GUIDED PATH · PHASE 5

Guided Japanese Course

A mastery path for complete beginners and technology professionals.

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TRACK 2 · 2-14

ある / いる: Existence

Use あります for inanimate existence and います for animate existence.

25 min
Before you begin
  • Animate/inanimate vocabulary.
Why this matters

Say a server exists, a document is available, a person is present, or a teammate is in a room.

1. Choose the verb by what exists

In polite form, inanimate things take あります; people/animals take います.

What exists?
person / animalいます
object / thingあります