aspect N4 common casualpolitewritten

〜ていて — て-form of いる joining clauses ('is ~ing and...'

〜ていて ・ ていて
Builds on ている

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Sources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar. Editorial confidence: low.

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