Verb て ある

Verb-te aru

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Formation

Verb-て form + ある

Indicates that an action has been done and its result is still in effect.

When to use

てある: someone did it on purpose and the result remains (窓が開けてある).

Explanation

The ~てある grammar point is used to express that an action has been done and its result remains in effect. It indicates that the action was intentionally performed and its effect continues. The formation is done by conjugating the verb into its て-form and then adding ある.

Example sentences

Resulting State (Is Doing / Has Been Done / In Advance)

Corpus examples (60)

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