Help with the use of 있 vs 예요/이에요
Hello all! :D
So, I have a seemingly simple question that is sorta kinda driving me nuts!!
있요(to be)/ 있어요(Have)/있았어요(Had)/ 있을거예요(Having) <= what else do these words mean?
아주 재미있어요 (Its very interesting) notice the use of *있어요* I had the impression that *있어요* only meant 'have' so does that mean "있어요" also means 'it'? (Please correct me if im wrong ha)
And how much of a difference does 아주 재미예요 (its very interesting) effect the meaning as opposed to using *있어요*? Again notice where *예요* means 'Am, it is'.
Thanks and I hope I made logical sense, to those who are reading this :P
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so, the opposite of 재미있다 is 재미없다. 재미없어요. Similarly, 맛있어요/맛없어요. 멋있어요/멋없어요. I'm sometimes confused which is correct, 재미있다 and 재미 있다. (former is correct)
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In English, we have one verb (to be) which means "is equal" AND "exists". In Korean, those are separate concepts/verbs. 이다 = to be (equality): A = B, friend is a student, etc. 있다 is the verb "to be" (exists, have): fun exists (재미있다). So 이다 (이에요, 예요) and 있다 (있어요) are two different things entirely. That is a very important thing to understand.
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