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:2025/12/22
てる
Suffix
abbreviation
alt-of
colloquial
contraction
morpheme
Japanese Meaning
colloquial contraction of 「ている」, indicating a progressive or resultant state when attached to the -te form of a verb
Easy Japanese Meaning
ているの短い言い方。いましていることや、ようすがつづいていることをいう。
Chinese (Simplified)
(口语)“ている”的缩略形式 / 接在动词〜て后,表示动作进行或状态持续
Sense(1)
(colloquial) Contraction of ている (-te iru).
( romanization )
( stem )
( past )
( table-tags )
( inflection-template )
( imperfective stem )
( imperfective stem )
( continuative stem )
( continuative stem )
( stem terminative )
( stem terminative )
( attributive stem )
( attributive stem )
( hypothetical stem )
( hypothetical stem )
( imperative literary stem )
( colloquial imperative stem )
( imperative literary stem )
( colloquial imperative stem )
( passive )
( passive )
( causative )
( causative )
( causative )
( causative )
( potential )
( colloquial potential )
( potential )
( colloquial potential )
( volitional )
( volitional )
( negative )
( negative )
( negative )
( negative )
( negative )
( negative )
( continuative negative )
( continuative negative )
( formal )
( formal )
( perfective )
( perfective )
( conjunctive )
( conjunctive )
( conditional hypothetical )
( conditional hypothetical )
Quizzes for review
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てる
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He is playing the guitar now.
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彼は今、ギターを弾いてる。
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