Conjugation

ある

aru

be

Godan verb, group 1, ending -ru.

  • ない, not あらない

    The negative of ある is ない (なかった in the past). ある takes no -te iru, and has no potential, passive, or causative.

  • No potential

    ある already says an ability or a state: it has no potential form.

Newbie

The polite forms to talk about now, the future, and the past, and the te-form of requests.

  1. Polite present · -masu

    What you do, usually or soon, said politely. Japanese has one form for the present and the future.

    1. affirmativeありますarimasu
    2. negativeありませんarimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

    What you did, or did not do, said politely.

    1. affirmativeありましたarimashita
    2. negativeありませんでしたarimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

    Links actions (and then…), and with ください asks politely.

    1. あってatte