{"id":2017,"date":"2018-09-19T10:30:38","date_gmt":"2018-09-19T10:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lingo-apps.com\/?p=2017"},"modified":"2019-09-06T14:40:30","modified_gmt":"2019-09-06T14:40:30","slug":"existence-iru-imasu-aru-arimasu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lingo-apps.com\/zh-hans\/existence-iru-imasu-aru-arimasu\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 10. Expressing Existence \u2018Imasu\u2019 and \u2018Arimasu\u2019 in Japanese"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There are two<\/strong> verbs<\/strong> to express existence<\/strong> in Japanese:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Verb<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Basic Form)<\/strong><\/td>\n

Verb<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Polite Form)<\/strong><\/td>\n

Meaning<\/strong><\/td>\nUsage<\/strong><\/td>\nExample<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u3044\u308b<\/p>\n

(iru)<\/td>\n

\u3044\u307e\u3059<\/p>\n

(imasu)<\/td>\n

to be located<\/td>\nliving things (can move by himself\/itself)<\/td>\npeople, animal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u3042\u308b<\/p>\n

(aru)<\/td>\n

\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059 (arimasu)<\/td>\nto be located, to exist, to have<\/td>\nnonliving things (cannot move by itself)<\/td>\nplants, things<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

In the sentence, we use the particle \u304c<\/strong> (ga)<\/strong> between noun<\/strong> and existence verb.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If the location is specified, particle \u306b<\/strong>\u00a0 (ni) <\/strong>is placed after the location to indicate \u2018in\/at<\/strong>\u2019.<\/p>\n

Structure: Adverb of Place + \u306b + Noun + \u304c + Existence Verb<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u5ead\u306b\u72ac\u304c\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n

Niwa ni inu ga imasu.<\/p>\n

There is a dog in the garden.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u90e8\u5c4b\u306b\u673a\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n

Heya ni tsukue ga arimasu.<\/p>\n

There is a desk in the room.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Possession (to have)<\/strong><\/h6>\n

\u3042\u308b\/\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059 (aru\/arimasu) is also used to indicate possession of something (to have).<\/p>\n

Structure: Noun + \u304c + \u3042\u308b\/\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u304a\u91d1\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n

Okane ga arimasu.<\/p>\n

(I) have money.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Read: Expressing ‘to give’ and ‘to receive’ in Japanese<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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