"The bathroom is this way."

Translation: 화장실은 이쪽에 있습니다.

[viswarkarman]

Confused on when I can use 이쪽으로 ... am I right to think I need an active verb, like 'to come' or 'to go'? And so here I have to use 이쪽에 because 있다 is not active?

[jwelkener]

Is it also ok to say 이쪽에 화장실 있슴니다?

[RajasDaithankar]

@jwel - That would mean "This way is the bathroom".... not exactly what you'd reply if I asked you "Where is the bathroom?"

[Hamza715817]

Yes they might, just without the bathroom part "this way"

[RajasDaithankar]

Read jwelkener's response.

[jstnes]

yeah i also thought 이쪽에 going first would make more sense since it is emphasizing which way the bathroom is

[j.leeot]

Why is "이쪽으로" wrong here?

[Hamza715817]

Im looking for the answer to this too, it's driving me nuts.

Apparently, on Google 이쪽으로 means "Come this way"

[Aleah853273]

I think -에 is used for linking verbs (is, are, am, etc.) and -으로 is used for action verbs.

Ex.
-에
1. 화장실은 이쪽에 있습니다
The bathroom is this way
2. 이것은 저쪽에 있습니다
This is that way

-으로
1. 남자가 이쪽으로 옵니다
The man comes this way
2. 저는 그쪽으로 갑니다
I go that way

Other example:

1. 남자가 화장실에 있습니다 The man is in the toilet
2. 남자가 화장실로 걷습니다 The man walks to the toilet
3. 여자아이가 집에 있습니다 The girl is in the house
4. 여자아이가 집으로 자습니다 The girl sleeps in the house

[lakshmi781721]

Are 쪽 and 편 used interchangeably? Or do they mean different things?

[blzs92]

Why I can't use 화장실이 in this case?

[KairiFroehlich]

Unless they fixed in the in the two weeks, you can. If it didn't like your answer, it is possible that something else was amiss

[LilyJuan1]

How is this, (화장실은 이쪽에 있어요) not okay ?

[Sophie542625]

Why didn't it say to put 있습니다. ?

[YeMustBeBornAgin]

01/08/2020

[Hamza715817]

So how do you say the other sentence: "The bathroom IS this way, (it just IS)." Im guessing 화장실은 이쪽이 있습니다