いる

to exist (animate beings), there is/are (living things), to have (animate)

AI-generated

Structure

[noun (place)] + に + [noun (animate)] + が + いる

[noun (person)] + には + [noun (animate)] + が + いる

Note: いる is a る-verb (v1); conjugates as いる / いた / いない / いなかった / います (polite)

Description

The verb いる is used to indicate the existence or presence of animate beings such as people, animals, or other living creatures. On the other hand, ある is used for inanimate objects

Expressing Existence of Living Beings: To say that a person or animal exists in a specific place.

。

There is a dog in the park.

Expressing Possession of Living Beings: To say that you have a person or animal in your life.

。

I have an older sister.

The location of the being is marked with に, and the living subject is marked with が.

Conjugation

いる is a る-verb.

It conjugates regularly, just like other る-verbs.

いる – non-past
いた – past
いない – negative
いなかった – past negative

。

There is a person in the room.

。

There was a cat at home yesterday.

Examples

。

There is a cat in the room.

。

There is a teacher at the school.

。

There are many birds in the park.

たなか田中きごう？

Is Mr. Tanaka in the office?

。

There is someone in front of the house.

。

I have a younger brother.

きごう？

Does he have a pet?

。

You have good friends, don’t you?

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We have a wonderful teacher.

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She has three children.

。

I don’t have siblings.

。

There is no one in the room.

。

There are no people on this island.

。

There wasn’t a dog.

、。

There were no children in the park yesterday.

References

The Existential Verbs あるいるimabi.org

いつ

う-Verb