見積もります（みつもります、mitsumorimasu）
- to estimate

The Japanese verb 見積もります means "to estimate," "to quote," or "to give an estimate." It refers to the process of calculating the approximate cost, value, or amount of something. This often involves considering various factors like materials, labor, and time. It is commonly used in business contexts, such as when providing a quote for a service or product. Specifically, 見積もります focuses on the act of providing the estimation itself, rather than the act of estimating itself.

⚫︎工事の費用を見積もります。 Translation: I will estimate the cost of the construction. ⚫︎新しい車の価格を見積もりますか？ Translation: Will you estimate the price of the new car? ⚫︎このプロジェクトにはどのくらいの時間がかかると見積もりますか？ Translation: How long do you estimate this project will take?

⚫︎見積もります is used in formal and polite situations. It is the polite -masu form of the verb 見積もる. ⚫︎It is typically used when you are providing an estimate to someone else. ⚫︎You can use it to talk about giving an estimate for a service, a product, a project, or anything that requires a calculation of cost, time, or value. ⚫︎The subject of 見積もります (the person doing the estimation) is often implied or clear from context. ⚫︎When giving the estimation in Japanese, it is common to provide the estimate in the form of 見積もり, which is the noun form of 見積もります.

⚫︎The verb 見積もります is written as 見積もります in kanji and hiragana. ⚫︎The base form is 見積もる. ⚫︎Variations in okurigana (suffix hiragana) are not applicable in this case.

⚫︎算出します (sanshutsu shimasu): to calculate; to compute ⚫︎概算します (gaisan shimasu): to roughly estimate ⚫︎査定します (satei shimasu): to assess; to evaluate (often used for assets or valuables) ⚫︎積算します (sekisan shimasu): to calculate (used particularly for construction or engineering costs)

⚫︎There is no single direct antonym. However, you could consider words related to the finalization or determination of a cost/value, such as: ⚫︎決定します (kettei shimasu): to decide; to determine ⚫︎確定します (kakutei shimasu): to finalize; to confirm

来週、新しいソフトウェア開発の費用を見積もります。 ・Translation: I will estimate the cost of developing new software next week. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the action of providing a price estimate for software development. The timeframe is specified as "next week."

お客様のために、修理の見積もりを見積もります。 ・Translation: I will provide a repair estimate for the customer. ・Explanation: This sentence illustrates giving an estimate for repairs, emphasizing the service provided to the customer.

The word 見積もります is composed of the kanji 見 (mi, to see, view), 積 (tsu, to pile up, accumulate), and the verb もる which comes from 持つ (motsu, to have, to hold). 見 indicates the observation of the objects to estimate, 積 indicates the calculation, and もる is a suffix that makes the previous kanjis into a verb form.