にがいます
(Nigai masu)
there is / exists (for animate beings: people and animals).
Connection rules
- ＋Place + に + Animate + が + います
- ＋Use for people, pets, wild animals, insects — anything living and mobile.
- ＋Plants use あります despite being living things.
Examples
1.
庭に犬がいます。
Niwa ni inu ga i masu.
There is a dog in the garden.
「there is / exists (for animate beings: people and animals)」
2.
教室に学生がいます。
Kyoushitsu ni gakusei ga i masu.
There are students in the classroom.
「there is / exists (for animate beings: people and animals)」