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As i read this question [Can なっている represent an ongoing change as well as a
resultant (completed)
change?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/26190/can-%E3%81%AA%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%E3%81%84%E3%82%8B),
i don't quite understand why a verb like なる that normally take the sense of
"to become", "to turn", "to reach", and for this reason to me sounds like a
"progressive verb", in the -te form なっている, can assume the "resultative" type
of verb. I know that the -ている form can take the meaning of a "resultative
action", but i don't understand why it's used with なる. It's like "result of a
progressive action" or something like that? And なる? When it can be used? Is
なっている always a "result" or can be "progession" too?

Sorry for the bad explanation, I hope my question is clear.
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なる and なっている - Progressive and resultative verbs
-ている describes **either** a resultant state or a progressive action, but it does not describe both at once. In other words, it does not describe "the _result_ of a _progressive_ action". For basics, 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)

In most cases, you can judge the type of a verb intuitively, but for some
verbs, its type may differ from your intuition as an English speaker. You
probably know [知る is one of such tricky
verbs](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/36928/5010).

As for なる, it has a strong tendency to work as an instant state-change verb.
In other words, なっている usually means "has become" rather than "is becoming".
This is a fact you have to get used to by seeing various usages of なる.

For example, when you hear 大きくなっている, it usually describes a resultant state,
"has become big" or "has turned big". However, a progressive reading is
possible when it's used with an expression for a gradual change. だんだん大きくなっている
means "is becoming big gradually", and
大きくなって[きている](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/36928/5010) has a similar
meaning. Likewise, 暗くなっている without any context normally means "It has
(already) become dark" (you looked out of window and noticed it), but you can
say だんだん暗くなっている or 暗くなってきている to mean "It's getting darker".
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