거

geo · TOPIK 1

thing (informal 것)

📦 거 = 것 with the final ㅅ dropped: casual speech clips thing down to geo

거 is the spoken short form of 것 (geot, thing). In fast speech the closing consonant falls away, leaving geo. It shows up in everyday contractions: 이거 = this thing, 그거 = that thing, 할 거야 = going to do.

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