解けます（とけます、tokemasu）
- to be solved
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解けます (とけます, romaji: tokemasu) means "to be solved" in Japanese. It is a N2 Mid-level Verb (group 2) word.
| Meaning: | to be solved |
| Level: | N2 Mid |
| Lexical Category: | Verb (group 2) (下一段動詞) |
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Verb Conjugation
Basic Conjugation
Romaji：tokemasu
Hiragana：とけます
Polite-form (ます形) | とけます解けます。be solved. |
Dict-form (辞書形) | 解けるbe solved |
Connect-form (て形) | 解けて + <Verb> |
Not-form (ない形) | 解けないnot be solved |
Advanced Conjugation
Past-form (た形) | 解けたbe solvedded |
Terminal-form (終止形) | 解ける。be solved. |
If-form (仮定形) | 解ければif be solved |
Let's-form (意志形) | 解けよう !let's be solved |
Command-form (命令形) | 解けろ !be solved ! |
AI Explanation
The Japanese verb 解けます ([解けます] / とけます) primarily means "to be solved," "to be answered," or "to come undone." It indicates that a problem or question can be resolved, or that something previously fastened or tangled can be separated or untied. The meaning is versatile, relating to both intellectual and physical processes.
⚫︎この問題は解けますか？ Translation: Can this problem be solved? ⚫︎靴の紐が解けてしまいました。 Translation: My shoelace came undone. ⚫︎難しいパズルが解けました！ Translation: I solved the difficult puzzle!
⚫︎This word is used when discussing problem-solving, like math problems or puzzles. ⚫︎It is also used when referring to things that were tied or fastened that have become untied, like shoelaces, knots, or even the bonds of a relationship (though less common in this context). ⚫︎You can use it to express that you are able to answer a question or solve a situation. ⚫︎The use of 解けます ([解けます] / とけます) depends on the context and the subject.
⚫︎The verb 解けます ([解けます] / とけます) is written in hiragana as とけます. ⚫︎The kanji form is 解けます. ⚫︎The okurigana (hiragana attached to the kanji) is "けます." ⚫︎The stem form 解け can be followed by various verb endings depending on tense and politeness level.
⚫︎分かる (wakaru): to understand, to know (can be used as a synonym for "to be solved" in the context of a problem.) ⚫︎解決する (kaiketsu suru): to solve, to resolve (a more formal and general way to say "to be solved") ⚫︎ほどける (hodokeru): to come undone (specifically for knots, ties, etc.)
⚫︎解けない (tokenai): cannot be solved, cannot come undone (negative form of 解けます) ⚫︎分からない (wakaranai): do not understand (opposite of "to be solved" in the context of understanding)
数学の宿題が解けなくて、困っています。 ・Translation: I'm having trouble because I can't solve my math homework. ・Explanation: This sentence expresses difficulty in solving a math problem.
荷物の紐が解けて、中身が出てしまった。 ・Translation: The string on the package came undone, and the contents fell out. ・Explanation: This sentence describes a situation where something originally tied has come undone.
⚫︎The kanji 解 means "to untie," "to solve," or "to release." It is composed of the radical 角 (horn) and 刀 (sword). Originally the kanji 解 was written as 懈 which means "to relax" or "to be idle." The meaning slowly shifts towards to loosen/untie things. ⚫︎The verb ending ます or its polite れます is the conjugation ending of the verb.