N이/가 V/A어요.(V/A어요?)
It is used to describe the state or action of a subject. ‘V/A’ is the stem of the basic form of the action verb or the descriptive verb without ‘-다’ (e.g. 울다-울, 예쁘다-예쁘). ‘-어요’ is an informal polite ending suffix used in a declarative, interrogative, imperative or suggestion sentence in regular conversation. When the action verb stem or the descriptive verb stem ends in vowels except ‘ㅏ,ㅑ,ㅗ’, use ‘-어요’.
아기가 울어요. The baby is crying.
옷이 예뻐요. The dress is pretty.
날씨가 어때요? How’s the weather?
Conversation:
여기가 우리 아파트예요. This is my apartment.
저것이 뭐예요? What is that?
헬스클럽이에요. 헬스클럽이 아주 넓어요.
That is a fitness club. The fitness club is very large.
Vocabulary
헬스클럽 a fitness club
아주 very
넓다 to be large
아기 a baby
울다 to cry
옷 a dress, clothes
예쁘다 to be pretty
날씨 weather
어떻다 how
For some descriptive verbs whose verb stem ends in ‘ㅎ’, ‘ㅎ’ is deleted when they are followed by ‘-어요/아요’ and their stem and suffix are all changed. (e.g. 그렇다-그래요. 어떻다-어때요, 이렇다-이래요, 파랗다-파래요)