残ります（のこります、nokorimasu）
- to remain

The Japanese verb 残ります (のこります) primarily means "to remain," "to be left over," or "to stay." It describes a situation where something continues to exist or is not used up or removed. It can also imply that something is left behind or that something is still available. 残ります often indicates a state of being, where something exists after a process or event.

⚫︎食べ物が少し残ります。 Translation: Some food remains. ⚫︎チケットがまだ残っていますか？ Translation: Are there any tickets left? ⚫︎時間が残っています。 Translation: There's time remaining.

⚫︎You use 残ります to describe situations where something continues to exist after something else has happened, or after a portion of something has been used. ⚫︎It's common when talking about things that are not completely consumed, used, or gone. ⚫︎It can be used in both formal and informal contexts, depending on the situation and the level of politeness of the surrounding words. ⚫︎The subject of 残ります is often the thing that remains. For example, food, time, tickets, etc.

⚫︎The base form is 残る (のこる). ⚫︎The polite form is 残ります (のこります). ⚫︎It is typically written in hiragana as のこります. ⚫︎The kanji form is 残ります. ⚫︎The okurigana (送りがな, hiragana suffixes) is always "ります".

⚫︎残る (のこる) - The dictionary form of 残ります. ⚫︎余る (あまる) - To remain, to be left over, often used for extra quantities. ⚫︎残存する (ざんぞんする) - To remain, to survive (more formal).

⚫︎なくなる (なくなる) - To disappear, to be lost, to run out. ⚫︎使い切る (つかいきる) - To use up completely.

晩ご飯にカレーが少し残りました。 ・Translation: Some curry was left over from dinner. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the situation where some curry remained after dinner.

試験まで時間があまり残っていない。 ・Translation: There isn't much time left until the exam. ・Explanation: This sentence shows that the time before the exam is limited.

The kanji 残 (zan) means "to remain," "to leave," or "to be left." The verb 残る is formed by attaching the verb suffix to the kanji. It likely evolved from the concept of something "remaining" after an action.