watering
水やり
解説 Definition
watering は water（水をやる）の動名詞で、名詞として「水やり」という意味です。植物や庭に水を与える作業を表します。
Watering is the act or routine of supplying water to plants, soil, a garden, or similar growing areas. It often refers to a regular gardening task needed to keep plants healthy.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
動詞 water「水をやる」に -ing を付けた動名詞で、名詞として植物への「水やり」を表します。water は語末の e を落とす型ではなく、そのまま watering になります。need watering、regular watering の形と、じょうろで花や若木に水を与える日課を結び付けて覚えましょう。
Start with water as a verb meaning “give water to plants,” then add -ing to name the activity: watering. The spelling keeps the complete word water before -ing. Imagine a regular garden routine with a watering can: the flowers need watering, and regular watering keeps young trees healthy. This noun focuses on the task itself, while water can name either the substance or the action. Common combinations such as morning watering, regular watering, and need watering make the gardening sense easy to recognize.
例文
The flowers need watering every morning.
その花には毎朝水やりが必要です。
He finished the watering before breakfast.
彼は朝食の前に水やりを終えました。
Regular watering keeps the young trees healthy.
定期的な水やりは若い木を健康に保ちます。
watering の類義語・関連語
watering の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 wæter（水）に由来し、ゲルマン祖語 *watōr にさかのぼる。動詞 water（水をやる）の動名詞形。関連語：water（水）、waterfall（滝）。印欧祖語 *wódr̥ はロシア語 вода やギリシャ語 hydōr とも同根。
Watering is formed from the verb water and the noun-forming -ing suffix. Water comes from Old English wæter and ultimately from a Germanic source reconstructed as watōr. Its oldest sense is the familiar liquid; the verb developed naturally from the action of supplying or applying that liquid. In gardening, watering therefore names the activity of giving water to plants or soil. Waterfall belongs to the same English word family.
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