Meaning
「Keep on」という表現は、主に何かを続ける、または持続するという意味で使用されます。たとえば、誰かが困難な状況に直面しているときに、「Keep on trying.」と言うことで、「頑張って続けてください」という励ましの言葉になります。この表現は、何かをあきらめずに続行するよう促す際に非常に便利です。
「Keep on」はまた、しばしば動詞のing形と一緒に使われることが多いです。例えば、「Keep on studying.」は「勉強を続けてください」という意味になります。日常会話で頻繁に使われるこの表現は、友人や同僚を応援したり、励ましたりする際に役立ちます。
このように、「Keep on」は単に続けるという意味以上に、ポジティブなメッセージを伝えるための重要なフレーズです。
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し続けます。
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、続けていれば、いつか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.
なぜなら、それが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、他にもチョコレートやストロベリー、"mint chip" など多くの選択肢があります！
You can try them all, but my go-to will always be vanilla.
全て試すことができますが、私のお気に入りは常にバニラです。
Writer's Note
"Keep on" is an intransitive, transitive, and inseparable phrasal verb.
「Keep on」は自動詞、他動詞、そして分離不可能な句動詞です。
- 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.
自動詞 - 意味を完成させるために目的語が必要な句動詞。
構造: "Subject + keep on (+ -ing verb)"
例 1: 彼女は誰も聞いていなくても話し続けます。
例 2: 練習を続ければ、上達します。
例 3: 彼は雨にもかかわらず走り続けました。
構造: "Subject + keep on (+ -ing verb)"
例 1: 彼女は誰も聞いていなくても話し続けます。
例 2: 練習を続ければ、上達します。
例 3: 彼は雨にもかかわらず走り続けました。
타동사 - 의미를 완성하기 위해 목적어가 필요한 구동사입니다。
구조: "주어 + keep on + 목적어 (사람)"
예 1: 그 회사는 모든 인턴들을 계속 고용하기로 결정했습니다。
예 2: 그들은 그녀를 시간제 컨설턴트로 계속 고용했습니다。
예 3: 그 학교는 그를 1년 더 계속 고용할 것입니다。
구조: "주어 + keep on + 목적어 (사람)"
예 1: 그 회사는 모든 인턴들을 계속 고용하기로 결정했습니다。
예 2: 그들은 그녀를 시간제 컨설턴트로 계속 고용했습니다。
예 3: 그 학교는 그를 1년 더 계속 고용할 것입니다。
分けることができない - オブジェクトが"particle keep"と"verb on"の間に来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
関連する言葉: Carry on, continue, go on, maintain, persevere, persist, proceed, prolong, retain, sustain
