連絡します（れんらくします、renrakushimasu）
- to contact

連絡します means "to contact," "to get in touch," "to inform," or "to communicate." It implies sending information to someone, typically through a phone call, email, letter, or other means. It’s a versatile verb used in various situations. It can also mean to "report" something. The meaning depends on the context of the sentence.

⚫︎後で連絡します。 Translation: I'll contact you later. ⚫︎メールで連絡します。 Translation: I'll contact you by email. ⚫︎田中さんに連絡連絡しますしてください。 Translation: Please contact Mr. Tanaka.

⚫︎You use 連絡します when you want to tell someone something. ⚫︎Use it when you intend to get in touch with someone. ⚫︎It's polite and appropriate for most situations. ⚫︎You can use it with various time markers (e.g., 明日連絡します - I will contact you tomorrow). ⚫︎Can be used in business and personal contexts.

⚫︎The base form is 連絡 (れんらく) which means "contact," "communication," or "information." ⚫︎The verb is written using kanji and hiragana: 連絡します. ⚫︎The kanji are: 連 (れん) (to connect, to link), 絡 (らく) (to entwine, to get involved), and します (shimasu) is the polite ます-form of the verb する (suru), meaning "to do". ⚫︎Variations in okurigana (suffix hiragana) are not applicable in this case. ⚫︎The dictionary form is 連絡する (renraku suru). ⚫︎You can use the informal plain form 連絡する (renraku suru), too. ⚫︎The negative polite form is 連絡しません (renraku shimasen) - "I will not contact." ⚫︎The past tense polite form is 連絡しました (renraku shimashita) - "I contacted." ⚫︎The past negative polite form is 連絡しませんでした (renraku shimasen deshita) - "I did not contact."

⚫︎連絡を取る (renraku o toru) - to get in touch (more emphatic) ⚫︎知らせる (shiraseru) - to inform, to notify ⚫︎伝える (tsutaeru) - to convey, to communicate ⚫︎コンタクトする (kontakuto suru) - to contact (loanword, slightly more casual)

There aren't direct antonyms because 連絡します is about the act of communicating or informing. However, not making contact or not informing someone could be considered an antonym in context.

会議の後に、結果をメールで連絡します。 ⚫︎Translation: I will contact you with the results by email after the meeting. ⚫︎Explanation: This sentence illustrates how 連絡します can be used to say "I will inform" or "I will communicate" about the results after the meeting.

何か質問があれば、いつでも連絡してください。 ⚫︎Translation: If you have any questions, please contact me anytime. ⚫︎Explanation: This example shows the polite imperative form 連絡してください, meaning "Please contact me." It is a common way to offer assistance or provide contact information.

The word 連絡 comes from Chinese origin. 連 (ren) means "to connect" or "to link," and 絡 (raku) means "to entwine" or "to get involved". Together, these characters suggest the idea of bringing together information or connecting with someone. The addition of the verb する (suru) transforms the noun 連絡 into a verb.