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くする/にする

 
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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ひとでする
Many hands make light work.
 
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する
Swimming makes your legs strong.
 
6
その鹿にする
The boy makes a fool of adults.
 
8
する
You make me happy.
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Construction
ANoun +
Aな-adjective +
Aい-adjective - い + く
+する
Examples:
する (make someone into a Poster Girl)

きれいする (to make pretty, clean)

よくする (to make better)



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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)
 
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コーヒーどんなしましょうブラックいいです
How do you like your coffee? Strong and black?
 
2
ラーメンする
I'll have ramen for lunch.
 
1
しました
I've decided on Kyoto and Osaka as our next destinations.
 
1
おばさんどれしようかな
I wonder which souvenir I should pick for my aunt.
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ANoun +
Aな-adjective +
Aい-adjective - い + く
+する
Examples:
カレーする (to choose curry, (I'll have) curry)

きくする (to choose the big(ger) one)



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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, 「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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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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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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