参加します（さんかします、sankashimasu）
- to participate

The Japanese verb 参加します, which is read さんかします (sanka shimasu), means "to participate," "to join," or "to take part in" something. It implies an active involvement in an activity, event, or group. The word indicates that someone is choosing to be involved or included in something. The meaning focuses on the action of being involved, rather than simply being present.

⚫︎パーティーに参加します Translation: I will participate in the party. ⚫︎イベントに参加しますか？ Translation: Are you going to participate in the event? ⚫︎会議に参加します Translation: I will join the meeting.

⚫︎You use 参加します when you want to express that you are going to be involved in an activity, event, or group. ⚫︎It's used in various contexts, such as meetings, parties, sports events, volunteer work, and online activities. ⚫︎It is a polite form of the verb.

⚫︎The word is typically written with the kanji 参加 and the hiragana します. ⚫︎参加 (sanka) means "participation" or "joining". ⚫︎します (shimasu) is the polite ます-form of the verb する (suru), which means "to do". ⚫︎Variations in okurigana (the suffix hiragana) are not applicable in this case because します is always used in this specific form. ⚫︎The verb stem is 参加 (sanka).

⚫︎加わる (kuwawaru): to join, to participate (more casual). ⚫︎出る (deru): to attend, to participate (often used for meetings or events). ⚫︎参加する (sankasuru): the dictionary form of 参加します. ⚫︎参戦する (sensen suru): to join a battle or competition

⚫︎欠席します (kesseki shimasu): to be absent, to not attend. ⚫︎不参加 (fusanka) : non-participation ⚫︎見学します (kengaku shimasu): to observe, to visit (without participating).

来週の会議に参加します。 ・Translation: I will participate in the meeting next week. ・Explanation: This sentence simply states the speaker's intention to join the meeting.

ボランティア活動に参加しますことにしました。 ・Translation: I decided to participate in volunteer activities. ・Explanation: This sentence explains the speaker's decision to join volunteer work.

⚫︎The word 参加 is a combination of two kanji: ⚫︎参 (san) which means "to attend," "to visit," or "to participate." ⚫︎加 (ka) which means "to add," "to join," or "to increase." ⚫︎Therefore, 参加 literally means "to join in" or "to add oneself to." The addition of します then makes it a verb meaning "to participate."