iru

Word
いるiru
Meaning
to exist; to stay; to have (used for living beings)
Part of speech
verb, itidan - group 2, intransitive
Pronunciation
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Usages of iru

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むす は けっこんして います。musuko ha kekkonsite imasu.
(My) son is married.
Note how the present continuous is used here to indicate on ongoing state, instead of an action in progress.
あめ が って います。ame ga hutte imasu.
It's raining.
The rain is new information, so we use the particle が
あめ は って います。ame ha hutte imasu.
The rain is falling.As for the rain, it's falling
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