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Kotomora

在います

also: ます

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Meanings

1

yodan verb with 'su' ending (archaic), intransitive verb

to be (honorific, archaic)

Archaic honorific verb for 'to be', used in classical Japanese to show respect toward the subject. Equivalent to modern いらっしゃる or おられる.

2

yodan verb with 'su' ending (archaic), intransitive verb

to go; to come (honorific, archaic)

Archaic honorific verb for movement ('to go' or 'to come'), used to show respect toward the subject. Rare even in classical texts; context determines direction.