〜に住んでいます~ni sunde imasu
Ni sunde imasu (〜に住んでいます) means “say where you live”.
I live in Japan.
Put a place before 「に住んでいます」 to say where you currently live.
In the course
How it works
The woman in the picture lives in an apartment in Tokyo. Use this pattern to say where you live.
「住んでいます」 means you currently live there. It tells us where your home is, rather than simply where you are at this moment.
Put a place noun before 「に」. A country, city, or apartment can all indicate where you live.
To say where you live, add 「に」 after the place. It connects your home location to 「住んでいます」.
Here, 「住」 is read 「す」. The full expression 「住んでいます」 is read 「すんでいます」.
In the dialogue, 「東京のアパート」 is one phrase meaning “an apartment in Tokyo.” Add 「に」 after the whole phrase.
In the examples, Japan and Tokyo both tell us where someone lives. One names a country, the other a city, so the areas differ in size.
Example sentences
- 日本nipponにni住んsunでdeいます。imasu
I live in Japan.
- 東京toukyouにni住んsunでdeいます。
In a conversation
- Aどちらに住んでいますか。
A: Where do you live?
- B東京のアパートに住んでいます。
B: I live in an apartment in Tokyo.
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
I live in a Tokyo apartment.
Level 3 · Use
What goes in the blank?
私は東京の 住んでいます。
I live in an apartment in Tokyo.
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