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Grammar detail: present continuous for state

present continuous for state
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In Japanese, the present continuous form is often used to express a state of being, where in English we would typically use the plain present form.
For example:
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ベンくんは
にほん
日本
にすんでいます。
Ben lives in Japan.
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あの
じん
人
の
なまえ
名前
を
し
知
っていますか。
Do you know the name of that person?
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よやく
予約
の
じかん
時間
を
おぼ
覚
えていますか。
Do you remember the time of our reservation?
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かのじょ
彼女
はどこの
ほう
方
か
おぼ
覚
えていません。
I don't remember where she is from.
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わたし
私
は
くるま
車
を
も
持
っていません。
I don't have a car.
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See also:
  • verb て form + います／いる - 'ing' - present continuous
  • verb て form + いました／いた - past continuous

Kanji used in this grammar

日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
1
本
ホン   book   もと origin   
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1
人
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
1
名
メイ   ミョウ   な name   
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1
前
ゼン   まえ before   
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1
知
チ   しる to know   
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2
予
ヨ    previously, in advance   
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3
約
ヤク    promise; approximate   
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3
時
ジ   とき time, occasion   
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1
間
カン   ケン   あいだ interval, between   ま space, room   
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1
覚
カク   おぼえる to remember   さめる to awake   さます to rouse, awaken   
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3
彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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3
女
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
1
方
ホウ   かた way, direction   
2
私
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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2
車
シャ   くるま car   
1
持
ジ   もつ to hold, to have   
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2
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