How to Say ‘A god is inside.’ in Japanese
中に神様がいるんです。
naka ni kami sama ga iru n desu
[nah-kah ni KAH-mee sama ga iru n dess]
💬 Usage Tip: Japanese uses いる for people and living beings, and ある for objects. Using いる here treats the god as a living presence.
Phrase Breakdown
中に神様が
naka ni kami sama ga
inside, a god
中に means "inside". 神様 (kamisama) is a respectful word for god or deity. が marks the subject.
中に猫がいます。
There's a cat inside.
Words in this phrase
中
naka
[nah-kah]
inside; during
Refers to the middle of something, or within a situation or process.
仕事の中で大切な価値観が見えてきます。
Important values become visible in the course of work.
に
ni
[ni]
in
Indicates the target or location of an action.
日本に行く。
Go to Japan.
神
kami
[KAH-mee]
God; god
A deity; in Christian talk, the one God.
神は世界を造りました。
God created the world.
様
sama
[sama]
honorific suffix
A suffix used to show respect, often for males.
社長様はこちらです。
This way, Mr. President.
が
ga
[ga]
subject marker
A particle marking the subject of the sentence.
興味がある分野を教えてください。
Please tell me the field you are interested in.
いるんです。
iru n desu
is there (explaining)
いる means "to exist" and is used for living beings. んです adds an explanatory tone.
妹がいるんです。
I have a younger sister, you see.
Words in this phrase
いる
iru
[iru]
to be
State of continued action.
彼が見惚れている。
He is being fascinated.
ん
n
[n]
(explanatory n)
Casual form of の; adds a tone of seeking or giving an explanation, often before です.
どうしたんですか。
What happened?
です
desu
[dess]
is; polite copula
A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.
少し伺いたいです。
I would like to ask a little.
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