In the sentence:
今日は宿題があります。
would I use
在る or 有る?
(I know that today it's almost always written in Kana) Thanks in advance :)!
Answer
有る is for possession; 在る is for existence. Though there can be some overlap. And 或る (even though you didn't ask) is actually an adjective for "a particular/certain", like in ある日に....
So in this case, I'm mostly certain it would be 有る since you "have" homework.
Here are some words that might help remember the difference:
有
- 所有 → one's possessions; ownership
- 有罪 → guilty; "having" guilt
- 共有 → sharing; joint ownership
- 有料 → something that costs money (as opposed to free 無料); "having" a cost
- 有力 → strong; influential; "having" power
在
- 所在 → whereabouts
- 存在 → existence
- 在日 → living/staying in Japan (particularly used for foreigners)
- 現在 → the present (time)
- 在庫 → inventory (merchandise)
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