てる

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See also: でる

Japanese

Etymology 1

Suffix

てる (-teruichidan (stem (-te), past てた (-teta))

  1. (colloquial) Contraction of いる (-te iru).
    ()って
    matteru
    I am waiting
Usage notes

Attaches to the continuative form of a verb. The contraction rules with apply.

Conjugation

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of てる – see the following entry.
照る
to shine
to be fine
(This term, てる (teru), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as てる, see Category:Japanese kanji read as てる.)