yawning
あくびをしている
解説 Definition
yawning は、眠いときや退屈なときなどに「あくびをしている」状態を表します。動詞 yawn の現在分詞で、人や動物が口を大きく開けてあくびをする様子を説明するときに使います。
Yawning is the present participle or gerund form of yawn. It describes opening the mouth wide and taking a deep, often involuntary breath, typically because of tiredness, boredom, or the approach of sleep.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
yawning は原形 yawn「あくびをする」に -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞形で、語末の n は重ねません。発音は /ˈjɔːnɪŋ/ で、yawn の音を保ったまま -ing が続きます。be yawning、keep yawning、see someone yawning の形と、眠気や退屈で口を大きく開ける場面を一緒に覚えましょう。
Yawning is formed from the base verb yawn plus -ing; the final n is not doubled. The pronunciation keeps the sound of yawn and adds /ɪŋ/: /ˈjɔːnɪŋ/. Connect the form with an ongoing scene—a tired student is yawning during a lecture—or with repeated action in keep yawning. It can follow be in a continuous tense, appear after a perception verb in “I saw him yawning,” or function as a gerund. The image of a mouth opening wide links the word’s history with its everyday meaning.
例文
The tired student was yawning during the long lecture.
疲れた学生は長い講義の間、あくびをしていました。
I saw my brother yawning on the sofa.
私は兄がソファであくびをしているのを見ました。
The baby kept yawning before falling asleep.
その赤ちゃんは眠る前に何度もあくびをしていました。
yawning の類義語・関連語
yawning の語源・成り立ち Etymology
yawning は yawn「あくびする」の -ing 形で、yawn は古英語 ginian/gionian、さらにゲルマン祖語 *gin-、印欧祖語 *ghieh-「口を大きく開ける」に由来します。同じ古い語根には gape や chasm があり、「ぽかんと開く」感覚がそのまま「あくび」に残っています。
Yawning is the -ing form of yawn. The verb descends from Old English forms such as ginian or geonian, which meant to open the mouth wide or yawn. It belongs to an old Germanic word group associated with gaping or opening. More distant Indo-European connections have also been proposed with words expressing a wide opening, including relatives reflected in gape and chasm. In modern formation, yawn simply takes the suffix -ing without doubling its final consonant.
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