Korean grammar · Level 1 · 1급
이거 · 그거 · 저거
This, that, that over there
Korean has three words for “this/that”, and they depend on distance. 이 is near me, 그 is near you, 저 is far from both of us. Add 거 (thing) to point at an object. In careful writing 거 is 것.
| When | Use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| near me | 이거 | 이거 · 이게 (subject) |
| near you | 그거 | 그거 · 그게 |
| far from both of us | 저거 | 저거 · 저게 |
Examples
이거 제 책이에요.
This is my book.
그거 뭐예요?
What's that (near you)?
저거 호야 씨 가방이에요?
Is that (over there) your bag, Hoya?
Practise it in context · Level 1, Unit 2
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A dialogue with audio, practice that checks itself, Hoya’s mistakes, a reading and a writing task.
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