文法: Grammar a Day - Level 4 [ 居る (iru) ]

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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