How to Say ‘We hold’ in Japanese
開催しています
かいさいしています
💬 Usage Tip: Indicates an ongoing process or planned event.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Emphasizes initiative and regular activity within an organization.
Phrase Breakdown
開催して
います
Word-by-Word Breakdown
開催かいさい
[kaisai]
hold
To organize or conduct an event.
毎年祭りを開催します。
We hold a festival every year.
しし
[shi]
do
Indicates performing an action.
運動をします。
I will exercise.
てて
[te]
connective particle
Joins parts of a sentence.
手をつないでください。
Please hold hands.
いい
[i]
present continuous
Describes ongoing, habitual actions.
食べています。
I am eating.
ますます
[masu]
polite verb ending
Formal marker for verbs.
見ています。
I am viewing.
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