Korean verb · regular · first needed at beginner level (A1)
있다
itda
to be (somewhere), to have
Its negative is the separate verb (eopda), never 안 있어요. For a respected person being somewhere, use the honorific (gyesida); for a respected person having something, (isseusida).
Speed:
Present
현재
There is, is located, or I have. The negative is (eopseoyo).
| polite | 있어요isseoyo | |
|---|---|---|
| formal | 있습니다itseumnida | |
| casual | 있어isseo | |
| polite negative | 없어요eopseoyo |
Past
과거
There was, or I had. The negative is (eopseosseoyo).
| polite | 있었어요isseosseoyo | |
|---|---|---|
| formal | 있었습니다isseotseumnida | |
| casual | 있었어isseosseo | |
| polite negative | 없었어요eopseosseoyo |
Future
미래
Will be somewhere or will have; also a guess (there'll probably be). The negative is (eopseul geoyeyo).
| polite | 있을 거예요isseul geoyeyo | |
|---|---|---|
| formal | 있을 겁니다isseul geomnida | |
| casual | 있을 거야isseul geoya | |
| polite negative | 없을 거예요eopseul geoyeyo |
Request
명령
“Stay” (be here). The polite forms use the honorific (gyesida), as in (annyeonghi gyeseyo), said to the person staying.
| polite | 계세요gyeseyo | |
|---|---|---|
| formal | 계십시오gyesipsio | |
| casual | 있어isseo |
Examples
- 화장실이 어디에 있어요?Hwajangsiri eodie isseoyo?Where's the toilet?
- 언니가 한 명 있어요.Eonniga han myeong isseoyo.I have an older sister.
- 안녕히 계세요.Annyeonghi gyeseyo.Goodbye. (to someone staying)