![]() needed at the beginning of English yes-no questions, Korean language formulates a yes-no question simply by changing the sentence ending, from -ㅂ/습니다 in statements into -ㅂ/습니까 as questions. Unlike the required “do”, “will”, “can”, etc. “Yes/No” questions commonly begin with “do”, “will”, “can”, and more. Take a look at the picture to see that 이다 isn’t used in these types of sentences:Īnother sentence structure commonly used in Korean are “Yes/No” questions. Thus, we don’t use “이다” when describing a subject in a subject + adjective sentence in Korean. ![]() ![]() However, when describing nouns using adjectives placed in front of them, like “a beautiful picture”, the adjectives must be conjugated to a descriptive form. When we use adjectives in English, we must use the be-verb.įor example, the sentence “The picture is beautiful” can’t be said as “The picture beautiful” without the verb “to be” or “is”.Īdjectives in Korean can function like verbs if they are conjugated into present and past tenses. Korean S+O+V pattern in English: I water drink.Īs mentioned before, the verb 이다 isn’t used in subject + adjective sentences. This sentence structure has already been explained before. First comes the subject, then comes the verb. Įnglish speakers learning Korean will be relieved to know that making a Korean sentence without an object is the same structure in English. ![]() 저는 학생입니다 (Jeoneun haksang imnida) → I am a studentĬomparing the two sentences, “저” (Jeo) is more formal than 나 (Na) and -ㅂ입니다 is the formal and polite ending of “이다”. With the same meaning, this sentence can be changed into: 나는 학생이다 (Naneun haksang ida) → I am a student → 이다 is used to indicate that a noun is indeed a noun. → 이다 is neither a verb nor an adjective, but it can be conjugated like either one. The Korean verb “이다” (i-da) means “to be”, which serves like an English “be”-verb in a subject+noun sentence. Let’s see some different types of basic Korean sentence structures. īasic Korean Sentence Structures of Various Speech Acts For more information about Korean speech levels. Example sentences in this article are all in simple present tense and Hapsyo-che (formal honorific speech).
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