V て います（習慣） (V-te imasu (shuukan)) — A habit — something done regularly
Not happening right now — something done regularly, every day.
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
Meaning
- 「〜て います」does two jobs.
- One is an action happening right now (今 食べて います = I am eating now).
- The other is a habit — something done regularly or every day.
- 毎朝 六時に 起きて います = "I get up at six every morning". You are not getting up right now.
- Words like 毎日・毎朝・いつも tell you which meaning it is.
- It is also the form for a job: 銀行で 働いて います = "I work at a bank".
Watch out
働きます would sound like a one-off act, so use 働いて います for your job.
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
毎朝 六時に 起きて います。
まいあさ ろくじに おきて います。
I get up at six every morning.
姉は 銀行で 働いて います。
あねは ぎんこうで はたらいて います。
My older sister works at a bank.
毎日 日本語を 勉強して います。
まいにち にほんごを べんきょうして います。
I study Japanese every day.
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
Which sentence says jogging every morning is a habit?
💡 Hint: Look at the time word — 今 or 毎朝?
〜て います can be "right now" or a habit. 毎朝 makes this one a habit.
Which is better for "I work at a factory"?
💡 Hint: For a job, use 〜て います.
働きます sounds like a one-off act. For a job, say 働いて います.
Which sentence is about something happening right now, not a habit?
💡 Hint: 〜て います is the same in all four — the time word is what decides.
今 means it is happening now. 毎日・毎晩・いつも make it a habit.
Your score: /3