Korean

Syllable

그 • ‎(geu)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄱ and ㅡ.

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Determiner

그 • ‎(geu)

1. (demonstrative) that (of what has been already said or known)

Usage notes

그 (geu) is used for items closer to the listener than to the speaker, and 저 (jeo) is used for items far from both the speaker and the listener

Derived terms

• 그것 (geugeot, “that thing”)
• 그곳 (geugot, “that place”)
• 그때 (geuttae, “that moment”)
• 그대로 (geudaero, “like that”)
• 그렇다 (geureota, “to be that way”)
• 그이 (geu-i, “he”)
• 그놈 (geunom, “he”) (insulting)
• 그놈들 (geunomdeul, “they”) (insulting)
• 그년 (geunyeon, “she”) (insulting)

See also

• 이 (i, “this”)
• 저 (jeo, “that”)

Pronoun

그 • ‎(geu)

1. (demonstrative) that (of what has been already said or known) (see 그것 (geugeot, “that thing”))
2. (literary) he; she

Usage notes

그녀 (geunyeo, “she”) is an explicitly feminine third-person pronoun.

Synonyms

• (demonstrative, that): 저 (jeo)

Antonyms

• (demonstrative, this): 이 (i)

Derived terms

• 그녀 (geunyeo, “she”)
• 그들 (geudeul, “they”)
• 그네들 (geunedeul, “they”)

See also