Change under way (auxiliary) in Japanese

Definition

Definition in EnglishA written Japanese auxiliary after a verb's masu stem that presents a change as still under way.

Definition in Japanese動詞のます形の語幹について、変化が進んでいる途中であることを表す、書き言葉の表現です。

Example sentences

• 自転車(じてんしゃ)で通勤(つうきん)する人(ひと)が増(ふ)えつつあります。🔊

  The number of people cycling to work is on the rise.

• 車(くるま)で通勤(つうきん)する人(ひと)が減(へ)りつつあります。🔊

  The number of people driving to work is in decline.

• 通勤(つうきん)が変(か)わりつつあります。🔊

  Commuting is changing.

Learn it in a lesson

• Describing trends in Japanese: 増えてきました and 変わりつつあります

change under way (auxiliary) in other languages

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