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あります／います
there is / there are (existence)
place に N が あります／います
あります is for inanimate things and plants; います is for people and animals.
- 公園に子供がいます。There are children in the park.
Whether the thing that exists is alive
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there is / there are (existence)
place に N が あります／います
あります is for inanimate things and plants; います is for people and animals.