Components
ている is an exact match with one form of the following word:
てる
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ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
indicates continuing action or state (e.g. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing)  (from ..て or で plus いる; colloquialism)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 112,921 which gives a rank of 3,494
てる is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 1,000 (about 943,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 1675
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See also: ている  
Example sentences:
わたし
たち
どうくつ
洞窟
くち
ボートで
んで
きました

We sped through the cave opening in our boat.
かれ
えど
江戸
おお
きな
しょうてん
商店
わかだんな
若旦那
でした
He was the son of a man who owned a large store in Edo.
わたし
せつなてき
刹那的
かた
している
にんげん
人間
です
I’m the sort of person who lives for pleasure in the moment.
ている
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 500 (about 1,890,000,000 results)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 13
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See also:
でる
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 6,000 (about 151,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 7346
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