いる

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居る, ゐる

Verb [edit]

いる (intransitive, ichidan conjugation, kanji 居る, romaji iru, historical hiragana ゐる)

  1. (of animate objects) to exist, to be
  2. (of animate objects) to have
    在る, 有る (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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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