為る
する · suru
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
- to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | します |
| Polite negative (ません) | しません |
| Polite past (ました) | しました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | しませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | しましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | し |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | したい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | しながら |
| Te-form (て形) | して |
| Plain past (た形) | した |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | したら |
| Progressive (ている形) | している |
| Plain negative (ない形) | しない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | しなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | しなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | できる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | すれば |
| Imperative (命令形) | しろ |
| Volitional (意向形) | しよう |
| Passive (受身形) | される |
| Causative (使役形) | させる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | させられる |
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What does 為る mean?
To do, to carry out, to perform. It can also mean: 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.).
How do you pronounce 為る?
する (suru). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 為る?
JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.
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