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SUUPAA GA ARIMASU

あります/ありません
There is / There isn't
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DEPAATO WA ARIMASEN
The verb あります is used when we say what there is in a place. The negative form ありません is used when we say what there is not.
QUESTION FORM: WHAT IS THERE?
なに  が  あります か。
  • What is there? 
POSITIVE FORM: THERE IS A ...
ソファ  が  あります。
  • There is a sofa. 
おふろ  が  あります。
  • There is a bath / bathroom. 
トイレ が  あります。
  • There is a toilet. 
NEGATIVE FORM: THERE ISN'T A ...
  • Notice how the particle changes to は (wa) in the negative.
エアコン は  ありません。
  • There isn't an air conditioner.
わしつ は  ありません。
  • There isn't a Japanese-style room.
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PRACTISE SAYING WHAT THERE IS AND WHAT THERE ISN'T, IN AND AROUND THE HOME.