〜てある
N4te aru
has been done (and stays that way); resulting state of a deliberate action
Formation
Verb-te + ある
Chinese meanings
已经……好(结果状态)
Chinese formation
他动词て形+ある
Chinese usage
表示有人有意做过某事,其结果仍保持着,常含事先安排或准备的意味。
Chinese notes
描述结果状态时,原动作对象常用が标记,如地図がはってある;强调已经完成准备时也可保留を。区别于自动词+ている单纯描述状态。
Examples
- 入り口に地図がはってあります。There's a map put up at the entrance.入口处贴着地图。
- テーブルの上にお皿が並べてあった。Plates had been set out on the table.桌上已经摆好了盘子。
- ビールなら冷蔵庫に入れてあるよ。If you want beer, I've put some in the fridge.啤酒的话,已经放进冰箱了。
Notes
Used with transitive verbs, and the object usually takes が. It implies someone did it on purpose, unlike 〜ている with intransitive verbs (窓が開いている).
#state#result
Related N4 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('te-aru');
{
"id": "te-aru",
"pattern": "〜てある",
"romaji": "te aru",
"level": "N4",
"meaning": "has been done (and stays that way); resulting state of a deliberate action",
"formation": "Verb-te + ある",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "入り口に地図がはってあります。",
"furigana": "{入|い}り{口|ぐち}に{地図|ちず}がはってあります。",
"en": "There's a map put up at the entrance."
},
{
"ja": "テーブルの上にお皿が並べてあった。",
"furigana": "テーブルの{上|うえ}にお{皿|さら}が{並|なら}べてあった。",
"en": "Plates had been set out on the table."
},
{
"ja": "ビールなら冷蔵庫に入れてあるよ。",
"furigana": "ビールなら{冷蔵庫|れいぞうこ}に{入|い}れてあるよ。",
"en": "If you want beer, I've put some in the fridge."
}
],
"tags": [
"state",
"result"
],
"notes": "Used with transitive verbs, and the object usually takes が. It implies someone did it on purpose, unlike 〜ている with intransitive verbs (窓が開いている).",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "efdf24e7e6f693064ab614783615fcded5474b9ee10e5adae6cb08466e461dcd",
"meanings": [
"已经……好(结果状态)"
],
"formation": "他动词て形+ある",
"explanation": "表示有人有意做过某事,其结果仍保持着,常含事先安排或准备的意味。",
"notes": "描述结果状态时,原动作对象常用が标记,如地図がはってある;强调已经完成准备时也可保留を。区别于自动词+ている单纯描述状态。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "入り口に地図がはってあります。",
"zh": "入口处贴着地图。"
},
{
"ja": "テーブルの上にお皿が並べてあった。",
"zh": "桌上已经摆好了盘子。"
},
{
"ja": "ビールなら冷蔵庫に入れてあるよ。",
"zh": "啤酒的话,已经放进冰箱了。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n4.json#te-aru",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "8c17a2ddc337efe80ba8b5c9ef58e78fc4d200d6b5cbe96fd643f803941b6543"
}
}