Nihoner

せよ

seyo

JLPT N2 verb 命令形

is the command form of する — to do, to carry out, to perform.

  • to cause to become, to make (into), to turn (into)
  • to serve as, to act as, to work as
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How it’s built

する せよ

Command form (). A blunt order: 書け! (Write!). Rude in normal conversation — you will see it in manga, signs, sports and set phrases.

する is a irregular verb (like する), so it follows that pattern.

Name that form

Three more forms of . Can you tell what each one is?

Every form of

Polite します
Polite negative しません
Polite past しました
Polite past negative しませんでした
Let us ~ しましょう
Masu-stem し
Want to ~ したい
While ~ing しながら
Te-form して
Plain past した
Tara-conditional したら
Progressive している
Plain negative しない
Plain past negative しなかった
Negative te-form しなくて
Potential できる
Ba-conditional すれば
Imperative しろ
Volitional しよう
Passive される
Causative させる
Causative-passive させられる

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In real sentences

There are leftovers from last night in the fridge, so let's make do with that for breakfast.

Nihoner sentence bank

Cheer up!

Tatoeba #3859210 (CC BY 2.0 FR)

Cheer up!

Tatoeba #175027 (CC BY 2.0 FR)

Other forms and spellings

スれスりゃスろすろふスろうスろっスろふスらスラスんスるスりスっすろすろうすろっ
command form of する