이미 언급되었거나 쉽게 식별할 수 있는 사물이나 상황을 가리킴
Used to refer to a thing, fact, or situation previously mentioned or easily identified.
예문:
"I found a key and put it in my pocket."
"The movie was great; I loved it."
성별을 알 수 없거나 밝히지 않은 동물이나 아기를 가리킴
Used to refer to an animal or a child of unspecified sex.
예문:
"The dog wagged its tail when it saw me."
"The baby is sleeping; don't wake it."
날씨, 시간, 거리, 명암 등을 나타낼 때 주어로 쓰임
Used as the subject of a verb to refer to the time, weather, distance, or a general situation.
예문:
"It is very cold today."
"It is five miles to the city."
문장의 뒤에 오는 진짜 주어나 목적어를 대신하여 형식적으로 쓰임
Used as a formal subject or object when the real subject or object comes later in the sentence.
예문:
"It is nice to meet you."
"I find it easy to cook."
술래잡기 등의 놀이에서 다른 사람을 잡아야 하는 사람
The player in a game of tag who has to catch the others.
예문:
"Tag, you're it!"
"He was it for the whole game."
성적인 매력이나 어떤 분야에서 최고의 상태 또는 인물
A quality of being exceptionally fashionable, attractive, or successful.
예문:
"She has it, that star quality."
"This burger is really it."
성교를 완곡하게 이르는 말
A euphemism for sexual intercourse.
예문:
"They finally did it."
"He was too shy to talk about it."
이탈리아산 단 베르무트 포도주
Italian vermouth, especially when mixed with gin.
예문:
"He ordered a gin and it."
"The recipe calls for a bit of it."