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Sentence

I am studying Japanese now.

Related words

Japanese

~ている

Hiragana
ている
Auxiliary verb

to be (doing) / to have (done)

I am studying Japanese now.

Word Forms

The basic and commonly used forms of this auxiliary verb.

Basic forms
Form Word form Usage
Imperfective form (mizenkei)
Alternative: て でい で
Available forms depend on the auxiliary verb.
Continuative form (renyokei)
Alternative: て でい で
Available forms depend on the auxiliary verb.
Conclusive form (shushikei)
Alternative: てる でいる でる
The basic form carrying the grammatical function.
Attributive form (rentaikei)
Alternative: てる でいる でる
Usage depends on the surrounding words.
Conditional form (kateikei)
Alternative: てれ でいれ でれ
Used when the auxiliary participates in a conditional expression.
Imperative form (meireikei)
Alternative: てろ ていよ でいろ でろ でいよ
Some auxiliaries do not have this form.
Common forms
Form Word form Usage
Te-form equivalent
Alternative: てて でいて でて
Available for some auxiliaries.
Ta-form equivalent
Alternative: てた でいた でた
May express past time or completion.
Nai-form equivalent
Alternative: てない でいない でない
May participate in negation.
Masu-form equivalent
Alternative: てます でいます でます
Used by words that express politeness.
Ba-form equivalent
Alternative: てれば でいれば でれば
May participate in conditional expressions.
Volitional equivalent
Alternative: てたり でいたり でたり
May express intention or conjecture.
Notes
  • 「~ている」は補助動詞「いる」の形で、動作の進行または結果状態を表す。
  • 口語では「い」が脱落して「~てる/~でる」となることが多い。
  • 前接語の音便などにより「ている」「でいる」を使い分ける。

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