there is / there are : ~가 있다.
A clock is on the wall. 시계의 '위치'에 초점.
There is a clock on the wall. 시계의 '존재'에 초점.
뭔가가 있고 없고를 표현하고자 할때 there is, there are를 사용할 수 있다.
뭔가가 많다, 적다는 의미로도 응용하여 표현할 수 있다.
There are many apples. 사과가 아주 많다.
How many players are there on a soccer team? 축구팀에는 선수가 몇명 있나요?
There are eleven players on a soccer team. 축구팀에는 11명의 선수가 있어요.
There aren't many~ : ~이 적다 ( 셀 수 있는 것 )
There isn't much~ : ~이 적다 ( 셀 수 없는 것 )
It ...
- 시간,일,거리,계절을 나타낼 때 사용.
- 같은 말이나 뻔한 말을 반복하지 않고자 하는 경제적인 문장 구사에 유용.
(동사로 표현되는 너무 긴 주어는 to로 연결하여 뒤에 위치시키고,
대신 원래 주어의 위치에는 it으로 대신하여 표현할 수 있다.)
<Time>
What time is it?
It's half past ten.
It's late.
<Day>
What day is it?
It's Thursday.
<Distance>
It's three kilometers from our house to the mail.
How far is it from New York to Los Angeles?
<Weather>
It's raining.
It rains a lot here.
Does it snow very often?
It didn't rain yesterday.
It's nice to see you again. (it = to see you again)
It's impossible to understand her. (it = to understand her)
It wasn't easy to find your house. (it = to find your house)
<Compare it and there>
It rains a lot in the winter.
It's very rainy in the winter.
There is a lot of rain in the winter.
It was very windy yesterday.
There was a strong wind yesterday.
<..in Basic Grammar in Use>
A clock is on the wall. 시계의 '위치'에 초점.
There is a clock on the wall. 시계의 '존재'에 초점.
뭔가가 있고 없고를 표현하고자 할때 there is, there are를 사용할 수 있다.
뭔가가 많다, 적다는 의미로도 응용하여 표현할 수 있다.
There are many apples. 사과가 아주 많다.
How many players are there on a soccer team? 축구팀에는 선수가 몇명 있나요?
There are eleven players on a soccer team. 축구팀에는 11명의 선수가 있어요.
There aren't many~ : ~이 적다 ( 셀 수 있는 것 )
There isn't much~ : ~이 적다 ( 셀 수 없는 것 )
It ...
- 시간,일,거리,계절을 나타낼 때 사용.
- 같은 말이나 뻔한 말을 반복하지 않고자 하는 경제적인 문장 구사에 유용.
(동사로 표현되는 너무 긴 주어는 to로 연결하여 뒤에 위치시키고,
대신 원래 주어의 위치에는 it으로 대신하여 표현할 수 있다.)
<Time>
What time is it?
It's half past ten.
It's late.
<Day>
What day is it?
It's Thursday.
<Distance>
It's three kilometers from our house to the mail.
How far is it from New York to Los Angeles?
<Weather>
It's raining.
It rains a lot here.
Does it snow very often?
It didn't rain yesterday.
It's nice to see you again. (it = to see you again)
It's impossible to understand her. (it = to understand her)
It wasn't easy to find your house. (it = to find your house)
<Compare it and there>
It rains a lot in the winter.
It's very rainy in the winter.
There is a lot of rain in the winter.
It was very windy yesterday.
There was a strong wind yesterday.
<..in Basic Grammar in Use>
