居る (Oru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to be (animate), to be, to exist, to be ...-ing”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be (animate); to be; to exist
- auxiliary verb, godan verbto be ...-ingafter the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action
- auxiliary verb, godan verbto have ...-ed; to be ...-edafter the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing state
- suffix, godan verbto (have the audacity to) doafter the -masu stem of a verb; indicates contempt or disdain for another's actions
Examples
あ！蝶々がいる！
Oh, there's a butterfly!
彼女はトルコ人の彼がいる。
She's got a Turkish boyfriend.
珍客も３日いれば鼻につく。
Even a rare guest wears out his welcome after three days.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).