USING ~고 있다 WITH ADJECTIVES

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You cannot attach ~고 있다 to adjectives. Adjectives, by their nature, are not able to "progress" as verbs do. This is the same as in English. For example:

저는 행복해요 - I am happy – this is okay.
저는 행복하고 있어요 – I am... being happy? Doesn't make any sense.

In English, you can say I am getting happy.

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