possessing
所有している
解説 Definition
所有している、持っているという意味です。possessing は possess（所有する、持つ）の現在分詞・動名詞です。物だけでなく、能力や特徴を備えている場合にも使われます。
Possessing is the present participle or gerund of possess. It describes having or owning an object, quality, ability, or other attribute, and it can function within a continuous verb phrase or as a noun-like expression.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
possessing は possess に -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞です。possess は語末が ss なので子音を重ねず、そのまま possessing とします。possess a rare object「珍品を所有する」だけでなく possess skills「能力を備える」にも使えます。having より硬く、所有・保有を明確に示す語です。
Start with the base verb possess and add -ing directly: possessing. Because possess already ends in double s, no additional consonant is needed. Link the form to two common patterns: possessing property means owning something, while possessing a skill or quality means having it as an attribute. The word is generally more formal and deliberate than simply having. In “Possessing a valid ticket is necessary,” the whole -ing phrase acts like a noun; in a continuous construction, possessing is the participle. Keeping both grammatical roles beside the core meaning “having or owning” makes the form easy to recognize.
例文
She is proud of possessing a rare stamp.
彼女は珍しい切手を所有していることを誇りに思っています。
Possessing a valid ticket is necessary for entry.
入場には有効なチケットを持っていることが必要です。
The museum reported possessing several old maps.
その博物館は古い地図を数点所有していると報告しました。
possessing の類義語・関連語
類義語
対義語
possessing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
possessing は possess の -ing 形。possess はラテン語 possidere（占有する）にさかのぼり、potis「力のある」+ sedere「座る」から成る。もともと「席を占める」が「自分のものとして持つ」へ広がったので、所有の意味に納得しやすい。関連語は possession, dispossess。
Possessing is formed regularly from possess by adding -ing. Possess entered English through French from Latin possidēre, “to occupy or own,” traditionally analyzed in connection with potis, expressing power or control, and sedēre, “to sit.” The historical image is occupying or holding a position and thus controlling it. Related English formations include possession, possessive, and dispossess.
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