colloquial expression 거, 것

Is "거" different from "것"?

Can I exchange two?
→Can I exchange the two? [article]

거 and 것 means the same, the meaning is "thing", but A is a colloquial expression of B.
→ 거 and 것 means the same where the meaning is a "thing," but 거 is a colloquial expression of 것. [relative]

So most people use 거 to talk, and 것 is used in writing and official speaking.
→ So most people use 거 in speaking, and 것 is used in writing and official speaking. [word choice]

거 and 것 both refer to 'any object' or 'event'.

And you have to use it with modifier words.
→ And you have to use it with modifying words. [word form]

For example, "I don't want to keep track of Christmas thingy.", "Apartment stuff?".


Like these sentences, you have to have some modifier in front of 거 or 것.
→ Like these sentences, you have to have some modifiers in front of 거 or 것. [pluralization]

it is also used with demonstrative pronoun like "this, that, it" or possessive cases like "my, yours..."
→It is also used with demonstrative pronouns like "this, that, it" or possessive cases like "my, yours..." [pluralization]

After 거 and 것, case-marking post positional particle like "subject, object, auxiliary markers".
→After 거 and 것, case-markings post positional particles like "subject, object and auxiliary markers." [intended message]

Koreans prefer to use abbreviation when they speak.
→ Koreans prefer to use abbreviations when they speak. [pluralization]

Grammar 거 is used when people speak.

Grammar 것 is used in writing or in official speech.

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