痩せます（やせます、yasemasu）
- to lose weight

The Japanese verb 痩せます 痩せます means "to lose weight," "to become thin," or "to slim down." It describes the process of reducing body fat or overall size. It implies a change in physical appearance due to weight loss. This word focuses on the action of losing weight rather than the state of being thin.

⚫︎毎日運動をすれば、痩せます。 Translation: If you exercise daily, you will lose weight. ⚫︎ダイエットをして、痩せました。 Translation: I dieted and lost weight. ⚫︎健康のために、痩せたいです。 Translation: I want to lose weight for my health.

⚫︎ Use 痩せます 痩せます when discussing weight loss, either your own or someone else's. ⚫︎ You can use it in various tenses to talk about the present (e.g., 痩せます), the past (e.g., 痩せました - "I lost weight"), or the future (e.g., 痩せるでしょう - "will probably lose weight"). ⚫︎ It can be used in both formal and informal conversations.

⚫︎ This word is typically written in hiragana as やせます. ⚫︎ The kanji form is 痩せます. ⚫︎ The okurigana (the suffix hiragana) is always ます.

⚫︎ 体重が減る (taijuu ga heru) - "To have one's weight decrease" ⚫︎ スリムになる (surimu ni naru) - "To become slim" (borrowed word from English "slim")

⚫︎ 太ります 太ります (futorimasu) - "To gain weight," "to get fat"

最近、食べすぎたので、少しでも痩せたいです。 ・Translation: Recently, I ate too much, so I want to lose even a little weight. ・Explanation: This sentence expresses the speaker's desire to lose weight because they overate.

彼女はダイエットをして、一年で10キロ痩せました。 ・Translation: She dieted and lost 10 kilograms in a year. ・Explanation: This sentence describes someone's successful weight loss through dieting.

⚫︎ The kanji 痩 (やせ - yase) means "thin" or "lean." ⚫︎ The verb suffix ます (-masu) is a polite verb ending used in many Japanese verbs. Therefore, 痩せます is a polite form of the verb "to become thin."