clawed
爪のある
解説 Definition
clawed は claw（爪で引っかく、爪）の過去形・過去分詞に由来し、形容詞では「爪のある」という意味です。動物や足、手などに鋭い爪があることを表すときに使います。
Clawed describes an animal, limb, or other figure that has claws, especially prominent or sharp ones. The same form can also be the past tense or past participle of the verb claw, but the adjectival use identifies something as possessing claws.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
claw「爪」に -ed「〜を備えた」が付いた形容詞で、「爪のある」と捉えます。この -ed は /d/ と発音されます。同じ綴りは動詞 claw「爪で引っかく」の過去形・過去分詞でもあり、clawed animal なら形容詞、clawed the door なら動詞と語順で見分けます。
Build clawed from claw plus -ed. In the adjective, -ed means “provided with,” so a clawed animal is an animal that has claws; here the ending is pronounced /d/. The same written form is also the past tense and past participle of the verb claw. Grammar and word order reveal the difference: “a clawed monster” describes the monster, while “the monster clawed the door” reports an action. Pair clawed with clawless for a clear contrast, and connect claw with talon when thinking of birds. This structure gives a factual memory cue rather than a sound-based guess.
例文
A clawed animal left marks on the wooden door.
爪のある動物が木の扉に跡を残しました。
The child drew a clawed monster with bright green eyes.
その子どもは明るい緑色の目をした爪のある怪物を描きました。
Several clawed feet were visible in the soft mud near the river.
川の近くの柔らかい泥に、爪のある足跡がいくつか見えていました。
clawed の類義語・関連語
clawed の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語のclāw（動物の爪）に由来し、形容詞化接尾辞の-ed（〜を備えた）が結合した構造です。文字通り「爪を持つ状態」をそのまま表すため、「爪のある」と直感的に理解できます。同根語に名動詞のclaw（爪、引っ掻く）が挙げられます。
Clawed is built from claw and the suffix -ed. As an adjective, -ed has the sense “having or equipped with,” as in a clawed foot. Claw comes from Old English clawu, referring to the curved nail of an animal. The identical form clawed also serves as the regular past tense and past participle of the verb claw, formed by adding -ed to the base verb.
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