N에 N이/가 한(두, 세…) N 있어요.

N N이/가 한(두, 세…) N 있어요.

The counting units differ in terms of nouns. ‘한, 두, 세, 네,..’ or ‘일, 이, 삼, 사…’ is used according to the following noun. When there is no following noun, ‘하나, 둘, 셋, 넷…’ is used to count.
책상 위 볼펜 다섯 자루 있어요.
There are five pens on the desk.
교실 안 학생이 네있어요.
There are four students in the classroom.
마리 있어요.
There are three dogs in the house.
Conversation:
사무실에 책상이 많아요?
Are there many desks in the office?
네, 많아요. 사무실 책상 스무있어요.
Yes, there are. There are twenty desks in the office.
직원이 많아요?Are there many employees?
네, 많아요.Yes, there are.
Vocabulary
스무 twenty
counting units for things
직원 an employee
다섯 five
자루 counting unit for writing materials
four
counting units for people
a dog
three
마리 counting unit for animals

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