Japanese

いる
Meaning: to be; to exist (animate)
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 居る 居ない
Polite 居ます 居ません
Past 居た 居なかった
Polite + Past 居ました 居ませんでした
Te-form 居て 居なくて
Potential 居られる 居られない
Passive 居られる 居られない
Causative 居させる 居させない
Imperative 居ろ 居るな

Handwriting

居
る

Example sentences

There are three cats in the garden.
寒い冬の夜、外にずっといたので手が凍えてしまった。
On a cold winter night, my hands were frozen because I stayed outside for a long time.

Usage Notes

Used for people and animals to indicate their presence or existence in a place.

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