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What does いる (iru) mean?

いる means to exist, to be (people/animals).

Quick facts
Readingいる
Romajiiru
Part of speechichidan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
いる
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommoniru

to exist, to be (people/animals)

  1. 1ichidan verb · intransitive to be (of animate objects); to exist
  2. 2ichidan verb · intransitive to stay
  3. 3auxiliary verb · ichidan verb to be ...-ing
  4. 4auxiliary verb · ichidan verb to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed

Example sentences

  • There is a cat in the room.

  • There are three students in the classroom.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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