patting
なでる
解説 Definition
patting は pat（軽くたたく、なでる）の現在分詞・動名詞です。人や動物をやさしくぽんぽんと触る動作を表し、進行形や名詞的な働きで使われます。
Patting is the present participle and gerund of pat. It describes touching a person or animal lightly and gently, often several times with an open hand, and is used in progressive verb forms or as a noun-like expression.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
patting は pat「軽くたたく・なでる」の現在分詞・動名詞です。短母音の後の一子音字なので、-ing の前で t を重ねて pat＋t＋ing となります。発音は /ˈpætɪŋ/。be patting なら進行中の動作、Patting the dog のように文頭なら「なでること」。強く打つ hit ではなく、手で軽く優しく触れる像を覚えます。
Start with the base verb pat, meaning to touch lightly with the hand. Because pat has a short stressed vowel followed by one final consonant, the t is doubled before -ing: pat becomes patting, pronounced /ˈpætɪŋ/. Picture someone gently patting a dog on the head or a child on the back. In is patting, the form helps build the present progressive; in Patting the horse helped, it functions as a gerund. Keep the action light and controlled. Hitting suggests greater force, while stroking usually involves a longer sliding movement across a surface.
例文
She is patting the dog on the head.
彼女は犬の頭をなでています。
The nurse was patting the child gently on the back.
看護師は子どもの背中をやさしくなでていました。
Patting the horse slowly helped it stay calm.
馬をゆっくりなでると、馬は落ち着いていられました。
patting の類義語・関連語
patting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
patting は pat「軽くたたく・なでる」に -ing が付いた形です。pat はおそらく手で軽く当てる音をまねた擬音的な語で、強打ではなく小さく優しく触れる感じがそのまま「なでる」に結びつきます。関連語は pat, patted。
Patting is formed from pat by doubling the final t and adding -ing. This spelling follows the regular pattern for a stressed short vowel followed by a single final consonant. The verb pat has been used in English for a light blow or gentle touch since the late Middle English period and is often regarded as imitative of the small sound or action involved. Its precise deeper origin is uncertain, so no more specific source can be stated confidently.
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