ている② (State of being)

State of being, Has (have) done

JLPT N5
Pattern

Verb (て-form) + いる (state)

How it works

With verbs of change, ている describes the state that results, not an action in progress: けっこんしている (is married), 知っている (knows), 東京にすんでいる (lives in Tokyo).

Examples

  • 姉は けっこんして います。My older sister is married.
  • まどが あいて います。The window is open.

Related grammar

Further reading

Bunpro N5 · Lesson 7

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