있어
ee-ssuh
isseo
regular
있다
To say to stay, remain in a location politely in the present tense, use 있어요 (ee-ssuh-yoh) · isseoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 있다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (regular): Regular verbs and adjectives conjugate predictably. Before 어-series suffixes, vowels may contract (가 + 아 → 가, 보 + 아 → 봐), but no consonant in the stem changes. If the final vowel of the stem is ㅏ or ㅗ, use 아; otherwise use 어. Consonant-final stems: 먹 + 어 → 먹어; vowel-final: 가 + 아 → 가.
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 있어요 ee-ssuh-yoh isseoyo | 있습니다 ee-sseum-nee-dah isseumnida | |
| Past | 있었어 ee-ssuh-ssuh isseosseo | 있었어요 ee-ssuh-ssuh-yoh isseosseoyo | 있었습니다 ee-ssuh-sseum-nee-dah isseosseumnida |
| Future | 있을 거야 ee-sseul guh-yah isseul geoya | 있을 거예요 ee-sseul guh-yae-yoh isseul geoyeyo | 있을 겁니다 ee-sseul guhm-nee-dah isseul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
있으세요
ee-sseu-sae-yoh
isseuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
있어요
ee-ssuh-yoh
isseoyo
Question Polite (요)
있어요?
ee-ssuh-yoh-?
isseoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
있고
eet-goh
itgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
있으면
ee-sseu-myuhn
isseumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
있고 있어요
eet-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
itgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
있고 싶어요
eet-goh shee-puh-yoh
itgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
있을 수 있어요
ee-sseul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
isseul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
있어서
ee-ssuh-suh
isseoseo
Noun form — (기)
있기
eet-gee
itgi
Noun form — (음)
있음
ee-sseum
isseum