- 1. [v5r-i, vi] to be; to exist; to live — usu. of inanimate objects (uk)
- 2. [v5r-i, vi] to have (uk)
- 3. [v5r-i, vi] to be located (uk)
- 4. [v5r-i, vi] to be equipped with (uk)
- 5. [v5r-i, vi] to happen; to come about (uk)
- 6. [aux-v, v5r-i] to exist (in a completed state); to be (something unchanged in its current state) — after the ～て form of a transitive verb (uk)
Conjugation — Verb (godan-ru, irregular)
| Dictionary form | ある | (aru) |
| Polite | あります | (arimasu) |
| Past, plain | あった | (atta) |
| Past, polite | ありました | (arimashita) |
| Negative, plain | ない | (nai) |
| Negative, polite | ありません | (arimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | なかった | (nakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | ありませんでした | (arimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | あって | (atte) |
| Potential | あれる | (areru) |
| Volitional | あろう | (arou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | あれば | (areba) |
| Passive | あられる | (arareru) |
| Causative | あらせる | (araseru) |
| Imperative | あれ | (are) |
Kanji in this word
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有
possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approxOn: ユウ (yuu)、 ウ (u)Kun: あ.る (a.ru)
Example Sentences
失礼だが、上記の記事にある３つの誤りを指摘しておきたい。
Excuse me; allow me to point out three errors in the above article.
悪いけどほかに用事があるの。
I'm sorry, I have another engagement.