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iru
ichidan verb, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb

Alternate Written Forms:

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iru

English Meaning(s) for いる

ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be (of animate objects); to exist
  2. to stay
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)

Definition and Synonyms for いる

Spy a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
Synonyms: いぬ, いる, いる, スパイ, 回し者, 密偵, 工作員, 探り, 探る, 諜報員, 諜者, 間者, 間諜, 隠密
Exist have an existence, be extant
Synonyms: ある, ある, いる, いる, いる, おる, ござる, ございます, いらっしゃる, おいでなさる, おいでになる, 在す, 在す, 存する, 存在, 御座す, 御座在る
Be have life, be alive
Synonyms: ある, ある, いる, いる, いる, おる, いらっしゃる, おいでなさる, おいでになる, 在す, 在す, 在世, 存する, 御座す, 生きる, 生存, 生息
Abide dwell
Synonyms: いる, いる, いる, おる, ステイ, とどまる, 住する, 宿る, 止まる, 止まる, 残る, 滞在, 滞留
Be occupy a certain position or area
Synonyms: ある, ある, いる, いる, いる, おる, ござる, ございます, あらせられる, いらっしゃる, おいでなさる, おいでになる, 在す, 在す, 存する, 御座す, 御座在る
Staggeringly extremely
Synonyms: いる, いる, とと, 甚く, 痛い
Presence the state of being present
Synonyms: ある, ある, いる, いる, いる, 出席, 存在
Stay stay put (in a certain place)
Synonyms: いる, おる, とどまる, 張り付く, 止まる
Lie be and remain in a particular state or condition
Synonyms: ある, ある, いる, おる
Stand occupy a place or location, also metaphorically
Synonyms: ある, ある, いる, おる, ござる, いらっしゃる, 位置, 御座在る, 立つ
Dwelling housing that someone is living in
Synonyms: いる, うち, んち, ハイム, ホーム, アビタシオン, , 住まい, 住まう, 住処, 住宅, 住居, 住屋, 住所, , お宅, 実家, , , 室積み, , , , 家作, 家宅, 家居, 家屋, 宿り, 宿る, , , 居住, 居宅, 居館, , , 屋敷, 自宅, , 邸宅, ,
House a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
Synonyms: いる, うち, んち, おうち, ハウス, メゾン, 人家, 令堂, 住まい, 住処, 住宅, 住居, 住屋, , , お宅, 室積み, , , , 家宅, 家屋, 宿, 宿, , , 居宅, 居所, 居館, , , 建屋, , , , ,
Highly to a high degree or extent
Synonyms: いい, いる, いる, ごく, よく, いとも, いとも, かなり, たまる, とても, ひどい, ひどく, よほど, こよない, こよなく, ごくごく, さばかり, したたか, すこぶる, ずいぶん, たいそう, とびきり, なかなか, はなはだ, めっきり, めっぽう, メキメキ, ことのほか, たまらない, 世にも, 何より, 大変, 好く, 実に, 思い切り, 思い切る, , 最も, 果たて, , 極めて, 極める, 極度, 決める, 甚く, 痛い, 至る, 至って, 至極, 良い, 誠に, 非常, 非常に, 高度
Super to an extreme degree
Synonyms: いる, いる, ごく, いとも, いとも, とても, ひどい, ひどく, むごい, やたら, こよない, こよなく, ごくごく, さばかり, すこぶる, ずいぶん, たいそう, とびきり, はなはだ, めっぽう, よくよく, 一方ならず, 世にも, 大いに, 大変, , 最も, 果たて, , 極めて, 極める, 極度, 決める, 甚く, 痛い, 至極, 非常, 非常に
Be be somewhere
Synonyms: ある, ある, いる, いる, いる, おる, ござる, ございます, あらせられる, いらっしゃる, おいでなさる, おいでになる, 在す, 在す, 存する, 御座す, 御座在る
Presence current existence
Synonyms: ある, ある, いる, いる, いる, 出席, 存在
Highly favorably or with much respect
Synonyms: いい, いる, いる, ごく, よく, いとも, いとも, かなり, たまる, とても, ひどい, ひどく, よほど, こよない, こよなく, ごくごく, さばかり, したたか, すこぶる, ずいぶん, たいそう, とびきり, なかなか, はなはだ, めっきり, めっぽう, メキメキ, ことのほか, たまらない, 世にも, 何より, 大変, 好く, 実に, 思い切り, 思い切る, , 最も, 果たて, , 極めて, 極める, 極度, 決める, 甚く, 痛い, 至る, 至って, 至極, 良い, 誠に, 非常, 非常に, 高度

Categories いる is a member of

Be have the quality of being
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Continue continue in a place, position, or situation
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Edifice a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
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Dwelling housing that someone is living in
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Lodging structures collectively in which people are housed
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Stay In Place be stationary
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Being the state or fact of existing
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Secret Agent a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
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Stroke Order Diagrams for いる

Conjugations for いる

masu stem
i
Negative stem
i
te-form
ite
Negative te-form
inakute
Adverbial Negative Form
inaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
iru
Present Indicative Negative Form
inai
Past Indicative Form
ita
Past Indicative Negative Form
inakatta
Presumptive Form
iyou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
imasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
imasen
Past Indicative Form
imashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
imasendeshita
Presumptive Form
imashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
itai
Present Indicative Negative Form
itakunai
Past Indicative Form
itakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
itakunakatta
Adjective stem
ita
te-form
itakute
Negative te-form
itakunakute
Adverbial Form
itaku
Provisional Form
itakereba
Provisional Negative Form
itakunakereba
Conditional Form
itakattara
Conditional Negative Form
itakunakattara
Objective Form
itasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
iro
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
inasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
ireba
Present Indicative Negative Form
inakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
inakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
itara
Present Indicative Negative Form
inakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
itari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
irareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
irarenai
Past Indicative Form
irareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
irarenakatta
masu-stem
irare
te-form
irarete
Negative te-form
irarenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
iraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
iraremasen
Past Indicative Form
iraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
iraremasendeshita
Colloquial Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
ireru
Present Indicative Negative Form
irenai
Past Indicative Form
ireta
Past Indicative Negative Form
irenakatta
te-form
irete
Negative te-form
irenakute
Colloquial Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
iremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
iremasen
Past Indicative Form
iremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
iremasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
irareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
irarenai
Past Indicative Form
irareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
irarenakatta
masu stem
irare
te-form
irarete
Negative te-form
irarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
iraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
iraremasen
Past Indicative Form
iraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
iraremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
isaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
isasenai
Past Indicative Form
isaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
isasenakatta
masu stem
isase
te-form
isasete
Negative te-form
isasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
isasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
isasemasen
Past Indicative Form
isasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
isasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
isaserareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
isaserarenai
Past Indicative Form
isaserareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
isaserarenakatta
masu stem
isaserare
te-form
isaserarete
Negative te-form
isaserarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
isaseraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
isaseraremasen
Past Indicative Form
isaseraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
isaseraremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
in
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
izu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
inu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
izaru

Sample Sentences for いる

My sister always keeps her room clean.
Keep your eyes closed until I say that you should open them.
Those proposals seem very much alike to me.
She was nicely dressed.
He must be crazy to behave like that.

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So, if I want to say "I don't want to exist", will it be "Boku ga itakunai"?

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