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いる info.

Tips to remember the Japanese word:
– Visualize someone urgently calling for help, "Iru! I need help!"
– Think of "iru" as resembling "I require," which can remind you of its meaning.

Explanations:
"いる" (iru) in Japanese means "to need" or "to require." It is often used when referring to something that is essential or necessary.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– 必要 (ひつよう, hitsuyou): necessary, needed
– 要る (いる, iru): to need; similar kanji with a slightly different nuance.

Infinitive and Conjugations:
1. Present: いる (iru)
2. Past: いた (ita)
3. Negative: いない (inai)
4. Negative Past: いなかった (inakatta)
5. Te-form: いて (ite)
6. Potential: いられる (irareru)
7. Volitional: いよう (iyou)

Examples of sentences:
1. Present: お金がいる。
– Romanized: Okane ga iru.
– Translation: I need money.

2. Past: 昨日は時間がいった。
– Romanized: Kinou wa jikan ga itta.
– Translation: I needed time yesterday.

3. Negative: もう手伝いはいらない。
– Romanized: Mou tetsudai wa iranai.
– Translation: I don't need any more help.

4. Negative Past: 食べ物はもういらなかった。
– Romanized: Tabemono wa mou iranakatta.
– Translation: I didn't need food anymore.

5. Te-form: 手伝っている。
– Romanized: Tetsudatte iru.
– Translation: I am needing help (or it's helping).

6. Potential: 必要ならいつでもいられる。
– Romanized: Hitsuyou nara itsudemo irareru.
– Translation: I can need it anytime if necessary.

7. Volitional: 行きたくないなら、いよう。
– Romanized: Ikitakunai nara, iyou.
– Translation: If you don't want to go, let's stay.

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いる info.

Tips to remember the Japanese word:
– You might think of "illuminating" (like a light that stays on), to help remember "iru" which means "to be present" or "to stay."

Explanations:
– "いる" is used for animate objects, such as people and animals, to indicate their presence or existence. It is different from "ある" which is used for inanimate objects.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– 存在する (sonzai suru) – to exist
– 居る (oru) – an alternative, often more formal or humble, form of "いる"

Conjugations:
1. Present: いる (iru) – to be, to stay

Example: 彼は部屋にいる (Kare wa heya ni iru) – He is in the room.

2. Past: いた (ita) – was, stayed

Example: 猫はここにいた (Neko wa koko ni ita) – The cat was here.

3. Negative Present: いない (inai) – not to be, not to stay

Example: 彼女は学校にいない (Kanojo wa gakkou ni inai) – She is not at school.

4. Negative Past: いなかった (inakatta) – was not, did not stay

Example: 子供は家にいなかった (Kodomo wa ie ni inakatta) – The child was not at home.

5. Polite Present: います (imasu) – to be (polite)

Example: 先生が教室にいます (Sensei ga kyousu ni imasu) – The teacher is in the classroom.

6. Negative Polite Present: いません (imasen) – not to be (polite)

Example: 私の友達はそこにいません (Watashi no tomodachi wa soko ni imasen) – My friend is not there.

7. Future: [uses present tense structure in most contexts]

Example: 明日ここにいる (Aa koko ni iru) – I will be here tomorrow.

8. Negative Future: [uses negative present tense structure]

Example: 僕は来週日本にいない (Boku wa raishuu Nihon ni inai) – I will not be in Japan next week.

Examples of sentences:
– 猫がベッドの上にいる (Neko ga beddo no ue ni iru) – The cat is on the bed.
– 私はここにずっといる (Watashi wa koko ni zutto iru) – I will stay here forever.
– 子供たちが公園にいる (Kodomo-tachi ga kouen ni iru) – The children are in the park.
– あなたのお兄さんはどこにいるの？(Anata no oniisan wa doko ni iru no?) – Where is your older brother?

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