Last Updated :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
What is this buttons?

He is playing the guitar now.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

他现在在弹吉他。

What is this buttons?
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(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

(colloquial) Contraction of ている (-te iru).

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てる

彼は今、ギターを弾いてる。

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He is playing the guitar now.

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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