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Usages of jeo
저 집은 작아요.jeo jibeun jagayo.
That house is small.
저 친구를 만나요.jeo chingureul mannayo.
I meet that friend.
저 점원은 친절해요.jeo jeomwoneun chinjeolhaeyo.
That clerk is kind.
이 모자는 예쁘지만 저 치마랑은 잘 안 어울려.i mojaneun yeppeujiman jeo chimarangeun jal an eoullyeo.
This hat is pretty, but it doesn’t go well with that skirt.
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