❶招待する, 招く
関連語「招待」は invitation.
invite a friend to dinner
♔基本invite a friend to dinner
友人を食事に招待する
⦣ invite A to B は「AをBに招待する」.
She always invites me to dinner on her birthday.
She always invites me to dinner on her birthday.
彼女は誕生日にはいつも私を食事に招待してくれる.
They invited me to the party.
They invited me to the party.
彼らは私をパーティーに招待してくれた.
I was invited to a party at Jim's (home).
I was invited to a party at Jim's (home).
私はジムのうちのパーティーに招かれた.
⦣ 受け身の文. was助動❷
He is one of the invited guests.
He is one of the invited guests.
彼も招待客の1人です.
⦣ invited （招待された～）は過去分詞が形容詞的に使われたもの.
Thank you very much for inviting me.
Thank you very much for inviting me.
ご招待いただき本当にありがとうございます.
⦣ 前置詞 for＋動名詞 inviting （招待すること）.
❷誘さそう, （丁寧ていねいに人に）頼たのむ; （危険などを）招く
We invited her to join our club.
We invited her to join our club.
私たちは彼女に私たちのクラブに入るように誘った.
Driving (when you are) drunk [Drunk driving] is inviting disaster.
Driving (when you are) drunk [Drunk driving] is inviting disaster.
酔よっている時車を運転することは惨事さんじを招くことになる.
⦣ inviting （招くこと）は動名詞. 