Learn Japanese: Ni Suru にする

07/10/18 • 4 min

にする (ni suru) is used to indicate that something has decided upon something. This can work with nouns and nominalized (words and phrases that have been converted into a noun) phrases. However, it is important to note that this grammar point can only be used when the thing that is being decided upon is under the subject or speaker’s control.

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Learn Japanese: Yaru やる

[verb] やる (yaru) can be considered another way to say する. The main difference is やる is used exclusively for physical action . Another difference is that する can take the word directly in front of it without the を (like 勉強する), but やる always needs the を. やる can pop up in English as just plain old “do”, but also as “play” or even “send”.
One of the other ways やる is used is similar to [ageru] and [kureru] to give. やる is used when someone gives something to someone or allows someone to do something who is below them in social status or rank. Similar to the English “to give” or “to allow”.
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