迎えます（むかえます、mukaemasu）
- to welcome

The Japanese verb 迎えます, which is read as むかえます, primarily means "to welcome," "to greet," "to receive," or "to meet." 迎えます often implies a sense of preparing for or expecting someone or something. It can refer to welcoming a person, an event, a season, or even a new year. The meaning depends on context. The meaning changes depending on the surrounding words and situations.

⚫︎新しい年を 迎えます。 Translation: I welcome the new year. ⚫︎お客様を玄関で 迎えます。 Translation: I welcome the guests at the entrance. ⚫︎パーティーでみんなを 迎えます。 Translation: I welcome everyone at the party.

⚫︎ Use 迎えます when you want to express the act of welcoming someone or something. ⚫︎ This verb is appropriate in various situations, such as welcoming guests, starting a new job, celebrating an event, or looking forward to the arrival of a season. ⚫︎ The tense of 迎えます, such as the present form (迎えます), past form (迎えました - welcomed), or future form (迎えるでしょう - will welcome), will change depending on the context.

⚫︎ The word is typically written with the kanji 迎 and the hiragana えます: 迎えます. ⚫︎ The hiragana reading is むかえます. ⚫︎ The okurigana (the suffix hiragana) is えます, which is always present for the conjugation of the verb. ⚫︎ The verb conjugates regularly. For example: * Present affirmative: 迎えます (welcomes/welcome) * Present negative: 迎えません (do not welcome) * Past affirmative: 迎えました (welcomed) * Past negative: 迎えませんでした (did not welcome)

⚫︎ 歓迎します (かんげいします) - to welcome (more formal) ⚫︎ 出迎えます (でむかえます) - to meet and welcome (someone) ⚫︎ 迎える (むかえる) - basic form of 迎えます

⚫︎ While there isn't a direct antonym, words that imply rejection or dismissal could be considered opposites in concept. Examples may vary depending on the context.

空港で友人を 迎えます。 ・Translation: I will welcome my friend at the airport. ・Explanation: This sentence shows the use of 迎えます to express the act of meeting and greeting someone at a specific location, indicating a planned welcoming.

新しい学期を心して 迎えます。 ・Translation: I will wholeheartedly welcome the new school term. ・Explanation: Here, 迎えます implies looking forward to the new term and embracing it with a certain attitude or feeling.

⚫︎ The kanji 迎 (むか) means "to welcome," "to meet," or "to greet." ⚫︎ The verb stem 迎 is combined with the suffix えます to form the verb 迎えます. The suffix える is a verb ending indicating action. ⚫︎ The word's etymology highlights its core meaning of going out to meet or welcome someone or something.