The divine comedy — Page 1

Vocabulary

나를

na-reul — Me; first person singular object marker attached

통해

tong-hae — Through; by means of something

그대는

geu-dae-neun — You (literary/poetic form of address)

비탄의

bi-tan-eui — Of grief; of lamentation or sorrow

도시로

do-si-ro — To the city; toward a city

들어가노라

deu-reo-ga-no-ra — Enter; I declare one enters (archaic form)

영원한

yeong-won-han — Eternal; everlasting, without end

고통으로

go-tong-eu-ro — Into pain; through suffering or agony

영원히

yeong-won-hi — Forever; eternally, for all time

길

gil — Road; path or way

잃은

il-heun — Lost; having lost something

자들

ja-deul — Those people; plural of persons (literary)

사이로

sa-i-ro — Among; through the space between things

정의가

jeong-eui-ga — Justice; righteousness as subject of sentence

나의

na-eui — My; belonging to me (possessive)

구조를

gu-jo-reul — Structure; framework as object of sentence

세운

se-un — Established; built or erected something

창시자이니

chang-si-ja-i-ni — Because I am the founder or originator

세우는

se-u-neun — Building; the act of establishing or erecting

것은

geo-seun — The thing; nominalizer with topic marker

신성한

sin-seong-han — Divine; holy or sacred in nature

권능의

gwon-neung-eui — Of power; of divine authority or might

과업이었고

gwa-eob-i-eoss-go — Was a task; it was an undertaking and…

지고한

ji-go-han — Supreme; the highest or most exalted

지혜와

ji-hye-wa — Wisdom and; knowledge together with something

태초의

tae-cho-eui — Of the beginning; of the primordial origin

사랑이었노라

sa-rang-i-eoss-no-ra — It was love (archaic declarative ending)

내가

nae-ga — I; first person singular subject marker

있기

iss-gi — Existing; the state of being present

전에는

jeon-e-neun — Before; prior to a certain point in time

창조된

chang-jo-doen — Created; having been made or brought into existence

것이

geo-si — Thing that; nominalizer as subject of clause

없었으니

eobs-eoss-eu-ni — There was nothing; did not exist because…

오직

o-jik — Only; solely, nothing else but

것들만이

geo-deul-man-i — Only those things; exclusively these things

있었고

iss-eoss-go — Existed and; there were and (continuing)

나

na — I; first person singular pronoun

또한

tto-han — Also; likewise or in addition

존재하노라

jon-jae-ha-no-ra — I exist; declaring one's existence (archaic)

여기

yeo-gi — Here; this place or location

들어오는

deu-reo-o-neun — Entering; coming inside or going in

자

ja — One who; a person (literary nominalizer)

모든

mo-deun — All; every single one without exception

희망을

hui-mang-eul — Hope; expectation as object of sentence

버릴지어다

beo-ril-ji-eo-da — Abandon; let one give up (archaic imperative)

이처럼

i-cheo-reom — Like this; in this manner or way

희미한

hui-mi-han — Faint; dim or barely visible

빛깔의

bit-kkal-eui — Of color; of hue or shade

글자들을

geul-ja-deul-eul — Letters; written characters as object

보았노니

bo-ass-no-ni — I saw; observed (archaic declarative form)

한

han — One; a single (determiner before noun)

문의

mun-eui — Of a gate; belonging to a door or gate

높은

nop-eun — High; tall or elevated in position

아치

a-chi — Arch; curved architectural structure overhead

위에

wi-e — Above; on top of something

새겨진

sae-gyeo-jin — Engraved; carved or inscribed into a surface

것을

geo-seul — The thing; nominalizer as object of verb

그리하여

geu-ri-ha-yeo — Therefore; thus or and so (literary connector)

이렇게

i-reo-ke — Like this; in this way or manner

말하였다

mal-ha-yeoss-da — Said; spoke or stated something (past tense)

스승이여

seu-seung-i-yeo — O master; address to a teacher (vocative)

이

i — This; near demonstrative determiner

말들은

mal-deul-eun — These words; utterances as topic of sentence

험난한

heom-nan-han — Harsh; difficult and full of hardship

뜻을

ddeut-eul — Meaning; intention as object of sentence

담고

dam-go — Containing; holding inside and (continuing)

있나이다

iss-na-i-da — There is; formal humble statement of existence

그는

geu-neun — He; third person singular male topic

준비된

jun-bi-doen — Prepared; ready or made ready beforehand

자처럼

ja-cheo-reom — Like one who; as if a certain person

대답하였다

dae-dap-ha-yeoss-da — Answered; gave a reply (past tense)

여기서

yeo-gi-seo — Here; from or at this place

의심을

eui-sim-eul — Doubt; suspicion as object of sentence

뒤에

dwi-e — Behind; at the back of something

남겨두어야

nam-gyeo-du-eo-ya — Must leave behind; should set aside and keep

하고

ha-go — And; do and (connective between clauses)

비열한

bi-yeol-han — Cowardly; base, despicable or ignoble

두려움을

du-ryeo-um-eul — Fear; dread as object of sentence

꺼뜨려야

kkeo-ddeu-ryeo-ya — Must extinguish; should put out or snuff

하노라

ha-no-ra — I declare; archaic first-person declaration

우리는

u-ri-neun — We; first person plural as topic

이제

i-je — Now; at this point in time

그대에게

geu-dae-e-ge — To you; directed toward you (literary)

말한

mal-han — Spoke of; mentioned or said (past modifier)

곳에

got-e — At the place; to the location mentioned

왔으니

wass-eu-ni — Have come; arrived and therefore…

영혼들을

yeong-hon-deul-eul — Souls; spirits as object of sentence

보게

bo-ge — To see; will come to see something

되리라

doe-ri-ra — Will become; shall come to be (archaic)

비참함에

bi-cham-ham-e — In misery; placed in wretched suffering

처해진

cheo-hae-jin — Having been placed; found in a situation

지적인

ji-jeok-in — Intellectual; of or relating to the intellect

선을

seon-eul — Good; virtue or goodness as object

잃어버린

il-heo-beo-rin — Having lost completely; lost and gone forever

그리고

geu-ri-go — And; furthermore, connecting two clauses

그가

geu-ga — He; third person singular male subject

손을

son-eul — Hand; the hand as object of verb

뻗어

ppeo-deo — Stretching out; extending a limb outward

내

nae — My; my hand (possessive before noun)

잡으며

jab-eu-myeo — Grabbing; taking hold while doing something

상냥한

sang-nyang-han — Gentle; kind and warm in manner

표정을

pyo-jeong-eul — Expression; facial look as object of verb

지었고

ji-eoss-go — Made an expression; wore a look and…

그로

geu-ro — By that; through him or because of it

인해

in-hae — Due to; because of or owing to

용기를

yong-gi-reul — Courage; bravery as object of sentence

얻었으며

eod-eoss-eu-myeo — Gained and; obtained courage and continued

비밀스러운

bi-mil-seu-reo-un — Mysterious; secretive or hidden in nature

곳으로

got-eu-ro — To the place; toward the location

이끌었다

i-kkeul-eoss-da — Led; guided someone to somewhere (past)

탄식과

tan-sik-gwa — Sighs and; lamentation together with something

애도와

ae-do-wa — Mourning and; grief together with something

큰

keun — Big; large or great in size

신음

sin-eum — Groan; moan of pain or suffering

소리가

so-ri-ga — Sound; a noise as subject of sentence

별빛

byeol-bit — Starlight; the light emitted by stars

하나

ha-na — One; a single unit or none at all

없는

eobs-neun — Without; having none, lacking completely

공기

gong-gi — Air; the atmosphere or surrounding air

속에

sok-e — Inside; within or in the middle of

울려

ul-ryeo — Resonating; ringing out or echoing sound

퍼졌으니

peo-jeoss-eu-ni — Spread out; filled the space and therefore…

나조차도

na-jo-cha-do — Even I; even myself was affected

들어서며

deu-reo-seo-myeo — Upon entering; stepping in while doing

눈물을

nun-mul-eul — Tears; crying as object of sentence

흘렸노라

heul-ryeoss-no-ra — I shed tears; wept (archaic declaration)

온갖

on-gat — All kinds of; every sort of thing

언어들

eon-eo-deul — Languages; multiple tongues or speech forms

끔찍한

kkeum-jjik-han — Horrible; dreadful or terrifying in nature

말들

mal-deul — Words; multiple utterances or expressions

절규

jeol-gyu — Scream; a desperate cry or shriek

분노의

bun-no-eui — Of anger; of rage or wrath

억양

eok-yang — Intonation; tone or accent of speech

깊고

gip-go — Deep and; profound and (connective form)

쉰

swin — Hoarse; raspy or rough in voice quality

목소리들

mok-so-ri-deul — Voices; multiple sounds of speaking

손뼉을

son-ppyeok-eul — Handclap; the clapping of hands as object

쳐

chyeo — Striking; hitting or clapping hands

소리를

so-ri-reul — Sound; noise as object of verb

더욱

deo-uk — Even more; further or to a greater degree

크게

keu-ge — Loudly; greatly or in a large manner

하며

ha-myeo — Making; doing while also doing something else

소란을

so-ran-eul — Commotion; uproar as object of sentence

이루었으니

i-ru-eoss-eu-ni — Formed; created and therefore as a result

그것은

geu-geo-seun — It; that thing as topic of sentence

소용돌이치며

so-yong-do-ri-chi-myeo — Swirling; whirling around while doing something

짙은

jit-eun — Dark; thick or dense in color or substance

어둠으로

eo-dum-eu-ro — Into darkness; through or with darkness

물든

mul-deun — Dyed; stained or saturated with something

속을

sok-eul — Inside; the interior as object of verb

맴돌았으니

maem-do-lass-eu-ni — Circled around; kept revolving and therefore…

회오리바람

hoe-o-ri-ba-ram — Whirlwind; a powerful spinning wind storm

날아다니는

nal-a-da-ni-neun — Flying about; moving through the air freely

모래와도

mo-rae-wa-do — Even like sand; comparable to flying sand

같았노라

gat-ass-no-ra — Was like; resembled (archaic declarative)

그때

geu-ttae — At that time; then, at that moment

아직

a-jik — Still; yet, not finished or not changed

혼란에

hon-ran-e — In confusion; amid chaos or disorder

싸인

ssa-in — Wrapped; enveloped or surrounded by something

채

chae — While still; in the state of being

외쳤노라

oe-chyeoss-no-ra — I cried out; shouted (archaic declaration)

듣는

deut-neun — Listening; one who hears (present modifier)

이것은

i-geo-seun — This is; this thing as topic of sentence

무엇입니까

mu-eos-im-ni-kka — What is it; formal question asking identity

어떤

eo-tteon — What kind of; which sort or type

무리가

mu-ri-ga — A group; a crowd as subject of sentence

이들이니이까

i-deul-i-ni-i-kka — Who are these people; formal archaic question

이토록

i-to-rok — This much; so greatly or to this extent

비탄에

bi-tan-e — In grief; immersed in sorrow or lamentation

잠긴

jam-gin — Submerged; sunken or immersed in something

듯

deut — As if; seeming to or appearing to

보이는

bo-i-neun — Appearing; seeming or looking a certain way

자들이

ja-deul-i — Those who; plural persons as subject