여기 / 거기 / 저기yeogi / geogi / jeogi
여기 / 거기 / 저기 – Here, there, over there (Place Demonstratives)
Meaning: Here / there / over there
Conjugation & Pattern
- 여기 + 은/는 -> 여기는 (Here is...)
- 거기 + 은/는 -> 거기는 (There is...)
- 저기 + 은/는 -> 저기는 (Over there is...)
Detailed Usage
Demonstrative pronouns for places: '여기' refers to a place close to the speaker; '거기' refers to a place close to the listener; '저기' refers to a place far from both speaker and listener.
Example Sentences
- 1
여기는 도서관입니다.
Yeogineun doseogwanimnida.
This place is a library.
- 2
거기는 교실입니까?
Geogineun gyosirimnikka?
Is that place a classroom?
- 3
저기는 학생 식당입니다.
Jeogineun haksaeng sikdangimnida.
Over there is the student cafeteria.
Important Notes
Combine directly with topic/subject particles as '여기는/여기가', '거기는/거기가', and '저기는/저기가'.