What's the difference between 이에요/예요

이에요 / 예요 if front word has a final consonant, you can use "이에요" but if don't have final consonant, you can use "예요" ex> 저것은 연필이에요 (that is pecil) 필 = ㅍ + ㅣ + ㄹ. so 필 has final consonant "ㄹ" so you can use "이에요" next to "연필" ex2> 이름이 뭐예요? (what's your name?) 뭐 = ㅁ + ㅝ . finished in vowel. don't have final consonant. so you can use "예요" But there are exceptions. "아니에요" "아니" doesn't have a final co..

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