居る (Iru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to be (of animate objects), to exist, to stay, to be ...-ing”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be (of animate objects); to exist
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto stay
- auxiliary verb, ichidan verbto be ...-ingafter the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action
- auxiliary verb, ichidan verbto have ...-ed; to be ...-edafter the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing state
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).