Hiragana: いません
Katakana: イマセン

Romaji: imasen
English Meaning: does not exist, not to have (polite, animate)

Example Sentences:

彼には信頼できる人が誰もいません。
kare ni wa shinrai dekiru hito ga daremo imasen.
He has nobody to confide in.
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その飛行機事故の生存者は一人もいませんでした。
sono hikōki jiko no sēzonsha wa hitorimo imasen deshita.
There were no survivors in the air plane crash.
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子どもはいません。
kodomo wa imasen.
I don't have children.
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幸いにも、怪我人は一人もいませんでした。
saiwai nimo, keganin wa hitorimo imasen deshita.
Fortunately nobody was hurt.
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Related Words:

います
Standard
イマス

imasu

to exist, to have (animate, polite)

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いる
Standard
イル

iru

to exist, to be (animate)

Here: to exist (animate)

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