Understanding もらっている in this sentence


> 珠世さんに手当をして **もらっている** が、怪我は完治してない

Why is the progressive used here?




Assuming Tamayo is not present in this scene, this ている is not progressive but
perfective. It describes the continuation of a resultant state. See: [When is
Vている the continuation of action and when is it the continuation of
state?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/3122/5010)

> 珠世さんに手当をしてもらっているが、怪我は完治してない。  
>  Tamayo has treated me, but my injury has not been fully healed.  
>  (Or more literally...) I have received from Tamayo a favor of treating me,
> but my injury has not been fully healed.

As Chocolate suggested, if you can understand 完治してない, this もらっている has exactly
the same type of ている.

In this case, a simple past form (-た) and a present perfect form (-ている) both
make sense. It's also natural to say 珠世さんに手当をしてもらったが ("Tamayo treated me,
but...").

**EDIT** : I should have mentioned another possible interpretation. If she
currently treats him on a regular basis (e.g., every week), this ている can be
interpreted as "habitual aspect". See this: [Habitual
aspect](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/11925/5010)

Therefore, if there is no context, there are three possible interpretations of
珠世さんに手当をしてもらっている:

  * **Progressive** : Tamayo is treating me (right now)
  * **Habitual** : Tamayo treats me (on a regular basis)
  * **Perfective** : Tamayo has treated me (and its result is present)




Assuming Tamayo is not present in this scene, this ている is not progressive but
perfective. It describes the continuation of a resultant state. See: [When is
Vている the continuation of action and when is it the continuation of
state?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/3122/5010)

> 珠世さんに手当をしてもらっているが、怪我は完治してない。  
>  Tamayo has treated me, but my injury has not been fully healed.  
>  (Or more literally...) I have received from Tamayo a favor of treating me,
> but my injury has not been fully healed.

As Chocolate suggested, if you can understand 完治してない, this もらっている has exactly
the same type of ている.

In this case, a simple past form (-た) and a present perfect form (-ている) both
make sense. It's also natural to say 珠世さんに手当をしてもらったが ("Tamayo treated me,
but...").

**EDIT** : I should have mentioned another possible interpretation. If she
currently treats him on a regular basis (e.g., every week), this ている can be
interpreted as "habitual aspect". See this: [Habitual
aspect](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/11925/5010)

Therefore, if there is no context, there are three possible interpretations of
珠世さんに手当をしてもらっている:

  * **Progressive** : Tamayo is treating me (right now)
  * **Habitual** : Tamayo treats me (on a regular basis)
  * **Perfective** : Tamayo has treated me (and its result is present)

