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Meaning of 居る(いる) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

居る
JLPT 5
Kana Reading
いる
Romaji
iru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to be (of animate objects); to exist
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to stay
  • Parts of speech
    Ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
    Meaning
    (after the -te form of a verb) verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing)

Example Sentences

居る, いる used in context

Verb Conjugations

Common conjugated forms

Non-Past

Plain
居る
Plain Polite
居ます
Negative
居ない
Negative Polite
居ません

Past

Plain
居た
Plain Polite
居ました
Negative
居なかった
Negative Polite
居ませんでした

Te

Plain
居て
Plain Polite
居まして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
居られる
Plain Polite
居られます
Negative
居られない
Negative Polite
居られません

Related Kanji

Kanji found in this word

JLPT 3

reside, to be, exist, live with

On: キョ, コ

Kun: い.る, -い, お.る

8 strokes

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