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-아/어 있다

a/eo itda

The move is over, the picture stays: -아/어 있다

The picture Something frozen in the shape it was left in once the action finished.

Endings and forms

Where the picture shows up in -아/어 있다

  1. came, and stayed

    지금 사무실에 와 있어요.

    ji-geum sa-mu-si-re wa i-sseo-yo

    I'm at the office right now.

  2. seated, and time passes

    손님이 아까부터 저기 앉아 있어요.

    son-ni-mi a-kka-bu-teo jeo-gi an-ja i-sseo-yo

    That customer has been sitting there for a while.

  3. standing, and holding

    밖에서 삼십 분이나 서 있었어요.

    ba-kke-seo sam-sip bu-ni-na seo i-sseo-sseo-yo

    I stood outside for thirty minutes.

  4. left over, still there

    자리가 아직 남아 있어요.

    ja-ri-ga a-jik na-ma i-sseo-yo

    There are still seats left.

  5. switched on, still on

    사무실 불이 켜져 있어요.

    sa-mu-sil bu-ri kyeo-jyeo i-sseo-yo

    The office light is on.

    불을 켜고 있어요 = turning it on; 켜져 있어요 = it is on. Swapping them changes the meaning.

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