Japanese

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Alternative spellings
有ります
在ります

Etymology

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From あり (ari, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb ある (to exist)) + ます (masu, polite auxiliary).

Pronunciation

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Phrase

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あります (arimasu

  1. (auxiliary, formal) Polite form of ある (aru)
    (ほん)(じつ)(とう)(しゃ)(そう)(りつ)()(ねん)()あります
    Honjitsu wa tōsha no sōritsu kinenbi de arimasu.
    Today is the anniversary of the founding of our company.
    (literally, “Today, there exists the anniversary of the founding of our company.”)

Usage notes

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Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Verb

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あります (arimasu

  1. polite form of ある (aru) [godan]