ichidan verb (v1, vt) · N5
いるiru
to need
- to shootarrow, bolt, dart
Remember it
Connect the sound to "ear". Picture a giant listening ear noticing what is needed in a scene for "to need" so the sound points straight back to the meaning.
Forms
Non-past affirmative | Past affirmative | Non-past negative | Past negative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Informal plain form | いる | いた | いない | いなかった |
Formal -masu base | います | いました | いません | いませんでした |
te-form
いて
connector — “… and then”
Ichidan verb — drop る, add the ending. Same pattern every time.
Learning status
learning
Recognition2 / 5
Recall2 / 5
Reading2 / 5