座っている
解説 Definition
seated は seat（座らせる）に由来し、形容詞として「座っている」という意味です。be seated の形で、人が席についている状態を表すことが多いです。
Seated describes a person who is sitting in a chair or other place, often after taking an assigned or available seat. It commonly follows be or remain, as in “The guests are seated” and “Please remain seated.”
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
seated は動詞 seat「座らせる」に -ed を付けた過去分詞で、形容詞では「座っている状態」を表します。seat は /t/ で終わるため -ed は /ɪd/ と発音し、全体は /ˈsiːtɪd/ の2音節です。be seated、remain seated を場面ごと覚えましょう。
Seated comes from the verb seat, meaning “to place someone in a seat,” plus the participial ending -ed. Because seat ends in the /t/ sound, -ed is pronounced /ɪd/, giving /ˈsiːtɪd/ with two syllables. As an adjective, it focuses on the resulting state: someone has taken a seat and is now sitting. Learn it through the common patterns be seated and remain seated, often heard at restaurants, theaters, ceremonies, and on aircraft. Contrast it with standing, which describes the opposite physical position.
例文
The guests are seated at the table.
客たちはテーブルに座っています。
Please remain seated during the show.
上演中は座ったままでいてください。
She was seated near the window.
彼女は窓の近くに座っていました。
seated の類義語・関連語
seated の語源・成り立ち Etymology
seated は seat「座席・座らせる」に過去分詞の -ed が付いた形で、seat は古英語 setl、さらに「座る」を表す印欧祖語 *sed- にさかのぼります。だから seated は単に「席がある」でなく、「座った状態」を表します。関連語は sit, sedentary。
Seated is the past participle of seat, formed by adding -ed. The noun seat developed from Old Norse sæti and is related to older Germanic words for a place used for sitting. These belong to the broader word family associated with sitting, ultimately connected with the Indo-European root commonly reconstructed as *sed-, “sit.” The participle came to function adjectivally, describing the state resulting when someone has been placed in or has taken a seat.
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