出かけます

dekakemasu

to go out

明日、友達と出かけます。

I'm going out with friends tomorrow.

informal

To leave one's current location to go somewhere else, typically for an outing or errand.

週末に出かけますか？

Are you going out this weekend?

出かける前に電気を消してください。

Please turn off the lights before you go out.

Often used for casual outings, shopping, or social activities. The polite form of '出かける' (dekakeru).

Collocations

出かける前にbefore going out出かける準備preparations for going out出かける服clothes for going out

Synonyms

出掛ける外出する出る

Antonyms

帰る家にいる

Related Phrases

出かける準備をするphrase

to prepare to go out

出かける気分phrase

in the mood to go out

Pro Tip

Polite Form

The -ます ending makes this verb polite and appropriate for formal and informal situations.

Gold Rule

Common Usage

Use '出かけます' when referring to casual outings, shopping, or social activities.

Word Origin

From 出る (deru, to exit) + 掛ける (kakeru, to hang/attach), originally meaning to 'hang out' or 'go out' in a casual sense.

Usage Notes

Commonly used in everyday conversation. The verb is in the polite form (-ます), making it suitable for formal and informal contexts. Often paired with time expressions like '明日' (tomorrow) or '週末' (weekend).

Word Breakdown

出

exit, go out

root

かけ

hang, attach (originally)

root

ます

polite verb ending

suffix

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