Participants, events and states
Events and states
State and existence
What exists or what state is it in?
predicate
predicative adjective
linking verb
there is / there are
singular
plural
agreement
adverbial
의미
A non-dynamic situation: being somewhere, existing, having a property, remaining in a condition, or being linked to a description.
알아보는 방법
Look for 'is/are', 'there is', or a description that behaves like a predicate.
Visual guide
STATE / EXISTENCE what is or exists? no action arrow [room] = quiet there is [a problem] [Peter] at home = non-dynamic scene
모국어에서는
한국어
States use 있다/없다, the copula 이다, or descriptive verbs rather than a single English-like 'be'.
책이 책상 위에 있어요.