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進行形

Reading

Kana: しんこうけい
Romaji: shinkoukei
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

progressive form

(Linguistics terminology)
2

in progress (e.g. of a project)

Kanji

Readings: シン、 すす.む、 すす.める
Meanings: advance, proceed, progress, promote
Readings: コウ、 ギョウ、 アン、 い.く、 ゆ.く、 -ゆ.き、 -ゆき、 -い.き、 -いき、 おこな.う、 おこ.なう
Meanings: going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank
Readings: ケイ、 ギョウ、 かた、 -がた、 かたち、 なり
Meanings: shape, form, style

Example Sentences

ここで使(つか)われている文法(ぶんぽう)形式(けいしき)現在(げんざい)進行形(しんこうがた)である。
➥The grammatical form employed here is the present progressive.
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進行形(しんこうがた)(ぶん)では、動詞(どうし)のing(がた)、つまり現在(げんざい)分詞(ぶんし)となります。
➥In a progressive tense sentence it becomes the -ing form verb, that is the present participle.
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未来(みらい)進行形(しんこうがた)は、未来(みらい)時点(じてん)進行中(しんこうちゅう)動作(どうさ)出来事(できごと)表現(ひょうげん)するときに(もち)いられますが、例文(れいぶん)進行中(しんこうちゅう)動作(どうさ)とは(かんが)えられません。
➥The future progressive tense is used when expressing events and action in progress at some future point, however the example sentence cannot be understood in that way.
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公式(こうしき)問題集(もんだいしゅう)には"()()現在(げんざい)進行形(しんこうがた)"と説明(せつめい)されています。
➥In the official question collection it is explained as being "passive voice of the present continuous tense".
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例文(れいぶん)過去(かこ)進行形(しんこうがた)(ぶん)です。(みな)さんは進行形(しんこうがた)学習(がくしゅう)するとき、どのように(おそ)わりましたか?
➥The example is a past progressive tense sentence. How was everybody taught when they were learning about progressive tense?
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