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説明していますせつめいしています

setsumeishiteimasu

progressive: is doing explanation

N3

How to remember this word

Once 説明 clicks, 説明しています comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 説明 = explain it clearly.

Example sentences

Example 1

mainichi sukoshizutsu setsumeishiteimasu.

We work on explanation a little every day.

Example 2

hantoshi mae kara setsumeishiteimasu.

We have been working on explanation since half a year ago.

Usage note

する-verb form of 説明 (explanation).