〜がいます

Formationnoun + が + います

います is the existence verb for anything that moves under its own power: people, animals, the occasional robot. The split with あります is a grammatical habit rather than a logical rule, so the pair is best learned together. Reach for it to say who is home, or that you have a sister.

Examples

〜がいます is marked in each sentence. Tap any word for its dictionary entry.

1. 私わたしにはパイロットの友人ゆうじんがいる。

   I have a friend who is a pilot.

2. 日本語にほんごの話はなせるスタッフがいますか。

   Do you have any employees who speak Japanese?

3. 大海たいかいにはたくさん魚さかながいる。

   Fish abounds in the ocean.

4. 公園こうえんにたくさんのアベックがいた。

   There were a lot of young couples in the park.

5. スタジアムには大勢たいせいの人ひとがいた。

   There were lots of people in the stadium.