使用します（しようします、shiyouしmasu）
- to use

The Japanese word 使用します (shiyou shimasu) means "to use," "to employ," "to utilize," or "to apply." It implies the act of putting something into service or taking advantage of a tool, resource, or service. The word emphasizes the action of applying or making something functional for a specific purpose. It's a formal and polite verb.

⚫︎パソコンを使用します。 Translation: I use a computer. ⚫︎このペンを使用してもいいですか？ Translation: May I use this pen? ⚫︎新しいソフトウェアを使用する方法を学びます。 Translation: I will learn how to use the new software.

⚫︎使用します is used in formal situations and polite conversation. ⚫︎It is suitable when talking about using objects, tools, software, services, or resources. ⚫︎It is the polite masu-form of the verb 使用する (shiyou suru), which means "to use" in the dictionary form. ⚫︎You can conjugate it as 使用します, 使用しません, 使用しました, 使用しませんでした for different tenses and levels of politeness.

⚫︎The word 使用します is typically written with the kanji 使用 followed by the hiragana します. ⚫︎使用 is a noun and します is the polite verb ending (masu-form) of the verb する (to do). ⚫︎使用 can also be written in hiragana as しよう.

⚫︎使う (tsukau) - "to use" (more casual) ⚫︎利用する (riyou suru) - "to utilize" or "to make use of" (similar level of formality) ⚫︎活用する (katsuyou suru) - "to make good use of" or "to utilize effectively"

⚫︎使わない (tsukawanai) - "not to use" (casual) ⚫︎不使用 (fushiyou) - "non-use" (formal noun)

この機械は安全に使用します。 ・Translation: This machine is used safely. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 使用します to describe the safe operation of a machine.

会議でこの資料を使用します。 ・Translation: I will use this document at the meeting. ・Explanation: This sentence indicates the intention of using a document during a meeting.

⚫︎使用 is a compound word. ⚫︎使 (shi) comes from the verb 使う (tsukau) which means "to use." ⚫︎用 (you) means "use," "business," or "task".