This means something is in a certain state. It shows that an action happened, and now something is still that way.
Verb [て-form] + とるPrimary
This means something is in a certain state. It shows that an action happened, and now something is still that way.
あ、窓開いとるやん。誰か閉めてー。
Oh, the window's open. Somebody close it.
昨日もらったお菓子、もう全部食べとった。
I had already eaten all the snacks I received yesterday.
彼がその事実を知っとるとは考えにくい。
It's hard to believe that he knows that fact.
あそこに止まっとる車、うちの部長のやで。
That car parked over there belongs to my department head.
え、まだ起きとったん？はよ寝なさい。
What, you were still up? Go to bed now.
This is like a secret shortcut. When 'te' meets 'oru', they sometimes blend together. It's like saying 'gonna' instead of 'going to'. in English.
This is different from "〜よる" (yoru). "〜とる" shows something is in a state. For example, "The window is open." "〜よる" shows an action happening now. For example, "It is raining." Standard Japanese uses "〜ている" for both ideas.
Don't use this when an action is still happening. For example, don't say "He is eating" with "~toru". This form shows something is already done. It is for verbs that change something. Like "open" or "die". It shows the new state after the action.
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