working
働いている
解説 Definition
working は work（働く）の現在分詞・動名詞からできた形で、「働いている」という意味です。人や機械などが今仕事や動作をしている状態を表します。
Working describes a person who is engaged in work or a machine or system that is operating. It is the -ing form of work used participially or adjectivally to show that the activity or function is currently in progress.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 work「働く・機能する」に -ing を付けた形で、発音は /ˈwɜːrkɪŋ/。形容詞として名詞の前後に置き、a working person なら「働いている人」、a working machine なら「正常に動く機械」を表す。例文の is working は進行形、working there は男性を説明する分詞で、どちらも「活動中」という核は同じ。
Connect working with the base verb work and the ending -ing. No spelling change is needed: simply add -ing to form working, pronounced /ˈwɜːrkɪŋ/. Keep one central image—someone or something actively doing its job. A working person is engaged in work, while a working machine is functioning properly. In “My father is working,” the form belongs to the present continuous verb phrase. In “the man working there,” it is a participle describing the man. These grammatical roles differ, but both preserve the idea of work or operation being in progress.
例文
My father is working now.
父は今働いています。
She is working in a shop.
彼女は店で働いています。
The man working there is kind.
そこで働いている男性は親切です。
working の類義語・関連語
working の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 weorc/wyrcan（働く・作る）が語源で、ゲルマン祖語 *werką に由来。ギリシャ語 ergon（仕事）とも印欧祖語で同根。work + -ing で「機能している・稼働中の」の意。関連語: workshop（作業場）、energy（en+ergon=中に力がある）。
Working is formed regularly from work and the suffix -ing. Work comes from Old English weorc, a noun meaning labor, activity, or something made, and the related verb wyrcan, “to perform or make.” These words descend from a Germanic source and have deeper Indo-European relatives connected with action or work, including Greek ergon. The -ing form developed participial and verbal-noun functions, allowing working to describe a person engaged in labor or a device that is functioning.
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