いる
iru
いる: still there, still breathing
The picture Something alive staying put where it is — and by extension, a state that stays put.
Where the picture shows up in いる
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a person is right there
今、駅にいます。
ima, eki ni imasu
I'm at the station right now.
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nobody is staying there
受付に誰もいません。
uketsuke ni dare mo imasen
There's nobody at the reception desk.
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in the middle of doing it
今、ご飯を食べています。
ima, gohan o tabete imasu
I'm eating right now.
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still there after years
もう三年、この会社にいます。
mō sannen, kono kaisha ni imasu
I've been at this company three years now.
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left in that state
窓が開いています。
mado ga aite imasu
The window is open.
開きます is the moment it opens; 開いています is the state it stays in.