Foreign Language II: Arimasu(Orimasu)/Imasu(Orimasu) Preposition of Location Grammatical Notes

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FOREIGN LANGUAGE II JAPANESE
LANGUAGE

ARIMASU (MOTTE IMASU)/IMASU (ORIMASU)
PREPOSITION OF LOCATION GRAMMATICAL NOTES

Both arimasu(motte imasu), imasu(orimasu)
means to exist or be in a particular place.
Arimasu
is used for non-living or existence of an object.
It is a verb means to exist, lie or be place,
therefore, sentence beginning with there is or
here is, is usually rendered with arimasu.
It is also safe to note and to follow that the
verb to be (is, am, are) in a sentence can be
replaced by exist or lie.
Example:
Tsukue wa koko ni arimasu
means that, the desk lies or exist in this place,
hence, the “desk is here.”
(Koko, soko, asoko) ni isu ga arimasu (exist).
There is a desk (here, there, overthere).