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Conjugation of Japanese verb 居る - exist - iru

ichidan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    Reading

    i

    Meaning

    exist

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    居る

    Reading

    いる
    iru

    Meaning

    to exist / does exist / will exist

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    居ない

    Reading

    いない
    inai

    Meaning

    to not exist / does not exist / will not exist

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    居ます

    Reading

    います
    imasu

    Meaning

    to exist / does exist / will exist

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    居ません

    Reading

    いません
    imasen

    Meaning

    to not exist / does not exist / will not exist

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    居た

    Reading

    いた
    ita

    Meaning

    did exist

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    居なかった

    Reading

    いなかった
    inakatta

    Meaning

    did not exist

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    居ました

    Reading

    いました
    imashita

    Meaning

    did exist

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    居ませんでした

    Reading

    いませんでした
    imasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not exist

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    居て

    Reading

    いて
    ite

    Meaning

    exist, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    居ないで

    Reading

    いないで
    inaide

    Meaning

    not exist, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    居なくて

    Reading

    いなくて
    inakute

    Meaning

    not exist, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    居まして

    Reading

    いまして
    imashite

    Meaning

    exist, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    居ませんで

    Reading

    いませんで
    imasende

    Meaning

    not exist, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt I

    Conjugation

    居ろ

    Reading

    いろ
    iro

    Meaning

    exist!

    Variant

    Abrupt II

    Conjugation

    居よ

    Reading

    いよ
    iyo

    Meaning

    exist! (classical / literary)

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    居るな

    Reading

    いるな
    iruna

    Meaning

    do not exist!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    居なさい

    Reading

    いなさい
    inasai

    Meaning

    exist!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    居なさるな

    Reading

    いなさるな
    inasaruna

    Meaning

    do not exist!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    居てください

    Reading

    いてください
    itekudasai

    Meaning

    please exist

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お居ください

    Reading

    おいください
    oikudasai

    Meaning

    kindly exist

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    居ないでください

    Reading

    いないでください
    inaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not exist

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お居なさいませ

    Reading

    おいなさいませ
    oinasaimase

    Meaning

    please exist

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お居なさいますな

    Reading

    おいなさいますな
    oinasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not exist

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    居ている

    Reading

    いている
    iteiru

    Meaning

    is doing exist / is exist(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    居ています

    Reading

    いています
    iteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing exist / is exist(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    居ていません

    Reading

    いていません
    iteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing exist / is not exist(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    居ていた

    Reading

    いていた
    iteita

    Meaning

    was doing exist / was exist(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    居ていました

    Reading

    いていました
    iteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing exist / was exist(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    居ていませんでした

    Reading

    いていませんでした
    iteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing exist / was not exist(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    居よう

    Reading

    いよう
    iyou

    Meaning

    let's exist / will exist

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    居まい

    Reading

    いまい
    imai

    Meaning

    let's not exist / will not exist

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    居ましょう

    Reading

    いましょう
    imashou

    Meaning

    let's exist / will exist

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    居ますまい

    Reading

    いますまい
    imasumai

    Meaning

    let's not exist / will not exist

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    居るだろう

    Reading

    いるだろう
    irudarou

    Meaning

    will probably exist

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    居ないだろう

    Reading

    いないだろう
    inaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not exist

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    居るでしょう

    Reading

    いるでしょう
    irudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably exist

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    居ないでしょう

    Reading

    いないでしょう
    inaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not exist

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    居ただろう

    Reading

    いただろう
    itadarou

    Meaning

    probably did exist

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    居なかっただろう

    Reading

    いなかっただろう
    inakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not exist

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    居たでしょう

    Reading

    いたでしょう
    itadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did exist

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    居なかったでしょう

    Reading

    いなかったでしょう
    inakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not exist

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    居れば

    Reading

    いれば
    ireba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does exist

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    居なければ

    Reading

    いなければ
    inakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not exist

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    居たら

    Reading

    いたら
    itara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did exist

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    居なかったら

    Reading

    いなかったら
    inakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not exist

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    居ましたら

    Reading

    いましたら
    imashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did exist

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    居ませんでしたら

    Reading

    いませんでしたら
    imasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not exist

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    居られる

    Reading

    いられる
    irareru

    Meaning

    can exist

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    居られない

    Reading

    いられない
    irarenai

    Meaning

    cannot exist

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    居られます

    Reading

    いられます
    iraremasu

    Meaning

    can exist

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    居られません

    Reading

    いられません
    iraremasen

    Meaning

    cannot exist

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    居させる

    Reading

    いさせる
    isaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) exist

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    居させない

    Reading

    いさせない
    isasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) exist

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    居させます

    Reading

    いさせます
    isasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) exist

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    居させません

    Reading

    いさせません
    isasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) exist

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    居られる

    Reading

    いられる
    irareru

    Meaning

    be exist

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    居られない

    Reading

    いられない
    irarenai

    Meaning

    not be exist

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    居られます

    Reading

    いられます
    iraremasu

    Meaning

    be exist

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    居られません

    Reading

    いられません
    iraremasen

    Meaning

    not be exist

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    居たり

    Reading

    いたり
    itari

    Meaning

    did things like exist

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    居なかったり

    Reading

    いなかったり
    inakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like exist

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    居ましたり

    Reading

    いましたり
    imashitari

    Meaning

    did things like exist

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    居ませんでしたり

    Reading

    いませんでしたり
    imasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like exist

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    居たい

    Reading

    いたい
    itai

    Meaning

    want to exist

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    居たくない

    Reading

    いたくない
    itakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to exist

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    居たかった

    Reading

    いたかった
    itakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to exist

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    居たくなかった

    Reading

    いたくなかった
    itakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to exist

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    居たくて

    Reading

    いたくて
    itakute

    Meaning

    want to exist, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    居たくなくて

    Reading

    いたくなくて
    itakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to exist, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    居たく

    Reading

    いたく
    itaku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to exist

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    居たければ

    Reading

    いたければ
    itakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to exist

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    居たくなければ

    Reading

    いたくなければ
    itakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to exist

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    居たかったら

    Reading

    いたかったら
    itakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to exist

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    居たくなかったら

    Reading

    いたくなかったら
    itakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to exist

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    居たさ

    Reading

    いたさ
    itasa

    Meaning

    the desire to exist

Word Detail

    word

    居る

    Meaning

    Exist

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Reside, Be

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