〜がいます
〜がいます means there is/are (people or animals). It is a JLPT N5 grammar point. "〜がいます" politely says that a person or animal is present. Use "あります" for things, and "います" for people and animals.
Japanese sources describe it as 「人や動物がいる」.
〜がいます examples
教室に先生がいます。
There is a teacher in the classroom.
公園に子どもがいます。
There is a child in the park.
〜がいます exercises
Pick what belongs in the parentheses. The answer is marked below.
部屋に母が（ ）。
- います ✓
- あります
- です
- します
My mother is in the room.
学校に学生が（ ）。
- あります
- います ✓
- 行きます
- 見ます
There are students at school.
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