N에¹ N이/가 있어요. Indicate a location of a person or thing

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저기가 유양 씨의 방이에요? 

Ms. Yooyang, is that your room?

네, 제 방이에요. Yes, it's my room.

방이 밝아요? Is your room bright?

네, 밝아요. 방에 창문이 있어요. 

Yes, it's bright. There is a window in the room.

N에¹ N이/가 있어요.

에' is used with a place noun to indicate a location of a person or thing. It is used with the state verb such as '있다 (there is), 없다 (there is not), 많다 (there is a lot), 적다 (there is a little)' or action verb such as '앉다 (sit), 살다 (live), 놓다 (place), 넣다 (put), 쓰다 (write)'.

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N에² Indicate time when an action or situation takes place.

N에³ 가다/오다/다니다 

N에⁴ N Indicate the noun attached to it is a measuring basis for price or calculation.

지갑에 신분증이 있어요.

There is an ID card in my pocket.

사무실에 컴퓨터가 있어요.

There is a computer in the office.

공원에 벤치가 있어요.

There is a bench in the park.

Vocabulary

방 a room

밝다 to be bright

창문 a window

신분증 an ID card

사무실 an office

컴퓨터 a computer

공원 a park

벤치 a bench

Source: Yonsei University. Korean Language Institute

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