This means something is in a certain state. It shows an action has finished. It is like 'has done' or 'is doing' in English.
Verb [て-form] + とるPrimary
This means something is in a certain state. It shows an action has finished. It is like 'has done' or 'is doing' in English.
先週から窓が壊れとった。
The window has been broken since last week.
その本、もう読んどるん？
Have you read that book already?
あそこに停まっとる車、誰のやろか。
I wonder whose car that is, the one parked over there.
あ、田中さんならもう来とりますよ。
Oh, if you're looking for Tanaka-san, he's already here.
This grammar is like saying 'um' or 'uh' in English. It is a shorter way to say something. The sound changes a little. It depends on how the verb ends.
This is different from '〜よる'. '〜とる' shows something is finished. It is a state. '〜よる' shows something is happening now. It is an action. For example, '結婚しとる' means 'is married'. 'ご飯ば食べよる' means 'is eating food'. The negative forms are also different.
Watch out: Many people confuse "~toru" and "~yoru". "~toru" means something has finished. It means a state that started because of an action. For example, "雨が降っとる" means "It has rained, and the ground is wet now." It does not mean "It is raining right now." For "It is raining right now," you need to say "雨が降りよる."
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