Looking at the data, you can see that the number of e-money users is gradually increasing right at this very moment.
📖 Explanation & Nuance
「〜つつある」 expresses that something is gradually progressing or changing. It signifies an ongoing process or trend, often seen in formal or written contexts. It indicates a continuous, slow transformation over time and attaches to the stem form of a verb. For example: データを確(かく)認(にん)すると、今(いま)まさに電(でん)子(し)マネーの利(り)用(よう)者(しゃ)が増(ふ)え**つつ**あるのがわかる。
変化がゆっくりと進行中であることを示します。徐々に～している、という意味で、堅い表現です。
📝 Example Sentence
データを確(かく)認(にん)すると、今(いま)まさに電(でん)子(し)マネーの利(り)用(よう)者(しゃ)が増(ふ)え「つつ」あるのがわかる。
Looking at the data, you can see that the number of e-money users is gradually increasing right at this very moment.
Practice Quiz
Verify your grammar strength for "〜つつある / 〜ていく"
Explanation (EN): 「〜つつある」 expresses that something is gradually progressing or changing. It signifies an ongoing process or trend, often seen in formal or written contexts. It indicates a continuous, slow transformation over time and attaches to the stem form of a verb. For example: データを確(かく)認(にん)すると、今(いま)まさに電(でん)子(し)マネーの利(り)用(よう)者(しゃ)が増(ふ)え**つつ**あるのがわかる。\n\nCommon Mistakes:\n❌ てい: Careful here! To use '〜ていく' (it will keep increasing from now on), the structure MUST be '増え[ていく]'. Since the prompt only gives the verb stem '増え', you have to connect it to '〜つつある' (増えつつある) to express the slow, ongoing progression right now!\n❌ ながら: '〜ながら' means 'while doing two things at once'. Is the number of users doing its homework while increasing? haha\n❌ がちで: '〜がち' means 'tends to happen (usually negative)', like 'tends to get sick'. The number of users doesn't 'tend to increase' as a bad habit!
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