いる — meaning in English
iru
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English meaning
- be verb To exist or to have a certain identity, quality, or state.
- have verb To own or possess something.
- ing noun A low meadow, especially one near a river; a water meadow (a dialect and historical term).
- sit verb To be resting with your body upright, supported by your bottom, rather than standing or lying down.
Senses
いる is used for these senses in English:
- ing Used to form present participles of verbs.
- be (now, usually, literary) To exist; to have real existence, to be alive.
- have (transitive) To possess, own.
- sit (government) To be a member of a deliberative body.
- there are . see also there is.
- there be Of the specified thing: to exist, physically or abstractly.
- there is . Used to indicate the existence of something physical or abstract. See also there are.
be — full definition
- verb To exist or to have a certain identity, quality, or state.
- verb Used with another verb to form continuing or passive actions.
have — full definition
- verb To own or possess something.
- verb To experience, undergo, or be affected by something.
- verb Used with a past participle to form the perfect tense, showing an action is completed.
- verb To cause something to be done, often by someone else.
- verb To eat or drink something.