傷つきます（きずつきます、kizutsuきmasu）
- to get hurt

The Japanese word 傷つきます means "to be hurt," "to be wounded," "to be injured," or "to be emotionally hurt." It describes a state of being harmed, either physically or emotionally. This word implies a passive experience, meaning something happens *to* the subject causing the hurt. 傷つきます is the polite, ます-form of the verb 傷つく.

⚫︎彼女の言葉で心が傷つきました。 Translation: My heart was hurt by her words. ⚫︎転んで膝を傷つけました。 Translation: I hurt my knee from the fall. (This is a related verb, the causative form of 傷つく) ⚫︎彼の無神経な発言に傷つきました。 Translation: I was hurt by his insensitive remarks.

⚫︎傷つきます is used when describing physical injuries or emotional pain. ⚫︎It's the polite form, suitable for most situations. ⚫︎You'd use it to describe your own feelings or the feelings of others when you want to be polite and show respect. ⚫︎It is often used when the speaker is the recipient of the action causing the injury or emotional distress.

⚫︎The basic form is 傷つく, which is written with the kanji 傷 (きず - wound, injury) and the hiragana つく. ⚫︎The polite form, 傷つきます, uses the kanji 傷 and the hiragana きず, and the polite suffix ます. ⚫︎The okurigana (hiragana attached to the kanji) is つ, as in 傷つきます.

⚫︎痛む (いたむ) - to ache, to hurt (physical pain) ⚫︎苦しむ (くるしむ) - to suffer, to be distressed ⚫︎落ち込む (おちこむ) - to be depressed, to feel down (emotional pain) ⚫︎心が痛む (こころがいたむ) - to be heartbroken, to be sad

⚫︎癒える (いえる) - to heal (physical or emotional) ⚫︎元気が出る (げんきがでる) - to feel invigorated, to feel better ⚫︎喜ぶ (よろこぶ) - to be glad, to rejoice

友達の裏切りに、とても傷つきました。 ・Translation: I was very hurt by my friend's betrayal. ・Explanation: This sentence describes an emotional hurt caused by a friend's actions. 傷つきました is the past tense of the polite form, showing the completed action of being hurt.

試合に負けて、心が傷つきました。 ・Translation: I was hurt by losing the game. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 傷つきました to express the emotional distress of losing a competition. The emphasis is on the feeling of being hurt.

The kanji 傷 means "wound" or "injury." The verb つく implies the process of something happening to create a wound or injury. Thus 傷つきます combines the idea of a physical or emotional injury being inflicted upon someone or something.