Lesson 5. Creating simple question with 이다

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The way you create a question is different, depending on which version of 이다 you use. If you use the 요 form (이에요) then you simply add a question mark and make it sound like a question.

structure

[noun]이에요? (no space after the noun)

Is it a [noun]?

Example Conversation #1

KOREAN A: 뭐예요? B: 발이에요.

ENGLISH A: What is it? B: It's a foot.

The more polite form of 이다(입니다) has a special question form.

structure

[noun]입니까?

Is it a [noun]?

Example Conversation #1

KOREAN A: 뭐입니까? B: 발입니다.

ENGLISH A: What is it? B: It's a foot.

Note: Remember that 이다 is NEUTRAL.

In English we use a lot of pronouns like "he", "she", etc. in our sentences. Korean also has pronouns that will be taught in lesson 7, but pronouns are typically not expressed directly. The context of the conversation decides if 이다 means "it is", "he is", "she is", etc.

Courtesy by: Korean From Zero

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