騙します（だまします、damashiまsu）
- to deceive

The Japanese verb 騙します, read as だまします (damashimasu), primarily means "to deceive," "to trick," "to fool," or "to cheat." It implies intentionally misleading someone, causing them to believe something that isn't true or to act in a way that benefits the deceiver. The action involves a deliberate act of deception. The [騙します] action typically results in the target being misled, taken advantage of, or suffering a loss of some kind.

⚫︎彼騙しますように試みたが、失敗した。 Translation: He tried to deceive her, but failed. ⚫︎詐欺師は顧客を騙します。 Translation: The con artist deceives the customers. ⚫︎彼女は彼を騙しますために嘘をついた。 Translation: She told a lie in order to trick him.

⚫︎騙します is used when you want to describe an action of deceiving, tricking, or misleading someone. ⚫︎It is a versatile verb and can be used in various contexts, from casual conversations to formal situations, though the level of formality might influence the choice of synonyms. ⚫︎It is important to remember that using [騙します] implies a negative action, as it involves taking advantage of someone's trust or vulnerability.

⚫︎The verb is typically written in kanji 騙します, although it is also acceptable to write it in hiragana だまします. ⚫︎The okurigana (the hiragana following the kanji) is "します" (shimasu), which indicates the polite, present/future tense form. The stem is 騙し (damashi). ⚫︎The verb conjugates regularly. For example: * Present Affirmative: 騙します (damashimasu - deceive/deceives) * Present Negative: 騙しません (damashimasen - does not deceive) * Past Affirmative: 騙しました (damashimashita - deceived) * Past Negative: 騙しませんでした (damashimasen deshita - did not deceive)

⚫︎欺く (azamuku) - to deceive, to trick ⚫︎だます (damasu) - to deceive, to trick (casual form of 騙します) ⚫︎ごまかす (gomakasu) - to deceive, to evade, to fudge (usually involving hiding or glossing over something) ⚫︎詐欺る (sageru) - to swindle, to defraud ⚫︎ペテンにかける (peten ni kakeru) - to swindle, to dupe (more colloquial)

⚫︎真実を話す (shinjitsu o hanasu) - to tell the truth ⚫︎正直である (shoujiki de aru) - to be honest ⚫︎告白する (kokuhaku suru) - to confess

彼は友人を金銭的に騙します。 ・Translation: He deceives his friend financially. ・Explanation: This sentence illustrates how someone uses the verb 騙します to describe how a person is being tricked or taken advantage of financially.

その会社は消費者を商品の品質について騙します。 ・Translation: That company deceives consumers about the quality of its products. ・Explanation: This sentence shows that the verb 騙します can be used to indicate misleading information.

The verb 騙します is formed from the kanji 騙 (da- or damasu), which signifies "to deceive," "to cheat," or "to trick," and the verb-forming suffix します (shimasu), which indicates politeness and action. The kanji itself is a combination of radicals suggesting a horse and a path or journey, likely metaphorically representing the act of leading someone astray or off course. The origin of the meaning can be traced back to the concept of misleading someone or making them travel down a false path.