verb🔗Share対にする, 二重にするTo arrange in pairs."The teacher geminated the students, pairing them up for the group project. "先生は生徒たちを対にし、グループプロジェクトのためにペアにしました。groupactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share対になる, 重複するTo occur in pairs."In the word "balloon," the letter 'l' has geminated, resulting in a double 'l'. "単語「balloon」では、文字「l」が重複し、二重の「l」になっています。languagelinguisticsphoneticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share重ねられたOf a consonant, pronounced longer and considered as being doubled; geminate."In the word "letter," the 't' is not geminated, but in "butter," the 't' is geminated and held slightly longer. "単語「letter」では「t」は重ねられていませんが、「butter」では「t」は重ねられ、少し長く発音されます。grammarlinguisticsphoneticslanguagewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
