talking
話している
解説 Definition
talking は talk（話す）の現在分詞です。「話している」という意味で、会話や発言をしている最中の動作を表します。be talking の形で使われることが多いです。
Talking is the present participle of talk and describes the action of speaking or having a conversation, especially while it is in progress. It commonly follows a form of be or appears after verbs of perception.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
talk「話す」にそのまま -ing を付けた現在分詞で、talking /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/ では綴りの l は通常発音しない。be talking の形なら「話している」という進行中の動作を表す。talking with a teacher、talking about school のように、相手は with、話題は about と結び付けて覚えよう。
Form talking by adding -ing directly to talk; no letter needs to be dropped or doubled. The l in talk is normally silent, so talking begins with the same spoken base as talk. Use be talking to mark an action in progress: She is talking now. Two useful connections are talking with or to a person and talking about a subject. In I saw him talking with a teacher, talking follows a perception verb and describes what he was doing. Keep the core image simple: words are being exchanged at that moment.
例文
She is talking now.
彼女は今話しています。
The kids are talking in the room.
子供たちは部屋で話しています。
I saw him talking with a teacher.
私は彼が先生と話しているのを見ました。
talking の類義語・関連語
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talking の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 talcan（話す、数える）から派生した talk の現在分詞形。古ノルド語 tala（話す）とも関連。tale（物語）と同根で、元は「数を数える→順に語る→話す」と意味が広がった。「話を数える」から「話す」への変化が面白い語。
Talking is the present participle of talk, formed with the suffix -ing. Talk entered Middle English in forms such as talken, probably from a Germanic source related to speech and storytelling; its precise earlier development is not completely certain. It is often associated with the Old Norse verb tala, “to speak,” and is related in sense and history to tale. The participial form can join be in progressive constructions or modify a person engaged in speech.
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