英語「soften」の動詞活用・時制一覧

英語の動詞「soften」の活用形と時制を一覧で紹介します。

「soften」の活用形

「soften」の活用形は以下の通りです。

原形｜soften
三単現｜softens
過去形｜softened
過去分詞｜softened
現在分詞｜softening

「soften」の意味と使い方とは
「soften」は、基本的には「柔らかくする」「和らげる」という意味を持つ動詞です。物理的に柔らかくする場合、例えば「バターをsoftenする（柔らかくする）」のように使います。比喩的には、感情や態度、状況などを和らげる意味で使われ、「彼の怒りをsoftenする（和らげる）」「批判的な口調をsoftenする（和らげる）」のように表現できます。また、光や色を和らげる、音を小さくする、といった意味合いでも使用可能です。「soften the light（光を和らげる）」「soften the blow（衝撃を和らげる）」などが例として挙げられます。さらに、不動産市場などで「価格が下がる」という意味で使われることもあります。

「soften」の時制一覧

「soften」の時制は以下の通りです。

現在形
I soften
You soften
He/She/It softens
We soften
They soften

過去形
I softened
You softened
He/She/It softened
We softened
They softened

現在完了形
I have softened
You have softened
He/She/It has softened
We have softened
They have softened

現在進行形
I am softening
You are softening
He/She/It is softening
We are softening
They are softening

未来形
I will soften
You will soften
He/She/It will soften
We will soften
They will soften

過去進行形
I was softening
You were softening
He/She/It was softening
We were softening
They were softening

未来進行形
I will be softening
You will be softening
He/She/It will be softening
We will be softening
They will be softening

過去完了形
I had softened
You had softened
He/She/It had softened
We had softened
They had softened

未来完了形
I will have softened
You will have softened
He/She/It will have softened
We will have softened
They will have softened

現在完了進行形
I have been softening
You have been softening
He/She/It has been softening
We have been softening
They have been softening

過去完了進行形
I had been softening
You had been softening
He/She/It had been softening
We had been softening
They had been softening

未来完了進行形
I will have been softening
You will have been softening
He/She/It will have been softening
We will have been softening
They will have been softening

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