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てある

te-aru

てある still has a person's fingerprints on it

The picture Something a person did deliberately and then stepped away from. Their intention is still sitting there.

Endings and forms

Where the picture shows up in てある

  1. stuck up and left there

    ドアに紙が貼ってあります

    doa ni kami ga hatte arimasu

    There's a notice on the door.

  2. done ahead, ready and waiting

    ホテルはもう予約してあります

    hoteru wa mō yoyaku shite arimasu

    The hotel is already booked.

  3. chilled on purpose

    冷蔵庫にビールが冷やしてある

    reizōko ni bīru ga hiyashite aru

    There's beer chilling in the fridge.

  4. written down and still there

    名前はここに書いてあります

    namae wa koko ni kaite arimasu

    Your name is written here.

  5. left open on purpose

    窓が開けてあります

    mado ga akete arimasu

    The window has been left open.

    窓が開いています just describes an open window; 窓が開けてあります says someone opened it and left it.

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