設けます（もうけます、moukemasu）
- to establish

The Japanese verb 設けます, read as もうけます, generally means "to establish," "to set up," "to create," "to provide," or "to prepare." It implies the act of bringing something into existence or arranging something for a specific purpose. This can range from setting up a company to establishing a rule or a facility. The core idea is to put something in place or to make something available.

⚫︎会社を設けます Translation: I will establish a company. ⚫︎新しい規則を設けます Translation: I will establish a new rule. ⚫︎休憩所を設けます Translation: We will provide a rest area.

This verb is typically used in formal or semi-formal situations. ⚫︎It's common in business, government, and other official contexts. ⚫︎You would use it when announcing a new plan, policy, or facility. ⚫︎It's less common in casual everyday conversation.

⚫︎The verb is typically written in kanji as 設けます. ⚫︎The reading is もうけます. ⚫︎The okurigana (hiragana suffixes) are part of the conjugation, changing depending on the tense and context. For instance, 設ける is the dictionary form, 設けます is the polite present/future form, and 設けた is the past form.

⚫︎設立します (setsuritsu shimasu): to establish, to found (more formal) ⚫︎作ります (tsukurimasu): to make, to create (more general) ⚫︎作ります (tsukurimasu): also means "to make," or "to build" in context. ⚫︎創設します (sousetsu shimasu): to establish, to found (often for organizations) ⚫︎設置します (secchi shimasu): to install, to set up (for physical objects)

While there isn't a single direct antonym, words that imply the opposite actions can be considered: ⚫︎廃止します (haishi shimasu): to abolish, to discontinue ⚫︎解散します (kaisan shimasu): to dissolve, to disband

来年度から、新しい部署を設けますことになりました。 ・Translation: From next year, we have decided to establish a new department. ・Explanation: This sentence illustrates the use of 設けます to announce the creation of something new, in this case, a new department within a company or organization.

公園に子供たちのための遊び場を設けます。 ・Translation: We will set up a playground for children in the park. ・Explanation: This sentence shows 設けます used to describe the provision of a facility, in this case, a playground.

The kanji 設 combines the components for "speech/saying" and "building/construction," suggesting the act of creating or establishing something through planning or declaration. The word has evolved to include the concept of setting up, providing, and arranging.