Lesson12:～てある /～te aru/something has been brought about on purpose by someone
Audio
Dialog
男：このパソコン使ってもいいですか？
女：そのパソコンは壊れていますよ。
男：そうですか。あのパソコンはどうですか？
女：あのパソコンも壊れていますよ。
男：困りましたね。
M:Can I use this PC?
F:That PC has been broken.
M:Oh right.How about that PC?
F:That PC has also been broken.
M:That is too bad.
Grammar explaination
You can use “～てある” when you want to say “something has been brought about on purpose by someon”.
has been brought about on purpose by somebody, It has been done by somebody
Use transitive verb te-form + aru.
■The patterns is below:
transitive verb てform +ある
Example sentences
レストランの予約がしてあります。
A Restaurant reservation has been made.
ドアがしめてあります。
The door is kept closed.
テレビがつけてあります。
TV is on <by someboby>.
Vocabularies
パソコン(personal computer)
壊れる(to be broken)
困る(to have difficulty in)
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