楽しました vs 楽しめました


Which should I use to say "I had fun"? 楽しました or 楽しめました? Are they both correct?




You have to say 楽しめました or 楽しみました.

  * 楽【たの】しめました = masu-form of potential form of 楽【たの】しむ + まし + た = (lit.) I was able to have fun. = I had fun.
  * 楽【たの】しみました = masu-form of 楽【たの】しむ + まし + た = I had fun.

These are both correct in this situation, and the difference is small.

楽【らく】しました happens to be grammatically correct, but means a totally different
thing.

  * 楽【らく】しました = masu-form of 楽【らく】する + まし + た = I had an easy life. / I was being lazy.

楽【らく】する is the same as 楽【らく】をする, which is "to be lazy", "to have an easy
life", "to do something without struggle/effort" etc.

