celebrating
祝う
解説 Definition
celebrating は celebrate（祝う）の現在分詞・動名詞で、祝っていること、祝うことという意味です。誕生日や成功、記念日などを喜んで祝う場面で使います。
Celebrating is the present-participle or gerund form of celebrate. It refers to marking a happy event, achievement, anniversary, or special occasion with enjoyment, praise, a gathering, or another appropriate activity.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
celebrating は celebrate「祝う」の語末 e を落として -ing を付けた形で、celebrate–celebrating と変化します。発音は /ˈseləbreɪtɪŋ/。celebrating a birthday、a win、a special day のように、喜ばしい出来事を人々が行動や集まりで祝っている場面と結び付けましょう。
Form celebrating by dropping the final silent e of celebrate before adding -ing: celebrate–celebrating. Keep the /eɪt/ sound of the base word in /ˈseləbreɪtɪŋ/. Picture people marking a birthday, a team’s win, or a special day with food, words, music, or a gathering. In They are celebrating her birthday, it is part of a continuous verb; in We enjoyed celebrating the win, it acts as a gerund. Both uses retain the same core idea of actively recognizing a joyful or important occasion.
例文
They are celebrating her birthday.
彼らは彼女の誕生日を祝っています。
We enjoyed celebrating the team's win.
私たちはチームの勝利を祝って楽しみました。
The family is celebrating a special day.
その家族は特別な日を祝っています。
celebrating の類義語・関連語
celebrating の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 celebrāre（群衆で祝う・称える）に由来し、語根 celeber（人が集まる、名高い）から。接尾辞 -ing で動名詞化。関連語：celebrity（有名人＝人々に称えられる人）、celebration（祝典）。「人が大勢集まって称える」が原義で、祝祭の本質を表す。
Celebrating is formed from celebrate by dropping its final silent e and adding -ing. Celebrate comes from Latin celebrare, meaning to attend in large numbers, honor, or perform solemnly, and is related to Latin celeber, “frequented” or “famous.” The word’s history connects public gathering and honoring with the modern practice of marking birthdays, victories, anniversaries, and other significant occasions. Celebration and celebrity belong to the same word family.
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