О различиях в употреблении японских глаголов существования /местонахождения «aru» / «iru»: на основе современных исследований

This article is an attempt to make concise criteria by which Japanese language learners can judge the use of verbs “iru” and “aru” in existential sentences. In textbooks for Japanese learners it is generally explained that “iru” is used to represent the existence of animate beings and “aru” – of inanimate things, but in fact, their usage is not divided mechanically like that. These verbs are also used in possessive sentences and denote the same problems of their proper using as in existential sentences. Therefore, we surveyed previous researches and offered a new look on the problem.