godan verb (v5r-i, vi) · N5
有るaru
to be, to exist
- to be
- to exist
- to live
Remember it
Connect the sound to "are you?". Picture someone pointing and asking "are you there?" in a scene for "to be, to exist" so the sound points straight back to the meaning.
Forms
Non-past affirmative | Past affirmative | Non-past negative | Past negative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Informal plain form | 有る | 有った | 有らない | 有らなかった |
Formal -masu base | 有ります | 有りました | 有りません | 有りませんでした |
te-form
有って
connector — “… and then”
Godan verb — the final kana shifts depending on the form.
Learning status
learning
Recognition2 / 5
Recall2 / 5
Reading2 / 5