推します（おします、oshimasu）
- to recommend

The Japanese verb 推します (おします) has several meanings, all related to the idea of "pushing" or "recommending" something or someone. The core meaning is to use force to move something away from the speaker or the point of reference. However, it also extends to recommending, endorsing, or supporting someone or something. ⚫︎ It can refer to physical pushing, like pushing a button. ⚫︎ It can mean to "recommend" or "support" a person, product, or idea. ⚫︎ It can involve pressing or operating something, like a switch. The context determines the precise meaning.

⚫︎ボタンを推します Translation: I push the button. ⚫︎彼を社長に推します Translation: I recommend him for the position of president. ⚫︎この商品を推します Translation: I recommend this product.

⚫︎ You use 推します to express the act of pushing something physically. ⚫︎ You also use 推します to show that you recommend something or someone, or that you support their actions or ideas. ⚫︎ The particle that follows 推します often indicates what is being pushed or recommended. For example, the direct object is marked with を (wo) for a physical push, and sometimes with に (ni) when recommending someone for something. ⚫︎ It is a polite and versatile verb.

⚫︎ The word 推します is typically written in kanji and hiragana: 推します ⚫︎ The kanji is 推, and the hiragana is します, which indicates the polite (masu) form of the verb. ⚫︎ The verb stem is 推 and the polite ending します comes from the verb する (to do). ⚫︎ The verb's base form is 推す (おす), which means "to push" or "to recommend". ⚫︎ Variations in okurigana (the suffix hiragana) are not present. The okurigana is standard. ⚫︎ The plain form is 推す. The negative form is 推さない. The past form is 推しました. The te-form is 推して.

⚫︎ 押す (おす) - to push (general, physical) ⚫︎ 推薦する (すいせんする) - to recommend ⚫︎ 支持する (しじする) - to support ⚫︎ 勧める (すすめる) - to recommend, to advise ⚫︎ 押さえる (おさえる) - to press down

⚫︎ 引く (ひく) - to pull ⚫︎ 反対する (はんたいする) - to oppose

この映画をとても推します。 ・Translation: I highly recommend this movie. ・Explanation: This sentence demonstrates 推します used to recommend something enthusiastically.

このボタンを推してください。 ・Translation: Please push this button. ・Explanation: This sentence shows 推して used for instructions.

The kanji 推 (pronounced "sui") has meanings related to "to guess", "to infer", and "to push forward". The verb itself likely evolved to encompass a broader meaning including both the physical act of pushing and the metaphorical sense of advocating or supporting. The verb's construction uses the verb stem 推 and the polite verb auxiliary します.