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ある to exist, to be, to have

ある is the #20 most common word in Japanese, a verb. It means “to exist, to be, to have” and is pronounced [a̠ɾɯ̟].

#20frequency rank
0.55%of everyday Japanese text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of ある

FormWhat it isMeaning
あったpastexisted
有らpresentexist
あらpresentexist
有れcommandexist!
あれcommandexist!
有られるpassivebe existed
あられるpassivebe existed
無いnegativedo not exist
有らぬnegativedo not exist
有らんnegativedo not exist
ないnegativedo not exist
あらぬnegativedo not exist
あらんnegativedo not exist
無くnegativeexisting (stem form)
無くてnegativeexisting (stem form)
有らずnegativeexisting (stem form)
なくnegativeexisting (stem form)
なくてnegativeexisting (stem form)
あらずnegativeexisting (stem form)
有りますpolite
ありますpolite
有ったpastexisted
有ればconditionalif ... exist
あればconditionalif ... exist
有るalternative, kanji, uncommon
在るalternative, kanji, uncommon
存るalternative, kanji

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