W Wellington Kouhai Joined 15 Oct 2017 Messages 26 Reaction score 4 16 Oct 2017 #1 Sometimes I encounter: 持ってる, わかってる, 憧れてる, etc. 持ってる, わかってる, 憧れてる is the same as 持っている、わかっている、憧れている. Am I right?
Sometimes I encounter: 持ってる, わかってる, 憧れてる, etc. 持ってる, わかってる, 憧れてる is the same as 持っている、わかっている、憧れている. Am I right?
Toritoribe 松葉解禁 Moderator Fifteen-year veteran Joined 22 Feb 2008 Messages 18,266 Reaction score 4,926 16 Oct 2017 #2 Yes, ～てる is the contraction of ～ている.
lanthas Joined 27 Apr 2014 Messages 940 Reaction score 243 16 Oct 2017 #3 There are many other such contractions. To name a few: やっとる = やっておる 取っとく = 取っておく 落としちゃう = 落としてしまう 分かんない = 分からない きもい = 気持ち悪い 行きな = 行きなさい (not to be confused with 行くな which means the opposite)
There are many other such contractions. To name a few: やっとる = やっておる 取っとく = 取っておく 落としちゃう = 落としてしまう 分かんない = 分からない きもい = 気持ち悪い 行きな = 行きなさい (not to be confused with 行くな which means the opposite)
Toritoribe 松葉解禁 Moderator Fifteen-year veteran Joined 22 Feb 2008 Messages 18,266 Reaction score 4,926 16 Oct 2017 #4 Also refer to the following page. Contraction (grammar) - Wikipedia 分かんない and きもい are more likely colloquial dialect rather than contraction.
Also refer to the following page. Contraction (grammar) - Wikipedia 分かんない and きもい are more likely colloquial dialect rather than contraction.
W Wellington Kouhai Joined 15 Oct 2017 Messages 26 Reaction score 4 16 Oct 2017 Thread starter #5 Toritoribe said: Also refer to the following page. Contraction (grammar) - Wikipedia 分かんない and きもい are more likely colloquial dialect rather than contraction. Click to expand... I will read.
Toritoribe said: Also refer to the following page. Contraction (grammar) - Wikipedia 分かんない and きもい are more likely colloquial dialect rather than contraction. Click to expand... I will read.
W Wellington Kouhai Joined 15 Oct 2017 Messages 26 Reaction score 4 18 Oct 2017 Thread starter #6 I thank everybody.