GUIDED PATH · PHASE 5
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TRACK 6 · 6-4
Wearing & Appearance: Result-State ～ている
Use 着ている, はいている, かぶっている, かけている, and している to describe what someone is wearing.
- Wearing verbs and ～ている.
This is a perfect example of ～ている as a result state: the act of putting something on has happened, and the resulting state continues.
1. 'Is wearing' is usually the resulting state
着ます is the action of putting on/wearing; 着ています describes the continuing state of having it on.
2. Describe a person's visible appearance
[{'label': 'Tanaka is wearing a blue shirt.', 'sample': '田中さんは青いシャツを着ています。', 'reading': 'たなかさん は あおい シャツ を きて います。', 'natural': {'en': 'Tanaka is wearing a blue shirt.', 'es': 'Consulta el significado natural en español.'}, 'literal': {'en': 'Tanaka topic — blue shirt wear-て — exists', 'es': 'Observa la estructura literal japonesa y el orden de sus componentes.'}, 'note': {'en': 'Upper-body state.', 'es': 'Observa si la oración describe una acción, un estado resultante, un deseo, un intento o una preparación.'}}, {'label': '(They) are wearing black shoes.', 'sample': '黒い靴をはいています。', 'reading': 'くろい くつ を はいて います。', 'natural': {'en': '(They) are wearing black shoes.', 'es': 'Consulta el significado natural en español.'}, 'literal': {'en': 'black shoes wear-て — exists', 'es': 'Observa la estructura literal japonesa y el orden de sus componentes.'}, 'note': {'en': 'Footwear state.', 'es': 'Observa si la oración describe una acción, un estado resultante, un deseo, un intento o una preparación.'}}, {'label': '(They) are wearing a hat.', 'sample': '帽子をかぶっています。', 'reading': 'ぼうし を かぶって います。', 'natural': {'en': '(They) are wearing a hat.', 'es': 'Consulta el significado natural en español.'}, 'literal': {'en': 'hat wear-て — exists', 'es': 'Observa la estructura literal japonesa y el orden de sus componentes.'}, 'note': {'en': 'Headwear.', 'es': 'Observa si la oración describe una acción, un estado resultante, un deseo, un intento o una preparación.'}}, {'label': '(They) are wearing glasses.', 'sample': '眼鏡をかけています。', 'reading': 'めがね を かけて います。', 'natural': {'en': '(They) are wearing glasses.', 'es': 'Consulta el significado natural en español.'}, 'literal': {'en': 'glasses put-on-て — exists', 'es': 'Observa la estructura literal japonesa y el orden de sus componentes.'}, 'note': {'en': 'Eyewear.', 'es': 'Observa si la oración describe una acción, un estado resultante, un deseo, un intento o una preparación.'}}]
3. Use appearance to identify someone
A visible description can help answer どの人 / だれ questions.
Natural: The person wearing the red shirt is Tanaka.
Structure: red shirt wearing person topic — Tanaka
Preview of noun qualification; focus on appearance meaning.
4. Character description worksheet
Draw or imagine four coworkers/fictional characters. Give each 3 appearance details using wearing-state ～ています and adjective+noun combinations.
INTERACTIVE WORKSHEET
4. Character description worksheet
Create 4 character cards with 3 wearing/appearance sentences each. Underline the て-form and mark RESULT STATE.
Tip: on a foldable or tablet, use your pen directly on the page. Your strokes are saved in this browser as you work.
4. Character description worksheet
Create 4 character cards with 3 wearing/appearance sentences each. Underline the て-form and mark RESULT STATE.
5. Transfer to visual Japanese
Use Furigana Lens only if text in a real visual blocks reading.
Furigana Lens
Why here: Clothing labels/signage can contain unfamiliar kanji while grammar is already familiar.
How to use it for this lesson: Try reading first, then use Lens for blocking kanji and reread the whole phrase.
Use Furigana Lens →Language IDE
Why here: This lesson clarifies action vs result state.
How to use it for this lesson: Compare シャツを着ます with シャツを着ています and label ACTION vs STATE.
Debug wearing state →Mastery checkpoint
Answer from memory. Use every miss to identify the exact form or meaning distinction that needs another pass.
