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Japanese verbある (aru) Conjugation
ある (aru) means “to be (things), to have”. It is an irregular verb. It is irregular: ない, あります, あって. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to be (things), to have
- Type
- irregular verb
- Dictionary form
- ある
- Romaji
- aru
- Masu form
- あります
- Nai form
- ない
- Te-form
- あって
- Ta form
- あった
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | ある |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | ない |
| Polite | あります |
| Polite negative | ありません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | あった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | なかった |
| Polite | ありました |
| Polite negative | ありませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | あって |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | なくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | あれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | なければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | あったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | なかったら |
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About these tables
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