The Odyssey: Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original — Page 2

Vocabulary

문제가

munje-ga — the problem (subject marker attached)

되는

doe-neun — becoming; that becomes or applies

요점들은

yojeom-deul-eun — the key points (topic marker attached)

다음과

da-eum-gwa — with the following; as follows

같다

gat-da — to be the same; to be as follows

장면과

jang-myeon-gwa — scene and; passage and (conjunctive)

장면

jang-myeon — scene; passage; setting in a narrative

모두에

mo-du-e — in both; regarding all of them

관하여

gwan-ha-yeo — concerning; regarding; with respect to

서해안에

seo-hae-an-e — on the west coast (locative marker attached)

현재

hyeon-jae — currently; at the present time

불리는

bul-li-neun — called; known as; named

장소에서

jang-so-e-seo — at the place; from the location

전적으로

jeon-jeok-eu-ro — entirely; wholly; completely

집필되었으며

jip-pil-doe-eoss-eu-myeo — was written and; was composed and

소재를

so-jae-reul — the material; the subject matter (object marker)

끌어왔다는

kkeu-reo-wat-da-neun — drew from; derived material from (quotative)

것

geot — thing; fact; nominalized concept

한편

han-pyeon — on the other hand; meanwhile

항해는

hang-hae-neun — the voyage; the sea journey (topic marker)

그가

geu-ga — he; that person (subject marker attached)

일단

il-dan — once; for now; first of all

쉽게

swip-ge — easily; without difficulty

닿을

da-eul — to reach; to arrive at (future modifier)

수

su — ability; possibility (used in ~ㄹ 수 있다)

있는

it-neun — existing; being; present (modifier form)

거리

geo-ri — distance; range; street

안에

an-e — inside; within

들어오면

deu-reo-o-myeon — if one enters; once inside (conditional)

제도

je-do — archipelago; island group

해협

hae-hyeop — strait; narrow sea passage

그리고

geu-ri-go — and; and then; furthermore

섬을

seom-eul — the island (object marker attached)

거쳐

geo-chyeo — passing through; via; by way of

돌아오는

do-ra-o-neun — returning; coming back (modifier form)

섬의

seom-eui — of the island; the island's

자연스럽게

ja-yeon-seu-reop-ge — naturally; in a natural manner

것이다

geo-si-da — it is the case that; the fact is

시는

si-neun — the poem; the verse (topic marker attached)

곳에

got-e — at the place; in the location

살았던

sa-rat-deon — who lived; who used to live (past modifier)

아주

a-ju — very; quite; extremely

젊은

jeol-meun — young; youthful

여성에

yeo-seong-e — by/to a woman (locative/dative marker)

의해

eui-hae — by means of; by (passive agent marker)

쓰였으며

sseu-yeoss-eu-myeo — was written and; was authored and

그녀는

geu-nyeo-neun — she; that woman (topic marker attached)

이름으로

i-reum-eu-ro — under the name of; by the name

자신을

ja-sin-eul — oneself; herself (object marker attached)

작품

jak-pum — work; literary or artistic creation

속에

so-ge — inside; within; in the middle of

등장시켰다는

deung-jang-si-kyeot-da-neun — made appear; inserted as a character (quotative)

다소

da-so — somewhat; rather; to some extent

놀라운

nol-la-un — surprising; astonishing; remarkable

이

i — this; these (demonstrative determiner)

주장들

ju-jang-deul — claims; arguments; assertions (plural)

중

jung — among; in the middle of

첫

cheot — first; the very first

번째

beon-jjae — ordinal suffix meaning '-th' (e.g., first)

주장의

ju-jang-eui — of the claim; the argument's

근거가

geun-geo-ga — the basis; the grounds (subject marker)

주요

ju-yo — main; major; principal

논거들은

non-geo-deul-eun — the arguments; the grounds (topic marker, plural)

1월

i-rwol — January; the first month

30일과

sam-sip-il-gwa — the 30th and (conjunctive marker)

2월

i-wol — February; the second month

20일자

i-sip-il-ja — dated the 20th; of the 20th date

반론

bal-lon — objection; counterargument; rebuttal

없이

eop-si — without; lacking; in the absence of

게재된

ge-jae-doen — published; printed; carried in a publication

이후로

i-hu-ro — since then; from that point onward

영국과

yeong-guk-gwa — Britain and; the UK and

이탈리아

i-tal-li-a — Italy, country in southern Europe

대중

dae-jung — the public; the general population

앞에

ap-e — in front of; before; to the audience of

줄곧

jul-got — consistently; all along; throughout

두드러지게

du-deu-reo-ji-ge — prominently; noticeably; conspicuously

반복적으로

ban-bok-jeok-eu-ro — repeatedly; in a repetitive manner

제시되어

je-si-doe-eo — presented; put forward; proposed

왔다

wat-da — has come; has been (continuative perfect)

두

du — two; both (numeral determiner)

주장

ju-jang — claim; argument; assertion

모두

mo-du — all; both; everyone

같은

ga-teun — the same; identical; similar

해

hae — year; the sun; that year

학기와

hak-gi-wa — semester and; term and (conjunctive)

10월

si-wol — October; the tenth month

학기의

hak-gi-eui — of the semester; the term's

역시

yeok-si — also; too; likewise; as well

강력히

gang-nyeok-i — strongly; forcefully; vigorously

제기되었다

je-gi-doe-eot-da — was raised; was put forward; was proposed

어떠한

eo-tteo-han — any; whatsoever; of any kind

방면으로부터도

bang-myeon-eu-ro-bu-teo-do — from any quarter; from any direction either

내가

nae-ga — I; me (subject marker attached)

답해야

dap-hae-ya — must answer; should respond (obligation form)

할

hal — will do; to do (future modifier)

만한

man-han — worth; deserving of; sufficient to

것이

geo-si — thing that; the fact that (subject marker)

내게

nae-ge — to me; for me (dative marker)

전달된

jeon-dal-doen — conveyed; delivered; communicated (past modifier)

바

ba — the fact that; what; that which

없으며

eop-seu-myeo — there is none and; lacking and (conjunctive)

내

nae — my; mine (first-person possessive)

논거의

non-geo-eui — of the argument; the reasoning's

결함이라도

gyeol-ham-i-ra-do — even a flaw; any defect whatsoever

파악하고자

pa-ak-ha-go-ja — in order to grasp; wishing to identify

얼마나

eol-ma-na — how much; how greatly; to what extent

간절히

gan-jeol-hi — earnestly; desperately; with deep longing

노력해

no-ryeok-hae — making effort; trying hard (verb stem)

왔는지를

wan-neun-ji-reul — how I have been doing (object marker, indirect)

잘

jal — well; skillfully; properly

알기에

al-gi-e — because I know; knowing well (causal)

나는

na-neun — I; as for me (topic marker attached)

만약

man-yak — if; supposing that; in case

그러한

geu-reo-han — such; that kind of; like that

결함이

gyeol-ham-i — the flaw; the defect (subject marker)

존재했다면

jon-jae-haet-da-myeon — if it had existed; had there been (conditional)

지금쯤은

ji-geum-jjeum-eun — by now; around this time (topic marker)

적어도

jeok-eo-do — at least; at a minimum

일부에

il-bu-e — about some; regarding a portion

대해서라도

dae-hae-seo-ra-do — even concerning; at least regarding

들었을

deu-reot-eul — would have heard; would have learned (past supposition)

것이라는

geo-si-ra-neun — that it would be; the fact that (quotative)

어느

eo-neu — some; a certain; which

정도의

jeong-do-eui — of a degree; to some extent (possessive)

확신을

hwak-sin-eul — conviction; certainty (object marker attached)

갖기

gat-gi — having; possessing (nominalised verb form)

시작한다

si-jak-han-da — begins; starts (present tense declarative)