勝ちます（かちます、kachimasu）
- to win

The Japanese verb 勝ちます勝ちます means "to win," "to be victorious," or "to gain victory." It describes the act of succeeding in a competition, game, battle, or any situation where there is a clear winner. The subject of the sentence is the one who achieves the victory.

⚫︎サッカーの試合にチームが勝ちました Translation: The team won the soccer match. ⚫︎彼はマラソンで勝ちました Translation: He won the marathon. ⚫︎勝ちますために、毎日練習します Translation: I practice every day in order to win.

勝ちます勝ちます is used in various contexts, including: ⚫︎Sports: Describing the outcome of a game or match. ⚫︎Competitions: Referring to winning a contest or tournament. ⚫︎General situations: To describe achieving success or overcoming an obstacle. It is a polite, present/future tense form. The plain form is 勝つ, and the past tense is 勝った勝った. You can also use it to express the intention to win, especially in the future.

⚫︎The word is primarily written in kanji: 勝ちます ⚫︎Hiragana is used for the word if the kanji is not known: かちます ⚫︎The okurigana (the suffix hiragana) is consistent: 勝ちます ⚫︎The basic form is 勝つ.

⚫︎勝利する (shouri suru) - to triumph, to achieve victory (more formal) ⚫︎制する (seisuru) - to dominate, to win (often used in contests) ⚫︎優勝する (yuushou suru) - to win the championship

⚫︎負けます (makemasu) - to lose ⚫︎敗れる (yabureru) - to be defeated

明日の試合で、必ず勝ちます！ ・Translation: I will definitely win tomorrow's match! ・Explanation: This sentence uses 勝ちます勝ちます to express a strong determination to win in a future event.

彼女は今回の大会で勝ちました。 ・Translation: She won at this tournament. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the past achievement of winning a tournament.

The verb 勝つ and its conjugated forms such as 勝ちます勝ちます originates from the verb 勝つ, which means "to win" or "to be victorious." The kanji 勝 itself originally depicts the act of winning or surpassing an opponent. The word's roots trace back to classical Japanese.