〜で〜があります~ de ~ ga arimasu
De ga arimasu (〜で〜があります) means “event at a place; something exists”.
There is a concert at the Budokan today.
Use 「〜で〜があります」 for an event at a place; 「〜が〜枚あります」 counts flat items such as tickets.
In the course
How it works
Where is the concert held? Use 「で」 after the place to say that an event takes place there.
Use 「に」 for where an object is, and 「で」 for where an event takes place. First decide: an object or an event?
Count the tickets. Use 「枚」 to count thin, flat objects such as tickets and sheets of paper.
In the example, 「2枚」 comes after 「が」 and before 「あります」 to say how many tickets there are.
In the example, 「チケットがあります」 can also mean that someone has tickets. The context tells us who has them.
Even if today’s concert has not started yet, you can use 「あります」 to introduce a scheduled event.
In the example, 「2枚」 is read 「にまい」. When counting tickets, one is 「いちまい」 and three is 「さんまい」.
Example sentences
- 今日kyou武道館budoukanでdeコンサートkonsaatoがgaあります。arimasu
There is a concert at the Budokan today.
- コンサートkonsaatoのnoチケット
In a conversation
- A駅前で世界のビール祭りがあります。一緒に行きませんか。
A: There is a world beer festival in front of the station. Would you like to go together?
- Bそう
Check yourself
Level 1 · Recognise
Which sentence is correct?
Level 1 · Recognise
Listen and choose the meaning
Level 2 · Build
Put the words in order
There's a concert at Budokan today.
Level 3 · Use
What goes in the blank?
映画のチケット （が数枚あります）。
I have several movie tickets.
More grammar in this theme
- 〜で〜がありますevent at a place; something exists
