貸した
解説 Definition
lent は lend（貸す）の過去形・過去分詞で、「貸した」「貸していた」という意味です。物やお金などを一時的に相手に使わせる場面で使います。
Lent is the past tense and past participle of lend. It means that someone temporarily gave another person money or an object to use, with the expectation that it would later be returned.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
lent は lend「一時的に貸す」の不規則な過去形・過去分詞で、lend の語末 d が t に変わり、発音も /lend/ から /lent/ になります。lent A to B「AをBに貸した」と lent B A「BにAを貸した」の二つの型を覚えます。borrowed「借りた」とは物の移動を見る側が逆です。
Treat lent as the irregular past tense and past participle of lend. The final sound and letter change from d to t: lend /lend/ becomes lent /lent/. Keep two common patterns together: I lent my pen to Tom and She lent me a book. Both describe the owner allowing another person to use something temporarily. Contrast lent with borrowed by changing viewpoint: the giver lent the item, while the receiver borrowed it. Also avoid confusing lowercase lent with capitalized Lent, the Christian season before Easter; the sentence context and capitalization usually make the distinction clear.
例文
I lent my pen to Tom.
私はトムにペンを貸しました。
She lent me a book yesterday.
彼女は昨日、私に本を貸してくれました。
My brother lent his bike to a friend.
兄は友人に自転車を貸しました。
lent の類義語・関連語
lent の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 lǣnan（貸す）から派生し、lend の過去形・過去分詞。語根は lǣn（貸付）で、これは現代英語の loan と同源。ゲルマン祖語 *laihną に遡る。関連語: loan（貸付金）、lender（貸し手）。「一時的に与える」が核心の意味。
Lent is the inherited past-tense and past-participle form of lend. Lend comes from Old English lǣnan, meaning to lend, which was formed from lǣn, a loan or something granted temporarily. It is therefore historically related to loan. The modern contrast remains useful: to lend is to provide something temporarily, while a loan is the thing or amount provided. The irregular change from lend to lent preserves an older Germanic pattern.
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