JLPT N5 grammar

〜がいるmeaning and usage

Meaning

Indicates that a person or animal exists or is somewhere; が marks who or what is there.

How to form it

  • nounにnounがいる
  • personはnounがいる

How it is used

「いる」 is for people and animals; objects take 「ある」. It also says someone has family or friends: 「兄が二人いる」. To ask where someone is, say 「〜はどこにいますか」.

Examples

  1. 公園に犬の親子がいる。

    There is a dog and its pup in the park.

  2. 教室にだれがいますか。

    Who's in the classroom?

  3. 私には弟が一人います。

    I have one younger brother.

About the example Here がいる says that the dog and its pup are in the park; が marks the living beings whose presence is described.