► 動詞
居る [(2)いる] meaning: be rank: 1
☆ そこにいろ！ ⇨ Stay there! (☛ For an animal to be at a specific location)
☆ 暗闇に何者かがいる ⇨ Somebody is in the darkness (☛ For an animal to be at a specific location)
☆ 部屋には誰もいなかった ⇨ There was nobody in the room (☛ For an animal to be at a specific location)
居る [(2)いる] meaning: exist rank: 1
☆ 僕には妹がいる ⇨ There is a little sister for me. I have a little sister
☆ 日本に野生のライオンはいない ⇨ Lions do not exist in the wild in Japan (☛ For an animal to be at a specific location)
居る [(2)いる] meaning: live rank: 1
☆ うちの兄はアメリカにいる ⇨ My big brother lives in US
居る [(2)いる] meaning: stay rank: 1
☆ このまま黙ってはいられない ⇨ I cannot stay silent like this
居る [(1)おる] [arch] [男] meaning: be rank: 3
☆ 誰もおらんのか？ ⇨ Nobody here? (☛ A western dialect)
► 補助動詞
居る [(2)いる] meaning: be rank: 1
☆ 彼が分かっているのか分かっていないのか分からない ⇨ I don’t know whether he has understood or not
☆ 彼女はかんかんに怒っている ⇨ She is furious
☆ 窓ガラスが割れている ⇨ The windowpane is broken
☆ 頭で分かっていても実際にやるのは難しい ⇨ Even if you understand (the concept) in your head, it is difficult to actually do it
☆ あの店何時まで開いてる？ ⇨ Until what time does that store stay open? When does it close? (☛ い will be often omitted in casual speeches)
☆ 店は私が行った時はもう閉まっていた ⇨ The store was already closed when I got there (☛ い will be often omitted in casual speeches)
居る [(2)いる] meaning: be doing rank: 1
☆ 家族は全員元気にしている ⇨ Everybody in the family is doing well
☆ 彼女は本を読んでいる ⇨ She is reading a book
☆ あんた何やってるの？ ⇨ What the heck are you doing? (☛ い will be often omitted in casual speeches)
☆ 今御飯作ってるところ ⇨ I’m in the middle of cooking a meal (☛ い will be often omitted in casual speeches)
居る [(1)おる] [おります] [coll] [polite] meaning: be doing rank: 2
☆ 只今検討しております ⇨ We are currently investigating
☆ 只今特別値引きを実施しております ⇨ We’re currently running a special discount
居る [(1)おる] [arch] [男] meaning: be doing rank: 3
☆ 今飯を食っておるところだ ⇨ I’m having a meal right now
► 成句
居る [(2)いる] [居ても立っても居られない] meaning: anxious rank: 3
☆ 子供の事が心配で居ても立っても居られない ⇨ I am so worried about my child that I can’t think straight
☆ もうすぐ彼に会えるかと思うと居ても立っても居られない ⇨ When I think that I will get to see him soon, I get so excited I cannot do anything else (☛ Literally “can’t stay still or stand”)
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