To be: 이다
In Korean, there is one word to represent is/am/are/etc.: 이다.
이다 is not a verb, nor an adjective, but it does act like one.
Sentences with adjectives do not have objects in them. Only sentences with verbs have objects.
I eat rice (eat is a verb, the object is rice)
I love singing (love is a verb, the object is singing)
I study Korean (study is a verb, the object is Korean)
I listen to music (listen is a verb, the object is music)
All of those sentences have objects because there is a verb in the sentence. Sentences with adjectives:
I am pretty
I am cold
I am hungry
I am smart
I am a man – in Korean structure is:
I는 man am. Now use the words provided above for “man,” “I” and “am”
저 = I
남자 = man
이다 = am/is/are/(to be)
저는 남자이다.
I am a man.
Since there is no object in this sentence, 를 or 을 is not needed.
저는 ______이다 = I am a _______
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