〜に〜があります／います~ ni ~ ga arimasu / imasu
Ni ga arimasu (〜に〜があります) means “what is present at a place”.
There is a bank on the right-hand side. And there is a hotel on the left-hand side.
Use 〜に〜があります／います to say what is in a place, choosing あります for things and います for people or animals.
In the course
How it works
Use 「あります」 for objects and buildings, and 「います」 for people and animals. Look at the bank and dog in the picture.
To say what is in a place, name the place first. Put 「に」 after it to mark where something or someone is.
After the place, name the person or thing there and add 「が」. The order is: place, person or thing, verb.
「銀行は」 introduces where the bank is. 「右手側に」 introduces what is on the right.
Even if the white dog in the garden is sitting still, use 「います」. Choose the verb based on what kind of thing you are talking about.
The bank is on the right and the hotel is on the left. Here, left and right depend on the direction the speaker is facing.
Example sentences
- 右手migite側gawaにni銀行ginkouがgaあります。arimasuそしてsoshite左手hidarite側gawaにniホテルhoteru
In a conversation
- Aこのビルの隣に何がありますか。
A: What is there next to this building?
- B病院があります。
B: There is a hospital.
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 bank on the right side.
Level 3 · Use
What goes in the blank?
私 交番があります。
There is a police box in front of me.
More grammar in this theme
- 〜に〜があります／いますwhat is present at a place
