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風邪を引 い て い る の で 成 る べ く 休 む 様 に し な さ い 。 
Please make sure to rest because you have a cold.
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電 話 番 号 を 忘 れ な い 様 に 、 手 帳 に 書 い て お い て 下 さ い 。 
Please write the phone number in the memo-book so as not to forget it.
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ね ぇ 、 成 る べ く 早 く 帰 る 様 に 為 る か ら 、 ご 飯 食 べ な い で 待 っ て て よ 。 
Hey, I'm going to try and get home as soon as possible, so don't eat and wait for me.
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余 り 物 事 を 深 刻 に 考 え な い 様 に し な さ い 。 
Don't take things too seriously.
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余 り 食 べ 過 ぎ な い 様 に し な さ い よ 。 
Be sure not to eat too much.
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敢 え て 彼 の 店 に は 行 か な い 様 に し て 居 る 乃 だ 。 
I make a special point of avoiding that shop.
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５ 時 に 此 処 に 来 る 様 に し て 頂 け ま せ ん か 。 
Could you try to come at five o'clock?
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ようにする
Basic Examples:
戻る様にする (make sure to go back)

忘れない様にする (try not to forget)

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Grammar usage notes

Can also be used with adjectives and nouns:

い-adjective (stem) + くなるようにする
な-adjective (stem) / noun + になるようにする

Source: Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar, p. 562
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waldmeisterswein
Level: 265
“cố gắng để hình thành thói quen” → dùng cho hành vi lặp lại / dài hạn.
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chikarasan
Level: 170

Questions/Discussion

this grammar point is taught in lesson 42 of N4 but it doesn't show up in the quiz afterwards, is that normal? is it because it's also linked to lesson 43 according to "where this grammar is found"? is that a mistake?
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Seycalia
Level: 379
The listing under the dictionary was a mistake, but not the lessons. There is another form (V-ようにする) that is taught in lesson 42, while this one is taught in 43.
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マイコー
Level: 301

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Level: 1
the example 戻ろうにする doesn't seem to follow the conjugation rule which was given
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14 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 301
Thanks! I've fixed the typo.
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14 years ago
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Lang_learner
Level: 1
Hello! I am not sure this is just me, but isn't the verb in this grammar piont suppose to be in the volitional form? As in 行こう, 話そう, 食べよう etc. It seems to me that the construction you gave is an error. Or perhasp, the way shown in the construction is a variation to say "try". Yet again I may have just misunderstood, I don't know. Just thought I would bring it up. :)
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12 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 301
No, not the volitional - the definition form + よう :)
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nihonnub
Level: 71
Do you mean dictionary form? I just want to make sure I'm not mistaken.
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12 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 301
Sorry about that - yes, the dictionary form.
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12 years ago
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Leonardo88
Level: 576

Salutations.

On the N4 Grammar quiz, we have this sentence: 「少しは覚えようにしなさい！」.

Is the bolded part correct? The answer is based on the "Try to 'A'." grammar and the rule require the use of the dictionary form; that being the case, would 「覚えるよう」be the proper form?

I am not sure of what the proper grammar is, so I decided against sending a proposed correction.

Thank you for your time.

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3 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 301

I'll check it out for you! Just as an FYI - you can more easily report these by tapping the ? button at the top, then the "report quiz error" :)

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3 years ago
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プランサー
Level: 643

Is it grammatically correct to follow a する verb with ようにする? I want to make sure it doesn't sound repetitive.

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3 years ago
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gdartfow
Level: 1936

Yes, there is no such restriction. For example: 毎日勉強するようにする。 = Try to study every day.

Though, notice that in more polite speech it becomes: 毎日勉強するようにします。

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3 years ago
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ゼーレ
Level: 765

What makes this different from 「ようとする」?

It's very confusing how both of them are "try to"... but somehow I don't get the nuance behind them

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2 years ago
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Anonymous123
Level: 1450
ゼーレ は 05月 16日, 4:17に

What makes this different from 「ようとする」?

It's very confusing how both of them are "try to"... but somehow I don't get the nuance behind them

と言いました。

With ようにする you are trying to do X, or making sure to do X.(Verb is in dictionary form)

With [V-よう]とする you were about to try to do X, but didn't do X for some reason (e.g. because you were interrupted) (Verb is in volitional form.)

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2 years ago
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ゼーレ
Level: 765
Anonymous123 は 05月 16日, 6:29に
ゼーレ は 05月 16日, 4:17に

What makes this different from 「ようとする」?

It's very confusing how both of them are "try to"... but somehow I don't get the nuance behind them

と言いました。

With ようにする you are trying to do X, or making sure to do X.(Verb is in dictionary form)

With [V-よう]とする you were about to try to do X, but didn't do X for some reason (e.g. because you were interrupted) (Verb is in volitional form.)

と言いました。

I was having a streak of incorrect answer before, but now I could distinguish the difference between them!

That was a very concise explanation, thank you so much!

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2 years ago
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