有ります（あります、arimasu）
- there is
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有ります (あります, romaji: arimasu) means "there is" in Japanese. It is a N5 Low-level Verb (group 1) word.
| Meaning: | there is |
| Level: | N5 Low |
| Lexical Category: | Verb (group 1) (五段動詞) |
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Verb Conjugation
Basic Conjugation
Romaji：arimasu
Hiragana：あります
Polite-form (ます形) | あります有ります。there is. |
Dict-form (辞書形) | 有るthere is |
Connect-form (て形) | 有って + <Verb> |
Not-form (ない形) | 有らないnot there is |
Advanced Conjugation
Past-form (た形) | 有ったthere issed |
Terminal-form (終止形) | 有る。there is. |
If-form (仮定形) | 有ればif there is |
Let's-form (意志形) | 有ろう !let's there is |
Command-form (命令形) | 有れ !there is ! |
AI Explanation
The Japanese word 有ります, read あります in hiragana, primarily means "to exist" or "to be" for inanimate objects or abstract concepts. It indicates the presence of something. It is a polite form of the verb "to have/exist". It is used for things that are not alive, unlike います, which is used for living beings.
⚫︎机の上に本があります。 Translation: There is a book on the desk. ⚫︎公園に桜の木があります。 Translation: There are cherry trees in the park. ⚫︎質問がありますか？ Translation: Do you have any questions?
⚫︎ Use あります to describe the existence of non-living things or abstract concepts. ⚫︎ The location of the object/concept is usually indicated by a particle like に or で. ⚫︎ It is often used in situations where you want to politely indicate the presence of something or ask if something exists. ⚫︎ It's a polite form, suitable for various contexts, from daily conversation to more formal settings.
⚫︎ The base form is 有る (aru) in its dictionary form. ⚫︎ It is written as あります in hiragana. The kanji version is 有ります. ⚫︎ The okurigana is ります.
⚫︎ ございます (gozaimasu) - a more polite and formal version of あります. ⚫︎ 存在する (sonzai suru) - more formal; means "to exist".
⚫︎ 無い (nai) - means "to not exist" or "to not have." In polite form, it would be ありません.
部屋にテレビがあります。 ・Translation: There is a TV in the room. ・Explanation: This sentence simply states that a television is present within a specified location.
問題がありますか？ ・Translation: Is there a problem? ・Explanation: This is a polite way of asking if someone is experiencing an issue.
有る is a verb that originally meant "to be present" or "to exist". It is derived from the kanji 有, which means "to have", "to possess", or "to exist". The addition of the suffix ます makes it polite.