てある (Something is done)
Something is done, Has been done, Remaining state
JLPT N4
Pattern
Noun + が + Verb (て-form) + ある
How it works
Transitive て-form + ある describes a state someone deliberately left: まどがあけてある (the window has been left open). Compare ている with intransitive verbs, which just describes the state.
Examples
- かべに 絵が かけて あります。A picture has been hung on the wall.
- ビールは もう 冷やして ありますよ。The beer has already been chilled.
Related grammar
- Verb[て]・Noun[で] + BBy, With, On, By means of, ~ing with
- ように～てほしいWant ~ to ~ like ~, Want ~ to be able to ~, Want ~ to ~ in the way of ~
- Causative-PassiveVerbs (Causative-passive voice), To be made to do something, To be forced to do
- ているあいだにWhile, During the time that ~
- Verb[て] + B (Reasons and Causes)And・and so, Due to, Because of, Since, Conjunctive
- なくてもいいDon't have to
Further reading
Bunpro N4 · Lesson 6Put your practice together
Work through a complete paper at your own pace or choose a timed mock exam. No account is needed to begin.