How to Say ‘I live there’ in Japanese
住んでいます
sun de i masu
[SOON deh ee mahs]
💬 Usage Tip: Japanese says "I live" with the ongoing ています form, not plain 住みます, which would sound like "I will live". The same goes for 働いています "I work (there)".
Phrase Breakdown
住ん
sun
[SOON]
live (te-form stem)
Form of sumu 'to live (reside)', changed to connect with -de.
大阪に住んでいます。
I live in Osaka.
で
de
[deh]
(te-form connector)
Part of the te-form; with iru it shows an ongoing state.
ここに住んでいます。
I live here.
い
i
[ee]
to be; ongoing state
Part of the progressive or current-state expression.
空いていますかを確認します。
I will check whether they are available.
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite verb ending
A standard polite ending added to verbs, often used in customer service and formal speech.
予約を確認し ます。
I will confirm the reservation.
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