配達します（はいたつします、haitatsushimasu）
- to deliver

The Japanese word 配達します (読み方: はいたつします, *haitatsu shimasu*) means "to deliver," "to distribute," or "to deliver something". It refers to the act of bringing goods, documents, or other items to a specified location, usually the recipient's home or place of work. The core concept is the transportation of something from one point to another for the purpose of reaching a designated person or entity. The act implies a service, where someone carries the object and delivers it to the customer. The action is usually done by a delivery service or a person in charge of distributing goods.

⚫︎ピザを配達します。 Translation: I will deliver the pizza. ⚫︎この手紙を配達してください。 Translation: Please deliver this letter. ⚫︎荷物を明日配達します。 Translation: I will deliver the package tomorrow.

You use 配達します when you want to talk about the act of delivering something. It is a polite, formal verb, suitable for various situations, like business interactions or communicating with customers. It's often used by delivery personnel, companies offering delivery services, or when informing someone about a delivery schedule. The *ます* form indicates politeness. You can use it in a conversation such as: * When you are a delivery person. * When you are telling a customer about the delivery of their item. * When asking someone to deliver something. * When discussing a delivery service.

配達します is usually written with the kanji 配達 (meaning "delivery" or "distribution") followed by the polite verb stem します. * The hiragana reading is はいたつします (haitatsu shimasu). * The kanji form is 配達します. * Variations in *okurigana* (the hiragana following the kanji) are not common, and 配達します is the standard. * The stem of the verb is 配達 (haitatsu). * The polite ending is します (shimasu), which can be conjugated to fit various tenses and levels of politeness. For instance, the past tense would be 配達しました (haitatsu shimashita – delivered). * The casual form of 配達します is 配達する (*haitatsu suru* - to deliver). * The potential form could be 配達できる (*haitatsu dekiru* - can deliver).

* 届ける (todokeru) - to deliver, to send, to forward. * 配送する (haisou suru) - to deliver (often used for large-scale distribution). * 納品する (nouhin suru) - to deliver goods (usually for business). * 運ぶ (hakobu) - to carry, to transport (a more general term).

There aren't direct antonyms, as the concept of delivery doesn't have a direct opposite. However, words related to *not* receiving or *taking back* might be considered, though indirectly. * 受け取る (uketoru) - to receive, to get. * 返品する (henpin suru) - to return (goods).

明日、新しい家具を配達します。 ・Translation: I will deliver the new furniture tomorrow. ・Explanation: This sentence indicates that the speaker or a company will be bringing furniture to the recipient's place the next day. The verb 配達します is used to specify the service of delivering the furniture.

この書類は、午前中に配達しますか？ ・Translation: Will you deliver these documents in the morning? ・Explanation: This is a question asking if the documents will be delivered during the morning hours. The politeness of 配達しますか makes the question more formal.

The word 配達 is a compound of two kanji: * 配 (hai): meaning "to distribute," "to allocate," or "to arrange." * 達 (tatsu): meaning "to reach," "to arrive," or "to attain." The verb ending します (*shimasu*) is a polite verb which means "to do". Therefore, 配達します combines the ideas of arranging and sending something so that it *reaches* its destination.