上げます（あげます、agemasu）
- to raise

The Japanese verb 上げます (あげます) primarily means "to raise," "to lift," "to give," or "to offer." The specific meaning depends on the context of the sentence. It implies an upward movement, an act of providing, or an increase. It is a transitive verb, meaning it typically takes a direct object. The base form is 上げる (あげる). The form 上げます is the polite, present/future tense form.

⚫︎箱を上げます Translation: I will lift the box. ⚫︎プレゼントを上げます Translation: I will give a present. ⚫︎温度を上げます Translation: I will raise the temperature.

⚫︎ Use 上げます when you are talking about lifting something physically. ⚫︎ Use 上げます when you are giving something to someone. The giver is the subject of the sentence, and the receiver is often indicated by the particle に or へ. ⚫︎ Use 上げます when you are increasing something, like a price, the volume, or a temperature. ⚫︎ Use the plain form, 上げる, in casual conversations or when writing.

⚫︎ The word is typically written as 上げます in hiragana (あげます). ⚫︎ The kanji form is 上げます. ⚫︎ The okurigana (the suffix hiragana) is always げ.

⚫︎ 持ち上げる (もちあげる) - to lift up, to raise (often implies more effort) ⚫︎ 渡します (わたします) - to hand over, to give (more neutral than 上げます for giving) ⚫︎ 贈ります (おくります) - to give, to present (used for giving gifts) ⚫︎ 高めます (たかめます) - to raise, to heighten (used for values or qualities)

⚫︎ 下げます (さげます) - to lower, to drop ⚫︎ もらいます (もらいます) - to receive

重い荷物を上げます ・Translation: I will lift the heavy luggage. ・Explanation: This sentence illustrates the use of 上げます to describe the action of lifting a physical object. The object being lifted is "heavy luggage" (重い荷物).

先生に質問を上げます ・Translation: I will ask the teacher a question. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 上げます in the sense of offering something, in this case, a question. The particle に indicates the person to whom the question is directed.

The verb 上げる is composed of the kanji 上 (up, above, to raise) and the verb ending げる which indicates a verb.