The Odyssey: Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original — Page 1

Vocabulary

제13권

je sipsam gwon — Book 13; the thirteenth volume or chapter

187행

baek palsip chil haeng — Line 187; the one hundred eighty-seventh line

중간에서

junggan-eseo — From the middle; starting from the midpoint

깨어나며

kkaeeonamyeo — Waking up; while awakening from sleep

거기서부터

geogiseobuto — From there; starting from that point

제24권의

je isip sa gwon-eui — Of Book 24; belonging to the twenty-fourth volume

끝까지

kkeut-kkaji — Until the end; all the way to the finish

이어진다

ieojinda — Continues; extends or connects onward

여성

yeoseong — Woman; female gender or person

작가

jakga — Author; a person who writes literary works

나는

naneun — I; first-person singular subject pronoun

다음과

daeumgwa — With the following; as follows (connector)

같이

gachi — Like; together with or in the same way

썼다

sseotda — Wrote; past tense of to write

제11권

je sipil gwon — Book 11; the eleventh volume or chapter

제9권

je gu gwon — Book 9; the ninth volume or chapter

삽입

sabip — Insertion; the act of inserting or interpolating

그리고

geurigo — And; a conjunction connecting clauses or items

제1권

je il gwon — Book 1; the first volume or chapter

옮겨진

olmgyeojin — Transferred; moved or relocated from one place

내용을

naeyong-eul — Content; the material or substance of a text

대체하기

daechehagi — To replace; to substitute one thing for another

위해

wihae — For the purpose of; in order to achieve something

제5권

je o gwon — Book 5; the fifth volume or chapter

서두에

seodu-e — At the beginning; at the opening section

새로운

saeroun — New; fresh or recently created

신들의

sindeul-eui — Of the gods; belonging to divine beings

회의를

hoeui-reul — Assembly; a meeting or council (object marker)

작성한

jakseonghan — Composed; written or drafted a document

것은

geot-eun — The thing; nominalizer with topic marker

구

gu — Old; former or previous version

계획과

gyehoek-gwa — Plan and; a scheme or intention (with connector)

신

sin — New; updated or revised (prefix)

계획

gyehoek — Plan; a scheme or proposed course of action

사이에

saie — Between; in the space separating two things

통일성의

tongil-seong-eui — Of unity; relating to consistency or coherence

외양이라도

oeyangiraedo — Even the appearance; at least a semblance of

부여하고

buyeohago — Granting and; to bestow or assign a quality

한

han — One; a single topic or subject

주제를

juje-reul — Theme; the main subject or topic (object)

노래하도록

noraehadorok — So as to sing; in order to perform a song

요청받은

yocheong-badeun — Requested; having been asked to do something

후

hu — After; following a certain event or time

그

geu — That; a demonstrative referring to something mentioned

시간의

sigan-eui — Of the time; relating to a period of time

3분의

sambun-eui — Of thirds; fraction denominator three

2를

i-reul — Two; the number two (object marker)

전혀

jeonhyeo — Not at all; completely different or unrelated

다른

dareun — Different; another or distinct from previous

노래하는

noraehaneun — Singing; the act of performing a song

데

de — In doing; nominalizer indicating an action or situation

보내며

bonaemyeo — Spending and; passing time while doing something

아무도

amudo — Nobody; no one at all (with negative verb)

요청하지

yocheong-haji — Not request; to not ask for something (negative)

않은

aneun — Not done; negative modifier for a preceding verb

절정을

jeoljeong-eul — Climax; the peak or highest point of something

향해

hyanghae — Toward; heading in the direction of something

나아간다는

naaagandaneun — That one moves forward; progressing toward a goal

사실을

sasil-eul — The fact; a truth or reality (object marker)

감추기

gamchuki — Hiding; concealing or covering up something

행해진

haenghaejin — Performed; carried out or executed actions

유일한

yuil-han — Sole; the only one of its kind

것들이었다

geotdeul-i-eotda — Were the things; plural past tense nominalizer

대략적으로

daeryakjeogeuro — Approximately; in a rough or general manner

귀환은

gwihwan-eun — The return; coming back home (topic marker)

여덟

yeodeol — Eight; the number eight

권을

gwon-eul — Volumes; books or chapters (object marker)

차지하고

chajihago — Occupying and; taking up a portion or share

구혼자들은

guhonjadul-eun — The suitors; those seeking marriage (topic marker)

열여섯

yeol yeoseot — Sixteen; the number sixteen

차지하기

chajihagi — To occupy; to take up a share or portion

때문이다

ttaemun-ida — It is because; indicating a reason or cause

이것이

igeosi — This; referring to something just mentioned (subject)

실질적으로

siljiljeogeuro — Substantially; in a practical or essential sense

옳다고

olda-go — That it is correct; asserting something is right

믿는다

midneunda — Believe; to trust or have confidence in something

마지막으로

majimak-euro — Lastly; as a final point or in conclusion

매우

maeu — Very; to a great degree or extent

사소한

sasohan — Trivial; minor or of little importance

점을

jeom-eul — Point; a specific aspect or matter (object)

다루자면

darujamyeon — If we deal with; when addressing a topic

판본이

panbon-i — Edition; a particular printed version of a text

제2권과

je i gwon-gwa — Book 2 and; the second volume (with connector)

제3권을

je sam gwon-eul — Book 3; the third volume (object marker)

쉼표로

swimpyo-ro — With a comma; using a comma punctuation mark

끝맺고

kkeunmaetgo — Ending and; concluding or closing something

있음을

isseum-eul — The fact of existing; nominalized existence (object)

발견한다

balgyeonhanda — Discovers; finds or notices something

구두점은

gudujjeom-eun — Punctuation; marks used in writing (topic marker)

보다

boda — Than; comparative particle indicating a comparison

훨씬

hwolssin — Much more; by a considerable degree or margin

최근의

choegeun-eui — Recent; of the latest or most current time

것이어서

geosieoseo — Because it is; since something is a certain way

이처럼

icheoreom — Like this; in this manner or to this extent

문제에서

munje-eseo — In this matter; regarding a specific issue

원문을

wonmun-eul — The original text; source document (object marker)

고수하는

gosuhaneun — Adhering to; sticking to or maintaining strictly

것이

geosi — The thing; nominalizer with subject marker

별로

byeollo — Not particularly; not very (used with negatives)

유용해

yuyonghae — Useful; beneficial or practically helpful

보이지

boiji — Does not seem; appear (negative form)

않지만

anhjiman — Although not; concessive negative conjunction

그럼에도

geureom-edo — Nevertheless; despite that or even so

순전한

sunjeonhan — Pure; sheer or utter without any mixture

보수주의

bosujeui — Conservatism; ideology favoring traditional values

정신에서

jeongshin-eseo — In the spirit of; from a certain mindset or attitude

그렇게

geureoke — That way; in that manner or accordingly

하는

haneun — Doing; present tense modifier of to do

편을

pyeon-eul — Side; choosing a particular option (object marker)

택했다

taekaetda — Chose; selected or decided on an option

왜

wae — Why; asking for a reason or cause

그리스어

geuriseo — Greek language; the language of ancient Greece

가

ga — Subject marker; grammatical particle after a noun

제8권의

je pal gwon-eui — Of Book 8; belonging to the eighth volume

제7권의

je chil gwon-eui — Of Book 7; belonging to the seventh volume

쓰였는가

sseuieonneun-ga — Was it used; questioning why something was written