[Grammar] N(이/가) 있어요/ 없어요

 

1. N(이/가) 있다/ 없다

to explain the existence of a particular object or person

 

1-1. When indicating existence

 

Things:  책상위에 책이 있어요.

There's a book on the desk.

 

People: 교실안에 학생들이 있어요.

There are students in the classroom.

 

Place: 서울에 유명한 식당이 있어요.

There is a famous restaurant in Seoul.

 

 

 

1-2  have/ don't have

In Korean, "~have" and "~don't have" are expressions that refer to the state of possession or possession. This expression is especially used to describe the state of possession or possession of an object or resource.

 

We tent to take out the subject or the quatity when speaking Korean.

 

연필이 있어요? (Do you have a pencil?)

연필 없어요.  (No, I don't.)

 

지우개 있어요? (Do you have an erasor?)

네, 있어요. (Yes, I have.)

 

We can understand the meaning even if you don't have a subject or particles.

 

핸드폰 충전기 있어요? Do you have a phone charger?

 

 

 

받침 O + 이 있어요/ 없어요	받침 X + 있어요/ 없어요
연필이 있어요 There is a pencil. I have a pencil. 연필이 없어요. There isn't a pencil. I don't have a pencil.	지우개가 있어요. There is an eraser. I have an eraser. 지우개가 없어요. There isn't an eraser. I don't have an eraser.