How to Say "Burning" in Japanese

燃えている

moete iru

The English phrase "burning" is translated into Japanese as 燃えている (moete iru).

Meaning: on fire (adj)

How does it change in a sentence?

To express that something was in the state of burning in the past, use the past continuous form 燃えていた.

moete iru

The phrase 燃える is often used in slang to describe a 'heated' online controversy or a 'flame war' on social media.
In Japanese, describing a 'burning' sensation in the stomach or a wound often uses the word 焼ける instead of 燃える, as the former implies a stinging or searing heat.
The expression 燃え尽き症候群 refers to 'burnout syndrome', using the same root as 燃えている.

家が燃えている。
The house is burning.
This sentence is useful for showing how to describe a house that is burning.
Tatoeba #187142 by bunbuku, translation #387424 by CK
ストーブの中の石炭が燃えている。
The coal in the stove is burning.
This sentence is useful for describing coal in a stove that is burning.
Tatoeba #214596 by KK_kaku_, translation #51889 by CK
消防士は燃えている家へ飛び込んだ。
The fireman rushed into the burning house.
This sentence is useful for describing a house that is burning in the context of a fireman's actions.
Tatoeba #146395 by bunbuku, translation #268167 by CK
この木は燃えています。
This tree is burning.
すごい綺麗に炎が燃えてた！
The flames were burning so beautifully!
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Youta and Yui see a small fire in the park.

陽太 Yota

見て！あそこのゴミ箱が燃えているよ。
Mite! Asoko no gomibako ga moete iru yo.
Look! That trash can over there is burning.
結衣 Yui

本当だ！大変なことになったね。
Hontō da! Taihen na koto ni natta ne.
You're right! This is serious.
陽太 Yota

すぐに消防署に電話しなきゃ。
Sugu ni shōbōsho ni denwa shinakya.
We have to call the fire station immediately.
結衣 Yui

うん、陽太、私が電話するね。
Un, Yōta, watashi ga denwa suru ne.
Yeah, Youta, I'll make the call.

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