発表します（はっぴょうします、haっpiょushimasu）
- to present

The Japanese word 発表します means "to present," "to announce," "to make public," or "to give a presentation." It implies sharing information, results, ideas, or opinions with others in a formal or public setting. It is the polite, ます-form (present/future tense) of the verb 発表する (happyou suru). The core idea is the act of making something known to an audience.

⚫︎研究結果を発表します。 Translation: I will present the research findings. ⚫︎新しい商品を発表します。 Translation: I will announce the new product. ⚫︎プレゼンテーションを発表します。 Translation: I will give a presentation.

You use 発表します in various situations: ⚫︎ When you are going to give a presentation at school, work, or a conference. 発表します is often used for presentations in formal situations. ⚫︎ When announcing something important to a group of people. ⚫︎ When revealing the results of a project or study. ⚫︎ The word is suitable for both spoken and written Japanese, and it is usually used in business or academic settings, or in formal situations.

⚫︎ The word is typically written with the kanji 発表 (happyou) and the hiragana します (shimasu). ⚫︎ 発表 is a noun meaning "presentation," "announcement," or "release." する (suru) means "to do," and the ます-form します (shimasu) adds politeness. ⚫︎The okurigana (hiragana attached to the kanji) are usually fixed.

⚫︎ プレゼンします (purezen shimasu) - to give a presentation (casual). ⚫︎ 報告します (houkoku shimasu) - to report. ⚫︎ 公開します (koukai shimasu) - to make public, to release.

There aren't direct antonyms, but words that imply withholding information can be considered opposites in context. ⚫︎ 秘密にする (himitsu ni suru) - to keep secret. ⚫︎ 隠す (kakusu) - to hide.

来週、新しいプロジェクトについて発表します。 ・Translation: Next week, I will present about the new project. ・Explanation: This sentence indicates an upcoming presentation regarding a new project.

会議で、今年の業績を発表します。 ・Translation: At the meeting, I will announce this year's results. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the announcement of the year's business performance during a meeting.

The word 発表 (happyou) is a compound word: ⚫︎ 発 (hatsu) - means "to start," "to leave," or "to come out". ⚫︎ 表 (pyou) - means "surface," "expression," or "to show". Therefore, 発表 itself implies the act of "showing something to the surface" or "making something known." Adding する (suru) turns it into a verb, indicating the action of making a presentation or announcement. The ます-form 発表します is the polite form of this verb.