英語の動詞「understate」の活用形と時制ごとの変化を一覧で紹介しています。意味や使い方、フレーズもあわせて確認して、理解を深めましょう。
「understate」の動詞活用一覧
「understate」の活用形を一覧で確認しましょう。
活用 | 単語 |
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原形 | understate |
三人称単数現在形 | understates |
過去形 | understated |
過去分詞形 | understated |
現在分詞形 | understating |
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「understate」の時制一覧
「understate」の時制ごとの変化を確認しましょう。
現在形
I understate
You understate
He/She/It understates
We understate
They understate
I understate
You understate
He/She/It understates
We understate
They understate
過去形
I understated
You understated
He/She/It understated
We understated
They understated
I understated
You understated
He/She/It understated
We understated
They understated
未来形
I will understate
You will understate
He/She/It will understate
We will understate
They will understate
I will understate
You will understate
He/She/It will understate
We will understate
They will understate
現在進行形
I am understating
You are understating
He/She/It is understating
We are understating
They are understating
I am understating
You are understating
He/She/It is understating
We are understating
They are understating
過去進行形
I was understating
You were understating
He/She/It was understating
We were understating
They were understating
I was understating
You were understating
He/She/It was understating
We were understating
They were understating
未来進行形
I will be understating
You will be understating
He/She/It will be understating
We will be understating
They will be understating
I will be understating
You will be understating
He/She/It will be understating
We will be understating
They will be understating
現在完了形
I have understated
You have understated
He/She/It has understated
We have understated
They have understated
I have understated
You have understated
He/She/It has understated
We have understated
They have understated
過去完了形
I had understated
You had understated
He/She/It had understated
We had understated
They had understated
I had understated
You had understated
He/She/It had understated
We had understated
They had understated
未来完了形
I will have understated
You will have understated
He/She/It will have understated
We will have understated
They will have understated
I will have understated
You will have understated
He/She/It will have understated
We will have understated
They will have understated
現在完了進行形
I have been understating
You have been understating
He/She/It has been understating
We have been understating
They have been understating
I have been understating
You have been understating
He/She/It has been understating
We have been understating
They have been understating
過去完了進行形
I had been understating
You had been understating
He/She/It had been understating
We had been understating
They had been understating
I had been understating
You had been understating
He/She/It had been understating
We had been understating
They had been understating
未来完了進行形
I will have been understating
You will have been understating
He/She/It will have been understating
We will have been understating
They will have been understating
I will have been understating
You will have been understating
He/She/It will have been understating
We will have been understating
They will have been understating
「understate」の意味と使い方
「understate」は「控えめに言う」「過小評価する」という意味の動詞です。事実や重要性などを実際よりも小さく表現することで、謙遜や皮肉、あるいは戦略的な目的で使用されます。例えば、問題の深刻さを軽く見せる場合や、自分の能力を謙遜して語る場合などに用いられます。
「understate」を使ったフレーズ
「understate」を使ったフレーズを紹介します。活用形や時制とあわせて理解を深めましょう。
Understate the importance(重要性を控えめに言う)
Understate the problem(問題を過小評価する)
Understate the severity(深刻さを軽く言う)
Understate the case(事実を控えめに表現する)
Understate one’s achievements(自分の業績を謙遜する)
Understate the damage(損害を小さく見積もる)
Understate the risk(リスクを低く見積もる)
Understate the cost(費用を少なく見積もる)
Understate the impact(影響を小さく見積もる)
Understate the truth(真実を控えめに言う)
Understate the problem(問題を過小評価する)
Understate the severity(深刻さを軽く言う)
Understate the case(事実を控えめに表現する)
Understate one’s achievements(自分の業績を謙遜する)
Understate the damage(損害を小さく見積もる)
Understate the risk(リスクを低く見積もる)
Understate the cost(費用を少なく見積もる)
Understate the impact(影響を小さく見積もる)
Understate the truth(真実を控えめに言う)
この記事では、英語の動詞「understate」の基本的な活用形、時制ごとの変化、意味と使い方、そして実際のフレーズ例を紹介しました。