Summary of Korean Demonstrative Adjectives and Korean Adverbs of Place

이 (this) 그 (that) 저 (that)

When to use? Object near the

speaker

(1) Object near the

listener

(2) Object is not

visible to both

speaker and listener

Object away from

both speaker and

listener

Korean

Demonstrative

Adjectives

이 사람 - this person 그 사람 - that person 저 사람 - that person

Pronoun (with

Korean Subject

Marker - 이)

이게 - this thing 그게 - that thing 저게 - that thing

Pronoun (with

Korean Topic

Marker - 은)

이건 - this thing 그건 - that thing 저건 - that thing

Korean Adverbs 여기 - here 거기 - there 저기 - there

Material Demonstrative Pronouns: 이것, 그것, 저것

These are material demonstrative pronouns that are used for things. They indicate the relative distance from the speaker's point of view.

* Near: 이것 "THIS". something physically close to the speaker.

* Middle: 그것"THAT". something close to the hearer or a place already mentioned or known to the hearer and speaker

* Far: 저것 "THAT OVER THERE". something far from both the hearer and speaker.

Example

이것은 책입니다. This is a book.

그것은 무엇입니까? What is that?

저것은 장난감입니다. That (over there) is a toy.