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Grammar and points of interest
がいる / がいます and がある / があります
がいる / がいます and がある / があります
there is, existence; possession
私は彼に直接会ったことはありません。でも、彼のことは知っています。
verb て form + います／いる
verb て form + います／いる
'ing' - present continuous / progressive
私は彼に直接会ったことはありません。でも、彼のことは知っています。
Conjugations and inflections
Words
pronoun, 'no' adjective
1. I; menoun, 'no' adjective
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, 1 meaning and 2 forms, examples and links)
pronoun
1. he; him2. his
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'na' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), 'no' adjective
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand (see also: 間接)(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: あう
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to meet; to encounter; to see (逢う is often used for close friends, etc. and may be associated with drama or pathos, 遭う may have an undesirable nuance)2. to have an accident; to have a bad experience (esp. 遭う when in kanji; often written with kana only)
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noun
1. thing; matter (often written with kana only)2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis (often written with kana only)
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irregular 'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live (see also: 居る; often written with kana only)2. to have (often written with kana only)
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conjunction
1. but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even soparticle
2. even(click the word to view an additional 5 meanings, examples and links)
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of); to learn (of); to find out; to discover2. to sense; to feel; to notice; to realize
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