#39 Japanese verb. ~ Progressive form ~

2019. 2. 2

Hi everyone.

How are you?

It's kÜshi.

Japanese verbs are tough to study because of its

confusing changing.

So I'm organizing them so that you can study easier.

I hope this helps you.

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~ How to Make Progressive Form ~

The way to make the form is very easy if you know

the way to make past form.

How to make past form👇
https://oyenkushi.hatenadiary.jp/entry/2019/01/26/055614

Past form ends with た.

For example,

食べた
/ta-beta/
…ate

見た
/mi-ta/
...saw

作った
/tsuku-tta/
...made

読んだ
/yo-mda/
...read

した
/shita/
...did

And when you make progressive form, you change

the end from た to ている/teiru/

For example,

食べている
/ta-be TEIRU/
...to be eating

見ている
/mi- TEIRU/
...to be seeing

作っている
/tsuku-TTEIRU/
...to be making

読んでいる
/yo-m DEIRU/
...to be reading

している
/shi TEIRU/
...to be doing

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~ The Usage of Progressive Form ~

The usage is similar to that of English.

You can basically use that form when something is

going on.

For example,

・すしを食べている
/sushi o ta-be teiru/
... I'm eating sushi

・テレビを見ている
/terebi o mi- teiru/
... I'm watching TV

・彼を知っている
/kare o shi- tteiru/
...I know him

We say like "I'm knowing him" because I'm going on

knowing him.

・水は100℃で沸騰する
/mizu wa hyaku-do de fu-ttou suru/
... Water boils at a temperature of 100 degree

We don't use progressive form as English does,

though the fact is going on true.

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~ More in detail ~

Some verbs' progressive forms sound a little bit

angry and bossy when you ask someone.

The verbs are these two:

わかる
/wakaru/
...to understand

理解する
/ri-kai-suru/
...to understand

The first one sounds more casual.

If you ask someone わかっている？ or 理解してい

る？, that sounds you don't think they understand

and are angry with that.

So you should say わかった？ or 理解した？

These are past and complete form, so that sound

you think they already understood.

You can also say てる instead of ている.

We usually use てる like わかってる, 食べてる

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So that's all today.

Thank you so much for reading!

Ask me if you have any questions.

I hope this helps you.

See you next time!

Future form👇
https://oyenkushi.hatenadiary.jp/entry/2019/02/01/055152

This is so unique to Japanese.