No. 8,483 in Korean
伊
In Korean, "伊" is a rarely used Hanja (Chinese character) meaning "this" or "that person," often representing the third person.
In a sentence
이 사람은 매우 친절합니다.
This person is very kind.
'이' is used to indicate 'this' in the demonstrative function, referring to the specific noun 'person'.
여기 이 책을 읽어보세요.
Read this book here.
'이' modifies '책', clarifying that it is the specific book being pointed to or referred to near the speaker.
이 문제는 조금 어려워요.
This problem is a bit difficult.
'이' is demonstrating 'this' problem, specifying the specific issue being discussed.
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