〜ている
N5te iru
be doing (ongoing action); be in a state (result of a change); do regularly
Formation
Verb-te + いる
Chinese meanings
正在做;处于某状态;经常做
Chinese formation
动词て形+いる
Chinese usage
表示动作进行、动作结果持续的状态或习惯。
Chinese notes
具体含义取决于动词及语境;礼貌形式为〜ています。
Examples
- 弟は今、部屋でゲームをしています。My younger brother is playing a game in his room now.弟弟现在正在房间里玩游戏。
- 姉は結婚しています。My older sister is married.姐姐已婚。
- 窓が開いています。The window is open.窗户开着。
Notes
With action verbs (食べる, 読む) it shows an action in progress; with change verbs (結婚する, 開く, 知る) it shows the resulting state. Polite: 〜ています.
#state
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Practice in a lesson
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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('te-iru');
{
"id": "te-iru",
"pattern": "〜ている",
"romaji": "te iru",
"level": "N5",
"meaning": "be doing (ongoing action); be in a state (result of a change); do regularly",
"formation": "Verb-te + いる",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "弟は今、部屋でゲームをしています。",
"furigana": "{弟|おとうと}は{今|いま}、{部屋|へや}でゲームをしています。",
"en": "My younger brother is playing a game in his room now."
},
{
"ja": "姉は結婚しています。",
"furigana": "{姉|あね}は{結婚|けっこん}しています。",
"en": "My older sister is married."
},
{
"ja": "窓が開いています。",
"furigana": "{窓|まど}が{開|あ}いています。",
"en": "The window is open."
}
],
"tags": [
"state"
],
"notes": "With action verbs (食べる, 読む) it shows an action in progress; with change verbs (結婚する, 開く, 知る) it shows the resulting state. Polite: 〜ています.",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "bc74ada668467bd64cd3afa878eda7b0699abb511b42daa652b93a3909857bb6",
"meanings": [
"正在做",
"处于某状态",
"经常做"
],
"formation": "动词て形+いる",
"explanation": "表示动作进行、动作结果持续的状态或习惯。",
"notes": "具体含义取决于动词及语境;礼貌形式为〜ています。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "弟は今、部屋でゲームをしています。",
"zh": "弟弟现在正在房间里玩游戏。"
},
{
"ja": "姉は結婚しています。",
"zh": "姐姐已婚。"
},
{
"ja": "窓が開いています。",
"zh": "窗户开着。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n5.json#te-iru",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "f56853784c69c74fbcbcf16ec33f20067c530990123ae1c27207d72f157e6674"
}
}