Meaning & usage
ある expresses the existence of inanimate things such as objects, plants, buildings, or abstract matters. It is used to say where something is, that something exists, or that someone has something. The pattern is noun + が + ある, with a location marked by に as in 部屋にある, and it conjugates as あります in polite speech, ない for the negative, and あった for the past. Do not use it for people or animals, where いる is required.
Example sentences 8
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テレビのリモコンがソファーの下にある。
There is a TV remote control under the couch.
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それはまだそこにあるよ。
It's still there.
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テーブルの上にはオレンジは一つもありません。
There are no oranges on the table.
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もっとお金があったら、買うんだけどね。
If I had more money I'd buy it.
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もうひとつ、言いたいことがあるんだ。
There's one more thing I want to say.
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アルメニアについての本がありますか。
Do you have any books about Armenia?
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１日ではたべきれないほどのリンゴがある。
We have more apples than we could eat in a day.
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言いたいことあるならさっさと言えよ！
If you have something you want to say, hurry up and say it!
In past JLPT papers
This came up in 6 past exam questions.
And 2 more tests.
