ABSTRACT
In English, copulas “am,” “are,” and/or “is” can express at least two things. First, they are used to indicate the equational expression (e.g., something equals something), as in “John is a student” or “Hyundai is an automobile company.” In addition, they indicate that something is located or existing as in “There are Korean people” or “Honolulu is in Hawaii.” In Korean, two different words express these two functions. For the equational expression, Korean has the copula 㧊┺ (or 㞚┞┺ for negation). For the verb of existence or location, Korean has the verb 㧞┺ (or 㠜┺ for negation).
