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04-28-2009, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by duo797 View Post
Is the difference between ある・いる and 持つ in the physical 'having' of the object? Does one mean like 'I have a house' while the other is something like 'I have twenty dollars (on me right now) or am I grasping at nothing. I'm pretty sure I'm not completely off by saying that ある and いる can also mean 'to have'.
aru is the existence of an object.

iru is the existence of a living thing.

however, combining iru with other verbs like MMM's example of "pen wo motte iru?", it's a completely different grammar structure which is similar to what you're thinking with having $20 on you... it's like... a state of being. It's a complicated subject, so it takes a lot of practice and a lot of explaination ^_^;
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