受け取ります（うけとります、uketorimasu）
- to receive

The Japanese verb 受け取ります, read as うけとります (uketorimasu), primarily means "to receive," "to accept," "to take," or "to get." It implies the act of taking something into one's possession, whether it be a physical object, information, an offer, or even a feeling. The word often carries a sense of actively receiving or accepting something, as opposed to simply having it present. The meaning can vary based on the context. 受け取ります can also imply the idea of "to understand" or "to interpret" something.

⚫︎プレゼントを受け取ります。 Translation: I receive the present. ⚫︎メールを受け取ります。 Translation: I receive the email. ⚫︎申し出を受け取ります。 Translation: I accept the offer.

⚫︎ Use 受け取ります when you physically receive something. ⚫︎ Use 受け取ります when you accept an offer or proposal. ⚫︎ Use 受け取ります when you receive information (e.g., a message or a document). ⚫︎ The formality of 受け取ります depends on the situation. The ます form is polite. ⚫︎ The plain form (辞書形) is 受け取る.

⚫︎ The base form is 受け取る (uketorū). ⚫︎ The polite form (masu-form) is 受け取ります (uketorimasu). ⚫︎ It is typically written in kanji 受け取ります, but can also be written in hiragana うけとります. ⚫︎ The okurigana (送りがな) is consistent: 取り (tori).

⚫︎ もらう (morau) - to receive (more general, often implying someone gives to you) ⚫︎ 手にする (te ni suru) - to get, to obtain (often with a sense of taking into your hands) ⚫︎ 受ける (ukeru) - to receive, to get (more general, can also mean to take an exam) ⚫︎ 引き受ける (hikiukeru) - to accept, to undertake (implying responsibility)

⚫︎ 渡す (watasu) - to hand over, to give ⚫︎ 拒否する (kyohi suru) - to refuse, to reject ⚫︎ 断る (kotowaru) - to decline, to refuse

荷物を受け取ります。 ・Translation: I receive the package. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the act of receiving a physical item, in this case, a package.

招待を受け取ります。 ・Translation: I accept the invitation. ・Explanation: This sentence is used to indicate acceptance of an invitation.

⚫︎ 受け取ります is a compound word. ⚫︎ 受け (uke-) comes from the verb 受ける (ukeru), meaning "to receive," "to undergo," or "to get". ⚫︎ 取り (tori) comes from the verb 取る (toru), meaning "to take," "to grab," or "to pick up." ⚫︎ It literally means "to take [something] and receive" or "to get something by taking". The combination of these two elements creates the meaning of 受け取ります (to receive, to accept).