coming
来る
解説 Definition
coming は come（来る）の現在分詞・動名詞からできた形で、「来る」「近づいている」という意味です。これから起こる予定や、こちらへ向かっている人や物を表します。
Approaching in time or about to happen; next or forthcoming. As an adjective, it commonly modifies periods, events, or developments that are expected in the near future.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
come（来る）の語末の e を取って -ing を付けた現在分詞形です。形容詞では the coming week（来たる週）、coming events（今後の出来事）のように、時間的にこちらへ近づく「次の・間もなく起こる」を表します。進行形 be coming なら、実際に人や物が近づいている動作です。
Coming is formed from come by dropping the final silent e before adding -ing. Keep the basic image of movement toward a destination, then extend it to time: a coming event is moving closer on the calendar. In the coming week and the coming months, it means “the next” or “soon to happen.” Distinguish this adjective from the verb phrase is coming, which describes someone or something currently approaching, as in The bus is coming. The shared idea is always movement toward the speaker, a place, or the present moment.
例文
The bus is coming.
バスが来ています。
My sister is coming home.
姉が家に帰ってきます。
The coming week will be busy.
来週は忙しくなるでしょう。
coming の類義語・関連語
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coming の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 cuman（来る）の現在分詞形。ゲルマン祖語 *kwemaną に遡り、ラテン語 venire（来る）とも印欧祖語で同根。「これから来る＝次の」という意味で形容詞化した。関連語: come、become（～になる＝ある状態に至る）。
Coming is the present-participle form of come, from Old English cuman, “to come or approach.” The verb belongs to the Germanic family represented by reconstructed Proto-Germanic kwemaną and has older Indo-European relatives connected with movement or arrival. The participle later developed an adjectival use: what is “coming” is approaching not only in space but also in time, producing the sense “next” or “forthcoming.”
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