調べます（しらべます、shirabemasu）
- to check

調べます means "to investigate," "to examine," "to research," or "to look into" something. It implies a process of gathering information, exploring details, and trying to find out something. 調べます can refer to a formal investigation or a simple inquiry.

⚫︎図書館で歴史について調べます。 Translation: I will research history at the library. ⚫︎問題の原因を調べます。 Translation: I will investigate the cause of the problem. ⚫︎インターネットでホテルの情報を調べます。 Translation: I will look up information about the hotel on the internet.

You use 調べます when you intend to find information, analyze data, or look into a matter more closely. This can apply in various contexts, from personal projects to professional tasks. It's often used when you are not completely sure of something and need to find out the details. The verb often follows the particle "を" (o) to indicate the object you're investigating, or the particle "について" (ni tsuite) to indicate "about".

調べます is typically written as 調べます in hiragana and kanji. ・Kanji: 調べます ・Hiragana: しらべます The okurigana (the suffix hiragana) is consistent as べます. There are no other common ways to write this word. The stem 調べ changes according to the conjugation.

⚫︎調査します (chōsa shimasu) - to investigate; to survey (more formal). ⚫︎検討します (kentō shimasu) - to consider; to examine. ⚫︎探します (sagashimasu) - to search for; to look for (can also mean to investigate, depending on context). ⚫︎研究します (kenkyū shimasu) - to research (more academic).

There isn't a direct antonym. However, actions that involve not investigating or looking into something could be considered opposites in context.

その事件について、警察が詳しく調べます。 ・Translation: The police will investigate that incident in detail. ・Explanation: The sentence illustrates how 調べます is used in the context of a formal investigation.

新しい言葉の意味を辞書で調べます。 ・Translation: I will look up the meaning of the new word in the dictionary. ・Explanation: This shows a common use of 調べます for seeking information.

The verb 調べます comes from the verb stem 調べる (shiraberu), meaning "to investigate" or "to examine." The kanji 調 (chō/shira) has the meanings of "investigate," "tune," or "prepare." The suffix べる is a verb suffix.