明けます（あけます、akemasu）
- to dawn
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明けます (あけます, romaji: akemasu) means "to dawn" in Japanese. It is a N2 Mid-level Verb (group 2) word.
| Meaning: | to dawn |
| Level: | N2 Mid |
| Lexical Category: | Verb (group 2) (下一段動詞) |
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Verb Conjugation
Basic Conjugation
Romaji：akemasu
Hiragana：あけます
Polite-form (ます形) | あけます明けます。dawn. |
Dict-form (辞書形) | 明けるdawn |
Connect-form (て形) | 明けて + <Verb> |
Not-form (ない形) | 明けないnot dawn |
Advanced Conjugation
Past-form (た形) | 明けたdawned |
Terminal-form (終止形) | 明ける。dawn. |
If-form (仮定形) | 明ければif dawn |
Let's-form (意志形) | 明けよう !let's dawn |
Command-form (命令形) | 明けろ !dawn ! |
AI Explanation
The Japanese verb 明けます (あけます) primarily means "to open" or "to dawn," but its meaning depends heavily on the context. Its most common usage refers to the "opening" of a new year or the "dawning" of a new day. It can also be used in a more general sense of "opening" or "becoming clear." 明けます is an intransitive verb.
⚫︎新年が明けます。 Translation: The New Year dawns. ⚫︎夜が明けます。 Translation: The night breaks/dawn breaks. ⚫︎窓を明けます。 Translation: I open the window. (In this context, it is grammatically correct but not the most natural; you'd typically use 開けます for this purpose).
⚫︎明けます is often used to greet someone at the beginning of the New Year, typically in the phrase 明けましておめでとうございます (Happy New Year). ⚫︎It's also used to describe the transition from night to day. ⚫︎While 開けます (あけます) is generally preferred for opening physical objects, 明けます can be used in certain situations. For example, opening a door in an abstract sense, such as opening a new path or chapter. ⚫︎The polite form, using the ます-form is 明けます (あけます). The plain form is 明ける (あける).
⚫︎The verb 明けます is usually written in kanji as 明けます. ⚫︎The hiragana reading is あけます. ⚫︎The okurigana (the suffix hiragana) is always けます.
⚫︎For "opening" a physical object: 開けます (あけます) ⚫︎For "dawning": 始まる (はじまる) - to begin
⚫︎For "opening": 閉めます (しめます) - to close ⚫︎For "dawning": 暮れます (くれます) - to get dark/end
新年、明けましておめでとうございます！ ・Translation: Happy New Year! ・Explanation: This is a common greeting used at the beginning of the New Year, expressing wishes for the coming year. The verb 明けます (明けま[す]) implies that the new year has begun.
明日には夜が明けるでしょう。 ・Translation: The dawn will break tomorrow. ・Explanation: This sentence uses the plain form 明ける (あける) to express the expectation that day will break.
The verb 明ける (あける) comes from the adjective 明るい (あかるい), meaning "bright" or "light." The kanji 明 refers to "light" or "brightness," and the verb indicates the act of becoming bright or opening up, referring to the transition from darkness to light (dawn) or the beginning of a new period (New Year).