ある — meaning in English

English meaning

• certain adj Completely confident that something is true.
• have verb To own or possess something.
• occur verb To happen or take place.
• sit verb To be resting with your body upright, supported by your bottom, rather than standing or lying down.
• some determiner An unspecified but limited amount or number of something.

Senses

ある is used for these senses in English:

• certain (euphemism, preceded by "a") Used to denote that the speaker is referring to a specific person or thing that they do not want to name directly, implying that the listener should infer the identity of the referent.
• certain Having been determined but not specified.
• have (transitive) To possess, own.
• sit (intransitive, of an object) To occupy a given position.
• some (stressed) A certain, an unspecified or unknown.
• some A certain number, at least two.
• there are . see also there is.
• there be Of the specified thing: to exist, physically or abstractly.

certain — full definition

1. adj Completely confident that something is true.
2. adj Sure to happen; inevitable.
3. det Used to refer to a specific but unnamed person or thing.

have — full definition

1. verb To own or possess something.
2. verb To experience, undergo, or be affected by something.
3. verb Used with a past participle to form the perfect tense, showing an action is completed.
4. verb To cause something to be done, often by someone else.
5. verb To eat or drink something.

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