← Japanese deck
verb·n5
いる
To exist; to be located; to have (used for living things, or possessions)
猫がいる
neko ga iru
There is a cat.
私は日本人の友達がいる。
watashi wa nihonjin no tomodachi ga iru.
I have a Japanese friend.
犬は木の下にいる。
inu wa kinoshita ni iru.
The dog is under the tree.
dictionaryいるiru
to be; to existnegativeいないinai
not be; do not existpoliteいますimasu
be (polite)polite negativeいませんimasen
not be (polite)te formいてite
…and be / gerundpastいたita
was; existedpast negativeいなかったinakatta
was not; did not existpotentialいられるirareru
can be; can existpassiveいられるirareru
be (passive)causativeいさせるisaseru
make/let (someone) be or stayconditionalいればireba
if (someone) is / existsvolitionalいようiyou
let's be; will be