出発します（しゅっぱつします、shuっpatsushimasu）
- to depart

出発します means "to depart," "to leave," "to set out," or "to start (a journey)." It indicates the beginning of a trip, a journey, or a scheduled event. This word conveys the action of initiating a movement away from a place or the beginning of a specific activity. It's about the act of leaving and commencing a journey or an event. This also means to start something.

⚫︎旅行に出発します。 Translation: I will depart on a trip. ⚫︎列車は10時に出発します。 Translation: The train departs at 10 o'clock. ⚫︎会議はすぐに出発します。 Translation: The meeting will start soon.

⚫︎出発します is used when talking about leaving a place or starting a journey. ⚫︎It is also used for the start of an event, such as a meeting or a concert. ⚫︎It's a formal and polite way to express the idea of departure or beginning. The ます form indicates politeness.

⚫︎The standard writing for 出発します is: • Kanji: 出発します • Hiragana: しゅっぱつします • Romaji: shuppatsu shimasu ⚫︎The verb stem (the part before the ます) is 出発 (shuppatsu). ⚫︎The okurigana (the suffix hiragana) is standard and doesn't usually vary. ⚫︎Other conjugations would be: • 出発しました (shuppatsu shimashita - departed/left/started) • 出発する (shuppatsu suru - to depart/leave/start) • 出発しますか (shuppatsu shimasu ka - will you depart/leave/start?) • 出発します (shuppatsu shimasu - I/we will depart/leave/start) - future tense/present tense/polite

⚫︎出発する (shuppatsu suru) - the dictionary form of 出発します, same meaning but less polite. ⚫︎出る (deru) - to leave, to go out (more general, can be used for departure, but not as specific) ⚫︎旅立つ (tabidatsu) - to depart on a journey (more formal, often used for long trips or significant life events) ⚫︎スタートする (sutāto suru) - to start (a borrowed word from English, used for the beginning of events or activities)

⚫︎到着します (tōchaku shimasu) - to arrive ⚫︎着く (tsuku) - to arrive (more casual than 到着します)

明日は朝8時に東京を出発します。 ・Translation: I will depart from Tokyo at 8 AM tomorrow. ・Explanation: This sentence clearly states the time and location of the departure.

準備ができたら、すぐに出発します。 ・Translation: We will leave as soon as we are ready. ・Explanation: This sentence explains that the departure time is dependent on when preparations are complete.

The word 出発 (shuppatsu) is a compound word. 出 (shu/de-) means "to go out" or "to leave," and 発 (hatsu) means "to start," "to originate," or "to set out." The verb します (shimasu) is the polite form of "to do." Therefore, 出発します literally means "to do the act of leaving" or "to do the act of starting."