borrowing
借りる
解説 Definition
borrowing は borrow（借りる）の現在分詞・動名詞です。お金や物を一時的に借りる動作が進行中であること、または借りる行為そのものを表します。
The present participle or gerund of borrow, meaning the act of receiving and using money or an object temporarily with the understanding that it will be returned, or describing someone who is currently doing this.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 borrow に -ing をそのまま付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、w は重ねません。「返す前提で一時的に受け取る」という核を押さえ、borrow a book from the library、borrowing money の組み合わせで覚えます。lend は逆に「貸す」なので、borrow from 人、lend to 人という方向の違いも一緒に確認しましょう。
Borrowing is borrow plus -ing, with no doubled w. Connect it with the idea of taking something for temporary use and intending to return it. Useful patterns include “borrowing a book from the library” and “borrowing money from friends.” The preposition from helps show the direction: the item moves from its owner to the borrower. Do not confuse borrow with lend. You borrow something from someone, while that person lends it to you. This contrast makes the roles easier to remember.
例文
She is borrowing a book from the library.
彼女は図書館から本を借りています。
I am borrowing my brother's bike today.
今日は兄の自転車を借りています。
Borrowing money from friends can be difficult.
友人からお金を借りるのは難しいことがあります。
borrowing の類義語・関連語
borrowing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
borrowing は borrow「借りる」に動名詞・現在分詞語尾 -ing が付いた形です。borrow は古英語 borgian にさかのぼり、さらにゲルマン祖語の「保証・担保」の語に由来するため、もとは『返す約束つきで受け取る』感覚だと分かります。関連語は borrow, bargain。
Borrowing is the present-participle and gerund form of borrow, made by adding -ing. Borrow descends from Old English borgian, “to borrow or lend on security,” which was related to words for a pledge or guarantee. Its history reflects the idea that something is received under an obligation or assurance that it will be returned, a notion still central to modern borrowing.
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