今回の動詞は make です。
~を作る、創作する、用意する、引き起こす、〜を〜(の状態)にする、などという意味です。不規則動詞です。
過去形 – made
進行形 – making
Madeには、建てる、創作する、発明する、作業や努力により何かを製作するという意味があります。
1. Made is often followed by with to describe the things that are used to produce something
Madeはwith と一緒に使われる事がよくあります。何かを製作するのに使われた物を表します。
“She made the cake with flour, sugar, cheese and other ingredients.”
2. Made is also followed by of to describe the material that forms something.
Made は of と一緒に使うと、何かの素材を表します。
The box is made of wood. [=it is a wood/wooden box; the material used to produce the box was wood]
3. Made is also followed by from to describe the source of a product
Made は from と一緒に使うと、製品の元を表します。
Cheese is made from milk.
4. We also make decisions, choices, plans and mistakes.
何かを decisions「決める」、choices「選ぶ」、plans「計画する」、mistakes「間違える」などの単語にも make を使います。
I have a difficult decision to make.
I made a terrible mistake.
例文
それでは make を使った英会話例文を声に出して練習してみましょう。
I like to make cakes.
I made a cake yesterday.
The cake is made from flour, sugar, cheese, chocolate and cream.
I’m making a cake. Do you want to help?
I have never made a Chiffon cake before.
Did you make this?
Where was this made?
How much do you make an hour?
I have a difficult decision to make.
I made a terrible mistake.

