Korean grammar in use beginning to early intermediate

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A 이것이 무엇입니까? What is this?

A 그것이무엇입 니까? What is that?

A 저것이 무엇입 니까?

B 이것은연필입니 다.

B 이것은가방입니다. That’sabag

B 저것은시계입 니 다.

This is a penci l.

What is that (over there)?

That's a c10ck

‘‘-._---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------_------.----------------_-_-------------------’‘ When indicating an object or location , 01/그/저 is used in front of the n oun representing it. Of these , 0 I is used when the noun is close to the speaker, 그 is used when it is close to the listener, and 저 is used w hen it is located away from both the speaker and listener.

Close to Speaker

C lose to Li stener

Away from 80th Speaker and Listener

Thing

이것

그것

저것

Person

이사람/이분

그사람/그분

저 사람/저분

Place

이콧(여기)

그곳(거개

저곳 (저기)

When the particle 이 is added t。 이것 , 그것 , and 저것 , the result is 이것이 , 그것 이 , and 저것이. However, in conversation these forms are contracted to 0 1 게, 그게 , and 저게 . The particles 은 and 을 are als。 contracted in the same w ay.

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이것이

-•

01게

이것은

01건

이것을

01걸

그것이

-•

그게

그것은

- •

그건

그것을

- •

그걸

저것이

- •

저게

저것은

-•

저건

저것을

저걸

A 이건 뭐예요?

What is this?

B 이건 꽃이에요.

This is a f10wer.

A 너무 커 요. 이걸 어 떻게 먹 어요?

1t’'s too big. 1can’t eat this. (How is one to eat this?)

B 그럼 저게 작으니까 저걸 드세요.

Then eat that one (over there) because it's smaller.


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