I don't understand why ある is in this sentence:
彼らは無事に、昨日ある島に上陸した。
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How do you understand ある? – macraf Nov 17 '16 at 22:33
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I don't get why ある is here. – Dav7n Nov 17 '16 at 22:35
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I was not asking you to repeat what you wrote in question. I asked how do you understand ある. Sorry, if my question wasn't clear enough. – macraf Nov 17 '16 at 22:36
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3ある means "certain" and 島 means "an island". Together they mean "a certain island". Yes, I do not understand your question and asked for a clarification. – macraf Nov 17 '16 at 22:44
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ある【或る】 a certain; one; some
ある島: a certain island, some island
ある所に: at [in] a certain place
ある教授がそう言った: A certain professor said so.
ある日: one day
ある時: once
ある場合には: in some cases
私はそう思うが，ある者はそう思わない。
I think so, but some people don't.
ある程度目的を達した。
They achieved their purpose 「to some degree [to a certain extent].
ある意味ではそれは正しい。
That is correct in a (certain) sense.
http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/je/2002/meaning/m0u/%E6%88%96%E3%82%8B/
ある in this sentence is not a verb meaning "to exist, to be", but a prenominal adjective to 島{しま} and means "certain, some"
［連体］《動詞「あり」の連体形から》はっきり名を挙げずに物事をさす語。また、漠然と物事をさしていう語。「或る所」「或る日」「或る人」
There are 3 ways to express different meanings of ある with Kanji:
在る - compare with 在宅{ざいたく}
- 「家に在る」
- "(it) is in the house"
有る - compare with 有権者{ゆうけんしゃ}
- 「権利の有る者」
- "(a) person with (the) right" - like the right to vote
或る - compare with 某日{ぼうじつ}
- 11月の或る日{ひ} - could also be expressed as,「11月某日」
- "a day in November" - not any day specifically, just a day in general
So the example in the OP could be written this way:
彼らは無事に、昨日或{あ}る島に上陸した
- They landed safely on an island yesterday - not any specific island, just some island in general
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I think this should be the accepted answer because it explains the usage requested in the question, while contrasting with other "versions" of ある. – istrasci Mar 16 '17 at 17:11
