How to Say ‘I’m making a new app now.’ in Japanese
いま、新しいアプリを作っています。
ima atarashii apuri o tsukutsu te i masu
[ee-mah ah-tah-rah-shee ah-poo-ree oh tsoo-koo-tt teh ee mahss]
💬 Usage Tip: Full pattern: time [いま], object [アプリを], verb [作っています]. Japanese often puts time first.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Saying what you’re working on “right now” is common networking talk at meetups in Japan.
Phrase Breakdown
いま
ima
[ee-mah]
now; at the moment
Used to emphasize that the action is happening currently.
いま、新しいアプリを作っています。
Right now, I’m making a new app.
新しいアプリ
atarashii apuri
a new app
Noun phrase: 新しい (new) modifies アプリ (app).
新しいアプリをダウンロードしました。
I downloaded a new app.
Words in this phrase
新しい
atarashii
[ah-tah-rah-shee]
new; fresh
Describes アプリ. In spoken Japanese, the noun phrase 新しいアプリ often comes right before を.
いま、新しいアプリを作っています。
Right now, I’m making a new app.
アプリ
apuri
[ah-poo-ree]
app (application)
What is being made/created in the sentence.
いま、新しいアプリを作っています。
Right now, I’m making a new app.
を
o
[oh]
object marker (marks what is made)
を marks 新しいアプリ as the direct object of 作っています.
アプリを作っています。
I’m making an app.
作っています。
tsukutsu te i masu
am making / am creating (polite, ongoing)
From 作る (to make/create) → 作っている (ongoing) → 作っています (polite). Used for projects in progress.
いま資料を作っています。
I’m making the documents now.
Words in this phrase
作っ
tsukutsu
[tsoo-koo-tt]
making; creating (as part of ‘作っています’)
The て-form stem of 作る used before ている for ongoing action.
新しいアプリを作っています。
I’m making a new app.
て
te
[teh]
(te-form marker)
Connects to いる to form the continuous tense.
アプリを作っています。
I’m making an app.
い
i
[ee]
to be; to exist (for living things)
Part of 〜ている (progressive). Polite form: 〜ています.
いま新しいアプリを作っています。
I’m making a new app now.
ます
masu
[mahss]
(polite verb ending)
Makes the sentence polite; common in self-introductions about work.
いま、新しいアプリを作っています。
Right now, I’m making a new app.
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