Vocab Info
N2 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb, Suffix
為すto build up, to establish, to form, to become (a state), to accomplish, to achieve, to succeed in, to change into, to do, to perform, to intend to, to attempt, to try
Dictionary Definition
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
1.
to form, to make, to constitute
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
2.
to build up (e.g. a fortune), to create, to establish
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
3.
to accomplish, to achieve, to win (fame), to gain
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
4.
to change (into), to convert
as ...と〜Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
5.
to do, to commit, to carry out, to bring about
Usually written using kana alone, also written as 為すSuffix, Godan verb with 'su' ending
6.
to do intentionally
Usually written using kana alone, after the -masu stem of a verb
All Forms
成す 【なす】
Common・Uncommon
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Pitch Accent
な
す
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政治家たちは少子化対策を為した。
The politicians have implemented measures against the declining birthrate. {to build up, to establish, to form, to become (a state), to accomplish, to achieve, to succeed in, to change into, to do, to perform, to intend to, to attempt, to try}
ナレーター:「動物が群れを為して移動しています。」
Narrator: 'The animals are forming groups and moving.' {to build up, to establish, to form, to become (a state), to accomplish, to achieve, to succeed in, to change into, to do, to perform, to intend to, to attempt, to try}
兵士たちは、相手の攻撃に恐れを為して逃げてしまった。
The soldiers, brought to fear by the enemy's attack, ended up fleeing. {to build up, to establish, to form, to become (a state), to accomplish, to achieve, to succeed in, to change into, to do, to perform, to intend to, to attempt, to try}
部長として、部下たちに売上が伸びるために為すべき事を教えていくつもりだ。
As a department head, I intend to teach my subordinates what needs to be done in order to increase sales. {to build up, to establish, to form, to become (a state), to accomplish, to achieve, to succeed in, to change into, to do, to perform, to intend to, to attempt, to try}
一代にして財を為した彼にしたら、貧困に苦しんでいる人は努力不足に見えるらしい。
It seems that to him, who created a fortune in one generation, people suffering from poverty appear to lack effort. {to build up, to establish, to form, to become (a state), to accomplish, to achieve, to succeed in, to change into, to do, to perform, to intend to, to attempt, to try}
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