下げます（さげます、sagemasu）
- to lower

The Japanese word 下げます, pronounced さげます, means "to lower," "to reduce," "to put down," or "to drop." It implies a downward movement, a decrease in quantity or intensity, or the act of placing something at a lower position. The meaning depends on the context of the sentence. The verb is a transitive verb, meaning it usually takes a direct object. This means that someone or something performs the action of [下げます] on something else.

⚫︎温度を下げます。 Translation: I will lower the temperature. ⚫︎値段を下げます。 Translation: I will reduce the price. ⚫︎荷物を下げます。 Translation: I will put down the luggage.

You use 下げます in situations where you want to describe an action that lowers something. This can refer to physical objects, like putting something down. It can also refer to abstract concepts like price or temperature. When speaking, it's a polite form of the verb. It is a more formal version of the plain form, さげる.

下げます is written in hiragana as さげます. The kanji form is 下げます. The okurigana is げます. There are no other common ways to write this word. The stem 下げ and the auxiliary verb ます makes it a conjugated polite verb.

⚫︎減らす (herasu): to reduce, to decrease (quantity) ⚫︎低くする (hikuku suru): to lower, to make lower (figuratively or literally) ⚫︎落とす (otosu): to drop, to let fall (focuses on the action of dropping something)

⚫︎上げます (agemasu): to raise, to lift, to increase (opposite of [下げます] in many contexts) ⚫︎高める (takamu): to raise, to heighten (more formal, often used with abstract things)

エアコンの温度を少し下げます。 ・Translation: I will lower the air conditioner's temperature a little. ・Explanation: This sentence demonstrates lowering the temperature. The direct object, 温度 (temperature) is acted upon by the verb [下げます].

この商品の価格を下げます。 ・Translation: I will lower the price of this product. ・Explanation: The price of the product is the thing being reduced, as indicated by the verb [下げます].

The verb 下げる is formed from the verb stem 下（さ）げ-, meaning "to lower," and the polite auxiliary verb -ます. The kanji 下 means "down," "below," or "under." The verb stem refers to the fundamental concept of moving something downward or decreasing something.