N은/는 Compare something with a preceding noun.

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우빈 씨는 여자 친구가 있어요?

Mr. Woobin, do you have a girlfriend?

네, 있어요.

Yes, I have.

여자 친구도 회사원이에요?

Is she an office worker, too?

아니요, 여자 친구는 학생이에요.

No, my girlfriend is a student.

N은/는

It is used to compare something with a preceding noun.

제 방이 커요. 제 동생 방은 작아요.

My room is big. My younger brother's room is small, though.

우리 동네에 시장이 있어요. 백화점은 없어요.

There is a market in my neighborhood. There is no department store, 

though.

지하철역이 가까워요. 학교는 멀어요.

The subway station is near. School is far, though.

Vocabulary

동네 neighborhood

시장 a market

백화점 a department store

지하철역 a subway station

가깝다 to be near

멀다 to be far

Source: Yonsei University. Korean Language Institute

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