~つつある
〜tsutsu aru
Formation
Verb-stem + つつある
Expresses an ongoing process or gradual change.
When to use
ます stem + つつある: a change in progress, gradually happening (written).
Explanation
The ~つつある grammar point is used to describe something that is in the middle of a gradual change or development. It can be translated as '(something) is in the process of ~ing.' The most common usage is with the verb stem plus つつある.
Example sentences
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Global warming is in progress.
Chikyū ondanka wa shinkō shitsutsu aru.
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This town is rapidly developing.
Kono machi wa kyūsoku ni hatten shitsutsu aru.
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The children are growing up.
Kodomo-tachi wa seichō shitsutsu aru.
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The economy is recovering.
Keiki ga kaifuku shitsutsu aru.
Stage Of An Action (About To / In The Middle Of / Just Did)
- Noun + 中Noun + ちゅうN4Express 'in the middle of', 'during', or 'in the process…
- ~ところ〜tokoroN2Express a specific point in time or state; 'when', 'just…
- Verb て いる ところVerb te iru tokoroN4Describes an action that is currently happening; 'in the…
- Verb た ところVerb ta tokoroN4Expresses the situation right after an action has taken…
- ~かけ〜kakeN3Expresses the meaning of being in the middle of doing…
- ~最中に~saichuu niN3In the middle of / while doing something.
- ~たて~tateN3Indicates an action that has just been completed…
Corpus examples (60)
ジョンソンさんは不注意な管理のせいで失われつつあるお金の額を心配していた。
Mr Johnson was concerned about the amount of money that was being lost because of careless management.
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The quality of tea is going down.
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With the coming of winter, days are getting shorter.
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Hope of finding the child alive is fading rapidly.
超音速ジェット機の発達につれて世界はますます小さくなりつつある。
With the development of supersonic jet planes, the world is becoming smaller and smaller.
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It is getting darker and darker.
このことは家が沈み始め、道路が裂けて街灯が途方もない角度に傾きつつあることを意味する。
This means that houses are starting to sink, roads are breaking up and lamp-posts are leaning at crazy angles.
今日世界中の人々は、田舎の小さな村から出て騒々しい大都会へ移動しつつある。
Today, people all over the world are moving out of small villages in the country to go and live in big, noisy cities.
日本の海外援助は、1つには国内の経済の減速によって減りつつある。
Japan's foreign aid is decreasing in part because of an economic slowdown at home.
コミュニケーションの方法が多種にわたって増加する一方で人間関係が希薄なものになりつつある。まさに本末転倒だ。
As all kinds of communication methods are proliferating, human relationships are weakening. This is a perfect example of mistaking means for ends.
一列に立ち並んだ家が新しいアパートに席を譲るためにとりこわされつつある。
A row of old houses is being destroyed to make way for new flats.
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The movement is rapidly gaining ground.
ここでの私の関心は、ウーマン・リブ運動が消えつつあるのか否かということである。
My concern here is whether the women's movement is fading or not.
映画館は、インターネット上に出回る違法コピーのせいで、収益をますます失いつつある。
Movie theaters are losing more and more revenue due to internet piracy.
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The atmosphere is being polluted.
大規模な表面の潮流が存在していることがすでに知られているが、表面下の大きな潮流も発見されつつある。
Large-scale surface currents are already known to exist, and major currents below the ocean surface, too, are being found.
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The sun is sinking below the horizon.
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The quality of rice is going down.
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There's something odd going on.
科学技術は我々の生活のあらゆる側面に浸透するようになり、その結果として社会は全く前例のない速度で変化しつつある。
Science and technology have come to pervade every aspect of our lives and, as a result, society is changing at a speed which is quite unprecedented.
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He is losing ground in his company.
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This phenomenon is being understood slowly.
我々は太陽エネルギーや原子エネルギーのような新しい資源を開発しつつある。
We are exploring new sources, such as solar and atomic energy.
残念なことに、他の先進諸国と同様に、アメリカも高齢化社会になりつつある。
Unfortunately, like other developed countries, America is graying.
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Since the student has worked very hard, he is making rapid progress.