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Grammar and points of interest
いる / います and ある / あります
いる / います and ある / あります
existence; possession
もう電話を切らなくてはなりません。電話が空くのを待っている人がいるのです。
Conjugations and inflections
Words
noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
1. telephone call; phone call(click the word for examples and links)
suffix, 'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)2. to sever (connections, ties) (see also: 縁を切る)
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particle
1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
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Most common form: すく
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty2. to be hungry (see also: お腹が空く)
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'tsu' godan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
1. to wait (this meaning is restricted to form 待つ)2. to await; to look forward to; to anticipate
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noun
1. man; person2. human being; mankind; people
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (of animate objects); to exist (see also: 在る; often written with kana only)2. to stay (often written with kana only)
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