騒ぎます（さわぎます、sawagimasu）
- to make noise

The Japanese word 騒ぎます, which is the polite form (masu-form) of the verb 騒ぐ (sawagu), means "to make a noise," "to be noisy," "to make a commotion," "to cause a disturbance," or "to create a fuss." It generally implies a situation where there is a lot of noise, excitement, or unrest, often involving multiple people. The specific nuance can range from a lighthearted gathering to a more serious disruptive event.

⚫︎子供たちは公園で騒いでいます。 Translation: The children are making a noise/playing loudly in the park. ⚫︎地震の後、人々は不安で騒ぎました。 Translation: After the earthquake, people were distressed and made a commotion. ⚫︎パーティーは夜遅くまで騒ぎましたが、楽しかったです。 Translation: The party was noisy until late at night, but it was fun.

⚫︎You would use 騒ぎます when describing a scene of noise, excitement, or disturbance. ⚫︎It's important to consider the context to understand the degree of intensity. ⚫︎When used with a subject, the subject is typically the one making the noise or causing the commotion. ⚫︎It is generally used in casual to formal conversation or writing. ⚫︎Remember to conjugate the verb based on the tense and politeness level. For example, 騒いだ (sawaida) is the past tense (informal), 騒ぎました (sawagimashita) is the past tense polite form, and 騒ぎ出す (sawagi dasu) means to start making noise.

⚫︎The verb is typically written in hiragana as さわぎます, 騒ぎます. ⚫︎The kanji form is 騒ぎます. ⚫︎The okurigana (the suffix hiragana) is always ぎ.

⚫︎騒ぐ (sawagu): (Informal) to make noise, to be noisy. ⚫︎大騒ぎする (oosawagi suru): to make a big fuss. ⚫︎騒動を起こす (soudou wo okosu): to cause a disturbance. ⚫︎ガヤガヤする (gayagaya suru): to be noisy (descriptive of a crowd). ⚫︎ざわつく (zawatsuku): to become noisy or restless (a feeling).

⚫︎静かにする (shizuka ni suru): to be quiet. ⚫︎落ち着く (ochitsuku): to calm down, to become calm. ⚫︎静まる (shizumaru): to quiet down.

試験の結果発表のあと、学生たちは合格と不合格で騒ぎました。 ・Translation: After the announcement of the exam results, the students made a commotion due to passing and failing. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 騒ぎました to describe the reactions of the students after the results are revealed, indicating a mixed feeling of joy and disappointment, and therefore a lot of noise.

スタジアムはゴールが決まった瞬間、大歓声で騒ぎました。 ・Translation: The stadium erupted in cheers the moment a goal was scored. ・Explanation: Here, 騒ぎました describes the excited reaction of the crowd after a goal, highlighting the loud noise.

The verb 騒ぐ is composed of the kanji 騒 (sō) which originally means "to make a noise," "to be noisy," "to be agitated." The etymology of the kanji is related to the idea of "stirring up" or "causing a commotion."