てる
See also: でる
Japanese
editEtymology 1
editSuffix
editてる • (-teru) ichidan (stem て (-te), past てた (-teta))
- (colloquial) Contraction of ている (-te iru).
- 待ってる
- matteru
- to be waiting
- 待ってる
Usage notes
editAttaches to the continuative form of a verb. The contraction rules with 〜て apply.
Conjugation
editConjugation of "てる" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | て | te | ||
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | て | te | ||
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | てる | teru | ||
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | てる | teru | ||
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | てれ | tere | ||
| Meireikei ("imperative") | てよ¹ てろ² |
teyo¹ tero² | ||
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | てられる | terareru | ||
| Causative | てさせる てさす |
tesaseru tesasu | ||
| Potential | てられる てれる³ |
terareru tereru³ | ||
| Volitional | てよう | teyō | ||
| Negative | てない てぬ てん |
tenai tenu ten | ||
| Negative continuative | てず | tezu | ||
| Formal | てます | temasu | ||
| Perfective | てた | teta | ||
| Conjunctive | てて | tete | ||
| Hypothetical conditional | てれば | tereba | ||
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative ³ Colloquial potential | ||||
Etymology 2
edit| For pronunciation and definitions of てる – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, てる (teru), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as てる, see Category:Japanese kanji read as てる.) |