健康のために十分な睡眠をとることが大切だ。
Getting enough sleep is important for health.
Japanese
とる
とる
Meaning: to be ...ing (contraction of 〜ている)
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Example sentences
I already know that.
仕事の合間に休息をとる。
I take a rest in between work.
儂も年をとったものだ。
I, too, have grown old.
彼は将来を悲観して、投げやりな態度をとるようになった。
Despairing of his future, he began to take a reckless attitude.
突然の出来事に、彼は呆気にとられた。
He was taken aback by the sudden event.
Usage Notes
A contraction of 〜ている (from 〜ておる), common in informal speech and certain dialects (like Kansai or Kyushu).
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