N이야/야. The informal speech form for ‘N이에요/예요.’

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이거 어디에서 찍은 사진이에요?

Where did you take this picture?

놀이공원에서 찍은 사진이야.

I took it to the amusement park.

사진에 있는 여자분은 누구예요?

Who is this girl in the picture?

우리 과 동기야.

She is a classmate from my department.

두 사람이 잘 어울려요. 두 사람 사귀는 거 아니에요?

You two look good together. Aren't you two dating?

아니야, 진짜 그냥 친구야.

No, we are just friends.

N이야/야.

It is the informal speech form for ‘N이에요/예요.’ in a declarative sentence. It is used between people with close relationships.

When a noun ends in a consonant, use ‘이야’, and when it ends in a vowel, use ‘야’. ’N이/가 아니야.’ is the negation form.

지금은 쉬는 시간이야.

Now is break time.

이게 이번에 새로 출시된 핸드폰이야.

This is a newly launched cell phone this time.

이 사람은 내 직장 동료야.

This person is a colleague from my workplace.

Related words

과 a department

동기 a classmate

아니야 no

진짜 just

출시되다 to be launched

내 my

직장 a workplace

Source: Yonsei University. Korean Language Institute

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