いる

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[edit] Japanese

[edit] Alternative spellings

居る, ゐる

[edit] Verb

いる (intransitive, ichidan conjugation, kanji 居る, romaji iru)

  1. (of animate objects) to exist, to be
  2. (of animate objects) to have
    在る (ある, aru) is the equivalent term used with inanimate objects.
  3. (after a verb in the conjunctive form) to be (doing); indicates a progressive or continuous sense
    食べて居る
    たべている
    Tabete iru.
    “He/she is eating.”

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[edit] Usage notes

  • The kanji form of いる is 居る, but the term is usually written in hiragana (i.e. as いる).

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[edit] Verb

いる (ichidan conjugation, romaji iru)

  1. 鋳る, 鑄る: to cast, to mint
  2. 射る: to shoot
  3. 入る: to get in, to go in
  4. 要る: to need
    このいりますか。
    このほんいりますか。
    Kono hon wa irimasu ka?
    Do you need this book?
  5. 煎る, 炒る, 熬る: to fry, to broil