居る (iru) - Is (animate)
--- Examples ---
その車に犬がいます。
There is a dog in that car.
あしたは家にいるつもりだ。
I will stay at home tomorrow.
彼はまだ休暇でハワイにいる。
He is still on vacation in Hawaii.
その時私は家にいました。
I was at home then.
あなたはどのくらいカナダにいたのですか。
How long did you stay in Canada?
あなたはニューヨークにいたことがありますか。
Have you ever been in New York?
７０ぴきぐらいねこが近所にいた。
There were about 70 cats in the neighbourhood.
--- Comments ---
'iru' for _need_ has a) a different kanji and b) is godan not ichidan.
'kare wa iranai' 'I don't need him(boyfriends)'
'kare wa inai' 'He's not here(I don't have a boyfriend)'
(contributor: Amatuka)
I remember that 'iru' is for living things because it is used in the
construction te+iru for the present progressive tense. And it is usually a
living creature that is presently doing something. This isn't always true I
guess, but it helps me remember the difference. (contributor: your name)
ている can't be used with the verbs of existance (e.g. ある and
いる ) (contributor: Amatuka)
I thought you can say あっている when talking about past experience,
as in:
Ａさん：私の息子にもう会ったことがあるはずだよね
Ｂさん：確かじゃないけど、あってると思う。
A：I expect you have already met my son, right?
B: I'm not sure, but I think I have.
please correct me if I'm wrong because I have been wondering about this!
^-^ (contributor: Sasuke21)
あっている is past of 会う＋いる and いる in this sense denotes
the continuation of some status or event, here the fact that you have met
and that situaiton continues to exist. (contributor: bamboo4)
My two Japanese (native) teachers say that iru applies only to animal life,
or more specifically, as they say, 'something that has a heart'. So for
trees, flowers etc. you use aru. Also, how about animals without hearts? I
think those exist, like jellyfish or something. (contributor: zeptimius)
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