Korean grammar - Thing: 것 |
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An indeterminate object (thing) can be referred to using the word 것. The definite articles 이, 그, and 저 (this, that) are frequently combined with 것 to mean 'this thing' or 'that thing'. • 이것 is this thing near the speaker. • 그것 is that thing closer to the listener . • 저것 is that distant thing. In colloquial Korean 것 is often abbreviated to 거 giving 이거, 그거 and 저거 • when 거 is used with the topic marker 는 it can be further abbreviated as 건. • when 거 is used with the object marker 를 it can be abbreviated as 걸. • when 거 is used with the object marker 이 (because it is actually 것이) it can be abbreviated as 게. |
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이것은 뭐예요?
What’s this (thing)? |
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그것은 뭐예요?
What’s that (thing)? |
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저것은 뭐예요?
What’s that (thing) over there? |
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이것은 의자예요.
This (thing) is chair. |
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그것은 사진이에요.
That (thing) is photo. |
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저것은 소예요.
That (thing) over there is cow.
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이것은 가방이 아니에요.
This (thing) is not bag. |
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그것은 높아요.
That is high.
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저건 책상이 아니에요.
That (thing) (over there) is not desk. |
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이건 너무 비싸요.
This (thing) is too expensive.
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저는 이걸 마셔요.
I am drinking this.
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그건 무거웠어요.
That (thing) was heavy.
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저게 좋았어요?
Was that (thing) (over there) good?
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저게 뭐예요?
What is that?
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그건 한국어책이에요.
That is a Korean book.
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그걸 줘요.
Give me that.
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왜 그걸 해요?
Why do (you) do that? |
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