ている

JLPT N5 Japanese self-study　·　~12 min　·　Ongoing action or continuing state

'Eating right now' and 'already married' both use ている in Japanese, but mean very different things. Master this to level up fast.

What you'll learn

• ている for ongoing action (~ing)
• ている for a resulting state
• Tell action verbs from state verbs apart

How to study “ている”

“ている” (Ongoing action or continuing state) is a JLPT N5 chapter of our free Japanese self-study course, about 12 min. You learn by doing — flashcard drills and fill-in-the-blank quizzes graded on the spot — completely free, with no sign-up and no ad wall. Once it clicks, read the matching in-depth explainer over in Grammar.