Tuesday, January 2, 2018

meaning - います and あります usage


I just learned about: います and あります.


I know I should use います for people and moving things and あります for plants and inanimate things.


I have two doubts:




  • Which one should I use with "dead body". For example: "Is there a dead body inside the room?"

  • What about robots or a non living thing with AI?



Answer



Basically it depends on how the speaker feels. However, I think we usually say:



  • 死体があります。

  • ロボットがいます。 if it looks like it has a mind of its own.

  • ロボットがあります。 if it is an industrial robot without a mind.


  • 車がいます。 if it is being driven by a human.

  • 車があります。 when we talk about cars in general.

  • 人工知能(AI)があります。 if it doesn't have anything visual, auditory or physical.

  • コンピュータのソフトウェアがあります。

  • ゲームのキャラクターがいます。 if it is controlled by computer software.

  • 細菌/ウイルス/コンピュータウイルスがいます。 when we talk about someone's symptoms.

  • 細菌/ウイルス/コンピュータウイルスがあります。

  • ゾンビがいます。

  • 幽霊がいます。



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