How does き を つけます translate to I'll be careful?


Google translates it as "you care" and my guide says it is used to say "I'll
be careful." From the structure I can figure out that き means something like
care and つけます would be something like "be." Please help.




You appear unskilled at Japanese, so allow me to break it down. 気{き}を付{つ}ける is
to be taken as a single phrase. Literally you could say it means 'attach your
mind', i.e. be mindful. In Japanese, pronouns such as _I_ , _you_ , and _she_
may omitted if they are easily divined by context. Finally ます is attached to
verbs to make them more polite, in this case replacing る. All in all 気を付けます is
a courteous way of saying 'I will be careful' or 'I will take care.'




You appear unskilled at Japanese, so allow me to break it down. 気{き}を付{つ}ける is
to be taken as a single phrase. Literally you could say it means 'attach your
mind', i.e. be mindful. In Japanese, pronouns such as _I_ , _you_ , and _she_
may omitted if they are easily divined by context. Finally ます is attached to
verbs to make them more polite, in this case replacing る. All in all 気を付けます is
a courteous way of saying 'I will be careful' or 'I will take care.'

