有る
ある · aru
To be, to exist, to live
- to have
- to be located
- to be equipped with
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 有りますあります |
| Polite negative (ません) | 有りませんありません |
| Polite past (ました) | 有りましたありました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 有りませんでしたありませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 有りましょうありましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 有りあり |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 有りたいありたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 有りながらありながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 有ってあって |
| Plain past (た形) | 有ったあった |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 有ったらあったら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 有っているあっている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | ない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | なかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | なくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 有れるあれる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 有ればあれば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 有れあれ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 有ろうあろう |
| Passive (受身形) | 有られるあられる |
| Causative (使役形) | 有らせるあらせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 有らされるあらされる |
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What does 有る mean?
To be, to exist, to live. It can also mean: to have; to be located; to be equipped with.
How do you pronounce 有る?
ある (aru). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 有る?
JLPT N3 — intermediate. See the JLPT N3 guide.
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