How to Say ‘There is; exists’ in Japanese
あります
ari masu
[ah-ree mahss]
💬 Usage Tip: [あります] is the polite non-living “there is/are.” It is used for objects, ideas, tasks, and situations.
🇯🇵 In Japan: This form appears everywhere in polite Japanese, so mastering it gives you lots of speaking power fast.
Phrase Breakdown
あり
ari
[ah-ree]
exist; have
From ある, used for the existence of things or to say you have something.
問題がありました。
There was a problem.
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite ending
A polite ending attached to verb stems.
資料があります。
There are materials.
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