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GrammarJLPT N5
ongoing action marker
Expression

Definitions

  1. 1. progressive or continuous action or state
This grammatical pattern attaches to the て-form of a verb and expresses an ongoing action or a continuing state. It is equivalent to saying someone "is doing" something or that a situation "is" currently a certain way, and it is one of the most frequently used patterns in everyday Japanese.

Grammar

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Example sentences

Initial · simple i+1

The dog is eating now.

Sentence 1

What are you doing right now?

Sentence 2

That issue still isn't resolved.

Sentence 3

Where is she working these days?

Sentence 4

Her face is turning red.

Sentence 5

My friend is browsing clothes at the store.