引き出します（ひきだします、hikidashimasu）
- to withdraw

The Japanese verb 引き出します (ひきだします) means "to draw out," "to bring out," "to extract," or "to elicit." It implies taking something from a concealed, stored, or internal state to an external or expressed state. This can refer to physical actions like pulling something out, or abstract actions like eliciting a feeling or idea. The core concept involves bringing something forth.

⚫︎隠れていた才能を引き出します。 Translation: I bring out hidden talent. ⚫︎問題の答えを引き出してください。 Translation: Please bring out the answer to the question. ⚫︎その俳優は観客の感情をうまく引き出します。 Translation: That actor skillfully elicits the emotions of the audience.

This verb is versatile and can be used in various contexts. ⚫︎When used for physical objects, it refers to pulling or taking something out, like drawers or money from a bank. ⚫︎In a more abstract sense, it means to bring out information, ideas, or feelings from someone or something. ⚫︎The subject of the sentence often specifies the person or thing performing the action of drawing out. ⚫︎The object of the sentence specifies the thing that is being drawn out.

⚫︎The base form is 引き出す (ひきだす). ⚫︎The ます-stem (polite form) is 引き出します (ひきだします). ⚫︎It is typically written using the kanji 引き出す or the hiragana ひきだす. ⚫︎The okurigana (送りがな - the hiragana following the kanji) is always 出す.

⚫︎取り出す (とりだす) - to take out, to extract. (More general term) ⚫︎取り出す (とりだす) can be considered a broader term than 引き出す, as it doesn't always imply the effort to reveal or to discover something. ⚫︎呼び出す (よびだす) - to call out, to summon. (Used in a calling sense) ⚫︎導き出す (みちびきだす) - to derive, to lead out. (Implies guiding to bring out)

⚫︎There isn't a single direct antonym for 引き出す as its meaning is broad. The opposite action would depend on the specific context. Some possibilities include: ⚫︎しまう (しまう) - to put away, to store. (opposite of pulling something out) ⚫︎隠す (かくす) - to hide. (opposite of bringing something out, but not a direct antonym)

彼は才能を引き出し、成功を収めた。 ・Translation: He brought out his talent and achieved success. ・Explanation: This shows how 引き出す is used to describe bringing a hidden talent to the forefront.

銀行からお金を引き出しました。 ・Translation: I withdrew money from the bank. ・Explanation: This shows a more literal use of 引き出す to describe taking money from a financial institution.

引き出す is a compound verb. It is formed by combining the verb 引く (hiku), meaning "to pull" or "to draw," with the verb 出す (dasu), meaning "to put out" or "to send out." The combination of these two verbs creates the meaning of "to draw out" or "to bring out." This formation accurately reflects the act of taking something from an internal or concealed state and making it external or evident.