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  2. ある

ある

N3

to be (exist)

aru

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JLPT
N3
Frequency
#30

Meanings

  1. 1
    to be; to exist; to liveu-verb (る, irregular)intransitive
  2. 2
    to haveu-verb (る, irregular)intransitive
  3. 3
    to be locatedu-verb (る, irregular)intransitive

JMdict 1296400

Conjugation

FormConjugatedReading
Polite Present (~masu)
あります
あります
Polite Past (~mashita)
ありました
ありました
Polite Negative (~masen)
ありません
ありません
Plain Negative (~nai)
ない
ない
Te-form (Connecting)
あって
あって
Plain Past (~ta)
あった
あった
Potential (Can do)
あれる
あれる

In a sentence

廊下(ろうか)hallwayに箱(はこ)boxがあるthere is

There's a box in the hallway

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