있다
Expresses existence, location, or possession. Can mean 'to exist', 'to be located', or 'to have'.
Formation
Existence/Location: N이/가 + Place에 + 있어요/없어요. Possession: N이/가 + 있어요/없어요. Negative: N이/가 + Place에 + 없어요 (location) or N이/가 + 없어요 (possession). 책 + 이 + 책상 위 + 에 + 있어요 → 책이 책상 위에 있어요. 시간 + 이 + 있어요 → 시간이 있어요. 아무도 + 없어요 → 아무도 없어요.
Examples
책이 책상 위에 있어요.
chaegi chaeksang wie isseoyo
The book is on the desk.
Describing location
시간이 있어요.
sigani isseoyo
I have time.
Expressing possession
Usage
있다 is used for both existence and possession. Location words take the particle 에. 없다 is the negative form, meaning "not exist" or "not have". Common location words: 앞 (front), 뒤 (back), 위 (on), 아래 (under), 옆 (beside), 안 (inside), 밖 (outside).
Notes
있다 can mean "to exist", "to be located", or "to have". When expressing location, use N이/가 + Place에 + 있어요. When expressing possession, use N이/가 + 있어요. The honorific form is 계시다 (for existence) or 있으시다 (for possession).
Formation
Examples
Notes
- 있다 can mean "to exist", "to be located", or "to have".
- When expressing location, use N이/가 + Place에 + 있어요.
- When expressing possession, use N이/가 + 있어요.
- The honorific form is 계시다 (for existence) or 있으시다 (for possession).
Usage
- 있다 is used for both existence and possession.
- Location words take the particle 에.
- 없다 is the negative form, meaning "not exist" or "not have".
- Common location words: 앞 (front), 뒤 (back), 위 (on), 아래 (under), 옆 (beside), 안 (inside), 밖 (outside).
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