이다, depending on the context, can mean: "it is", "this is", "they are", "these are", "I am", "you are", "he is", "she is", and "we are". It's always placed at the end of a sentence.
As discussed in prior lessons we know that Korean has several levels of politeness. Let's look at how to conjugate 이다 into a few forms.
The most polite form of 이다 is: 입니다 (pronounced like 임니다) Wheneverㅂ is the 받침 followed by ㄴ the ㅂ sound changes to ㅁ
structure:
[noun]입니다. (no space after the noun)
It’s a [noun].
Example Sentences
책입니다. It's a book. 펜입니다. It's a pen.
Among friends it's more common to change 입니다 to 이에요 which is the 요 form conjugation of 입니다 .The 요 form is still considered polite, so if you accidentally use it with someone you don't know it isn't a problem.
Example Sentences
책이에요. It's a book. 펜이에요. It's a pen.
Notice that the sentences above each have objects where the final sound is a consonant. In this case you will always use 이에요. However, if the final sound is a vowel, 이에요can't be used. Instead, you MUST use 예요.
Example Sentences 차예요. It's a car. 코예요. It's a nose.
NOTE: It doesn't matter if the final sound is a vowel or consonant when using입니다. Either way you will use 입니다
Courtesy by: Korean From Zero
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