biting
噛む
解説 Definition
biting は bite（噛む）の現在分詞・動名詞です。何かを歯で噛んでいる動作や、噛むことそのものを表すときに使います。
The present participle and gerund form of bite, describing the action of using the teeth to cut, grip, or press into something. It can form a continuous verb tense or function as a noun-like expression for the activity.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 bite「噛む」の語末の e を落として -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、子音は重ねません。bite /baɪt/ に対し biting /ˈbaɪtɪŋ/ と二音節になります。be biting なら進行中の動作、stop biting your nails なら biting は「噛むこと」です。
Start with the base verb bite. To form biting, drop the final silent e and add -ing; do not double the t. Bite is pronounced /baɪt/, while biting adds another syllable: /ˈbaɪtɪŋ/. In the dog is biting the toy, it forms the present continuous and shows an action in progress. In stop biting your nails, biting functions as a gerund, naming the activity that should stop. Keep the physical image of teeth gripping or cutting into something, which distinguishes bite from the gentler action of chew in many contexts.
例文
The dog is biting the toy.
犬がおもちゃを噛んでいます。
Stop biting your nails.
爪を噛むのはやめなさい。
The baby is biting a soft ring.
赤ちゃんが柔らかいリングを噛んでいます。
biting の類義語・関連語
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biting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
biting は bite + -ing。bite は古英語 bītan、さらにゲルマン祖語 *bitaną、印欧祖語 *bʰeyd-「裂く・割る」にさかのぼります。もともと「噛む」は「歯で裂く」動作なので、biting が単なる接触でなく食い込む感じを帯びるのが分かります。関連語は bit, bite。
Biting is formed regularly from bite by dropping the final silent e and adding -ing. Bite comes from Old English bītan and is related to other Germanic words meaning “bite.” These forms are traced to an ancient Indo-European root associated with splitting or cutting. The history matches the core image of teeth pressing into and cutting something.
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