いる — to exist, to be, to have
いる is the #17 most common word in Japanese, a verb. It means “to exist, to be, to have” and is pronounced [iɾɯ̟].
#17frequency rank
0.63%of everyday Japanese text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of いる
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| いた | past | existed |
| い | present | exist |
| いよ | command | exist! |
| いろ | command | exist! |
| いられる | passive | be existed |
| いれる | colloquial | can exist |
| いない | negative | do not exist |
| いぬ | negative | do not exist |
| いん | negative | do not exist |
| いず | negative | existing (stem form) |
| います | polite | |
| いれば | conditional | if ... exist |
| ゐ | irrealis | existing (stem form) |
| ゐれ | realis | existing (stem form) |
| ゐよ | command | exist! |
| ゐず | negative | do not exist |
| ゐれど | contrastive | |
| ゐば | conditional | if ... exist |
| ゐき | past | existed |
| ゐけり | past | existed |
| ゐつ | past | existed |
| ゐぬ | past | existed |
| ゐたり | past | existing (stem form) |
| 居る | alternative, kanji, uncommon |