The Odyssey: Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original — Page 9

Vocabulary

작가의

jakgaui — belonging to or of the author/writer

마음속에서

maeumsogeso — from within the heart or mind

시가

siga — poem; subject marker attached to 시

발전하는

baljeonhaneun — developing, progressing, or advancing

과정이

gwajeong-i — process or course of something

이해되는

ihaedoeneun — being understood or comprehended

순간

sungan — moment; an instant in time

다른

dareun — other; different from something else

어려움들도

eoryeoumdeuldo — difficulties or hardships, also/too

사라질

sarajil — will disappear or vanish

것이다

geosida — it will be; expresses future certainty

나는

naneun — I; first-person subject pronoun

이

i — this; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

문제를

munjereul — problem or issue (object marker attached)

여성

yeoseong — woman; female gender

작가

jakga — author, writer, or artist

쪽에서

jjogeseo — on page; at a certain page location

어느

eoneu — some; a certain (unspecified) one

정도

jeongdo — degree, extent, or level of something

상세히

sangsehee — in detail; thoroughly and specifically

다루었다

darueotda — dealt with or handled a topic

간략히

gallyakhi — briefly; in a concise manner

말하자면

malhajamyeon — to put it briefly; in other words

두

du — two; the number 2

개의

gaeui — of (a number of) units or items

뚜렷이

tteuryeoti — clearly; distinctly visible or apparent

구분되는

gubundoeneun — being divided or distinguished from each other

시로

siro — as a poem; into poem form

이루어져

irueojyeo — composed of; made up of parts

있다

itda — to exist; to be present or composed

귀환으로

gwihwaneuro — with or by the return homeward

시의

siui — of the poem; possessive form of 시

첫

cheot — first; the very beginning one

행에서

haengeseo — from the line (of a poem or text)

노래하도록

noraehadorok — so as to sing; requesting to sing

요청받는

yocheongbadneun — being requested or asked to do something

것은

geoseun — the thing that; nominalizer with topic marker

오직

ojik — only; solely and nothing else

시뿐이다

sippunida — it is only the poem; nothing but poetry

시에는

sieneun — in the poem; topic marker on poem

이야기와

iyagwa — story or tale, with/and conjunction

제

je — ordinal prefix meaning 'number' or 'the nth'

권에서

gweoneseo — from/in a volume or book number

걸쳐

geolchyeo — spanning across; extending over a range

직접

jikjeop — directly; in person or firsthand

이야기하는

iyagihaneun — narrating or telling a story

자신의

jashinui — one's own; belonging to oneself

모험담이

moheomdam-i — adventure story or tale (subject marker)

포함된다

pohamdoenda — is included; is contained within

시는

sineun — the poem (topic marker); as for the poem

권의

gwonui — of a volume; possessive for book number

행

haeng — line (of text or poetry)

대략

daeryak — approximately; roughly around a number

그리고

geurigo — and; also; connecting two clauses

거기서부터

geogiseobuteo — from there; starting from that point

중단

jungdan — interruption; pause or stoppage

없이

eopsi — without; in the absence of something

중간까지로

junggankkajiро — up to the middle of something

이루어지며

irueojimyeo — is composed of; while being made up

바로

baro — right; exactly; directly at that point

그

geu — that; the; a demonstrative or definite article

지점에서

jijeomeseo — at that point or location in text

원래의

wollaeeui — original; of the initial plan or concept

구상이

gusang-i — conception or plan (subject marker attached)

포기되었다

pogidoeeotda — was abandoned or given up on

이야기

iyagi — story, tale, or narrative

항해

hanghae — voyage or navigation by sea