- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abymM4Jf9A0&t=288s ========================================================== 【て+あります】 It indicats the present situation which is the remainder of the result of some previous action. With てあります you use transitive verbs and not instrastive. 田中さんが一時間前、窓をあけました。 Tanaka san ga ichijikan mae, mado o akemashita Tanaka san opened the window an hour ago. 窓があけてある MADO GA AKETE ARU The window has been left open.In this sentence the focus is on the end result of the window being left open and is not focused on the action of opening the window. 私はここに名前を書きました。 Watashi wa koko ni namae o kakimashita I wrote my name here. ここに名前が書いてあります。 Koko ni namae ga kaitearimasu. The name has been written here. In this sentence the focus is on the end result of the name being written and is not focused on the action of writting the name. つくえの上（うえ）に本（ほん）がおいてあります。 The book is put on the desk. 私（わたし）は鏡（かがみ）を掛（か）けました。鏡（かがみ）がかけてあります。 The mirror has been hung. 私（わたし）木（き）を植（う）えました。木（き）が植（う）えてあります。 The trees have been planted. 私（わたし）いすを並（なら）べました。いすが並（なら）べてあります。 The chairs have been lined up. 私（わたし）ドアを閉（し）めました。ドアが閉（し）めてあります。 The door has been closed. 私（わたし）電気（でんき）を消（け）しました。電気（でんき）が消（け）してあります。 The light has been switched off. Difference between ています and てあります【ています】 -Use intransitive - Simply states the present situation 【てあります】 - Use transitive - Implies that somebody did the action before 窓（まど）が開（あ）きます(intransitive) 窓（まど）を開（あ）けます(transitive) 窓（まど）が開（あ）いています(intransitive) The window is opened. 窓（まど）が開（あ）けてあります(transitive) The window has been opened [ by someone ]. =============================================== Check out my Youtube Channel! Wanna support me? Follow my Instagram!! Follow my Facebook!! ===============================================

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