～ている ～teiru
How to make”～ている..” in Japanese.
-
- ・ Meaning: an action in progress, verbs that described continuous, activity that last for some time, state, changes that are more or less instantaneous, everyday excise
-
- ・ JLPT Level: N5 日本語能力試験N5級レベル
- ・ Category: grammar 文法
You can use ～ている when you want to say “an action in progress.”
The patterns is below:
Verb te-form + iru
いる, when used after the て form of a verb, indicates that an action is ongoing (progressive tense, marked in English by “ing”,) or in a certain state.
例文：Examples of sentence (with audio)
私は日本語を教えています。Watashi wa nigongo o oshiete imasu
I teach Japanese(everyday excise) or I am teaching Japanese(now)
ケンは勉強しています。Ken wa benkyo shite imasu
Ken is studying(right now)
彼女は結婚しています。
kanajo wa kekko shite imasu- She is married
Keep up with your studies!