No. 68 in Japanese
てる
"てる" is a casual contraction of "ている," indicating an ongoing action or state.
In a sentence
彼は寝てる。
He is sleeping.
Here, てる is used as a contracted form of 'ている', expressing an ongoing action.
最近、本を読んでるところです。
Recently, I have been reading a book.
The term てる indicates a continuing or habitual action using 'ている'.
窓が開けてる。
The window is open.
Here, てる represents a state as a result of an action, derived from 'ている'.
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