What does 저 mean?
저 means "A humble way for the speaker to refer to themselves" in Korean.
How it works here
‘저’ is used when the speaker refers politely and humbly to themselves. Combined with the following ‘알아요’, it means ‘저는 알아요’ (I know).
When it's used
Used when speaking politely about yourself to someone older or to someone you have just met.
The line
아, 저 알아요
Oh, I know that person.
Said when recognizing someone or referring to the other person as someone known.
Scene from “ENHYPEN (엔하이픈) 'EN-O'CLOCK' EP.1” · Channel: ENHYPEN Watch on YouTube
More examples
저는 오늘 회의에 늦게 들어왔어요.
I came into today’s meeting late.
저도 그 영화 봤어요.
I watched that movie too.
Quick check
What does this mean here?
저
아, 저 알아요
Oh, I know that person.
- A word used when the speaker refers to themself humbly.
- A word referring again to something already mentioned.
- A pronoun used by the speaker to refer to the other person while lowering them.
- A word that points to a person or thing far from both the speaker and the listener.
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A word used when the speaker refers to themself humbly.
The humble form of ‘나’, used with particles as in ‘저는’, ‘저를’, and ‘저도’. Before ‘가’, it becomes ‘제가’, and with ‘의’, it becomes ‘제’ (제 가방). This is different from ‘저’ in ‘저 사람’, which points to someone or something over there.
Other words in this line
- 알다
- To know
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