取ります（とります、torimasu）
- to take

The Japanese verb 取りますとります means "to take," "to get," "to pick up," "to receive," or "to adopt," depending on the context. It is a versatile verb with several different shades of meaning. The meaning shifts depending on the situation and the object being acted upon.

⚫︎ ペンを取ります Translation: I take a pen. / I get a pen. ⚫︎ 写真を取ります Translation: I take a picture. ⚫︎ 注文を取ります Translation: I take an order.

⚫︎ Use 取りますとります when you physically pick up or grasp something. ⚫︎ Use 取りますとります to indicate taking or accepting something. ⚫︎ It is also used in the context of taking a photo or recording something. ⚫︎ The specific meaning depends heavily on the surrounding words and the overall context of the sentence. ⚫︎ It's a very common verb used in everyday conversation.

⚫︎ The base form of 取りますとります is written in kanji as 取と. ⚫︎ The verb is typically written 取りますとります in hiragana and kanji. ⚫︎ The okurigana (hiragana attached to the kanji) is りますります. ⚫︎ In dictionary form, it's 取るとる.

⚫︎ もらうもらう (to receive, to get - implies receiving from someone) ⚫︎ 受け取るうけとる (to receive, to accept - more formal) ⚫︎ 手に取るてにとる (to pick up, to hold in one's hand) ⚫︎ 入手するにゅうしゅする (to obtain, to get - more formal) ⚫︎ 取る (to take) - The kanji 取るとる itself is the dictionary form.

⚫︎ There isn't a single perfect antonym, as the meaning is so broad. ⚫︎ Depending on the context, possible antonyms might include: ⚫︎ 渡すわたす (to hand over, to give) ⚫︎ あげるあげる (to give - for giving to someone of equal or lower status) ⚫︎ 捨てるすてる (to throw away, to discard)

私はテーブルから本を取ります ・Translation: I take the book from the table. ・Explanation: This shows the action of picking up a book from the table. The focus is on the action of physically taking something.

注文を取りますか？ ・Translation: Shall I take your order? ・Explanation: This is used by a server to ask if they can take a customer's order. It means "to accept" or "to receive" an order.

The kanji 取と originally meant "to seize" or "to capture." Over time, the meaning expanded to encompass the various senses of "to take" or "to get." The verb's etymology highlights the core meaning of grasping or obtaining something.