This / That

Question 1

이

Answer 1

“This” (an adjective that’s used before a noun (with a space))

Used whenever ‘this’ is close to the person speaking

Question 2

그

Answer 2

“That” (an adjective that’s used before a noun (with a space))

Used whenever ‘that’ is close to the person listening - not the speaker

Question 3

저

Answer 3

“That (over there)” (an adjective that’s used before a noun (with a space))

Used whenever ‘that’ is far from both the person speaking and the person listening

Question 4

이것

Answer 4

“This thing” (a noun which can be used by itself)

Used whenever something is close to the person speaking

이게 = 이것이 (Subject Marker)
이걸 = 이것을 (Object Marker)
이건 = 이것은 (Topic Marker)

Question 5

그것

Answer 5

“That thing” (a noun which can be used by itself)

Used whenever something is close to the person listening - not the speaker

그게 = 그것이 (Subject Marker)
그걸 = 그것을 (Object Marker)
그건 = 그것은 (Topic Marker)

Question 6

저것

Answer 6

“That thing (over there)” (a noun which can be used by itself)

Used whenever something is far from both the person speaking and the person listening

저게 = 저것이 (Subject Marker)
저걸 = 저것을 (Object Marker)
저건 = 저것은 (Topic Marker)

Question 7

이거

Answer 7

The shortened version of 이것, “This thing”

Question 8

그거

Answer 8

The shortened version of 그것, “That thing”

Question 9

저거

Answer 9

The shortened version of 저것, “That thing (over there)”