〜があります
There is / exists (inanimate things)machine translation
FormationNoun (thing) + があります
Use 〜があります to say that something exists or is somewhere — for inanimate things: objects, plants, buildings, events. 「本があります」= there is a book.
The full pattern: place に + noun が + あります. Beyond existence, this pattern also expresses possession (宿題があります = I have homework) and events (パーティーがあります = there's a party).
Important note: for people and animals you must use います, not あります. The negative of あります is ありません.
Examples
机の上に本があります。
There is a book on the desk.
家の近くにスーパーがあります。
There is a supermarket near my house.
今日は宿題がたくさんあります。
I have a lot of homework today.