Korean

Symbol

거 • ‎(geo)

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

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Interjection

거 • ‎(geo)

1. well!

Etymology 3

Contraction of 것

Noun

거 • ‎(geo)

1. thing.
2. what, that which.

   그건 내 한 거예요.

   That’s what I did.

3. that of. pronounced as 꺼.

   내 거예요.

   It’s mine.

Usage notes

• Nominative form: 게 (← 것이) (except for the sense 3, "that of")
• Accusative form: 걸 (← 것을)
• Instrumental form: 걸로 (← 것으로)
• Topic form: 건 (← 것은)

Derived terms

• 이거 ‎(igeo)
• 그거 ‎(geugeo)
• 저거 ‎(jeogeo)

Etymology 4

Reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

거 (geo)

1. 車: vehicle

   (eumhun reading: 수레 거 ‎(sure geo))

2. 去: going

   (eumhun reading: 갈 거 ‎(gal geo))

3. 居: living

   (eumhun reading: 살 거 ‎(sal geo))

4. 擧: lifting

   (eumhun reading: 들 거 ‎(deul geo))

5. 巨: bigness

   (eumhun reading: 클 거 ‎(keul geo))

6. 據: dependence, basis

   (eumhun reading: 의지할 거 ‎(uijihal geo))

7. 距: falling

   (eumhun reading: 떨어질 거 ‎(tteoreojil geo))

8. 拒: blockage

   (eumhun reading: 막을 거 ‎(mageul geo))

9. 渠: ditch

   (eumhun reading: 도랑 거 ‎(dorang geo))

10. 佉, 俥, 倨, 凥, 勮, 厺, 去, 呿, 居, 巨, 拒, 拠, 据, 據, 擧, 昛, 渠, 炬, 祛, 秬, 筥, 籧, 胠, 腒, 艍, 苣, 莒, 蕖, 蘧, 袪, 裾, 詎, 距, 踞, 車, 遽, 醵, 鉅, 鋸, 駏