Vocabulary

What does 居る (おる, oru) mean?

居る (おる, oru) means to be (animate); to be; to exist.

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Readingおる
Romajioru
Part of speechgodan verb, intransitive
おる
oru

to be (animate); to be; to exist

  1. 1godan verb · intransitive to be (animate); to be; to exist
  2. 2auxiliary verb · godan verb to be ...-ing
  3. 3auxiliary verb · godan verb to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
  4. 4suffix · godan verb to (have the audacity to) do

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