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
Common
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】
Details
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 carried out measures against the declining birthrate.
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 herds and migrating.'
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, fearful of the enemy's attack, became scared and fled.
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 achieved in order to increase sales.
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 built up a fortune in one generation, people suffering from poverty appear to lack effort.
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