그것

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that (thing), it

그것 = 그 (that) + 것 (thing): literally that-thing

그 means that (near the listener or already mentioned) and 것 means thing. Swap the first part to get the set: 이것 = this thing, 저것 = that thing over there. In speech it often shortens to 그거.

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