(はい)

はいる
verb (godan)
to enter, to go in
1. to enter, to go in
To move from outside to inside a place. The opposite of ()る (deru).
部屋(へや)(はい)ってください
Please enter the room.
に marks the destination
風呂(ふろ)(はい)ります。
I will take a bath.
Idiomatic: to take a bath
Please take off your shoes and come in.
When I enter university, I'll start living alone.
To enter/enroll in a school
Since it started to rain, I went into a shop.
I could see the train coming into the station.
2. to be included, to contain
For something to be inside or included in something else.
この(はこ)(なに)(はい)っています
What's inside this box?
There are three books in this bag.
コーヒー砂糖(さとう)(はい)っています
Is there sugar in the coffee?
Is tax included in this price?

TRANSITIVITY: 自動詞(じどうし) (intransitive). Pair: ()れる (transitive). Pattern: X(はい)る (enter X).

ASPECT: ている indicates resulting state. (はい)っている = 'is inside/is contained.'

COMMON PATTERNS:

PAIR: ()れる (transitive) - (はこ)()れた (put in box). Opposite: () (to exit).

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