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してます?? , しtています?? , します??? わたしは わかりません....
"してます" なに???? しtています?? します?? 私は決めることができません...
Aug 10, 2015 2:16 PM
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Often in more casual speech the い in いる or います is dropped. There isn't any difference in meaning. You'll notice the い being dropped more often in casual language, but it can also occur with ます form. Here are some comparative examples:
どこ行ってるの?
どこへ行っているんですか?
この本、知ってる?
この本が知ってますか?
August 10, 2015
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します means "to do".
わたしは らいげつから にほんごを べんきょうします/ならいます。I will study/learn Japanese from next month.(future)
わたしは まいばん にほんごを べんきょうします/ならいます。I study/learn Japanese every night.(habit/custom)
しています/してます(abbreviation of しています)means "be doing".
わたしは いま にほんごを べんきょうして(い)ます/ならって(い)ます。I am studying/learning Japanese now.(present progressive)
わたしは まいばん にほんごを べんきょうして(い)ます/ならって(い)ます。I am studying/learning Japanese every night.(habit/custom)
August 11, 2015
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Anson Lai
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Chinese (Cantonese), English, German, Japanese, Malay
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