Be in a resulting state in Japanese

In Japanese

ている

te iru

Definition

Definition in EnglishA Japanese auxiliary following the connecting form of a change-of-state verb that presents the resulting state as continuing at the reference time.

Definition in Japanese変化を表す動詞について、変わった後の状態が続いていることを表します。

Example sentences

ドアが閉(し)まっています。
The door is closed.
あの窓(まど)、開(あ)いているよ。
That window is open.

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Japanese て-Forms and Auxiliary Combinations

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