jeo — That (distal demonstrative), I (humble)

짐승을

jimsеungeul — The beast, the animal (accusative form)

오

o — Oh! O! (exclamation of emotion)

짐승으로부터

jimsеungeurobuteo — From the beast, away from the animal

위대한

widaehan — Great, mighty, magnificent

현자여

hyeonjayeo — O wise man! (vocative address to sage)

그녀로

geunyeoro — Because of her, by her (instrumental)

인해

inhae — Due to, because of, owing to

내

nae — My (contraction of 나의, possessive)

온몸의

onmomui — Of my whole body (possessive form)

혈관과

hyeolgwangwa — Veins and (connective particle attached)

맥박이

maekbagi — The pulse, heartbeat (subject form)

떨리게

tteolrige — To tremble, to quiver (causative form)

그는

geuneun — He (topic marker attached, third person)

우는

uneun — Crying, weeping (present attributive form)

것을

geoseul — The thing, the act of (nominalizer accusative)

보자마자

bojamaja — As soon as (one) saw, immediately upon seeing

반드시

bandeusi — Certainly, necessarily, without fail

다른

dareun — Different, another, other

길을

gireul — The road, the path (accusative form)

가야

gaya — Must go, have to go (obligation form)

만약

manyak — If, supposing that, in case

벗어나고자

beoseonagoja — Wishing to escape from, intending to get out

한다면

handamyeon — If one does, supposing one does

거친

geochin — Rough, harsh, rugged, wild

황야로부터

hwangyarobuteo — From the wilderness, from the wasteland