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N2
〜つつある
Meaning
Attached to the conjunctive form of a verb, expresses that a change is in progress right now. As in 「回復しつつある」, a literary expression describing a change continuing in one direction.
Examples
- 景気は少しずつ回復しつつある The economy is gradually recovering.
- 町の古い建物は失われつつある The town's old buildings are being lost.
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