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あるある

be present (something); have

Verbe · Assistant · Group 1 verb

熱ねつあるの？

You got a fever?

Example: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Japanese: tommy_san · French : sacredceltic

Parts of speech

Group 1 verb (godan) · Intransitive · Auxiliary verb

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Verb group: Group 1 (godan)

Verb usage: intransit

Other written forms: 有る · 在る

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English dictionary meanings

to be
to exist
to live
to have
to be located
to be equipped with
to happen
to come about
to exist (in a completed state)
to be (something unchanged in its current state)

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