Meaning
- To carry on or persist with an action.
- To continue to employ someone.
- To continue complaining, nagging, or pestering.
Today's Sentences
- If I keep on, maybe I’ll sound like a pro someday.
- Why do you keep on ordering only vanilla?
- Writer's Note
01
If I keep on, maybe I’ll sound like a pro someday.
Situation
You really play that guitar every day, don’t you?
あなたは本当に毎日そのギターを弾いているんですね。
Yeah, I just keep on practicing until my fingers hurt.
はい、指が痛くなるまで練習を続けます。
That’s dedication.
それは献身です。
Well, if I keep on, maybe I’ll sound like a pro someday.
まあ、このまま続ければ、いつかはプロのように聞こえるかもしれませんね。
02
Why do you keep on ordering only vanilla?
Situation
Why do you keep on ordering only vanilla ice cream?
なぜ「vanilla ice cream」ばかり注文するのですか？
Because it’s the best flavor in the universe.
それは宇宙で最高のフレーバーだからです。
But there are so many other choices like chocolate, strawberry, mint chip!
しかし、チョコレートやストロベリー、ミントチップのように他にもたくさんの選択肢があります！
You can try them all, but my go-to will always be vanilla.
すべて試してみてもいいですが、私の定番はいつもvanillaです。
Writer's Note
"Keep on" is an intransitive, transitive, and inseparable phrasal verb.
「Keep on」は、自動詞、他動詞、そして不可分の句動詞です。
- Intransitive - A phrasal verb that needs an object to complete its meaning.
Structure: "Subject + keep on (+ -ing verb)"
Example 1: She just keeps on talking even when no one listens.
Example 2: If you keep on practicing, you’ll improve.
Example 3: He kept on running despite the rain. - Transitive - A phrasal verb that needs an object to complete its meaning.
Structure: "Subject + keep on + object (person)"
Example 1: The company decided to keep on all the interns.
Example 2: They kept her on as a part-time consultant.
Example 3: The school will keep him on for another year. - Inseparable - When an object cannot come between the particle keep and the verb on.
Structure: "Subject + keep on + object (person)"
Example 1: She just kept on talking even though everyone wanted to leave.
Example 2: They keep on trying, no matter how many times they fail.
Example 3: If you keep on practicing, you’ll master the piano piece.
Intransitive - 意味を完成させるために目的語を必要とする句動詞。
Structure: "Subject + keep on (+ -ing verb)"
Example 1: She just keeps on talking even when no one listens.
Example 2: If you keep on practicing, you’ll improve.
Example 3: He kept on running despite the rain.
Structure: "Subject + keep on (+ -ing verb)"
Example 1: She just keeps on talking even when no one listens.
Example 2: If you keep on practicing, you’ll improve.
Example 3: He kept on running despite the rain.
他動詞 - 意味を完成させるために目的語を必要とする句動詞です。
構造: "主語 + keep on + 目的語 (人)"
例1: The company decided to keep on all the interns.
例2: They kept her on as a part-time consultant.
例3: The school will keep him on for another year.
構造: "主語 + keep on + 目的語 (人)"
例1: The company decided to keep on all the interns.
例2: They kept her on as a part-time consultant.
例3: The school will keep him on for another year.
分離不可能 - 物が "keep" と "on" の間に入ることができない場合。
構造: "Subject + keep on + object (person)"
例 1: She just kept on talking even though everyone wanted to leave.
例 2: They keep on trying, no matter how many times they fail.
例 3: If you keep on practicing, you’ll master the piano piece.
構造: "Subject + keep on + object (person)"
例 1: She just kept on talking even though everyone wanted to leave.
例 2: They keep on trying, no matter how many times they fail.
例 3: If you keep on practicing, you’ll master the piano piece.
Related words: Carry on, continue, go on, maintain, persevere, persist, proceed, prolong, retain, sustain
関連する単語: Carry on, continue, go on, maintain, persevere, persist, proceed, prolong, retain, sustain
