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/ðeː(ɹ)/ /ðɛə(ɹ)/ /ðɛəɹ/

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noun

저기, 그곳

Examples :

"My favorite spot in the park is there, by the old oak tree. "

공원 내 내가 가장 좋아하는 곳은 저기, 오래된 떡갈나무 옆이다.

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noun

거기

That status; that position.

Examples :

"My sister's there in the school's top 10% of students. "

내 여동생은 학교 상위 10% 학생 안에 있다.

position place essential

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adverb

저기, 거기에

(location) In a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) at some distance from the speaker (compare here).

Examples :

"My sister is studying there, at the library. "

내 여동생은 도서관에서 공부하고 있다.

place position direction essential

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adverb

거기

In that matter, relation, etc.; at that point, stage, etc., regarded as a distinct place.

Examples :

"He did not stop there, but continued his speech."

그는 거기서 멈추지 않고 연설을 계속했다.

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adverb

거기, 저기

(location) To or into that place; thither.

Examples :

"My sister is going there to meet her friend after school. "

내 여동생은 학교 후에 친구를 만나러 거기에 갈 거예요.

place direction essential

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adverb

거기, 저기

Where, there where, in which place.

Examples :

"The library is there, near the school. "

도서관은 학교 근처 저기에 있어요.

place position direction essential

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adverb

존재하는, 거기에

In existence or in this world; see pronoun section below.

Examples :

"There are many interesting books in the library. "

도서관에는 흥미로운 책이 많이 있습니다.

place being world essential

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pronoun

거기에

Used as an expletive subject of be in its sense of “exist”, with the semantic, usually indefinite subject being postponed or (occasionally) implied.

Examples :

"Is there an answer? [=Does an answer exist?]"

답이 있습니까?

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pronoun

거기

Used with other intransitive verbs of existence, in the same sense, or with other intransitive verbs, adding a sense of existence.

Examples :

"If x is a positive number, then there exists [=there is] a positive number y less than x."

x가 양수이면, x보다 작은 양수 y가 존재한다.

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pronoun

거기

Used with other verbs, when raised.

Examples :

"I expected there to be a simpler solution. [=I expected that there would be a simpler solution.]"

나는 더 간단한 해결책이 거기에 있을 거라고 예상했다.

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pronoun

저기

(in combination with certain prepositions, no longer productive) That.

Examples :

"therefor, thereat, thereunder"

그러므로, 거기에, 그 아래에

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pronoun

거기

Used to replace an unknown name, principally in greetings and farewells

Examples :

"Hi there, young fellow."

안녕, 젊은이.

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interjection

자, 저기

Used to offer encouragement or sympathy.

Examples :

"There, there. Everything is going to turn out all right."

자, 자. 모든 것이 잘 될 거예요.

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interjection

됐다! 다 됐어!

Used to express victory or completion.

Examples :

"There! That knot should hold."

됐다! 그 매듭은 풀리지 않을 거야.

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