folding
折りたたみ
解説 Definition
folding は fold（折る、折りたたむ）の現在分詞・動名詞で、折りたたむことという意味です。紙、衣服、家具などを小さくしたり形を整えたりする動作に使われます。
Folding is the act or process of bending paper, cloth, furniture, or another object so that one part lies over another, often to reduce its size or create a particular shape. It is the gerund or present participle form of fold.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
fold「折る・折りたたむ」に -ing をそのまま付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、語末は /ɪŋ/。紙を折る、服を畳む、椅子を収納する場面を思い浮かべ、folding the paper や the folding of the chairs と覚える。unfolding は逆に「広げること」。
Folding is made by adding -ing directly to fold: fold → folding. The ending is pronounced /ɪŋ/. Picture three familiar actions: folding paper into a shape, folding clothes for storage, and folding chairs to make more room. These scenes capture the central idea of bending one part over another. Learn useful patterns such as “folding the paper,” “the folding of the chairs,” and “a folding table.” Unfolding expresses the reverse process—opening or spreading something that was folded—so the contrast makes the direction of the action easy to remember.
例文
Folding the paper carefully takes time.
紙を丁寧に折りたたむには時間がかかります。
She learned folding from her grandmother.
彼女は祖母から折りたたみ方を習いました。
The folding of the chairs made the room look larger.
椅子を折りたたんだことで、部屋が広く見えました。
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folding の語源・成り立ち Etymology
folding は動詞 fold に名詞化の -ing が付いた語で、「折ること・折られた状態」という成り立ちです。fold は古英語 fealdan に由来し、さらにゲルマン系の「曲げる」にさかのぼります。folder や unfold も同じ語根です。
Folding consists of fold plus the suffix -ing, which allows the form to name an activity or describe an ongoing action. Fold comes from Old English fealdan, meaning to fold or bend, and has relatives in other Germanic languages. Its basic physical sense of bending one part over another remains clear in modern uses involving paper, clothing, and collapsible furniture. Folder and unfold belong to the same word family.
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