Suru (する): Meaning, Conjugation, Japanese Examples

Suru (する): Meaning, Conjugation, Japanese Examples – AlexRockinJapanese Skip to content Before you go, here’s something you’ll probably like. Learn Japanese the fun way. Free lessons using anime, manga, games, songs, and your favorite artists. READ MORE Your go-to page for the Japanese verb suru (する) and its polite form shimasu (します) . Here you find all of the word’s meanings , some useful and common phrases with translations , and a detailed conjugation table with all the important tenses and forms. At the end I will illustrate how to use suru (する) and shimasu (します) in a sentence with many Japanese examples . Meanings Conjugation Table Japanese Example Sentences する (Suru), します (Shimasu) Dictionary form: する (suru) Polite form: します (shimasu) Kanji (irregular): 為る Meaning: to do Type: verb (irregular) Meanings & Translations to do, to carry out, to perform, to play (sports) (事を)する – to do (thing) 運転をする – to drive 買い物をする – to shop, to go shopping 仕事をする – to do work サッカーをする – to play soccer to cause to become, to make (into), to turn (into) to serve as, to act as, to work as to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.) サングラスをする – to wear sunglasses ネクタイをする – to wear a tie 悲しい顔をする – to make a sad face 〜にする、〜とする： to judge as being, to view as being, to think of as, to treat as, to use as 〜にする：to decide on, to choose これにする – to choose/decide on this コーヒー に する – to go with coffee 〜がする： to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.) 匂いがする – to smell 味がする – to taste (コーヒー)の匂いがする – smells like (coffee) 感じがする – to feel (as if), to have a hunch (that) to be (in a state, condition, etc.) to be worth, to cost to pass (of time), to elapse to place, or raise, person A to (post or status) B to transform A to B, to make A into B, to exchange A for B to make use of A for B, to view A as B, to handle A as if it were B to feel A about B verbalizing suffix 勉強する – to study 電話する – to call, to make a phone call 結婚する – to get married ドライブする – to go for a drive, to drive タイプする – to type キスする – to kiss Conjugation Table – Suru (to Do) All conjugations of the irregular verb する (suru) and します ( shimasu ) . Present, Future, Past & Te-Form Plain (casual) Polite (formal) Present & Future Tense (to…, will…) する suru します shimasu Negative Nonpast | ~ない (don’t…, won’t…) しない shinai しません shimasen Past Tense | ~た (did…, …ed) した shita しました shimashita Negative Past (didn’t…) しなかった shinakatta しませんでした shimasen deshita te-form | ~て して shite しまして shimashite Passive & Causative Passive | ~(ら)れる (get…, be…) される sareru されます saremasu Causative | ~(さ)せる (caused to…, allowed to…) させる saseru させます sasemasu Causative Passive | ~(さ)せられる させられる saserareru させられます saseraremasu Present Progressive & Past Progressive Present Progressive | ~て(い)る (is …ing, have been …ing) している shiteiru してる shiteru しています shiteimasu してます shitemasu Negative Present Progressive (is not …ing, haven’t been …ing) していない shiteinai してない shitenai していません shiteimasen してません shitemasen Past Progressive | ~ て(い)た (was …ing) していた shiteiru してた shiteru していました shiteimashita してました shitemashita Negative Past Progressive (was not …ing) していなかった shiteinakatta してなかった shitenakatta していませんでした shiteimasen deshita してませんでした shitemasen deshita Potential, Volitonal, Optative & Conditional Plain (casual) Polite (formal) Potential | ~(られ ) る (can…) できる dekiru できます dekimasu Volitional | ~う (let’s…, shall we…) しよう shiyou しましょう shimashou Optative | ~ たい (want to…) したい shitai したいです shitai desu Conditional | ~ば (if…) すれば sureba Imperative & Command Imperative | ~ろ (do…!, please…) しろ shiro してください shite kudasai Negative Imperative (don’t…!, please don’t…) するな suru na しないで shinaide しないでください shinaide kudasai Command | ~なさい しな shina しなさい shinasai Japanese Example Sentences 私が する よ。 I will do it! 急にそういう ことをする な！！ Don’t suddenly do that kind of thing!! まさか君がそんな ことをする 人だとは思わなかった。 I didn’t think you were the kind of person to do that. オタクになるためアニメを 見ることをする I’m watching anime in order to become an otaku. ハンバーグを焼いてる 匂いがする 。 I smell roasted hamburgers. 分かるような 気がする。 I feel like I understand. 歌いたい 気がする。 I feel like singing おはよう! 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