Existence

Lesson 13. Dummy Subject: Existence in English

One of the characteristics of English complete sentences is the requirement of a subject. However, if the subject is not…

5 years ago

Lesson 12. 着 (zhe) for Expressing Existence in Chinese

In the previous lesson, we learn that 有 (yǒu) can be used to express the existence of someone or something…

6 years ago

Lesson 11. 有 (yǒu) for Expressing Existence in Chinese

有 (yǒu) is surely a useful word in Chinese! Besides using it for ‘possession’, we can use it to express…

6 years ago

Lesson 10. Expressing Existence ‘Imasu’ and ‘Arimasu’ in Japanese

There are two verbs to express existence in Japanese: Verb (Basic Form) Verb (Polite Form) Meaning Usage Example いる (iru)…

6 years ago