Question

커플이 벤치에 누워 있어요 -아/어 있- expresses continuing states of completed actions. I.e., it is used when talking about the maintained state, place or position that the subject has/was moved to in the result of an action. The action is depicted by the verb -아/어 있- attaches to. The structure corresponds to 'is -ed/-ing' in English.

Accepted Answer

A couple is lying down on a bench

Front	커플이 벤치에 누워 있어요
Back	A couple is lying down on a bench
Notes	-아/어 있- expresses continuing states of completed actions. I.e., it is used when talking about the maintained state, place or position that the subject has/was moved to in the result of an action. The action is depicted by the verb -아/어 있- attaches to. The structure corresponds to 'is -ed/-ing' in English.

아/어 있 커플이 벤치에 누워 있어요 Couple Lying