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. 1

    여기는 도서관입니다.

    Yeogineun doseogwanimnida.

    This place is a library.

  2. 2

    거기는 교실입니까?

    Geogineun gyosirimnikka?

    Is that place a classroom?

  3. 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'.

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