kawaru iru hito - strange person.. a bit confused on the usage here
is this the progressive form of the verb kawaru being used here as an adjective? is this the same as.. shiranai hito?

thanks everyone for answering all my previous questions!!
who do you say "i wonder if i ask too many questions?" in japanese? :)

Question

kawaru iru hito - strange person.. a bit confused on the usage here
is this the progressive form of the verb kawaru being used here as an adjective? is this the same as.. shiranai hito?

thanks everyone for answering all my previous questions!!
who do you say "i wonder if i ask too many questions?" in japanese? :)

Answer

’kawatte iru hito' is correct.
'kawatte iru' is a conjugation of 'kawaru', not an adjective. It modifies 'hito'. ('shiranai' also modifies 'hito',)

'verb -te iru' is used to show:
1. a present-progressive action (is doing)  
　ex. watashi wa ima asa gohan o tabete imasu. (I am eating breakfast now.)
2. a habital action
  ex. watashi wa mainichi nihongo o benkyou shite imasu. (I study Japanese every day.)
3. a current state 
 ex. watashi wa Tokyo ni sunde imasu. (I live in Tokyo.)
In this case, 'kawatte iru hito' shows a current state.

i wonder if i ask too many questions? - 'watashi wa shitsumon o shisugiru to omoimasu ka?'
- No, I don't think you do. - 'iie, sonna koto nai desu yo'

benkyou ganbatte kudasai.

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