Korean word

그것

Pronunciation

Romanizationkeugeot

Meaning

  • pronounthat

Example

그것을 주세요.keu geo seul chu se yo

Please give me that.

Illustration for 그것 (that)

More examples

그것이 진짜야?keu geo si chin jja ya

Is that real?

Core concept

A pointer to something already mentioned or connected to the listener, from a real object to an idea.

Common phrases

  • 그것 때문에keu geot ttae mu ne

    because of that

  • 그것 같아keu geot ka ta

    like that

  • 그것 말고keu geot mal go

    other than that

Similar words

그거keugeo: A casual spoken pointer to something the speaker and listener both recognize.
이거igeo: A pointer to something close to the speaker or currently being discussed.
저거cheogeo: A casual spoken pointer to something far from both the speaker and listener.

Definition in Korean

앞서 언급한 대상이나 듣는 사람과 관계된 사물·사건·생각 등을 가리키는 지시대명사로, 구체적 대상뿐 아니라 추상적 사안도 포함한다.ap sseo eon geu pan tae sang i na teun neun sa ram gwa kwan gye doen sa mul sa geon saeng gak teung eul ka ri ki neun chi si dae myeong sa ro ku che jeok tae sang ppun a ni ra chu sang jeok sa an do po ham han da

Word origin

그것 (geugeot, "that thing") is built from 그 (geu, "that") and 것 (geot, "thing"), a word that can include events and ideas.

Usage tips

  • In everyday speech, a shorter spoken form is common, while the full form sounds more careful and appears often in writing.

Other meanings

  • itnoun

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