N이에요 / N예요
to be (polite informal)
Level 1 · Sentence ending
Explanation
The polite informal form of 이다. Use 이에요 after a consonant and 예요 after a vowel. Questions use the same form with rising intonation: 학생이에요?
Examples
이것은 제 가방이에요.
This is my bag.
우리 언니는 의사예요.
My older sister is a doctor.
오늘이 무슨 요일이에요?
What day is it today?
TOPIK note
Everywhere in TOPIK I dialogues, Listening and Reading 31–39.