No. 1,199 in Korean
이건
"This" or "this thing."
In a sentence
이건 정말 대단한 발견이다.
This is truly an amazing discovery.
In this sentence, '이건' emphasizes 'this', referring specifically to the discovery being mentioned.
이건 너무 어려워서 이해할 수 없어.
This is too difficult to understand.
Here, '이건' is used to point out the subject, the topic of the difficulty being discussed.
이건 내가 아까 말했던 거야.
This is what I told you earlier.
In this example, '이건' indicates 'this' and connects it to a previously mentioned statement or context.
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