JLPT N5 Beginner
居る
「いる」
To exist for living things, or indicates an ongoing action or state
Readings
Other forms
います polite form
いない plain negative
いた plain past
いて te-form
おる humble form
1 Verb (Intransitive)
To be" / "To exist" (for living things)
Indicates the physical presence of animate subjects that possess the ability to move voluntarily.
2 Auxiliary Verb
To be doing" / "To be in a state of"
Connects to the て form of a verb to denote an ongoing action or a state resulting from a previous change.
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