저기

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 뎌ᇰ어긔〮 (Yale: tyèng.èkúy).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeogi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeogi
McCune–Reischauer?chŏgi
Yale Romanization?ceki

Pronoun

저기 (jeogi)

  1. over there

See also

Korean demonstratives
Determiner (i) (geu) (jeo) 어느 (eoneu)
Pronoun Human 이이 (ii) 그이 (geu'i) 저이 (jeoi) (nwi)
이분 (ibun) 그분 (geubun) 저분 (jeobun) 어느 (eoneu bun)
이자 (ija) 그자 (geuja) 저자 (jeoja)
(yae) (gyae) (jae)
Object (i) ( (geu))1 ( (jeo))1
이것 (igeot) 그것 (geugeot) 저것 (jeogeot) 어느 (eoneu geot)
이거 (igeo) 그거 (geugeo) 저거 (jeogeo) 어느 (eoneu geo)
Place 여기 (yeogi) 거기 (geogi) 저기 (jeogi) 어디 (eodi)
이곳 (igot) 그곳 (geugot) 저곳 (jeogot) 어느 곳 (eoneu got)
Direction 이쪽 (ijjok) 그쪽 (geujjok) 저쪽 (jeojjok) 어느 (eoneu jjok)
Time 이때 (ittae) 그때 (geuttae) 접때 (jeopttae) 언제 (eonje)
Verb 이러다 (ireoda) 그러다 (geureoda) 저러다 (jeoreoda) 어쩌다 (eojjeoda)
이리하다 (irihada) 그리하다 (geurihada) 저리하다 (jeorihada) 어찌하다 (eojjihada)
Adjective 이렇다 (ireota) 그렇다 (geureota) 저렇다 (jeoreota) 어떻다 (eotteota)
이러하다 (ireohada) 그러하다 (geureohada) 저러하다 (jeoreohada) 어떠하다 (eotteohada)
Adverb 이리 (iri) 그리 (geuri) 저리 (jeori) 어찌 (eojji)
이렇게 (ireoke) 그렇게 (geureoke) 저렇게 (jeoreoke) 어떻게 (eotteoke)
이만큼 (imankeum) 그만큼 (geumankeum) 저만큼 (jeomankeum) 얼마만큼 (eolmamankeum)
(얼마큼 (eolmakeum))

1 Not common.

Interjection

저기 (jeogi)

  1. um; uh; erm (An exclamation used when one cannot think of something.)
  2. um; uh; erm (An exclamation used when one finds it awkward and uncomfortable to bring up something.)
    저기. 내가 미안해. — 괜찮아. 아나.
    jeogi. naega mianhae. - gwaenchana. ana.
    Well, I am sorry. — It’s okay, Anna.
    Original English texts from 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)

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