staying
滞在
解説 Definition
staying は stay（滞在する、とどまる）の現在分詞・動名詞です。ホテルや友人の家などに一時的にいることを表すときによく使います。
Staying is the present participle or gerund of stay. It describes continuing to be in a place, especially living or lodging somewhere temporarily, and may appear in continuous verb forms or function as a noun-like activity.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
staying は原形 stay「滞在する、とどまる」に -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞です。語末の y は残して staying とし、発音は stay /steɪ/ に /ɪŋ/ が続く /ˈsteɪ.ɪŋ/ です。be staying at a hotel、stay with relatives の型で、一時的な滞在を覚えます。
Start with the base verb stay, meaning to remain or live somewhere temporarily. To form staying, keep the final y and add -ing; there is no spelling change to the stem. The pronunciation moves from /steɪ/ to /ˈsteɪ.ɪŋ/, with the -ing sound added as a separate syllable. Learn common patterns: “be staying at a hotel,” “be staying with grandparents,” and “staying near the station.” In the first two, staying forms a continuous verb; in the last, it is a gerund naming the activity.
例文
I am staying at a small hotel.
私は小さなホテルに滞在しています。
They are staying with their grandparents.
彼らは祖父母の家に滞在しています。
Staying near the station is very convenient.
駅の近くに滞在するのはとても便利です。
staying の類義語・関連語
staying の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古フランス語 estayer（支える、止まる）からの借用で、さらにラテン語 stare（立つ）に遡る。「その場に立ち続ける」が原義で、滞在・留まるの意味に。同根語に station（駅・留まる場所）、stable（安定した）がある。
Staying is the -ing form of stay. Stay entered English through Old French forms associated with stopping, supporting, or remaining, and is historically connected with Latin stare, meaning “to stand.” The idea of continuing to stand or remain in one place developed into the familiar senses of not leaving and lodging temporarily. Modern staying is formed regularly by adding -ing while retaining the y of stay.
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