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Grammar detail: verb stem + つつある

verb stem + つつある  continues to be / do
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verb stem
+
つつある
means
continues to (verb)
This phrase means that the action is ongoing. It often also implies that it is close to the end.
かいしゃ
会社
にねん
二年
いて
けいけん
経験
んできた
から
たちば
立場
かた
つつあるようにみえる
She's been with the company for 2 years now, has gained experience, and it looks like she is solidifying her position.
かれ
かいしゃ
会社
たちば
立場
まずくなりつつある
He is losing ground in his company.
The ある can be replaced by its more polite あります.
コンピューターこの
かいしゃ
会社
どうにゅう
導入
され
つつあります
Computers are being introduced into this company.
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Kanji used in this grammar

カイ   エ   あ to meet   
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シャ    company   やしろ Shinto shrine   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ネン   とし year   
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ケイ   キョウ   へ to elapse   
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ケン   ゲン    verification   
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セキ   つ to load, to heap up   つもる to be piled up   
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
ジョウ   ば place   
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コ   かた hard   かたまる to harden   かためる to make hard   
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ヒ   かれ he   
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ドウ   guide   みちび to be guided   
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ニュウ   い to enter   はい to enter   いれる to put in   
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