있다 has 3 type meaning. Adjective, Intransitive Verb. Auxiliary verb. 책 있어. adjective, exist 집에 있어라. intransitive verb, stay 책을 가지고 있다. aux verb, present continuous tense. 가지다, 갖다(shorten word) get, have. hold 가지고 놀다. play with something hold in hand 가지고 오다. hold something in hand and come

Hi, "가지고 있다" and "있다" means the same as you said. The other usage of "가지고 있다" I can tell you is that you would also use "가지고 있다" when you mean "hold something for a minute" For example, your shoes are untied, but the book you are holding in your hands gets in the way of tying shoes. then you would say "신발 끈 풀렸네, 잠깐 내 책 가지고 있어봐" And as for your other question, "가지다" it is just a basic written form of " to have" You would rarely use it when speaking. And finally, regarding 가지고 in some other verbs, like 가지고 놀다 and 가지고오다, 가지고 놀다 can be used 1.when you refer to "playing games with someone's heart" as in romantic relationships. 2.when Simply checking some new gadgets and gizmos out, trying them out 가지고 오다 is used as the same with " bring something" , which means to carry or convey it somewhere. you might bring your friend cookies as a thank you, and say "고마워서 쿠키 가지고왔어."

I saw phrases like: 날이 더워지고 있어요. What does it mean there? Or what grammar purpose does it have in sentences like that?