describing where things are


If I wanted to say the cat is on the table, which one of these sentences is
correct or what's the difference?

> 「猫 は 机の上 に います」 or 「猫 は 机の上 です。」




Think about it this way: 「机の上」 is a location, so if you just use the
declarative like in the second sentence, you are stating that the cat is that
location. The first sentence states that the cat exists in that location.




Think about it this way: 「机の上」 is a location, so if you just use the
declarative like in the second sentence, you are stating that the cat is that
location. The first sentence states that the cat exists in that location.

