있어
ee-ssuh
regular
To say to stay, remain in a location politely in the present tense, use 있어요 (ee-ssuh-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 있다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 있어요 ee-ssuh-yoh | 있습니다 ee-sseum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 있었어 ee-ssuh-ssuh | 있었어요 ee-ssuh-ssuh-yoh | 있었습니다 ee-ssuh-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 있을 거야 ee-sseul- -guh-yah | 있을 거예요 ee-sseul- -guh-yae-yoh | 있을 겁니다 ee-sseul- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
있으세요
ee-sseu-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
있어요
ee-ssuh-yoh
Question Polite (요)
있어요?
ee-ssuh-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
있고
eet-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
있으면
ee-sseu-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
있음
ee-sseum