carrying
運ぶ
解説 Definition
carrying は carry（運ぶ、持って行く）の現在分詞・動名詞で、運んでいる、運ぶことという意味です。手やかばん、車などで物を持って移動させる場面で使います。
Carrying is the present participle or gerund of carry. It describes holding or supporting a person or object while moving it from one place to another, or refers to the activity of doing so.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 carry の y を変えずに -ing を付けて carrying とします。carried では y が i に変わりますが、-ing の前では変えない点が重要です。carry a box、carry a baby、carry heavy bags のように、手・腕・かばん・車などで物や人を支えながら移動させる場面と結び付けて覚えましょう。
Connect carrying with the base verb carry. Add -ing without changing the y: carry becomes carrying. This differs from carried, where y changes to i before -ed. Picture someone carrying a box in both hands, carrying a baby in their arms, or carrying heavy bags from a shop. These scenes capture the central meaning of supporting something while moving it. Useful patterns include be carrying an object and carrying something is difficult. The word can also describe transport by a bag or vehicle, but the examples here focus on physically moving people or things.
例文
He is carrying a box.
彼は箱を運んでいます。
She is carrying her baby.
彼女は赤ちゃんを抱いています。
Carrying heavy bags is hard.
重いかばんを運ぶのは大変です。
carrying の類義語・関連語
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carrying の語源・成り立ち Etymology
carrying は carry「運ぶ」に動作・進行を表す -ing が付いた形です。carry は古北フランス語 carier を経て、後期ラテン語 carricare「荷車に積む」にさかのぼり、語根 carrus は「車・荷車」を表しました。だから「車に載せて運ぶ」感覚が残り、関連語に carriage, cargo があります。
Carrying is the -ing form of carry. Carry entered English through Old Northern French carier and can be traced to Late Latin carricare, meaning “to load onto a cart.” That verb was related to carrus, “cart” or “wagon.” The original image of loading and transporting goods developed into the broader modern sense of holding or supporting something while moving it. Carriage belongs to the same historical family, and cargo is also connected with the vocabulary of loading and transport.
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