Are 이건 and 이런 similar? If so, what's the difference between them?

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1. "이건" is short for "이것은" meaning "this" as a pronoun.
e.g.
This is an apple.
= 이것은 사과예요.
= 이건 사과예요.

2. "이런" can be used to mean "this" as a determiner or "like this", and it usually comes before nouns.
I guess it is a contraction of either "이러한" or "이와 같은".

This kind of apple is very expensive.
= 이런 종류의 사과는 정말 비싸요.

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http://dic.daum.net/word/view.do?wordid=kew000057794&q=%EC%9D%B4%EB%9F%B0

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