確認します（かくにんします、kakuninshimasu）
- to confirm

確認します, pronounced かくにんします (kakunin shimasu), means "I will confirm," "I will check," or "I will verify." It is a polite, formal verb used to indicate that you are going to examine something to ensure its accuracy or correctness. It implies a conscious effort to make sure something is correct or complete. The action focuses on making sure something is correct, often by looking at it, reading it, or comparing it to something else. It also implies a responsibility to ensure something is correct. The verb is a combination of the noun 確認 (kakunin) meaning "confirmation" or "verification," and the polite verb suffix します (shimasu), which means "to do." Therefore, the literal translation could be understood as "I will do confirmation."

⚫︎メールの内容を確認します。 Translation: I will check the contents of the email. ⚫︎予約内容をもう一度確認します。 Translation: I will double-check the reservation details. ⚫︎資料の数字を確認します。 Translation: I will verify the numbers in the document.

⚫︎This word is suitable for both formal and semi-formal situations. ⚫︎It's used when you need to make sure information is correct before proceeding. ⚫︎It can be used when answering a question that involves checking information. ⚫︎Common in office settings, customer service, and any situation where accuracy is important. ⚫︎It often proceeds an action that requires accuracy, such as providing information or completing a task.

⚫︎The word is typically written with the kanji 確認 and the hiragana suffix します: 確認します. ⚫︎確認 can also be written in katakana as カクニン when emphasizing the foreign origin of word, or it can be written alone. ⚫︎The okurigana (the suffix hiragana) is always します, when it is used as a polite form of a verb. ⚫︎The plain form is 確認する (kakunin suru). The masu stem is 確認し (kakunin shi). The negative form is 確認しません (kakunin shimasen).

⚫︎チェックします (chekku shimasu): to check ⚫︎確かめます (tashikamemasu): to ascertain ⚫︎照合します (shougo shimasu): to collate (often used for comparing documents or data) ⚫︎検証します (kenshou shimasu): to verify through testing or investigation. ⚫︎確認します can be used as a more general term for these.

⚫︎There is no direct antonym, as it means checking or verifying something. The opposite action could be ignoring or not checking, but there isn't a single word that captures that.

ご注文の内容を確認します。 ・Translation: I will confirm the details of your order. ・Explanation: This sentence is used when a staff member will check the order details to ensure they are accurate before proceeding with the order.

パスワードを確認します。 ・Translation: I will check the password. ・Explanation: The speaker will check or verify the correctness of the given password, to ensure it matches the required criteria.

The word 確認 is a compound word. 確 (kaku) means "certain," "sure," or "firm," and 認 (nin) means "to acknowledge," "to recognize," or "to approve." Therefore, 確認 (kakunin) literally means "to make certain and acknowledge." It is a word of Sino-Japanese origin, meaning that it was adopted from Chinese. The verb form 確認します is formed by adding the polite verb suffix します (shimasu).