【JLPT N2 Grammar】〜つつある（~tsutsuaru）

2020年3月27日 2024年9月20日

Explanation：〜つつある

Meaning
"だんだん〜ている"

Used to describe an ongoing process or gradual change. It emphasizes that something is in the middle of happening or developing and is often used to express transitions or trends over time.

Form
V（masu form）ます + つつある

Points

Ongoing Process: "〜つつある" highlights an action or state that is currently progressing or changing.
Formal Usage: This expression is typically found in formal speech or writing, such as news reports, academic papers, or business contexts.
Gradual Transition: It often implies that the change or process is gradual or ongoing, not something that happens suddenly.

JLPT Level
N3

Sample sentenes

私わたしの国くにの物価ぶっかは上あがりつつある。
Prices in my country are gradually rising.

昔むかしに比くらべて、リモートワークをする人ひとも増ふえ、仕事しごとのやり方かたが変かわりつつある。
Compared to the past, more people are working remotely, and the way we work is gradually changing.

日本にほんの景気けいきは悪わるくなりつつある。
The Japanese economy is gradually worsening.

スマホを使つかう人ひとが増ふえたので、公衆電話こうしゅうでんわが減へりつつあります。
As more people use smartphones, public phones are gradually decreasing.

まだ３月上旬じょうじゅんだが、桜さくらが咲さきつつあります。
It is still early March, but the cherry blossoms are gradually starting to bloom.

経済状況けいざいじょうきょうは徐々じょじょに改善かいぜんしつつある。
The economic situation is gradually improving.

Vocabulary

Japanese		English
物価	ぶっか	commodity price
-	リモートワーク	to work from home
増える	ふえる	to increase
景気	けいき	economy
公衆電話	こうしゅうでんわ	public telephone
減る	へる	to decrease
咲く	さく	to bloom
徐々に	じょじょに	gradually
改善する	かいぜんする	to improve