Vocab Info

N2 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb, Suffix

()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

    1. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to form, to make, to constitute

    2. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to build up (e.g. a fortune), to create, to establish

    3. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      3.

      to accomplish, to achieve, to win (fame), to gain

    4. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      4.

      to change (into), to convert

      as ...と〜
    5. 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
    6. 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】

    CommonUncommon

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • Novels Top 6,900

    Examples

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      政治(せいじ)()たちは少子化(しょうしか)対策(たいさく)()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}

      • N2

      ナレーター:「動物(どうぶつ)()れを()して移動(いどう)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}

      • N2

      兵士(へいし)たちは、相手(あいて)攻撃(こうげき)(おそ)れを()して()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}

      • N2

      部長(ぶちょう)として、部下(ぶか)たちに売上(うりあげ)()びるために()べき(こと)(おし)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}

      • N2

      一代(いちだい)にして(ざい)()した(かれ)にしたら、貧困(ひんこん)(くる)しんでいる(ひと)努力(どりょく)不足(ぶそく)()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}

      • N2
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