raikado
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- 29 Oct 2012
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Hello,
I was wondering what the difference is between using plain form and using ~ている when talking about actions that happen regularly. I found an answer, grammar - Habitual aspect - Japanese Language Stack Exchange (the long answer), but I would like to know if it is correct.
In short I would describe it as:
I was wondering what the difference is between using plain form and using ~ている when talking about actions that happen regularly. I found an answer, grammar - Habitual aspect - Japanese Language Stack Exchange (the long answer), but I would like to know if it is correct.
In short I would describe it as:
- When plain form is used it's like the sentence is in a "void", with no connections to the prior sentences. The listener has to make those connections using context.
- And ~ている sentences come with some of those connections already made by the speaker.