[✐3.Moderato]Vi+teimasu, Vt+tearimasu, Vt+teokimasu

“I (intentionally)summarized the points (to be of your help).”

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Hello, everyone. How are you doing?

I have a question,

“The window is open”, [mado ga aite imasu]

“The window is open”, [mado ga akete arimasu]

“The window is open” [mado wo akete okimasu]

What are the differences between them?

(Vi)te imasu

“Mado ga aiteimasu” indicates the window was opened at the certain time in the past and is still open. Verbs are intransitive verbs (Vi).

We will start with “mado ga aiteimasu”.

Repeat after me

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1. → The door is open.

2. → The door is closed.

3. → The light is on.

4. → The light is out.

5. → My shoes are dirty.

6. → It’s locked.

7. → A button came off.

8. → The plastic bag is torn.

(reji bukuro = plastic bag (one you get at the cash register of supermarkets or convenience stores.)

9. → Furniture fell over.

10. →The building is still on fire.

So far so good?

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Now, next is, “mado ga akete arimasu”

Vt-te arimasu

“madoga aketearimasu” emphasises that the situation exists as a result of somebody’s deliberate action. Verbs are transitive verbs (Vt).

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「ポイントが まとめてあります。」

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みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。しつもんです。

「まどが あいています。」、

「まどが あけてあります。」、

「まどを あけておきます。」

これらの ちがいは なんですか。

(Vi)ています

“まどが あいています” indicates the window was opened at the certain time in the past and is still open. Verbs are intransitive verbs (Vi).

｢まどがあいています｣からはじめます。

Repeat after me

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1. あきます

→ドアが あいています。

2. しまります

→ ドアが しまっています。

3. つきます

→ でんきが ついています。

4. きえます

→ でんきが きえています。

5. よごれます

→ くつが よごれています。

6. かかります

→ かぎが かかっています。

7. とれます

→ ボタンが とれています。

8. やぶれます

→ レジぶくろがやぶれています。

(レジぶくろ = plastic bag (one you get at the cash register of supermarkets or convenience stores.)

9. たおれる

→ かぐが たおれています。

10. もえます

→ ビルが まだもえています。

ここまで いいですか。

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では、つぎは、｢まどがあけてあります｣

Vtてあります

“まどが あけてあります” emphasises that the situation exists as a result of somebody’s deliberate action. Verbs are transitive verbs (Vt).

Repeat after me

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