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uija yeope jageun raempeuga nohyeo isseoyo.

의자 옆에 작은 램프가 놓여 있어요.uija yeope jageun raempeuga nohyeo isseoyo.
A small lamp is placed next to the chair.
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Questions & Answers about uija yeope jageun raempeuga nohyeo isseoyo.

What does the particle 에 do in 의자 옆에?
에 is a location particle meaning “at,” “in,” or “on.” Here, 의자 옆 means “the side of the chair,” and 에 marks that location: “next to the chair.”
Why is 작은 placed before 램프?
작은 is the attributive adjective form of 작다 (“to be small”). In Korean, adjectives precede the nouns they modify, so 작은 램프 means “small lamp.”
What role does 가 play in 램프가?
가 is the subject marker used after a noun ending in a vowel. It indicates that 램프 (“lamp”) is the subject of the sentence.
What is the meaning and structure of 놓여 있어요?
놓여 있어요 comes from the verb 놓이다, the passive/stative form of 놓다 (“to put”). Literally it means “is placed” or “lies (in a placed state).” Combined with -아/어 있다, it describes a resulting state: “It is placed.”
How is 놓여 있어요 different from 놓아 있어요?
  • 놓아 있어요 (active + state) means “someone has put it there and it remains.”
  • 놓여 있어요 (passive/stative) focuses on the lamp’s current state of being placed, without emphasizing who placed it.
Could we just say 램프가 있어요 instead of 램프가 놓여 있어요?
Yes, 램프가 있어요 simply means “there is a lamp.” Adding 놓여 emphasizes that the lamp is intentionally placed next to the chair, not just randomly existing.
Why use 있어요 at the end? Isn’t 있다 “to have”?

있다 has two main uses:

  1. Existence (“there is/are”)
  2. Possession (“to have”)
    Here it’s the existence sense. Combined with 놓여, it forms a descriptive construction: “is in the placed state.”
Can the order of words change? For example, 작은 램프가 의자 옆에 놓여 있어요.

Yes! Korean has a relatively flexible word order because particles (like 가, 에) mark functions. Your example is grammatical and might even sound more natural:
작은 램프가 의자 옆에 놓여 있어요. (“A small lamp is placed next to the chair.”)