あ Japanese Grammar Basic

Kana あ

1. ある (existence of inanimate things) ある Indicates that an inanimate object exists or is located somewhere. It is the counterpart of いる, which is used for animate beings. ある is o...
2. ある (resultant state) ある Used after the て-form of a transitive verb to indicate that something has been done and the resulting state remains. This pattern emphasi...
3. ～あげる (giving a thing) あげる Indicates giving something to a person who is not a member of the giver's in-group, or to someone of equal or lower social status. The gi...
4. ～間・あいだ(に) (during) あいだ Indicates the duration or interval between two temporal or physical points. When followed by に, it emphasizes that something happens at s...
5. ～あとで (after) あとで Indicates that a state or action takes place at some time after another event. The time gap between the two events is not necessarily imm...
6. ～あまり～ない (not very, not much) あまり An adverb indicating that the degree of something is not great. When paired with a negative predicate, it means 'not very' or 'not much.'