Illustration: At an apartment entrance during rainfall, a visitor pauses with empty hands and looks toward the wet street beyond the open door. Their host calmly presents an open palm toward a spare umbrella standing plainly in the entrance holder.

ある

aru

to have

Use いる rather than ある for people and animals. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

鍵かぎある？
Do you have the keys?
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お金かねある？
Do you have any money?
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熱ねつあるの？
Do you have a fever?
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