計算します（けいさんします、keisanshimasu）
- to calculate
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計算します (けいさんします, romaji: keisanshimasu) means "to calculate" in Japanese. It is a N2 Low-level Verb (group 3) word.
| Meaning: | to calculate |
| Level: | N2 Low |
| Lexical Category: | Verb (group 3) (サ変動詞) |
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Basic Conjugation
Romaji：keisanshimasu
Hiragana：けいさんします
Polite-form (ます形) | けいさんします計算します。calculate. |
Dict-form (辞書形) | 計算するcalculate |
Connect-form (て形) | 計算して + <Verb> |
Not-form (ない形) | 計算しないnot calculate |
Advanced Conjugation
Past-form (た形) | 計算したcalculated |
Terminal-form (終止形) | 計算する。calculate. |
If-form (仮定形) | 計算すればif calculate |
Let's-form (意志形) | 計算しよう !let's calculate |
Command-form (命令形) | 計算しろ !calculate ! |
AI Explanation
The Japanese word 計算します means "to calculate," "to compute," or "to count." It refers to the process of using mathematical operations to find a result or solve a problem. It can also imply a more general sense of figuring something out or making a mental calculation. It is a polite, formal verb.
⚫︎今日の夕食の材料費を計算します。 Translation: I will calculate the cost of the ingredients for dinner today. ⚫︎試験の点数を計算します。 Translation: I will calculate the scores of the exam. ⚫︎この商品の割引を計算します。 Translation: I will calculate the discount on this product.
You use 計算します when you're talking about performing calculations, either using numbers or, more figuratively, when figuring something out. It's suitable in both formal and informal situations, though the more formal the setting, the more natural it will sound. The "ます" at the end makes it polite.
計算します is written with the kanji 計算 and the polite verb ending します. ⚫︎Kanji: 計算 ⚫︎Hiragana: けいさんします The okurigana (the suffix hiragana) is standard: します.
⚫︎ 数えます (kazoe-masu): to count. More focused on counting individual items. ⚫︎ 見積もります (mitsumori-masu): to estimate, to give a quote. Can be used in business situations. ⚫︎ 算出します (sanshutsu-shimasu): to calculate (more formal and technical).
⚫︎ There isn't a direct antonym for 計算します as it is. Depending on the context, you could say something like "to guess" 推測します (suisoku shimasu) or "to estimate" 見積もります (mitsumori-masu), if you are talking about not doing a calculation, but making a rough guess.
レシートを見て、合計金額を計算します。 ・Translation: I will look at the receipt and calculate the total amount. ・Explanation: This shows a practical use of 計算します in a real-world scenario of checking a receipt.
彼は難しい問題を素早く計算します。 ・Translation: He quickly calculates difficult problems. ・Explanation: This highlights the skill of doing calculations, and can also refer to solving problems.
The word 計算 is a combination of two kanji: ⚫︎ 計 (kei) - means "to measure," "to plan," or "to calculate." ⚫︎ 算 (san) - means "to calculate," or "to count." The suffix します is added to make it a polite verb.