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02-06-2011, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by delacroix01 View Post
2. 千早さま笑顔でいられることが多くなったように見受け られます
This sentence looks very vague to me since I don't really understand the phrase いられること. Can someone please explain it?
"Honorific" passive でしょう。
Chigusa is smiling more so that it's noticeable [that she's smiling].