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〜に 〜が います (~ ni ~ ga imasu) — there is (a person/animal)

The way to say a living thing — a person or animal — exists in a place.

Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)

Place place
at/in
N person/animal
います exists

Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)

「〜に 〜が います」says that a living thing — a person or animal — exists in a place. The pattern is the same: place + に, living thing + が, then います. e.g. へやに ねこが います (heya ni neko ga imasu) = 'There is a cat in the room.' For inanimate things use あります, not います.

Examples (उदाहरणहरू)

へやねこいます

へやに ねこが います。

heya ni neko ga imasu.

There is a cat in the room.

あそこに 田中さんが います。

asoko ni tanaka-san ga imasu.

Tanaka is over there.

木の 下に 犬が います。

ki no shita ni inu ga imasu.

There is a dog under the tree.

Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)

Question: 1/3

How do you say 'There is a cat in the room'? (cat = ねこ)

💡 Hint: Living thing → います.

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