N입니다 / N입니까?
to be (formal)
Level 1 · Sentence ending
Explanation
Attached to a noun to mean 'is/am/are' in the formal polite style; the question form is 입니까?. It is the same after a vowel or a consonant. Used in self-introductions, announcements and the news.
Examples
저는 베트남 사람입니다.
I am Vietnamese.
여기가 도서관입니까?
Is this the library?
제 이름은 민수입니다.
My name is Minsu.
TOPIK note
A TOPIK I basic; found in self-introductions in Reading 31–33 and Listening 1–4.