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てる contraction of ている

てる is the #19 most common word in Japanese, a other. It means “contraction of ている”.

#19frequency rank
0.58%of everyday Japanese text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of てる

FormWhat it isMeaning
てたpast
present
てよcommand
てろcommand
てられるpassive
てれるcolloquial
てないnegative
てぬnegative
てんnegative
てずnegative
てますpolite
てればconditional

#18 ね · #20 ある

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