歩きます（あるきます、arukimasu）
- to walk

The Japanese word 歩きます (pronounced あるきます) means "to walk." It describes the action of moving from place to place on foot. It is a verb that expresses the physical act of walking. It is a polite form of the verb.

⚫︎ 毎日、公園を歩きます。 Translation: I walk in the park every day. ⚫︎ 犬と道を歩きます。 Translation: I walk the path with my dog. ⚫︎ 今日はたくさん歩きました。 Translation: I walked a lot today.

⚫︎ 歩きます is a polite and formal form of the verb. It is the -masu form of the verb 歩く. ⚫︎ Use 歩きます when speaking to someone you want to show respect to, or in situations where politeness is expected. ⚫︎ It is appropriate in a variety of contexts, such as describing your daily routine, talking about a leisurely stroll, or stating how you get to a place. ⚫︎ When you're speaking more casually, you can use the dictionary form 歩く. ⚫︎ The word 歩きます is used to talk about walking as an action.

⚫︎ The base form of the verb is 歩く (あるく) which is written in hiragana as あるく and in kanji as 歩く. ⚫︎ The polite form, 歩きます, is written in hiragana as あるきます and in kanji as 歩きます. ⚫︎ The okurigana (hiragana following the kanji) is きます in the polite form. ⚫︎ Other conjugations include: ⚫︎ Present affirmative: 歩きます 歩きます (to walk, walks) ⚫︎ Present negative: 歩きません (doesn't walk, will not walk) ⚫︎ Past affirmative: 歩きました 歩きました (walked) ⚫︎ Past negative: 歩きませんでした (didn't walk) ⚫︎ The verb stem is 歩き.

There aren't many direct synonyms for 歩きます that have the exact same meaning. However, you could use more descriptive phrases or different verbs depending on the context. For instance: ⚫︎ 散歩する (さんぽする) - to take a walk, to stroll (this implies a leisurely walk) ⚫︎ 走る (はしる) - to run (if describing walking quickly) ⚫︎ 進む (すすむ) - to advance, to proceed (can be used figuratively but also sometimes to describe movement)

⚫︎ The direct antonym is difficult to define, because walking is a physical action. However, the action could be replaced by not moving. ⚫︎ The antonym depends on the context: ⚫︎ If the context is movement, an antonym could be to *stand still* or *not move*. ⚫︎ If the context is about transportation, it could be *ride*. ⚫︎ The actions in which you don't use your feet could be antonyms.

毎朝、駅まで歩きます。 ・Translation: I walk to the station every morning. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the speaker's daily routine of walking to the station.

疲れたので、少し歩くのをやめました。 ・Translation: I was tired, so I stopped walking for a bit. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the speaker stopping the action of 歩きます walking because they were tired.

The kanji 歩 (あゆ or ある) means "to walk" or "pace." It is an older character that visually represents the act of walking. The verb 歩く is formed by the kanji 歩 combined with the verb suffix く which is used with many verbs.