受けます（うけます、ukemasu）
- to receive

The Japanese verb 受けます 受けます primarily translates to "to receive," "to take," or "to get" in English. However, its specific meaning varies depending on the context. It can refer to receiving something tangible, taking an exam, accepting something, or undergoing a process. The nuance changes depending on what is being received or taken. It is a versatile verb with several uses.

⚫︎プレゼントを受けました。 Translation: I received a present. ⚫︎試験を受けます。 Translation: I will take an exam. ⚫︎注文を受けます。 Translation: I accept orders.

⚫︎When used to describe receiving something, the particle を usually follows the object being received. For example: 手紙を 受けます(to receive a letter). ⚫︎When used to describe taking or undergoing something like an exam, the particle を is also used. For example: 試験を 受けます (to take an exam). ⚫︎When accepting something, like an order or an offer, the particle を can also be used, or no particle is needed, depending on the context. For example: 注文を 受けます or 注文を受け付けます。 (to accept an order). ⚫︎The polite form of 受けます 受けます is 受けます 受けます. For the past tense, it is 受けました. For the negative form, it is 受けません, and for the negative past tense, it is 受けませんでした.

⚫︎The verb is typically written in hiragana as うけます. ⚫︎The kanji form is 受けます. ⚫︎There are no variations in okurigana.

⚫︎もらう - to receive (more casual) ⚫︎得る - to obtain (more formal) ⚫︎取る - to take (can be a synonym in some contexts, such as "to take a test") ⚫︎入る - to enter (in some contexts, to enroll, or be accepted into something)

⚫︎与える - to give ⚫︎あげる - to give (to someone of equal or lower status) ⚫︎くれる - to give (to the speaker or someone close to them) ⚫︎渡す - to hand over/give

新しい仕事のオファーを受けました。 ・Translation: I received an offer for a new job. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 受けました 受けました to indicate the action of receiving a job offer.

日本語のテストを 受けます。 ・Translation: I will take a Japanese test. ・Explanation: This sentence shows 受けます 受けます in the context of taking an examination.

The verb 受けます 受けます is a combination of the verb stem 受け 受け (u-ke) and the suffix ます. The stem 受け 受け derives from the verb 受ける (ukeru), which has various meanings including "to receive," "to accept," or "to undergo." The ます suffix is a polite conjugation marker. The kanji 受 depicts the concept of "receiving" or "accepting."