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To make A; To change into A.
This displays the changing of the state or condition of something. The change is done by the subject.

  1. To make A; To change into A.
    This displays the changing of the state or condition of something. The change is done by the subject.
  2. To choose A (when ordering/choosing)
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水 泳 は 足 を 強 く する 。 
Swimming makes your legs strong.
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その 少 年 は 大人 を 馬 鹿 に す る 。 
The boy makes a fool of adults.
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君 は 僕 を 幸 せ に する 。 
You make me happy.

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する
Basic Examples:
看板娘にする (make someone into a Poster Girl)

Aな-adjective に
 
Aい-adjective -い く
 
 
する
Basic Examples:
きれいにする (to make pretty, clean)

よくする (to make better)

Where this grammar is found
Genki II (2nd Edition): Chapter 21
Nihongo So-Matome N5 (日本語総まとめ): 第５週　３～４日目
Nihongo So-Matome N4 (日本語総まとめ): 第１週　６日目
新完全マスター文法 N3: G「する・なる」の整理
新完全マスター文法 N4: 第１部　２０課
renshuu schedule packs: N5 Grammar pack
JLPT N5 / Beginner: Changes (なる/する)


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To choose A (when ordering/choosing)

  1. To make A; To change into A.
    This displays the changing of the state or condition of something. The change is done by the subject.
  2. To choose A (when ordering/choosing)
どちら に します か ？ 
Which will you have?
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この 部屋 の 色 を 赤 に しよう ！ 
Let's make this room red!
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私 は コーラ に します ！ 
I'll have a soft drink.
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僕 は もう 注 文 し た けど 、 あなた は 何 に する ？ 
I already ordered, but what are you going to get?
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まだ 決 ま っ て い な い ？ じゃ 、 イタリア レストラン に しよう か ？ 
You still haven't decided? Well then, why don't we go to an Italian restaurant?
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コーヒー は どんな 風 に しましょう か 。 濃 い ブラック が いい です か 。 
How do you like your coffee? Strong and black?
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お 昼 ご 飯 は ラーメン に する 。 
I'll have ramen for lunch.
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今 度 の 旅 行 先 は 、 京 都 と 大 阪 に しました 。 
I've decided on Kyoto and Osaka as our next destinations.
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おばさん へ の お 土産 は どれ に しよう かな 。 
I wonder which souvenir I should pick for my aunt.

Getting the sentences
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ANoun
に
する
Basic Examples:
カレーにする (to choose curry, (I'll have) curry)

Where this grammar is found
新完全マスター文法 N3: G「する・なる」の整理
新完全マスター文法 N4: 第１部　２１課
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JLPT N5 / Beginner: Grammar for Jumble Quizzes


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Discussion about this grammar
TheMightyQuinn
Years Studied: 0
Level: 1, 好 : 20
I don't understand the description on this point at all. Normally I can figure it out from the examples people have written but there aren't any yet!!

From hearing this in everyday use I thought that it meant in (in this way)なにかする。For example, 「楽しくする」 - do it while having fun. But by these descriptions it seems like it might be totally different?
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マイコー
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I'm trying to add more example sentences, but it takes time because I run them all by native speakers before they appear on these pages.

I can help you out with that usage though. Like the point says, it's often used when making decisions, like at a restaurant. If the waiter asks you what you want, you could say
カレーにします. (I'll have the curry).

The adjectival forms are much rarer, but still valid. The noun form is what I hear the most often.
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TheMightyQuinn
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Oh, I see!! The curry point made it a lot clearer.

My apologies, it's been a while since I've used renshuu, and I missed the tab for the user-submitted sentences! There are loads of examples on there.
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本影
Years Studied: 11 - since February 2011
Studying: N1
Level: 122, 好 : 80
マイコー は 02月 2日, 7:59に

I can help you out with that usage though. Like the point says, it's often used when making decisions, like at a restaurant. If the waiter asks you what you want, you could say
カレーにします. (I'll have the curry).

と言いました。


Could I ask, what level of politeness is this? (I don't want to accidently offend the person who's taking my order ^_^")

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6 years ago
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マイコー
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Straight up normal politeness, but it feels more like something you might say to yourself or someone else in your party more often than directly to the waiter. I might say it to my wife, then when the waiter come by, just run off all the things I'm going to get.

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6 years ago
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本影
Years Studied: 11 - since February 2011
Studying: N1
Level: 122, 好 : 80
マイコー は 10月 19日, 10:24に

Straight up normal politeness, but it feels more like something you might say to yourself or someone else in your party more often than directly to the waiter. I might say it to my wife, then when the waiter come by, just run off all the things I'm going to get.

と言いました。


Ah fantastic, thanks so much!

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6 years ago
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ターラ
Years Studied: Since April '18
Level: 25, 好 : 50
Can someone help me understand this point a bit better?  I got the sentence 母が 布団を 新しく して くれた. I can't find any other examples of '新しくして', and I don't understand the function of the extra 'して' at the end.
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gdartfow
Level: 821, 好 : 319
This sentence actually combines two grammar points. This and てくれる: https://www.renshuu.org/grammar/66
新しくする, by itself, means 'to make new', while ~てくれる means 'to do for me', so combined they would be 'to make new for me'. So 母が布団を新しくしてくれた would be something like 'My mother made the futon new for me' (or 'freshened' as the translation gives it more clearly).

Renshuu's sentence library contains several more examples of this kind, like:
この手袋が彼女の手を暖かくしてくれた。 - These gloves kept her hands warm.
ジムが行儀良くしてくれたならなあ。 - I wish Jim would behave himself.
牛乳は私達を強くしてくれます。 - Milk makes us strong.
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4 years ago
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ターラ
Years Studied: Since April '18
Level: 25, 好 : 50
Ah, thanks, I think I understand now!

So, starting with 新しくする, but it has to be in the て form for ~てくれる, which gives 新しくして (and that's where the してcomes from that was confusing me)  and then it's くれた for the past tense.

Makes sense, cheers!
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4 years ago
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Karlla
Years Studied: Many on and off
Studying: N2
Level: 654, 好 : 2,868
Stupid question:
Where can I find the adverbial constructions i-adj. + く/na-adj. + に + verb (other than なる, する) that do not necessarily imply change?
e.g. 祖父も祖母も元気に働いている。

Thanks
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3 years ago
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マイコー
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I mentioned in on your other message, but adjectives don't get enough love yet in the grammar library! I'll rectify that as soon as I can!
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Karlla
Years Studied: Many on and off
Studying: N2
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It's a pity that adjectives should be so underrated. I certainly love them.^^
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Karlla
Years Studied: Many on and off
Studying: N2
Level: 654, 好 : 2,868

I've been discussing #2 with my hubby, and he said that instead of 大きくする you'd rather say 大きい方にする or 大きいのにする etc. In other words, according to his opinion, adj.くする cannot be used for choices. I also looked into my grammar book, and it says that にする is used exclusively with nouns or noun + particle compounds.
If adj.くする should be possible after all, I'd very much like to see an example sentence.

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マイコー
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 Level: 109, 好 : 6,621

Sorry for the delay. I totally agree, and have fixed up the site to remove that usage style.

Additionally, there was an issue with the way the site combined usages that has shared elements. (Two meanings on the same page). That is also fixed!

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2 years ago
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Karlla
Years Studied: Many on and off
Studying: N2
Level: 654, 好 : 2,868

Although you said you removed that usage style, it still looks the same to me. Am I missing something after all?

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1 year ago
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マイコー
Site admin
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I *think* it is fixed now! It got rolled back because my previous fix was a bit too narrow in scope. It even looks better than before: it still knows how to combine the ones that belong, while isolating ones that are shared by multiple meanings.

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1 year ago



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