In Korean, “있다” (pronounced “it-da”) means “to have” or “to exist,” while “없다” (pronounced “eobt-da”) means “to not have” or “to not exist.” These verbs are commonly used to indicate the presence or absence of something.
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Important Tip:
있어요 없어요 is always attached to 이/가.
우리 집에는 강아지가 있어요/없어요. [uri jibeneun gangajiga issoyo/opssoyo]
I have/don’t have a dog in my house.
돈이 있어요/없어요. [doni issoyo/opssoyo]
I have/don’t have any money.
우산이 있어요/없어요. [usani issoyo/opssoyo]
I have/don’t have an umbrella.
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Question Form 있어요/없어요?
You add a question mark to ‘있어요/없어요’ to form a sentence.
집에 강아지가 있어요/없어요?
Do you have / Don’t you have a dog at home?
돈이 있어요/없어요?
Do you have / Don’t you have any money?
우산이 있어요/없어요?
Do you have / Don’t you have an umbrella?
이/가
이/가 (Subject Particle) marks the subject of the sentence, indicating who or what is performing the action.
consonant + 이 (i)
시간이 없어요 (There is no time)
쇼핑몰이 없어요 (There’s no shopping mall)
vowel + 가 (ga)
고양이가 있어요 (There’s a cat)
자리가 있어요 (There’s a seat)
Examples
- 저희 집에는 고양이가 있어요. (We have a cat at home.)
- 커피가 있어요? (Is there coffee?)
- 오늘은 시간이 없어요. (I don’t have time today.)
- 여기에는 펜이 없어요. (There is no pen here.)
- 그 회의실에는 사람이 없어요. (There is no one in that meeting room.)
- 우리 반에는 한국인이 있어요. (There is a Korean person in our class.)
- 주차장에 자리가 있어요? (Is there a parking spot available?)
- 저녁에는 항상 일이 많아서 시간이 없어요. (I always have a lot of work in the evenings so I don’t have time.)
- 영화관에는 우리가 보고 싶은 영화가 없어요. (There are no movies we want to see at the movie theater.)
- 책상 위에 연필이 없어요. (There is no pencil on the desk.)
- 여기에는 친구들이 많이 있어요. (There are many friends here.)
- 이 도시에는 쇼핑몰이 많이 있어요. (There are many shopping malls in this city.)
- 아침에는 항상 시간이 없어요. (I never have time in the morning.)
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