What is difference between あります and います

What is difference between あります and います

あります – inanimate things
います – animate things

1️. あります (arimasu) is used when what is present does not move by itself, like thing or plant.
Noun が あります
Noun ga arimasu
Meaning: There is a Noun. (for inanimate thing including plant)

Eg:
つくえがあります。
tsukue ga arimasu
Meaning: There is a desk.

きがあります。
ki ga arimasu
Meaning: There is a tree.

2. います (imasu) is used when what is present moves by himself/itself, like people or animal.
Noun が います
Noun ga imasu
Meaning: There is a Noun. (for people and animal)

Eg:
おとこのこがいます。
otoko noko ga imasu
Meaning: There is a boy.

ねこがいます。
neko ga imasu
Meaning: There is a cat.

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