thanks
ありがとう
解説 Definition
thanks は thank（感謝する）に関係する語で、「ありがとう」という意味です。会話で感謝を伝える短い表現としてよく使われ、ややくだけた響きがあります。
An informal expression used to show that you are grateful for something someone has done or given. It often appears by itself or in the pattern “thanks for” followed by a noun or an -ing form.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
thanks は名詞 thank の複数形から発達した、会話で使う短い感謝表現です。think と歴史的に同根なので、「相手のことを思うことが感謝につながる」と結び付けましょう。Thanks for＋名詞・動名詞が定番で、thank you より少しくだけた響きです。
Remember thanks as the short, conversational partner of thank you. Historically, thank is related to think, so you can connect gratitude with keeping another person’s kindness in your thoughts. The most useful pattern is thanks for followed by a noun or an -ing form, as in “Thanks for your help” or “Thanks for coming.” Because it sounds more casual than thank you, it fits everyday conversations, messages, and friendly exchanges especially well.
例文
Thanks for your help.
手伝ってくれてありがとう。
Thanks, I am fine.
ありがとう、私は大丈夫です。
Thanks for the nice card.
すてきなカードをありがとう。
thanks の類義語・関連語
thanks の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 þancas（感謝）で、þanc（思い・感謝）の複数形。ゲルマン祖語 *þankaz（思考）に由来し、think（考える）と同根。ドイツ語 Danke（ありがとう）も同源。「相手のことを思う→感謝する」という意味変化で、思考と感謝が結びついた語。
Thanks developed from the plural of Old English þanc, meaning “thought, gratitude, or favorable regard.” It is related through Germanic ancestry to think, reflecting an old connection between thought and gratitude. The German expression Danke is also related. The plural form came to be used independently as a formula for expressing gratitude, producing the familiar conversational expression used today.
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