付きます（つきます、tsukimasu）
- to be attached

The Japanese verb 付きます つきます primarily means "to be attached," "to be connected," "to stick to," "to come with," or "to arrive/reach (a destination)." It can also mean "to turn on" (referring to lights, etc.) and "to get a habit/acquire a skill." The specific meaning depends on the context of the sentence. The core idea is often one of connection, presence, or activation.

⚫︎ボタンが付きます Translation: The button is attached. ⚫︎電気が付きます Translation: The light turns on. ⚫︎彼に悪い癖が付きます Translation: He gets a bad habit. ⚫︎この本には付録が付きます Translation: This book comes with a supplement.

This verb is versatile and can be used in a variety of situations. Use it when something is physically connected, when something is activated, when something accompanies something else, or when something is acquired. Pay close attention to the surrounding words and context to understand the precise meaning intended by the speaker. For example, when used with "light" or "electricity", 付きます means "to turn on".

The verb 付きます つきます is written in hiragana as つきます. The kanji form is 付きます. The okurigana (the hiragana following the kanji) is usually きます, but can change based on the conjugation such as 付きます, 付きました, 付かない, 付いて, 付く, 付き etc.

⚫︎繋がります （つながります） - to be connected, to be linked ⚫︎付着します （ふちゃくします） - to adhere, to stick to ⚫︎加わります （くわわります） - to be added to, to join ⚫︎到着します （とうちゃくします） - to arrive ⚫︎点灯します （てんとうします） - to turn on (lights)

⚫︎外れます （はずれます） - to come off, to be detached ⚫︎消えます （きえます） - to disappear, to turn off (lights) ⚫︎離れます （はなれます） - to separate, to move away from

この服にシミが付きました。 ・Translation: A stain got on this clothes. ・Explanation: In this case, 付きました indicates that something (a stain) has adhered to something else (the clothes).

電気をつけます。 ・Translation: I turn on the lights. ・Explanation: This sentence uses the causative form of 付きます, つけます, meaning "to turn on".

The etymology of 付きます is believed to be derived from the verb stem 付（つ）, meaning "to attach" or "to adhere", combined with the auxiliary verb きます. The kanji 付 itself represents the meaning of "to attach" or "to add."