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居る (おる) — to be ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action), to have ...-ed (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing state), to be ...-ed (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing state)

居おる to be ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action)
Frequency #1663 Grade 5 2 characters auxiliary verb godan verb (-ru) suffix

oru

おる
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Meanings

  • to be ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action)
  • to have ...-ed (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing state)
  • to be ...-ed (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing state)
  • to (have the audacity to) do (after the -masu stem of a verb; indicates contempt or disdain for another's actions)

Explained in simple Japanese

  1. ある ことが いま つづいて いる ことを あらわす ことば。

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Verb forms

Meaning Plain Polite
Present

居る

おる

居ります

おります

Present negative

居らない

おらない

居りません

おりません

Past

居った

おった

居りました

おりました

Past negative

居らなかった

おらなかった

居りませんでした

おりませんでした

Te-form

居って

おって

居りまして

おりまして

Potential

居れる

おれる

居れます

おれます

Potential negative

居れない

おれない

居れません

おれません

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