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#39 ある & いる + particles (There is / I have) ┃Absolute Beginner (Patreon)

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*This is a longer version of the lesson just for you guys!*

This time we will learn how to say "there is..." / "I have..." in Japanese.

★ Differences

between ある vs いる

between ~が ある vs ~は ある

between ~に ある vs ~で ある


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#39 ある & いる + particles (There is / I have) ┃Absolute Beginner

This time we will learn how to say "there is..." / "I have..." in Japanese. ★ Differences between ある vs いる between ~が ある vs ~は ある between ~に ある vs ~で ある

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Luisa Paoluzzi

みさ先生 sorry to be a pain, but I still have some doubts. First of all, (in formal speech to fix ideas) if someone asks the location of something using どこですか (so it sounds like the person knows that the object exists) instead of using どこいますか/ありますか, does one always answer with います/あります in any case or is it sometimes possible to use です? Probably what I wrote is not really clear. What I'm trying to understand is how to render in Japanese the following three situations, that in English sound more or less like: 1. "Where's the pen?" "It's here": in this case the person asking the questions is referring to a specific pen whose existence is known but whose whereabouts are not. 2. "Where are there pens?" "Here there are pens.": in this case the person asking the question is not referring to a specific pen but for some reason he or she considers that pens must be somewhere, perhaps this exchange takes place in a shop that should sell pens, or in an office where pens are used. Possibly this is not the most natural way ask the question that could be rephrased also as "Where can I find pens" the point being that the main focus is again location rather than existence. (So, if I understand correctly, in Japanese, ペンは should be used) 3 "Is there a pen?", "Yes, there's a pen here": in this case the person asking the question is not asuming the presence of pens, and "here" in the answer is not the main point but just extra information besides that of the presence of a pen. (So, again, if I understand correctly, in Japanese, ペンが should be used) And another silly one: if I'd like to know if the restaurant am eating at has fish, I'd be tempted to use ありますか since the fish is just food in this case: am I wrong?

Luisa Paoluzzi
>>17639113

Sorry for the long post that probably doesn't make much sense. In short, what bothers me is the inconsistency in the use of the verb: one uses "です" in the question "どこですか" although, if I understand correctly, one can only use "います/あります" in the answer.

Vera Catti

Thank you for this great lesson, Misa san.