- 1. [adj-no, n] existing (at the present moment) (uk)
- 2. [adj-na, n] alright; acceptable; passable (col, uk)
- 3. [vr, vi] to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have (uk, form)
Conjugation — Adjective (―na)
This word itself does not change -- these are forms of the copula だ ("to be") attached to it.
| Attributive (before a noun) | ありな | (arina) |
| Non-past, plain | ありだ | (arida) |
| Non-past, polite | ありです | (aridesu) |
| Past, plain | ありだった | (aridatta) |
| Past, polite | ありでした | (arideshita) |
| Negative, plain | ありじゃない | (arijanai) |
| Negative, polite | ありじゃないです | (arijanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | ありじゃなかった | (arijanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | ありじゃなかったです | (arijanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | ありで | (aride) |
| Conditional (―nara) | ありなら | (arinara) |
Kanji in this word
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exist, outskirts, suburbs, located inOn: ザイ (zai)Kun: あ.る (a.ru)
Example Sentences
壁に耳あり障子に目あり。
Walls have ears, shouji have eyes.