있다 / 없다
Quick answer: 있다 / 없다 means there is / there is not — also to have / not have.
How to form it
있어요 = 있다 · 없어요 = 없다
In Korean: 있어요 = 있다 없어요 = 없다
What to know
Korean does not use 이다 for existence. 있다 covers both there is and I have, and its opposite is a separate word, 없다 — not 안 있다. Say 없어요, never 안 있어요.
Examples
- 편의점이 있어요.There is a convenience store.
- 약국이 없어요.There is no pharmacy.
- 저는 우산이 있어요.I have an umbrella.
Where it's taught
HanDa Level 1 (TOPIK I), Lesson 6: 편의점이 어디에 있어요? — Where is the convenience store?. Also in the Level 1 book.
Learned in the same lesson: N에.
Practise 있다 / 없다 out loud
In the HanDa app this is Level 1, Lesson 6 — drills, a speaking check and an AI teacher that corrects what you say. Free for 7 days.