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いる and ある are explained in a simple Japanese basic lesson that makes one of the most confusing grammar points easy to understand. Mochi sensei breaks down the difference between いる for living creatures and ある for objects, then shows how each one is used in everyday sentences.

You’ll hear clear examples like saying there is a cat, a bug, a ghost, a house, a river, and a chair, plus a useful note on formal forms such as います and あります. The lesson also covers past tense forms and shows how these verbs can express possession too, like having a brother or a sister. It is a beginner-friendly Japanese grammar guide for learners who want a quick, practical explanation.

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00:00Hi everyone in the world!
00:01Yahoo!
00:02Mochi-sensei!
00:04Today I want to explain about difference between
00:08いる and ある
00:11So let's get started!
00:13はじめよう!
00:15So both いる and ある are showing existence
00:19and difference between these are
00:23いる is for living creatures
00:25ある for objects
00:27Very easy, right?
00:29So let's see some example sentence
00:32So first いる is for living creatures
00:35So if you want to say there is a cat
00:40猫がいる
00:45There is a human
00:49人がいる
00:54人 is human
00:57There is a bug
01:01虫がいる
01:04虫がいる
01:05虫 is a bug
01:06And also you can use it for like ghost
01:10It's not living but it used to live so there is a ghost
01:16幽霊がいる
01:20幽霊がいる
01:21The ghost is yurei
01:23And next
01:24ある
01:25ある
01:26ある is for object
01:28There is a house
01:30家がある
01:33家がある
01:36家がある
01:37There is a river
01:38島の loose
01:43川がある
01:44River is kawa
01:46There is a chair
01:47椅子がある
01:51椅子がある
01:53椅子がある
01:56椅子がある
02:06椅子がある
02:07say iru and aru. iru turns to imasu. and aru turns to arimasu. it's gonna be a math
02:19form for a formal sentence. imasu and arimasu. and for the past tense, iru turns to imashita.
02:31and aru turns to arimasu. so if i want to say there was an earthquake yesterday, earthquake
02:44is not an object but it's not also a living creature. we're gonna use aru for earthquake.
03:01昨日地震がありました。 昨日地震がありました。
03:02地震 is an earthquake. so i just explain a sentence like there is something or there
03:11was something but you can also use it for like i have something. for example i have brother.
03:18o nii chan ga imasu. or i have a sister. o nee chan ga imasu. and for arimasu. i have
03:37work tomorrow.
03:40asita shigoto ga arimasu. asita shigoto ga arimasu. like this. so this was the difference between iru and aru. iru
03:55is a living creature. and aru is an object. i hope you guys understand well. and thank you for watching.
04:04hope to see you guys in next video. bye!
04:06bye!
04:07bye!

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