is

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ɪz/

Verb

form-of indicative present singular third-person colloquial

Japanese Meaning

『be』動詞の三人称単数現在形（直説法）としての活用形

The new policy is intended to reduce waste.

新しい方針は廃棄物を減らすことを目的としています。

Sense（1）

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of be

He is a doctor.

Sense（2）

(now colloquial) Used in phrases with existential there when the semantic subject is a third-person plural.

There is three of them there.