Grammar Info

N4 Lesson 9: 15/16

化(か)する-ification, -ization, To make something, To change, To become, Transform into

Structure

Noun + 化(か)(する)
Noun + 化(か) + する(1) + Noun

(1) した、の

Details

  • Standard

About 化する

化(か) by itself is a suffix in Japanese which means 'to change', or 'to transform'. When paired with する, it means 'to transform into (A)', where (A) is the noun that 化(か) is connected to. This structure is regularly translated as '~ification', or '~ization', and similar suffixes in English.

When the する is connected to another noun, it may occasionally appear as した, or with の attached to the end of it. This will indicate that there is a relationship between (B) and (A).

However, in formal/scientific writing, the する (and の) may sometimes be dropped.

Related

Examples

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  • それは単純(たんじゅん)化(か)した英語(えいご)のように見(み)える。

    It appears to be simplified English.
    (change/transform into)

  • ２０(にじゅっ)世紀(せいき)には経済(けいざい)成長(せいちょう)の原因(げんいん)の一(ひと)つは自動(じどう)化(か)だと考(かんが)えられている。

    It is considered that automation is one of the sources of economic growth in the 20th century.
    (change/transform into)

  • お父(とう)さん、アプリはこうやって最小(さいしょう)化(か)するの。

    Dad, you minimize apps like this.
    (change/transform into)

  • その新(あら)たなタイプの電池(でんち)が商品(しょうひん)化(か)する計画(けいかく)があると言(い)われている。

    It is said that there are already plans to commercialize that new type of battery.
    (change/transform into)

  • プラスチックを液(えき)化(か)する方法(ほうほう)はエネルギ産業(さんぎょう)を一変(いっぺん)させるかもしれない。

    The plastic liquefaction method might revolutionize the energy industry.
    (change/transform into)

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化する – Grammar Discussion

Most Recent Replies (15 in total)

  • semanticman

    semanticman

    Yeah I guess I’ll just @Asher because I’m familiar with him from the book club threads, I’m just not sure if this is his area of responsibility.

  • HeatHorse

    HeatHorse

    Agreed! I understand that sentences with “-ification or -ization” are unlikely to come from casual conversation, but it feels like I’m constantly looking up 2-3 new words for every sentence

  • WilDBanquito

    WilDBanquito

    Oh my god the sentences . I found it extreme useful because it seems things taken out of reports, articles or the news and I learned a couple of new things but its been more than an hour since im here reading all of them damn

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