J44xm 経験値が足りない Joined 6 Dec 2004 Messages 556 Reaction score 13 9 Oct 2006 #1 Can one say "なっています" to indicate that something is currently changing? (For example, "今、上手になっています。") I'm under the impression that you can't for some reason, but I'm really not sure why think so (besides that I think I heard it somewhere).
Can one say "なっています" to indicate that something is currently changing? (For example, "今、上手になっています。") I'm under the impression that you can't for some reason, but I'm really not sure why think so (besides that I think I heard it somewhere).
Mike Cash 骨も命も皆此の土地に埋めよう Twenty-year veteran Joined 15 Mar 2002 Messages 16,758 Reaction score 2,298 9 Oct 2006 #2 なりかけています
undrentide Japa'n vagyok Joined 18 Jan 2006 Messages 3,652 Reaction score 310 9 Oct 2006 #3 If the change is still in progress and is expected to develop further, you can say なってきている e.g. 少しずつ秋らしくなってきています。 君の英語はだいぶ上手になってきたね。 Another expression is なりつつある e.g. 少しずつ秋らしくなりつつあります。 彼の英語は上手になりつつある。 Something is about to change its status, or reach a certain level, target, etc. almost, but not completely yet. なるところだ なりかけている Something is seem to happen or expected so (but the change has not started yet) なりそうだ e.g. 午後は雨になりそうだ There should be a lot more to express it, just a few examples.... ~て来る、~て来ている ~つつある ~ところだ ~かける、~かけている ~そうだ These can be used with other verbs than なる.
If the change is still in progress and is expected to develop further, you can say なってきている e.g. 少しずつ秋らしくなってきています。 君の英語はだいぶ上手になってきたね。 Another expression is なりつつある e.g. 少しずつ秋らしくなりつつあります。 彼の英語は上手になりつつある。 Something is about to change its status, or reach a certain level, target, etc. almost, but not completely yet. なるところだ なりかけている Something is seem to happen or expected so (but the change has not started yet) なりそうだ e.g. 午後は雨になりそうだ There should be a lot more to express it, just a few examples.... ~て来る、~て来ている ~つつある ~ところだ ~かける、~かけている ~そうだ These can be used with other verbs than なる.
J44xm 経験値が足りない Joined 6 Dec 2004 Messages 556 Reaction score 13 9 Oct 2006 Thread starter #4 Awesome! Thank you so much for the fantastic information. Also, how can 「なっている」 be used, if at all?
Glenn 一切皆苦 Joined 8 Jan 2004 Messages 7,842 Reaction score 200 9 Oct 2006 #5 It means that you've become good at Japanese: i.e., it expresses a state.