余裕がある
解説 Definition
affording は afford（金銭的・時間的に余裕がある、〜する余裕がある）の現在分詞・動名詞です。特に費用を負担できるかどうかを述べる文で使われます。
Affording is the present participle or gerund form of afford. In this sense, it means having enough money, time, or other resources to pay for or undertake something without causing unacceptable difficulty.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
affording は afford に -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、語末の d は重ねずそのまま affording とする。発音は /əˈfɔːrdɪŋ/。afford a laptop、afford the rent、afford to take lessons のように、代金・時間・損失を負担しても困らない「余裕」を表す。単に buy することではなく、実行可能な余力がある点が核。
Connect affording with the idea of having enough room in a budget or schedule to manage something safely. It is formed regularly by adding -ing to afford; the final d is not doubled, and the pronunciation ends in /dɪŋ/. Learn it with common objects and complements: affording the rent, affording a new laptop, or affording to take private lessons. Unlike simply buying or doing something, affording emphasizes whether your available money, time, or resources make it realistically possible without creating serious hardship.
例文
Affording a new laptop is hard for me this month.
今月は新しいノートパソコンを買う余裕がありません。
They are affording the rent by sharing the apartment.
彼らは部屋を共有することで家賃を払う余裕を作っています。
Affording private lessons became easier after she found a weekend job.
週末の仕事を見つけてから、彼女は個人レッスンの費用を出しやすくなりました。
affording の類義語・関連語
affording の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 geforðian（達成する・提供する）から。接頭辞 af-(=forth 前へ) + ford(進む)で「前に差し出す→提供する→経済的に可能にする」と意味が変化。関連語 forth（前方へ）、afford の名詞形 affordance（行為の可能性）。「前に出せる余裕がある」が核心。
Affording is the -ing form of afford, a verb descended from Old English geforðian, meaning “to advance, accomplish, or provide.” The older verb was related to forth and conveyed the idea of carrying something forward or bringing it about. Over time, afford developed senses involving providing or supplying something, and later being able to bear an expense or consequence. The modern financial sense therefore concerns whether a person’s resources are sufficient to make an action possible.
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